* Install **previous version** on a clean machine and update with new per-machine version. Ensure that it is installed in Program files and that registry entries are under **HKLM**/Software/Classes/PowerToys. Go trhough different modules and ensure that they are working correctly.
* Try installing per-user version over already installed per-machine version and ensure that proper error message is shown.
* Remove PowerToys and install per-user version. Ensure that it is installed in <APPDATA>/Local/PowerToys and that registry entries are under **HKCU**/Software/Classes/PowerToys. Go trhough different modules and ensure that they are working correctly.
* Create a new user and install per-user version there as well. Go trhough different modules and ensure that they are working correctly. Ensure that changing settings for one user does not change settings of other user.
- [ ] Use left click on the system tray icon and verify the flyout appears. (It'll take a bit the first time)
- [ ] Try to launch a module from the launch screen in the flyout.
- [ ] Try disabling a module in the all apps screen in the flyout, make it a module that's launchable from the launch screen. Verify that the module is disabled and that it also disappeared from the launch screen in the flyout.
- [ ] Open the main settings screen on a module page. Verify that when you disable/enable the module on the flyout, that the Settings page is updated too.
* Enable the Color Picker in settings and ensure that the hotkey brings up Color Picker
- [ ] when PowerToys is running unelevated on start-up
- [ ] when PowerToys is running as admin on start-up
- [ ] when PowerToys is restarted as admin, by clicking the restart as admin button in the settings
- [ ] Change `Activate Color Picker shortcut` and check the new shortcut is working
- [ ] Try all three `Activation behavior`s(`Color Picker with editor mode enabled`, `Editor`, `Color Picker only`)
- [ ] Change `Color format for clipboard` and check if the correct format is copied from the Color picker
- [ ] Try to copy color formats to the clipboard from the Editor
- [ ] Check `Show color name` and verify if color name is shown in the Color picker
- [ ] Enable one new format, disable one existing format, reorder enabled formats and check if settings are populated to the Editor
- [ ] Select a color from the history in the Editor
- [ ] Remove color from the history in the Editor
- [ ] Open the Color Picker from the Editor
- [ ] Open Adjust color from the Editor
- [ ] Check Color Picker logs for errors
## FancyZones Editor
- [ ] Open editor from the settings
- [ ] Open editor with a shortcut
- [ ] Create a new layout (grid and canvas)
- [ ] Duplicate a template and a custom layout
- [ ] Delete layout
- [ ] Edit templates (number of zones, spacing, distance to highlight adjacent zones). Verify after reopening the editor that saved settings are kept the same.
- [ ]`Hold Shift key to activate zones while dragging` on, `Use a non-primary mouse button to toggle zone activation` off. Start dragging a window, then press shift. Zones are shown when dragging a window with shift pressed, hidden when you released shift or snapped zone.
- [ ]`Hold Shift key to activate zones while dragging` on, `Use a non-primary mouse button to toggle zone activation` off. Press shift first, then start dragging a window. Zones are shown when dragging a window with shift pressed, hidden when you released shift or snapped zone.
- [ ]`Hold Shift key to activate zones while dragging` off, `Use a non-primary mouse button to toggle zone activation` on. Zones are shown immediately when dragging a window and hidden when you click a non-primary mouse button or press shift.
- [ ]`Hold Shift key to activate zones while dragging` off, `Use a non-primary mouse button to toggle zone activation` off. Zones are shown immediately when dragging a window, hidden when you press shift.
- [ ]`Hold Shift key to activate zones while dragging` on, `Use a non-primary mouse button to toggle zone activation` on. Zones aren't shown immediately, only when shift is pressed or when a non-primary mouse click changes the state.
- [ ]`Show zones on all monitor whilw dragging a window` - turn on,off, verify behavior.
- [ ] Create a canvas layout with overlapping zones, check zone activation behavior with all `When multiple zones overlap` options
Disable FZ and clear `app-zone-history.json` before starting. FancyZones should be disabled, otherwise, it'll save cashed values back to the file.
- [ ] Snap a window to a zone by dragging, verify `app-zone-history.json` contains info about the window position on the corresponding work area.
- [ ] Snap a window to a zone by a keyboard shortcut, verify `app-zone-history.json` contains info about the window position on the corresponding work area.
