#50614 [Dedupe Digest] 2026-09-17

Daily Duplicate Digest — 2026-09-17

AI Issue Triage flagged 27 open issue(s) as possible duplicates, grouped under 27 canonical issue(s) below. Triage may have already filed a duplicate-close suggestion on each one — open the linked triage summary and accept or decline it on the issue itself.

✅ Keep #50244 — [Peek] Image previews are not sized to native pixel dimensions on scaled displays

The following issue looks like a duplicate of #50244 and can be closed:

#50447 — [Peek] Images not centered on display — Related scaling issue where image previews are not sized correctly on scaled displays; both involve display\-scaling math in Peek window positioning (also similar to #50445) (triage summary)

✅ Keep #50193 — [Peek] Incorrect window/content scaling when re-triggering Peek on a different display

The following issue looks like a duplicate of #50193 and can be closed:

#50244 — [Peek] Image previews are not sized to native pixel dimensions on scaled displays — Related issue about window scaling when re\-triggering Peek on different displays, but this issue focuses on native pixel sizing while \#50193 addresses cross\-display transition behavior\. (also similar to #50243) (triage summary)

✅ Keep #50038 — Username path gets truncated, causing PowerToys to create config files in a wrong C:\Users\<truncated_name> folder

The following issue looks like a duplicate of #50038 and can be closed:

#50111 — Failed to remove PowerToys folder when updating from stable to Preview — Retrieved candidate about path truncation, but describes different issue \(config file location vs installer upgrade failure\) (triage summary)

✅ Keep #49789 — File Locksmith: Handle enumeration can freeze the system and crash with heap corruption

The following issue looks like a duplicate of #49789 and can be closed:

#50105 — File Locksmith Crush and Working Issue — Same version 0\.100\.2, crashes with heap corruption during handle enumeration in File Locksmith, similar crash pattern (also similar to #39112, #39152) (triage summary)

✅ Keep #49604 — Command Palette Dock blank on secondary display/monitor.

The following issue looks like a duplicate of #49604 and can be closed:

#50255 — Command Palette Dock is empty on secondary monitors in multi-monitor setup — Reports identical issue: empty dock bar on secondary monitors despite correct detection and per\-display enable/disable functionality working (also similar to #48466) (triage summary)

✅ Keep #49086 — Dock disappearing after monitor is powered off

The following issue looks like a duplicate of #49086 and can be closed:

#50568 — [CmdPal Dock] Bands disappear from secondary monitor after Modern Standby — Similar lifecycle issue where dock disappears after monitor state change \(power\-off/on\), requiring PowerToys restart to recover (also similar to #49480) (triage summary)

✅ Keep #48934 — [CmdPal][Dock] Performance Monitor Network Usage & Send/Recieve

The following issue looks like a duplicate of #48934 and can be closed:

#50224 — UI Redesign Proposal – System Monitor Icon & Dock Improvements — Related request for improved network widget display on dock showing send/receive stats (triage summary)

✅ Keep #48196 — Mouse Without Borders connect sucsess but not working.

The following issue looks like a duplicate of #48196 and can be closed:

#50359 — mouse without borders not work — Reports Mouse Without Borders connection succeeding but functionality not working, with similar symptoms of mouse/keyboard input issues after connection (triage summary)

✅ Keep #48186 — Keyboard Manager Text Injection Broken - Service Crashes, Key Repeat Flood, Full Keyboard Lockup

The following issue looks like a duplicate of #48186 and can be closed:

#50559 — The Keyboard Manager service has failed — Also involves Keyboard Manager service crashes, but focuses on text injection failures and repeated character flooding rather than assignment recreation and version persistence (triage summary)

✅ Keep #47601 — Switch Between Windows Across All FancyZones

The following issue looks like a duplicate of #47601 and can be closed:

#50558 — Window Hopper to switch between windows in FancyZones — Proposes cycling through windows in FancyZones with keyboard shortcuts, similar window navigation enhancement but with broader scope \(across all zones vs\. within zone\) (triage summary)

✅ Keep #47429 — Grab and Move - Allow binding to Right Alt (AltGr) only

The following issue looks like a duplicate of #47429 and can be closed:

#50256 — Feature Request, Add optional Right Mouse Button hold as activation modifier for Grab and Move — Discusses Right Alt \(AltGr\) binding for Grab and Move to reduce accidental activations (also similar to #49044) (triage summary)

✅ Keep #47238 — PowerToys always starts as Administrator on standard user accounts after first run

The following issue looks like a duplicate of #47238 and can be closed:

#50371 — Settings not synced between elevated and non-levated runs; configs reset after restart / update — Similar privilege\-level issue with PowerToys starting as Administrator on standard user accounts, but focuses on automatic elevation rather than settings synchronization (triage summary)

✅ Keep #46689 — Powerrename: the "Include files", "Include folders" and "Include subfolders" are broken

The following issue looks like a duplicate of #46689 and can be closed:

