Workspaces doesn’t work

[enjoy-watermelon]

Microsoft PowerToys version

0.84.0

Installation method

PowerToys auto-update

Running as admin

Yes

Area(s) with issue?

Workspaces

Steps to reproduce

• Clicking the “Launch” button in the Workspaces editor does nothing. • Clicking the desktop shortcut does nothing.

PowerToysReport_2024-09-06-08-36-47.zip

✔️ Expected Behavior

I was expecting Workspaces to launch a saved workspace.

❌ Actual Behavior

Nothing happens. (But Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection Service Executable starts running in Task Manager with “Very high” power usage—I’m not sure if these things are correlated.)

Other Software

• Windows 10 Enterprise, version 22H2, OS build 19045.4780, experience Windows Feature Experience Pack 1000.19060.1000.0

• Apps expected to launch: • Screen 1: Outlook (classic); MS Edge • Screen 2: Notepad; File Explorer; Google Chrome; Notepad++

[enjoy-watermelon]

Thank you! Looking forward to this feature! 👍

[JGomsss]

I have the same behavior on Windows 11 build 22631 Bitdefender and another EDR.

[Balzac40]

Same behavior on Windows 11 Pro 23H2 Build 22631.4169 with release 0.84 and 0.84.1 Processeur AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX with Radeon Graphics 32 Go RAM with Two screens

What happens : on launch (directly from PowerToys) or by a link on my desk, nothing happens.

In the Task Manager, the corresponding (Workspace launcher) task seems to run, but iy's impossible to stop this task.

Only way : restart the computer.

Multiple tries with only a program or combinations up to three programs, using my two screens.

Thanks

[Vasile-Caspirovschi]

Hi there, same problem herem nothing happens when I try to launch within the app and shortcut as well. Windows 11 Version 23H2 (OS Build 22631.4169) To stop the process must restart the pc.

[moshy45]

Hi there, same problem herem nothing happens when I try to launch within the app and shortcut as well. Windows 11 Version 23H2 (OS Build 22631.4169) To stop the process must restart the pc.

Just an update for anyone experiencing this issue that restarting the expolrer.exe process was good enough to stop the workspaces process from reappearing for me.

The issue is happening to me as well on Windows 11 Version 23H2 (OS Build 22631.4169).

[tobey74]

same here. created a workspace and when triggering it to open apps nothing happens, nothing opens. Windows 10

[Balzac40]

Same problem with 0.85 release too

[SeraphimaZykova]

Could anyone please provide a /bugreport from 0.85 to look into it?

[tobey74]

PowerToysReport_2024-10-02-15-38-47.zip

Created a new workflow that should just open Outlook and the Sticky Notes. Exact same behaviour as before - nothing opens and just spinning wheel until I restart my machine :)

[enjoy-watermelon]

0.85 bug report PowerToysReport_2024-10-02-09-21-32.zip

[Balzac40]

PowerToysReport_2024-10-03-08-58-01.zip 0.85 report (while trying to launch a simple workspace)

[Balzac40]

No more success with 0.85.1 release... PowerToysReport_2024-10-08-09-00-22.zip

[enjoy-watermelon]

0.85.1 bug report PowerToysReport_2024-10-09-09-07-33.zip

[Stan-Stani]

I don't really have time to make a full report myself but I've recently just reverted to Release v0.84.0 because Workspaces worked well enough for my use case (using a ps script to run the desktop shortcuts for 3 workspaces sequentially on 3 different virtual desktops when I login in the morning.) but it seemed with each update to PowerToys workspaces got buggier and buggier to the point where they refused to launch at all on v0.85.1.

[Balzac40]

Good job! Workspaces feature running with .86 release! Yhanks!

[enjoy-watermelon]

Thank you very much, PowerToys Team! This version of Workspaces works on my workstation.

• Windows 10 Enterprise, version 22H2, OS build 19045.5073, experience 1000.19060.1000.0 PowerToysReport_2024-11-05-15-44-36.zip