Cannot change Switch between windows in the current zone

[Vaitus]

Microsoft PowerToys version

0.69.1

Installation method

WinGet

Running as admin

No

Area(s) with issue?

FancyZones

Steps to reproduce

Next window - cannot change. Previous window - works as expected.

Reproduction:

1. Switch between windows in the current zone - select as ON.
2. Click on edit fro Next window - press e.g. Windows key
3. Doesnt register in the window for shortcuts but normally opens Start.

✔️ Expected Behavior

Edit shortcut works as everywhere else.

❌ Actual Behavior

Next window shortcut edit doesnt work.

Other Software

No response

[SeraphimaZykova]

/bugreport

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[Vaitus]

PowerToysReport_2023-04-30-22-48-19.zip

[Cropmy5]

This is also happening to me.

[jkroes]

I can also confirm this issue. The button pops up the interface to edit the shortcut, but pressing any new key combo does nothing.

[Apes05]

Same problem. Running Power Toys/FancyZones from Admin and I cannot edit the shortcuts to "Switch between windows in the current zone". My keyboard is a Logitech ergo k860 and the windows key is a Start/Opt key combo. I've tried turning sticky keys on and off. But Shift isn't working either so I think its the program, not the keyboard. Flash Zone shortcut works fine but switching between zones doesn't work at all.

[bearoxo]

Yes. Same here. Can't edit the default activation shortcut keys for switching between the zone windows.

[slippycheeze]

Same issue. Subset of logs relevant: PowerToysReport_2023-08-08-10-40-45.zip

[j-ilden]

The issue is still present and persistent. Running v0.7.2.

[Tom94]

Same issue on v0.73.0

[LamahHerder]

After upgrade to v0.73.0 I cant change my activation shortcuts, this may have been an issue prior to latest update but i've not needed to go change them for a while. My old hotkey for cycle was working before attempting to change it. My old hotkey was ctrl+f5 & ctrl+f6 from initial install (multiple versions ago).

Issue: Opening the edit activation shortcut screen and it does not accept any key combos, but I was able to hit reset and it went back to defaults and the default activation shortcuts work

Can hit the edit but it accepts no key combos both for the cycle window and the activation shortcut Tried with win+up Tried with shift+/ Tried with ctrl+]

update1: Pressing pgup/pgdown or ctrl+pgup/pgdwn or shift+pgup/pgdwn in the "Activation shortcut" window moves the test slightly as if scrolling up or down. Using alt+ or win+ does not give this behavior

update2: uninstall and reinstall user version x64 from github did not fix this issue

update3: uinstall run cleanup from https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/blob/main/tools/CleanUp_tool_powershell_script/CleanUp_tool.ps1 install machine x64 version from github did not fix the issue

PowerToysReport_2023-09-15-10-57-58.zip

[LamahHerder]

If you need to set these keys manually you can modify the json %localappdata%\Microsoft\PowerToys\FancyZones open settings.json

Look for hotkey, for example fancyzones_nextTab_hotkey

You can lookup keycodes here https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/system.windows.forms.keys?view=windowsdesktop-7.0&redirectedfrom=MSDN

[TheJoeFin]

Is this issue still relevant in v0.75.1? /needinfo

[Cropmy5]

It appears to be fixed in v0.75.1

[underscoreHao]

I'm on version 0.78.0 and the option to switch between windows in current zone doesn't work. I tried a couple of different key combinations, but without a result.

[TekBear]

This problem started with v0.69.1 and is still present in v0.78. In json config file win+pgup and win+pgdn are not working - is their something I need to change below?

"fancyzones_windowSwitching":{"value":true},
"fancyzones_nextTab_hotkey":{"value":{"win":true,"ctrl":false,"alt":false,"shift":false,"code":34,"key":""}},
"fancyzones_prevTab_hotkey":{"value":{"win":true,"ctrl":false,"alt":false,"shift":false,"code":33,"key":""}},

[TekBear]

Comment Nov 2, 2023: It appears to be fixed in v0.75.1

@Cropmy5 are you sure the settings "Switch between windows in the current zone" (see image) was working in v0.75.1?

[TekBear]

This problem started with v0.69.1 (circa May 2023) and is still present in v0.78 (Feb 2023).

https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/issues/25715#issuecomment-1721516345 (above) mentions settings.json. Snippet from settings.json file I am using:

...
"fancyzones_windowSwitching":{"value":true},
"fancyzones_nextTab_hotkey":{"value":{"win":true,"ctrl":false,"alt":false,"shift":false,"code":34,"key":""}},
"fancyzones_prevTab_hotkey":{"value":{"win":true,"ctrl":false,"alt":false,"shift":false,"code":33,"key":""}},
...

This feature used to work in some version prior to v0.69.1. The default "win+pgup" and "win+pgdn" shown above are not working , so are the above settings defined correctly?

[Ink230]

Was not working in 0.72. Updated to 0.78 and it now works.

[eliezerben]

Not working for me in 0.79

[bobbytee87]

Not working for me either. I have v0.81.1

[bobbytee87]

ACTUALLY!.... I feel extremely silly but it does works... I was incorrectly pressing "Win + ^" or "Win + v" when in fact it should be "Win + PgUp" and "Win + PgDn".

I don't know if others have made same mistake also, but thought I should notify on my discovery