- [ ] Snap a window to another monitor, verify `app-zone-history.json` contains positions about zones on both monitors.
- [ ] Snap a window to several zones, verify zone numbers in the json file are correct.
- [ ] Snap a window to a zone, unsnap it, verify this app was removed from the json file.
- [ ] Snap the same window to a zone on two different monitors or virtual desktops. Then unsnap from one of them, verify that info about unsnapped zone was removed from `app-zone-history.json`. Verify info about the second monitor/virtual desktop is kept.
- [ ] Enable `Restore the original size of windows when unsnapping`, snap window, unsnap window, verify the window changed its size to original.
- [ ] Disable `Restore the original size of windows when unsnapping`, snap window, unsnap window, verify window size wasn't changed.
- [ ] Disable `Restore the original size of windows when unsnapping`, snap window, enable `Restore the original size of windows when unsnapping`, unsnap window, verify window size wasn't changed.
* Open `Task view` , right-click on the window, check the `Show this window on all desktops` or the `Show windows from this app on all desktops` option to turn it on.
- [ ] Turn Show this window on all desktops on, verify you can snap this window to a zone.
- [ ] Turn Show windows from this app on all desktops on, verify you can snap this window to a zone.
- [ ]`Keep windows in their zones when the screen resolution changes` on, snap a window to a zone, change the screen resolution or scaling, verify window changed its size and position.
- [ ]`Keep windows in their zones when the screen resolution changes` on, snap a window to a zone on the secondary monitor. Disconnect the secondary monitor (the window will be moved to the primary monitor). Reconnect the secondary monitor. Verify the window returned to its zone.
- [ ]`Keep windows in their zones when the screen resolution changes` off, snap a window to a zone, change the screen resolution or scaling, verify window didn't change its size and position.
Enable `During zone layout changes, windows assigned to a zone will match new size/positions` and prepare layouts with 1 and 3 zones where zone size/positions are different.
- [ ] Snap a window to zone 1, change the layout, verify window changed its size/position.
- [ ] Snap a window to zone 3, change the layout, verify window didn't change its size/position because another layout doesn't have a zone with this zone number.
- [ ] Snap a window to zones 1-2, change the layout, verify window changed its size/position to fit zone 1.
- [ ] Snap a window to zones 1-2, change the layout (the window will be snapped to zone 1), then return back to the previous layout, verify the window snapped to 1-2 zones.
- [ ] Disable `During zone layout changes, windows assigned to a zone will match new size/positions`, snap window to zone 1, change layout, verify window didn't change its size/position
Enable `Move newly created windows to their last known zone`.
- [ ] Snap a window to the primary monitor, close and reopen the window. Verify it's snapped to its zone.
- [ ] Snap a window to zones on the primary and secondary monitors. Close and reopen the app. Verify it's snapped to the zone on the active monitor.
- [ ] Snap a window to the secondary monitor (use a different app or unsnap the window from the zone on the primary monitor), close and reopen the window. Verify it's snapped to its zone.
- [ ] Snap a window, turn off FancyZones, move that window, turn FZ on. Verify window returned to its zone.
- [ ] Move unsnapped window to a secondary monitor, switch virtual desktop and return back. Verify window didn't change its position and size.
- [ ] Snap a window, then resize it (it's still snapped, but doesn't fit the zone). Switch the virtual desktop and return back, verify window didn't change its size.
Enable `Move newly created windows to the current active monitor`.
- [ ] Open a window that wasn't snapped anywhere, verify it's opened on the active monitor.
- [ ] Enable `Allow popup windows snapping`, snap Visual Studio Code to a zone, and open any menu. Verify the menu is where it's supposed to be and not on the top left corner of the zone.
- [ ] Enable `Allow child windows snapping`, drag any child window (e.g. Solution Explorer), verify it can be snapped to a zone.
- [ ] Disable `Allow child windows snapping`, drag any child window (e.g. Solution Explorer), verify it can't be snapped to a zone.
### Switch between windows in the current zone
Enable `Switch between windows in the current zone` (default shortcut is `Win + PgUp/PgDown`)
- [ ] Snap several windows to one zone, verify switching works.
