GUI windows are not handled by PowetToys
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enhancement
window-management
- Dominant language
- C++
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Description
At this moment, GUI windows from WSL2 are handled in a way that makes them not handled by e.g. PowerToys which in result makes it impossible to properly tile windows etc.
Is it possible to change this behaviour?
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
No files, tests, or entry points are identified in the issue. Begin by reproducing how WSL2 GUI windows appear to PowerToys and tracing the WSLg window-integration behavior; done means PowerToys can properly recognize and tile those windows.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- desktop, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100