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Keyboard Manager sometimes doesn't intercept the shortcuts #45102

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@ReginaldTang

Microsoft PowerToys version

0.97.0

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Microsoft Store

Area(s) with issue?

Keyboard Manager

Steps to reproduce

  1. Start PowerToys
  2. wait for the keyboard manager to fail intercepting the shortcuts

✔️ Expected Behavior

The Keyboard Manager consistently intercepts the shortcuts and sends the remapped shortcuts

❌ Actual Behavior

The Keyboard manager sometimes dosen't even receive the shortcuts and lets the pressed keys slip through

PowerToysReport_2026-01-25-19-31-39.zip

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OS Version: Microsoft Windows NT 10.0.26200.0
.NET Version: .NET 9.0.11
PowerToys is running as admin (elevated) Install scope: per user
Operating System Language: English (Australia)
System locale: en-AU

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