- [ ] Snap several windows to one zone, switch virtual desktop, return back, verify window switching works.
- [ ] Disable `Switch between windows in the current zone`, verify switching doesn't work.
### Override Windows Snap
- [ ] Disable `Override Windows Snap`, verify it's disabled.
Enable `Override Windows Snap`.
Select Move windows based on `Zone index`.
- [ ] Open the previously not snapped window, press `Win`+`LeftArrow` / `Win`+`RightArrow`, verify it's snapped to a first/last zone.
- [ ] Verify `Win`+`LeftArrow` moves the window to a zone with the previous index.
- [ ] Verify `Win`+`RightArrow` moves the window to a zone with the next index.
- [ ] Verify `Win`+`ArrowUp` and `Win`+`ArrowDown` work as usual.
- [ ]`Move windows between zones across all monitors` disabled. Verify `Win`+`LeftArrow` doesn't move the window to any zone when the window is in the first zone.
- [ ]`Move windows between zones across all monitors` disabled. Verify `Win`+`RightArrow` doesn't move the window to any zone when the window is in the last zone.
One monitor:
- [ ]`Move windows between zones across all monitors` enabled. Verify `Win`+`LeftArrow` doesn't move the window to any zone when the window is in the first zone.
- [ ]`Move windows between zones across all monitors` enabled. Verify `Win`+`RightArrow` doesn't move the window to any zone when the window is in the last zone.
Two and more monitors:
- [ ]`Move windows between zones across all monitors` enabled. Verify `Win`+`LeftArrow` cycles window position moving it from the first zone on the current monitor to the last zone of the left (or rightmost, if the current monitor is leftmost) monitor.
- [ ]`Move windows between zones across all monitors` enabled. Verify `Win`+`RightArrow` cycles window position moving it from the last zone on the current monitor to the first zone of the right (or leftmost, if the current monitor is rightmost) monitor.
Select Move windows based on `Relative position`.
- [ ] Open the previously not snapped window, press `Win`+`Arrow`, verify it's snapped.
- [ ] Extend the window using `Ctrl`+`Alt`+`Win`+`Arrow`. Verify the window is snapped to all zones.
- [ ] Extend the window using `Ctrl`+`Alt`+`Win`+`Arrow` and return it back using the opposite arrow. Verify it could be reverted while you hold `Ctrl`+`Alt`+`Win`.
- [ ]`Move windows between zones across all monitors` disabled. Verify `Win`+`LeftArrow` cycles the window position to the left (from the leftmost zone moves to the rightmost in the same row) within one monitor.
- [ ]`Move windows between zones across all monitors` disabled. Verify `Win`+`RightArrow` cycles the window position to the right within one monitor.
- [ ]`Move windows between zones across all monitors` disabled. Verify `Win`+`UpArrow` cycles the window position up within one monitor.
- [ ]`Move windows between zones across all monitors` disabled. Verify `Win`+`DownArrow` cycles the window position down within one monitor.
- [ ]`Move windows between zones across all monitors` enabled. Verify `Win`+`LeftArrow` cycles the window position to the left (from the leftmost zone moves to the rightmost in the same row) within all monitors.
- [ ]`Move windows between zones across all monitors` enabled. Verify `Win`+`RightArrow` cycles the window position to the right within all monitors.
- [ ]`Move windows between zones across all monitors` enabled. Verify `Win`+`UpArrow` cycles the window position up within all monitors.
- [ ]`Move windows between zones across all monitors` enabled. Verify `Win`+`DownArrow` cycles the window position down within all monitors.
### Layout apply
Enable `Enable quick layout switch`, assign numbers to custom layouts.
- [ ] Switch with `Win` + `Ctrl` + `Alt` + `key`.
- [ ] Switch with just a key while dragging a window.
- [ ] Turn `Flash zones when switching layout` on/off, verify it's flashing/not flashing after pressing the shortcut.
- [ ] Disable spacing on any grid layout, verify that there is no space between zones while dragging a window.
- [ ] Create a new virtual desktop, verify that there are the same layouts as applied to the previous virtual desktop.
- [ ] After creating a virtual desktop apply another layout or edit the applied one. Verify that the other virtual desktop layout wasn't changed.
