FancyZones switches away from my custom layout after the PC is locked

[mtanml]

Microsoft PowerToys version

0.66.0

Installation method

GitHub

Running as admin

Yes

Area(s) with issue?

FancyZones

Steps to reproduce

Set FancyZones to a custom layout, then lock the PC. After unlocking, the selected layout is reset to "Priority Grid".

✔️ Expected Behavior

The selected layout should be maintained when the PC is locked

❌ Actual Behavior

The selected layout is changed

Other Software

No response

[mtanml]

Wanted to add that this issue is sporadic... I haven't found any consistent scenario in which it occurs. Microsoft Teams, more than any other application that I use, seems to find its way outside of its assigned zone when the PC is locked.

[SeraphimaZykova]

Sometimes Windows just resets the screens identifiers and we're unable to reapply the layouts, since the screens are treated as new screens. On 0.64.0, we've released a way to set default layouts for horizontal/vertical monitors. Does this setting help in making this behavior better? /needinfo

[mtanml]

Hi @SeraphimaZykova, I just checked and I had already checked both of those default options. Your explanation about the screen identifiers makes sense. FancyZones is still amazingly helpful, even if things have to be manually reset every once in a while :) Thanks

[noraa-junker]

/dup #16370

[microsoft-github-policy-service[bot]]

Hi! We've identified this issue as a duplicate of another one that already exists on this Issue Tracker. This specific instance is being closed in favor of tracking the concern over on the referenced thread. Thanks for your report!