#50454 — PowerRename - Include Files / Folders / Subfolders buttons do not work — Identical bug: Include files/folders/subfolders buttons flash but do not work, reported in version 0\.98\.1 with same reproduction pattern (triage summary)

✅ Keep #46434 — Command Palette: Overlay Temperature Readings

The following issue looks like a duplicate of #46434 and can be closed:

#50548 — Cpu Temp — Requests temperature readings in Command Palette overlay alongside system metrics, related but different interface location (triage summary)

✅ Keep #46008 — Command Palette Bring program to front if open and if it is not open then open it

The following issue looks like a duplicate of #46008 and can be closed:

#50250 — Program favorites or Fences in Command Palette — Also requests improved program access through Command Palette, though focuses on process\-switching behavior rather than favorites (triage summary)

✅ Keep #45595 — CmdPal: Dock - keyboard shortcut to focus the Dock

The following issue looks like a duplicate of #45595 and can be closed:

#50540 — Ability to hide/show the Command Palette dock with a keyboard shortcut — Related request for keyboard shortcut to activate/focus the Command Palette dock, though this issue asks for toggle visibility rather than activation (triage summary)

✅ Keep #41879 — Gliding Cursor

The following issue looks like a duplicate of #41879 and can be closed:

#50205 — [Mouse Pointer Crosshairs] Gliding cursor - additional settings to improve accessibility and convenience — Requests enhancements to Gliding Cursor for directional commands and multi\-screen support, with partial conceptual overlap in adding controls and screen selection (triage summary)

✅ Keep #40040 — Feature Request: Add AI-assisted natural language support for PowerRename (auto-generate regex)

The following issue looks like a duplicate of #40040 and can be closed:

#49993 — PowerRename: Add a Simple Mode for Common Rename Tasks — Related PowerRename accessibility feature request proposing AI\-assisted regex generation to reduce RegEx friction for non\-technical users (triage summary)

✅ Keep #39010 — Command Palette still has some gaps compared to Run v1

The following issue looks like a duplicate of #39010 and can be closed:

#50546 — Command Palette Replaces Run Without Permission — Directly addresses the concern that Command Palette is being auto\-enabled as a replacement for Run despite not being a full feature parity replacement, affecting user settings\. (also similar to #41696, #48691) (triage summary)

✅ Keep #38296 — CmdPal megathread: Finish the settings window

The following issue looks like a duplicate of #38296 and can be closed:

#49918 — CmdPal: Make All apps Great Again (MAAGA) megathread — Related megathread for Command Palette settings improvements, different focus area (triage summary)

✅ Keep #36786 — PowerToys crashes frequently (Faulting application name: PowerToys.AdvancedPaste.exe)

The following issue looks like a duplicate of #36786 and can be closed:

#50556 — PowerToys.exe crashes on startup with exception 0xc000027b in Microsoft.UI.Xaml.dll (v0.101.2362.0, Windows 11 25H2) — `PowerToys.AdvancedPaste.exe` crashes with identical exception `0xc000027b` in `Microsoft.UI.Xaml.dll` on startup; same WinUI3 module fault signature\. (triage summary)

✅ Keep #35304 — Peek: Expand Navigation Keyboard Shortcuts

The following issue looks like a duplicate of #35304 and can be closed:

#50372 — [Peek]: Provide video playback features such as seeking with keyboard shortcuts and changing video playback speed — Discusses keyboard shortcuts in Peek but focuses on file/content navigation with arrow keys, not video seeking or speed control\. (also similar to #41926) (triage summary)

✅ Keep #30195 — Export/Import Environment variables profile

The following issue looks like a duplicate of #30195 and can be closed:

#50342 — Environemnt variables - export/import profile feature — Nearly identical request specifically for environment variables export/import profile feature\. (triage summary)

✅ Keep #29331 — text extractor add preferred language option to use your selected input language

The following issue looks like a duplicate of #29331 and can be closed:

#50075 — Preferred language of Text Extractor not remembered — Related enhancement request for preferred language feature, but this is a feature request rather than a persistence bug (triage summary)

✅ Keep #26537 — MouseWithoutBorders multiple threads conflicting access to settings.json

The following issue looks like a duplicate of #26537 and can be closed:

#50116 — Mouse without border: KeysNotMatched — Multiple threads conflicting access to `settings.json` causing file access errors (also similar to #48708) (triage summary)

✅ Keep #20429 — Quick Accent Features Suggestion

The following issue looks like a duplicate of #20429 and can be closed:

#50242 — Quick Accent - Auto select accent when press and hold — Proposes hold\-without\-additional\-keys activation and references macOS accent display behavior similar to requested auto\-selection (also similar to #44452) (triage summary)

✅ Keep #20115 — Improving alt+tab window switcher

The following issue looks like a duplicate of #20115 and can be closed:

#50455 — [Feature]: App-level Alt+Tab — the other half of Window Hopper (working MIT reference implementation) — Historical feature request for app\-level Alt\+Tab switcher similar to macOS Cmd\+Tab\. This issue builds on that discussion with a working implementation and proposed technical contract\. (triage summary)

[Dedupe Digest] 2026-09-17