- [ ] Delete an applied custom layout in the Editor, verify that there is no layout applied instead of it.
- [ ] Apply a grid layout, change the screen resolution or scaling, verify that the assigned layout fits the screen. NOTE: canvas layout could not fit the screen if it was created on a monitor with a different resolution.
* the Icon Preview for the existing SVG will still show since the icons are cached (you can also use `cleanmgr.exe` to clean all thumbnails cached in your system). You may need to restart the machine for this setting to apply as well.
- [ ] Enable the Image Resizer and check that `Resize images` is present in the context menu. (On Win11) Check if both old context menu and Win11 tier1 context menu items are present when module is enabled.
- [ ] Check `Use original date modified` and verify that modified date is not changed for resized images. Take into account that `Resize the original pictures(don't create copy)` should be selected
- [ ] Check `Make pictures smaller but not larger` and verify that smaller pictures are not resized
- [ ] Check `Resize the original pictures (don't create copies)` and verify that the original picture is resized and a copy is not created
- [ ] Uncheck `Ignore the orientation of pictures` and verify that swapped width and height will actually resize a picture if the width is not equal to the height
## Keyboard Manager
UI Validation:
- [ ] In Remap keys, add and remove rows to validate those buttons. While the blank rows are present, pressing the OK button should result in a warning dialog that some mappings are invalid.
- [ ] Using only the Type buttons, for both the remap windows, try adding keys/shortcuts in all the columns. The right-side column in both windows should accept both keys and shortcuts, while the left-side column will accept only keys or only shortcuts for Remap keys and Remap shortcuts respectively. Validate that the Hold Enter and Esc accessibility features work as expected.
- [ ] Using the drop downs try to add key to key, key to shortcut, shortcut to key and shortcut to shortcut remapping and ensure that you are able to select remapping both by using mouse and by keyboard navigation.
- [ ] Validate that remapping can be saved by pressing the OK button and re-opening the windows loads existing remapping.
Remapping Validation:
For all the remapping below, try pressing and releasing the remapped key/shortcut and pressing and holding it. Try different behaviors like releasing the modifier key before the action key and vice versa.
- [ ] Test key to key remapping
- A->B
- Ctrl->A
- A->Ctrl
- Win->B (make sure Start menu doesn't appear accidentally)
- B->Win (make sure Start menu doesn't appear accidentally)
- [ ] Similar remaps to above with Edge (entered as `msedge`), VSCode (entered as `code`) and cmd. For cmd try admin and non-admin (requires PT to run as admin)
- [ ] Try some cases where focus is lost due to the shortcut. Example remapping to Alt+Tab or Alt+F4
- [ ] Test switching between remapping while holding down modifiers - Eg. Ctrl+D->Ctrl+A and Ctrl+E->Ctrl+V, hold Ctrl and press D followed by E. Should select all and paste over it in a text editor. Similar steps for Windows key shortcuts.
- [ ] Check if disable and enable of the module works. (On Win11) Check if both old context menu and Win11 tier1 context menu items are present when module is enabled.
- [ ] Match All Occurrences. If checked, all matches of text in the `Search` field will be replaced with the Replace text. Otherwise, only the first instance of the `Search` for text in the file name will be replaced (left to right).
* Use regular expressions
- [ ] Search with an expression (e.g. `(.*).png`)
- [ ] Replace with an expression (e.g. `foo_$1.png`)
- [ ] Uncheck it, mute the microphone with the hotkey and make sure the toolbar doesn't hide after a timeout
- [ ] Go to some video conference application settings, e.g. meet.google.com, Microsoft Teams, Skype. "Select PowerToys VideoConference Mute" camera as an active device and try to mute it with a hotkey
- [ ] Go to Control Panel -> Sound -> Recording -> select default mic -> open its properties -> Levels. Now mute the microphone with a corresponding hotkey and verify that mute icon on the right side of volume slider reflects its muted status.
- [ ] Go to Control Panel -> Sound -> Recording -> select default mic -> open its properties -> Levels. Now press and release push-to-talk hotkey and verify that mute icon on the right side of volume slider reflects the actions.
