microsoft / microsoft/PowerToys
[Bug] Shortcut Guide crashes or freezes when too many shortcuts are displayed
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Description
### Microsoft PowerToys version
0.100.2
### Installation method
Microsoft Store
### Area(s) with issue?
Shortcut Guide
### Steps to reproduce
https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/089e27de-3c40-43cf-9122-7941638a5fd5
1. Open Adobe Photoshop.
2. Press Windows + Shift + / to open the Shortcut Guide.
3. Scroll through the list of shortcuts.
### ✔️ Expected Behavior
I expected all Photoshop shortcuts to be displayed.
### ❌ Actual Behavior
While viewing the shortcuts, it stutters/buffers and the window closes.
### Upload Bug Report ZIP-file
[PowerToysReport_2026-08-04-10-16-52.zip](https://github.com/user-attachments/files/30683547/PowerToysReport_2026-08-04-10-16-52.zip)
### Additional Information
_No response_
### Other Software
Adobe Photoshop 2026 (v27.8)
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Reproduce the issue in Shortcut Guide with Adobe Photoshop open, following the listed steps and reviewing the attached PowerToys report ZIP. Trace the stuttering and closure while scrolling through the shortcuts; done means the full list displays without freezing, stuttering, or closing.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Domain
- desktop, performance
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100