`!c` alias in Command Palette opens Settings extension despite being assigned to Calculator extension

[NDavies-02]

Microsoft PowerToys version

0.90.1

Installation method

PowerToys auto-update

Area(s) with issue?

Command Palette

Steps to reproduce

1. In Command Palette settings, enable both the "Windows Settings" and "Calculator" extension.
2. For "Windows Settings", set the alias to !i (indirect).
3. For "Calculator", set the alias to !c (indirect).
4. Open the Command Palette window.
5. Type !c. Command Palette directly navigates to "Windows Settings".

✔️ Expected Behavior

When the alias !i is assigned to the Windows Settings extension, and the alias !c is assigned to the Calculator extension, typing !c in Command Palette should open the Calculator extension.

❌ Actual Behavior

When the alias !i is assigned to the Windows Settings extension, and the alias !c is assigned to the Calculator extension, typing !c in Command Palette directly opens the Windows Settings search extension. This renders any alias starting !c inoperable. However, !i correctly opens Settings, and Command Palette clearly shows the assigned aliases.

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/0f7cafe4-c333-4b59-9710-a0295bd08387

Additional Information

OS version: Windows 11, version 23H2 (build 22631.5189) System Language: English (United Kingdom) as primary language, Japanese as secondary input language Running as admin: No

Other Software

No response

[cinnamon-msft]

Might be related to https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/issues/38390

[zadjii-msft]

Can you share the contents of %localAppData%\Packages\Microsoft.CommandPalette_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalState\settings.json?

I think this might be #38167 (which may have been fixed in #38193)

[NDavies-02]

Here you go:

