microsoft / microsoft/PowerToys
FancyZones exclude by pressing shift during drag no longer working
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Description
### Microsoft PowerToys version
v0.101.2362.0
### Installation method
Other (please specify in "Steps to Reproduce")
### Area(s) with issue?
FancyZones
### Steps to reproduce
Installation/Update via Patch my PC to v0.101.2362.0
Configure FancyZones zones, un-tick "hold shift to enable zones"
Start dragging a window (notepad.exe) you don't want to fill a zone without pressing shift
**While dragging** press shift and then let go of primary mouse button to set window down
### ✔️ Expected Behavior
Window does not get fit to zone.
### ❌ Actual Behavior
Window gets fit to zone even though it shouldn't.
### Upload Bug Report ZIP-file
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### Additional Information
If shift is pressed before starting to drag, FancyZones is working as intended and window is not fit to zone.
Issue not present in previous build.
System details:
Win11 26200.9106
.net 4.8.1 533509
German windows
System installation
run as user/autostart
### Other Software
_No response_
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Research direction
Start by reproducing the issue in FancyZones on Windows using the reported configuration: disable “hold shift to enable zones,” then press Shift while dragging. Trace FancyZones' drag and Shift-key handling; done means a window dragged without Shift initially is excluded from zones when Shift is pressed before release, while the existing behavior remains intact.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Domain
- desktop, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Active
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 55/100