Shawn Yuan 75526b9580
[Feature] PowerToys hotkey conflict detection (#41029)
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## Summary of the Pull Request
Implements comprehensive hotkey conflict detection and resolution system
for PowerToys, providing real-time conflict checking and centralized
management interface.

## PR Checklist

- [ ] **Closes:** #xxx
- [x] **Communication:** I've discussed this with core contributors
already. If the work hasn't been agreed, this work might be rejected
- [ ] **Tests:** Added/updated and all pass
- [x] **Localization:** All end-user-facing strings can be localized
- [x] **Dev docs:** Added/updated
- [ ] **New binaries:** Added on the required places
- [ ] [JSON for
signing](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/blob/main/.pipelines/ESRPSigning_core.json)
for new binaries
- [ ] [WXS for
installer](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/blob/main/installer/PowerToysSetup/Product.wxs)
for new binaries and localization folder
- [ ] [YML for CI
pipeline](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/blob/main/.pipelines/ci/templates/build-powertoys-steps.yml)
for new test projects
- [ ] [YML for signed
pipeline](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/blob/main/.pipelines/release.yml)
- [x] **Documentation updated:** If checked, please file a pull request
on [our docs
repo](https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/windows-uwp/tree/docs/hub/powertoys)
and link it here: [Shortcut conflict detction dev
spec](https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/windows-dev-docs/pull/5519)

## TODO Lists
- [x] Add real-time hotkey validation functionality to the hotkey dialog
- [x] Immediately detect conflicts and update shortcut conflict status
after applying new shortcuts
- [x] Return conflict list from runner hotkey conflict detector for
conflict checking.
- [x] Implement the Tooltip for every shortcut control 
- [x] Add dialog UI for showing all the shortcut conflicts
- [x] Support changing shortcut directly inside the shortcut conflict
window/dialog, no need to nav to the settings page.
- [x] Redesign the `ShortcutConflictDialogContentControl` to align with
the spec
- [x] Add navigating and changing hotkey auctionability to the
`ShortcutConflictDialogContentControl`
- [x] Add telemetry. Impemented in [another
PR](https://github.com/shuaiyuanxx/PowerToys/pull/47)

## Shortcut Conflict Support Modules

![image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/3915174e-d1e7-4f86-8835-2a1bafcc85c9)

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<summary>Demo videos</summary>


https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/476d992c-c6ca-4bcd-a3f2-b26cc612d1b9


https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/1c1a2537-de54-4db2-bdbf-6f1908ff1ce7


https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/9c992254-fc2b-402c-beec-20fceef25e6b


https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/d66abc1c-b8bf-45f8-a552-ec989dab310f
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Manually validation performed.

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Signed-off-by: Shawn Yuan <shuaiyuan@microsoft.com>
Signed-off-by: Shuai Yuan <shuai.yuan.zju@gmail.com>
Co-authored-by: Niels Laute <niels.laute@live.nl>
2025-08-20 09:31:52 +08:00
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PowerToys Settings System

PowerToys provides a comprehensive settings system that allows users to configure various aspects of the application and its modules. This document provides an overview of the settings system architecture and links to more detailed documentation.

Table of Contents

  1. Settings overview
  2. UI Architecture
  3. ViewModels
  4. Settings Implementation
  5. Group Policy Integration
  6. Data flow
  7. Settings Utilities
  8. Custom Hotkey control and keyboard hook handling
  9. Compatibility with legacy settings and runner
  10. XAML Island tweaks
  11. Telemetry
  12. DSC Configuration