Bugs in Awake and PowerToys Run feature

[HarryLesnar24]

Microsoft PowerToys version

0.82.0

Installation method

Microsoft Store

Running as admin

Yes

Area(s) with issue?

Awake, PowerToys Run

Steps to reproduce

Awake

• Windows release every month Cumulative & Security Update after update I had to restart the system after restart in task bar the awake symbol disappear it will not show in tray icon list even Awake option is enabled by default

• If I restart the system, awake symbol be there in tray icon list but after Windows Update Restart only it disappears

• if I want back that symbol again in tray icon list, I have to do disable Awake option manually and enable it again means it will come back again

• So, every time after update restarted the system, I had to do the second point mentioned above manually

PowerToys Run

• Alt+Space Bar it will open windows search I can search files and do lot other options available in PowerToys Run some time it is lagging and stuck response time after keyboard event occurred is very lagging, I can't press any character inside that dialog box it will take so much time to response maybe I don't know is there any memory leakage or optimization is not good enough sometime I had to end the PowerToys Run from Task Manager manually and restart the option again

• I suspect it consume sometime memory usage high or disk utilization gets into 100% also possible deadlock in application kindly fix that problem as soon possible it is very important feature like available in Mac OS

✔️ Expected Behavior

Awake

• After windows update restart the system Awake symbol needs to be present in tray icon list in task bar it should be automatically loaded

PowerToys Run

• It should be responsive to input provided in dialog box and smooth experience without any lagging in application

❌ Actual Behavior

Awake

• Windows release every month Cumulative & Security patch after updated restart the system in task bar the awake symbol disappear it will not show in tray icon list even Awake option is enabled by default I had to do manually disable and enable awake option then only it be back again in tray icon list

PowerToys Run

• Sometimes it is lagging and unresponsive to input command and stuck in screen itself I had to do forcefully end the application from Task Manager and restart it again

Other Software

No response

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[dend]

Assigning myself for the Awake portion. @HarryLesnar24 - can you please provide the logs?

[HarryLesnar24]

Logs.zip

• Above you can find log till 17/07/2024 The issue was happened on 11/07/2024 you can find the specific date log on two version folder 0.80.1.0 & 0.81.1.0 also refer awake-log_2024-07-11.txt file

[dend]

@HarryLesnar24 when the scenario you are describing happens, can you please:

1. Verify that PowerToys.Awake.exe runs in Task Manager? I do wonder if the process is there but the icon is not displayed.
2. Run powercfg /requests in an elevated command prompt to make sure that you check whether Awake has a hold on current power mode requests.

[HarryLesnar24]

Hi @dend,

• The scenario happen after windows update rebooted the system once update complete
• As you mentioned to check and verify PowerToys.Awake.exe runs in Task Manager unfortunately we need to wait for till windows next month update rollout actually I'm not noted this things in current month update
• for powercfg / requests I'm getting below output from CMD

[dend]

Thanks @HarryLesnar24 - the powercfg /requests needs to be executed when PowerToys Awake is running to see if it successfully sets up the power requirements. Without it you will get the empty output in your screenshot. I've had a few Windows updates come and go with Awake running OK, so it's a no-repro for me for the time being, but please let us know if the issue persists once you check after the next update.

[HarryLesnar24]

Hi @dend,

• I have defaultly selected Off in Settings you can find in below image when it is in Off mode I will not get any output related to Awake using powercfg /requests I shared output previous conversation what I got from CMD

• if I change it to option Keep awake indefinitely means I got output related to Awake power plan using the powercfg/requests you can see it in below image

• if I'm want to change any settings kindly recommend me what need to do I can follow it else if there is no need to change any configuration in my system then I will update the status once windows update rollout on next month I will share the details whether the problem be there or resolved after update.

[HarryLesnar24]

Hi @dend,

• I got Windows Update 16-08-2024 After Installation I rebooted the system and login and wait some time to load the system after I check Windows Tray Icon the Awake Icon gone as you suggested to check Task Manager to see whether PowerToys.Awake process running in background yes it is running in background below you can find image.

• But in Windows Tray Icon the Awake symbol disappear after reboot below you can find image

• Also I run powercfg / requests below you can find output

• And Log for PowerToys Awake without tray icon I noticed log with error on log folder Logs\0.83.0.0\Log_2024-08-16.txt

• [20:56:56.6872040] [Info] <>c::<StartMonitor>b__17_0 [20:56:56.7163748] [Error] Program::ProcessSettings There was a problem reading the configuration file. Error: System.ComponentModel.Win32Exception Failed to change tray icon. Action: Update and error code: 0 Setting state to ES_CONTINUOUS

Before Logs.zip

• And finally to fix the Error need to manually restart the PowerToys Awake to get back icon on windows tray for that I added log after fixing the issue below so totally two logs here I added before and after

After Logs.zip

[dend]

@HarryLesnar24 this is related to #34148

[HarryLesnar24]

Hi @dend,
Thanks for pointing out the similar issue and I saw you mentioned #34148 you found the actual root cause to the issue I hope in upcoming update it be fixed I can close this issue if any further details required me please reach me out I can provide you

[HarryLesnar24]

Hi @dend ,

• Yesterday my system got windows patch update for september month I updated and rebooted the system still had the same issue after reboot the powertoys awake icon gone from tray I'm using PowerToys version 0.85.1 Windows 11 Home Edition. below I attached log of yesterday I don't have permission to reopen PowerToys Awake - unexpected icon behaviors #34148 so I reopen the issue again

Log_2024-10-11.txt
awake-log_2024-10-11.txt

[dend]

Tracked in #35250