microsoft / microsoft/PowerToys
Workspace not capturing a running application
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Description
### Microsoft PowerToys version
0.100.2
### Installation method
PowerToys auto-update
### Area(s) with issue?
Workspaces
### Steps to reproduce
Workspace > Add Workspace > Capture
### ✔️ Expected Behavior
Workspace should capture all running applications; and there should be a manual way to add application to existing workspace.
### ❌ Actual Behavior
Workspace doesn't captures all running applications, and there's a no manual way to add application to existing workspace.
### Upload Bug Report ZIP-file
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### Additional Information
Windows 11 Pro
25H2
Build 26200.8973
English
### Other Software
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Contributor guide
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Research direction
Start by reproducing the issue through Workspaces > Add Workspace > Capture on Windows 11 and observe which running applications are omitted. Compare the captured workspace with the running applications, then define completion as capturing all intended applications and providing a manual way to add an application to an existing workspace.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- c
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100