microsoft / microsoft/PowerToys

Remapping right shift also affects left shift.

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Issue-Bug Needs-Triage Product-Keyboard Shortcut Manager
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Description

### Microsoft PowerToys version

0.100.2

### Installation method

Microsoft Store

### Area(s) with issue?

Keyboard Manager

### Steps to reproduce

1 - Remap right shift to another key.
2 - Press Left Shift instead.

### ✔️ Expected Behavior

Nothing, since Left Shift was not remmaped. I only remmaped Right Shift.

### ❌ Actual Behavior

It acted like I remmaped Left shift and did the same as right shift was supposed to do.

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Research direction

Start in the Keyboard Manager implementation and reproduce the reported steps with PowerToys 0.100.2 installed from the Microsoft Store. Trace how right-Shift remapping is applied, then verify that pressing left Shift remains unaffected while the remapped right Shift behavior still works.

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Assessment

Tech stack
c
Domain
desktop
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
55/100

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