  "Hotkey": {
    "win": true,
    "ctrl": false,
    "alt": true,
    "shift": false,
    "code": 32,
    "key": ""
  },
  "ShowAppDetails": true,
  "HotkeyGoesHome": true,
  "BackspaceGoesBack": true,
  "SingleClickActivates": true,
  "HighlightSearchOnActivate": false,
  "ProviderSettings": {
    "AllApps": {
      "IsEnabled": true
    },
    "Run": {
      "IsEnabled": true
    },
    "Calculator": {
      "IsEnabled": true
    },
    "Files": {
      "IsEnabled": true
    },
    "Bookmarks": {
      "IsEnabled": false
    },
    "WindowWalker": {
      "IsEnabled": true
    },
    "WebSearch": {
      "IsEnabled": true
    },
    "WinGet": {
      "IsEnabled": true
    },
    "WindowsTerminalProfiles": {
      "IsEnabled": false
    },
    "Windows.Settings": {
      "IsEnabled": true
    },
    "Windows.Registry": {
      "IsEnabled": true
    },
    "Windows.Services": {
      "IsEnabled": true
    },
    "Core": {
      "IsEnabled": false
    },
    "DateTime": {
      "IsEnabled": true
    },
    "System": {
      "IsEnabled": true
    },
    "AdvaithAJ.CurrencyConverterforCommandPalette_v0yv46xh6p59a!App!ID": {
      "IsEnabled": true
    },
    "DavideGiacometti.EdgeFavoritesForCmdPal_vmjk9v3vswc4e!App!PG-SP-ID": {
      "IsEnabled": true
    },
    "GitHubExtension_8wekyb3d8bbwe!App!PG-SP-ID": {
      "IsEnabled": true
    }
  },
  "Aliases": {
    ":": {
      "CommandId": "com.microsoft.cmdpal.registry",
      "Alias": "!reg",
      "IsDirect": false
    },
    "$": {
      "CommandId": "com.microsoft.cmdpal.windowsSettings",
      "Alias": "!i",
      "IsDirect": false
    },
    "=": {
      "CommandId": "com.microsoft.cmdpal.calculator",
      "Alias": "!c",
      "IsDirect": false
    },
    "\u003E": {
      "CommandId": "com.microsoft.cmdpal.shell",
      "Alias": "!r",
      "IsDirect": false
    },
    "\u003C": {
      "CommandId": "com.microsoft.cmdpal.windowwalker",
      "Alias": "!w",
      "IsDirect": true
    },
    "??": {
      "CommandId": "com.microsoft.cmdpal.websearch",
      "Alias": "!d",
      "IsDirect": false
    },
    "file ": {
      "CommandId": "com.microsoft.indexer.fileSearch",
      "Alias": "!e",
      "IsDirect": false
    },
    ")": {
      "CommandId": "com.microsoft.cmdpal.timedate",
      "Alias": "!time",
      "IsDirect": false
    },
    "!a ": {
      "CommandId": "AllApps12262804574918292879",
      "Alias": "!a",
      "IsDirect": true
    },
    "!a": {
      "CommandId": "AllApps12262804574918292879",
      "Alias": "!a",
      "IsDirect": true
    },
    "!r": {
      "CommandId": "com.microsoft.cmdpal.registry",
      "Alias": "!reg",
      "IsDirect": false
    },
    "!r ": {
      "CommandId": "com.microsoft.cmdpal.shell",
      "Alias": "!r",
      "IsDirect": false
    },
    "!c": {
      "CommandId": "com.microsoft.cmdpal.windowsSettings",
      "Alias": "!i",
      "IsDirect": false
    },
    "!c ": {
      "CommandId": "com.microsoft.cmdpal.calculator",
      "Alias": "!c",
      "IsDirect": false
    },
    "file": {
      "CommandId": "com.microsoft.indexer.fileSearch",
      "Alias": "!e",
      "IsDirect": false
    },
    "!e": {
      "CommandId": "com.microsoft.indexer.fileSearch",
      "Alias": "!e",
      "IsDirect": false
    },
    "!e ": {
      "CommandId": "com.microsoft.indexer.fileSearch",
      "Alias": "!e",
      "IsDirect": false
    },
    "!w": {
      "CommandId": "com.microsoft.cmdpal.windowwalker",
      "Alias": "!w",
      "IsDirect": true
    },
    "!d": {
      "CommandId": "com.microsoft.cmdpal.websearch",
      "Alias": "!d",
      "IsDirect": false
    },
    "!d ": {
      "CommandId": "com.microsoft.cmdpal.websearch",
      "Alias": "!d",
      "IsDirect": false
    },
    "!g ": {
      "CommandId": "WinGet8136381993641428235",
      "Alias": "!g",
      "IsDirect": false
    },
    "!g": {
      "CommandId": "WinGet8136381993641428235",
      "Alias": "!g",
      "IsDirect": false
    },
    "!set ": {
      "CommandId": "com.microsoft.cmdpal.windowsSettings",
      "Alias": "!i",
      "IsDirect": false
    },
    "!reg": {
      "CommandId": "com.microsoft.cmdpal.registry",
      "Alias": "!reg",
      "IsDirect": false
    },
    "!reg ": {
      "CommandId": "com.microsoft.cmdpal.registry",
      "Alias": "!reg",
      "IsDirect": false
    },
    "!serv ": {
      "CommandId": "Windows.Services16868918614488443690",
      "Alias": "!serv",
      "IsDirect": false
    },
    "!time": {
      "CommandId": "com.microsoft.cmdpal.timedate",
      "Alias": "!time",
      "IsDirect": false
    },
    "!time ": {
      "CommandId": "com.microsoft.cmdpal.timedate",
      "Alias": "!time",
      "IsDirect": false
    },
    "!sys ": {
      "CommandId": "System9356856095700835494",
      "Alias": "!sys",
      "IsDirect": false
    },
    "!money ": {
      "CommandId": "AdvaithAJ.CurrencyConverterforCommandPalette_v0yv46xh6p59a!App!ID685024849200446995",
      "Alias": "!money",
      "IsDirect": false
    },
    "!gh ": {
      "CommandId": "GitHubExtension_8wekyb3d8bbwe!App!PG-SP-ID14283461308287125000",
      "Alias": "!gh",
      "IsDirect": false
    },
    "!fav ": {
      "CommandId": "DavideGiacometti.EdgeFavoritesForCmdPal_vmjk9v3vswc4e!App!PG-SP-ID12936294450445468815",
      "Alias": "!fav",
      "IsDirect": false
    },
    "!set": {
      "CommandId": "com.microsoft.cmdpal.windowsSettings",
      "Alias": "!i",
      "IsDirect": false
    },
    "!calc ": {
      "CommandId": "com.microsoft.cmdpal.calculator",
      "Alias": "!c",
      "IsDirect": false
    },
    "!i ": {
      "CommandId": "com.microsoft.cmdpal.windowsSettings",
      "Alias": "!i",
      "IsDirect": false
    }
  },
  "CommandHotkeys": [],
  "SummonOn": "ToMouse",
  "apps.EnableStartMenuSource": "true",
  "apps.EnableDesktopSource": "true",
  "apps.EnableRegistrySource": "false",
  "apps.EnablePathEnvironmentVariableSource": "false"
}```

[zadjii-msft]

Yea okay I think this should be fixed by #39462, though, you'll probably need to manually clean up the settings file.

You'll probably need to pick one of each of these to keep:

    "!r": {
      "CommandId": "com.microsoft.cmdpal.registry",
      "Alias": "!reg",
      "IsDirect": false
    },
    "!r ": {
      "CommandId": "com.microsoft.cmdpal.shell",
      "Alias": "!r",
      "IsDirect": false
    },
    "!c": {
      "CommandId": "com.microsoft.cmdpal.windowsSettings",
      "Alias": "!i",
      "IsDirect": false
    },
    "!c ": {
      "CommandId": "com.microsoft.cmdpal.calculator",
      "Alias": "!c",
      "IsDirect": false
    },

[zadjii-msft]

Pretty sure that this was /dup #38167, and it should be fixed in PT0.91 / CmdPal 0.2.0

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