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InputNonClientPointerSource::GetForWindowId crashes app

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Description

### Describe the bug

WinUI app crashes when XAML Hot Reload is enabled

### Steps to reproduce the bug

Follow repro steps in https://github.com/dotnet/maui/issues/24293

### Expected behavior

App does not crash

### Screenshots

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### NuGet package version

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### Windows version

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### Additional context

Crash dump available upon request. Too big to attach. Below is partial call stack. Comparing to a blank WinUI app there seems to be missing InputNonClientPointerSource HWND, which correlates with offender API InputNonClientPointerSource::GetForWindowId.

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Microsoft.UI.Input.dll!WRL2ContextSession::GetDispatcherQueue() Line 312
Microsoft.UI.Input.dll!InputNonClientPointerSourceWinRT::Configure_DispatcherQueue() Line 128
Microsoft.UI.Input.dll!InputNonClientPointerSourceWinRTStatics::GetForWindowIdHelper(Microsoft::UI::WindowId windowId, Microsoft::UI::Input::IInputNonClientPointerSource * * instance, bool isPublicApi) Line 1368
[Inline Frame] Microsoft.VisualStudio.DesignTools.WinUITap.dll!winrt::impl::consume_Microsoft_UI_Input_IInputNonClientPointerSourceStatics::GetForWindowId(const winrt::Microsoft::UI::WindowId & windowId) Line 461
[Inline Frame] Microsoft.VisualStudio.DesignTools.WinUITap.dll!winrt::Microsoft::UI::Input::InputNonClientPointerSource::GetForWindowId::__l2::::operator()(const winrt::Microsoft::UI::Input::IInputNonClientPointerSourceStatics &) Line 691
Microsoft.VisualStudio.DesignTools.WinUITap.dll!winrt::impl::factory_cache_entry::call<`winrt::Microsoft::UI::Input::InputNonClientPointerSource::GetForWindowId'::`2':: &>(winrt::Microsoft::UI::Input::InputNonClientPointerSource::GetForWindowId::__l2:: & callback) Line 6107
[Inline Frame] Microsoft.VisualStudio.DesignTools.WinUITap.dll!winrt::impl::call_factory(winrt::Microsoft::UI::Input::InputNonClientPointerSource::GetForWindowId::__l2:: &&) Line 6129
Microsoft.VisualStudio.DesignTools.WinUITap.dll!winrt::Microsoft::UI::Input::InputNonClientPointerSource::GetForWindowId(const winrt::Microsoft::UI::WindowId & windowId) Line 691
Microsoft.VisualStudio.DesignTools.WinUITap.dll!Microsoft::VisualStudio::DesignTools::UwpTap::InAppUI::InAppMenu::InAppMenu(Microsoft::VisualStudio::DesignTools::UwpTap::ActivationFactoryProviderBase & factoryProvider, std::shared_ptr identityService, Microsoft::VisualStudio::DesignTools::UwpTap::InAppUI::InAppMenuModel & model, winrt::Microsoft::UI::Xaml::Controls::Panel uiLayer, winrt::Microsoft::UI::Xaml::XamlRoot xamlRoot, HWND__ * hostHwnd) Line 162
[Inline Frame] Microsoft.VisualStudio.DesignTools.WinUITap.dll!std::make_unique(Microsoft::VisualStudio::DesignTools::UwpTap::ActivationFactoryProviderBase & <_Args_0>, std::shared_ptr &) Line 3465
Microsoft.VisualStudio.DesignTools.WinUITap.dll!Microsoft::VisualStudio::DesignTools::UwpTap::InAppUI::UILayerManager::OnInAppMenuStateChanged() Line 507
[Inline Frame] Microsoft.VisualStudio.DesignTools.WinUITap.dll!std::_Func_class::operator()() Line 854
Microsoft.VisualStudio.DesignTools.WinUITap.dll!Microsoft::VisualStudio::DesignTools::UwpTap::WinrtRunOnUIThread>(const Microsoft::VisualStudio::DesignTools::UwpTap::DispatcherHelper & dispatcher, Microsoft::VisualStudio::DesignTools::UwpTap::DispatcherPriority function, std::function) Line 178
[Inline Frame] Microsoft.VisualStudio.DesignTools.WinUITap.dll!Microsoft::VisualStudio::DesignTools::UwpTap::InAppUI::DispatcherBindingBase::Initialize::__l5::::operator()() Line 27
[Inline Frame] Microsoft.VisualStudio.DesignTools.WinUITap.dll!std::invoke(Microsoft::VisualStudio::DesignTools::UwpTap::InAppUI::DispatcherBindingBase::Initialize::__l5:: &) Line 1731
Microsoft.VisualStudio.DesignTools.WinUITap.dll!std::_Func_impl_no_alloc<`Microsoft::VisualStudio::DesignTools::UwpTap::InAppUI::DispatcherBindingBase::Initialize'::`5'::,void>::_Do_call() Line 808
[Inline Frame] Microsoft.VisualStudio.DesignTools.WinUITap.dll!std::_Func_class::operator()() Line 854
Microsoft.VisualStudio.DesignTools.WinUITap.dll!Microsoft::VisualStudio::DesignTools::UwpTap::InAppUI::SimpleBinding::Initialize(std::function updateView, bool invokeValueHandler) Line 48
Microsoft.VisualStudio.DesignTools.WinUITap.dll!Microsoft::VisualStudio::DesignTools::UwpTap::InAppUI::DispatcherBindingBase::Initialize(std::function updateView, bool invokeValueHandler) Line 24
Microsoft.VisualStudio.DesignTools.WinUITap.dll!Microsoft::VisualStudio::DesignTools::UwpTap::InAppUI::UILayerManager::SetBinding(Microsoft::VisualStudio::DesignTools::UwpTap::InAppUI::NotifyingValue & value, void(Microsoft::VisualStudio::DesignTools::UwpTap::InAppUI::UILayerManager::*)() memberFn) Line 364
Microsoft.VisualStudio.DesignTools.WinUITap.dll!Microsoft::VisualStudio::DesignTools::UwpTap::InAppUI::UILayerManager::Initialize() Line 137

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Research direction

Start with the reproduction steps in dotnet/maui#24293 and the partial call stack, especially the InputNonClientPointerSource::GetForWindowId path. Compare the missing InputNonClientPointerSource HWND with a blank WinUI app; done means XAML Hot Reload no longer crashes the app.

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Tech stack
cpp
Domain
desktop
Issue type
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Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
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Activity status
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Newbie friendliness
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