- [ ] Verify that changing "toolbar position" setting works
- [ ] Select an overlay image and verify that muting camera now shows the image instead of black screen. (Don't forget to restart the application which uses the camera).
- [ ] Select the close button in the toolbar and verify it closes the utility.
* With Screen Ruler enabled and activated:
- [ ] Use the Bounds utility to measure a zone by dragging with left-click. Verify right click dismisses the utility and that the measurement was copied into the clipboard.
- [ ] Use the Spacing utility to measure something and verify that left-click copies the measurement to the clipboard. Verify that right-click dismisses the utility.
- [ ] Use the Horizontal Spacing utility to measure something and verify that left-click copies the measurement to the clipboard. Verify that right-click dismisses the utility.
- [ ] Use the Vertical Spacing utility to measure something and verify that left-click copies the measurement to the clipboard. Verify that right-click dismisses the utility.
- [ ] While using a Spacing utility, verify that using the mouse scroll wheel will adjust pixel color tolerance while measuring.
- [ ] Open mspaint and draw 1px-thick straight line, also click with a pencil to draw a single pixel. In any Spacing mode, verify that one of line's dimension is 1, and pixel's dimensions are 1x1.
- [ ] Press `a` and the left or right arrow and verify the accent menu appears and adds the accented letter you've selected. Use left and arrow keys to cycle through the options.
- [ ] Press `a` and the space key and verify the accent menu appears and adds the accented letter you've selected. Use <kbd>Space</kbd> to navigate forward, <kbd>Space</kbd> + <kbd>Shift</kbd> to navigate backward.
- [ ] Verify the application exits if "Quit" is clicked on the initial warning.
- [ ] Launch Host File Editor again and click "Accept". The module should not close. Open the hosts file (`%WinDir%\System32\Drivers\Etc`) in a text editor that auto-refreshes so you can see the changes applied by the editor in real time. (VSCode is an editor like this, for example)
- [ ] Enable and disable lines and verify they are applied to the file.
- [ ] Add manually an entry with more than 9 hosts in hosts file (Windows limitation) and verify it is split correctly on loading and the info bar is shown.
* Start the PowerToys installer executable and let it stay in the initial screen.
- [ ] Right-click the executable file, select "What's using this file?" and verify it shows up. (2 entries will show, since the installer starts two processes)
- [ ] End the tasks in File Locksmith UI and verify that closes the installer.
- [ ] Start the installer executable again and press the Refresh button in File Locksmith UI. It should find new processes using the files.
- [ ] Close the installer window and verify the processes are delisted from the File Locksmith UI. Close the window
* Start the PowerToys installer executable again and let it stay in the initial screen.
- [ ] Right click the directory where the executable is located, select "What's using this file?" and verify it shows up.
- [ ] Right click the drive where the executable is located, select "What's using this file?" and verify it shows up. You can close the PowerToys installer now.
* Restart PowerToys as admin.
- [ ] Right click "Program Files", select "What's using this file?" and verify "PowerToys.exe" doesn't show up.
- [ ] Press the File Locksmith "Restart as an administrator" button and verify "PowerToys.exe" shows up.
- [ ] Right-click the drive where Windows is installed, select "What's using this file?" and scroll down and up, verify File Locksmith doesn't crash with all those entries being shown. Repeat after clicking the File Locksmith "Restart as an administrator" button.
- [ ] Disable File Locksmith in Settings and verify the context menu entry no longer appears.
* Copy the "PowerToys.admx" file to your Policy Definition template folder. (Example: C:\Windows\PolicyDefinitions) and copy the "PowerToys.adml" file to the matching language folder in your Policy Definition folder. (Example: C:\Windows\PolicyDefinitions\en-US)
- [ ] Open the "Local Group Policy Editor" on Windows and verify there is a "Microsoft PowerToys" folder in Administrative Templates for both Computer Configuration and User Configuration.
* In GPO, disable a module that can run as a standalone (FancyZones sounds good for this). Restart PowerToys.
- [ ] Verify the module is not enabled.
- [ ] Open settings and verify the module is not enabled and you can't enable it.
- [ ] Try to open FancyZones Editor directly from the install folder and verify it doesn't run and adds a message to the log saying it didn't run because of GPO.
* In GPO, try to set different settings in the Computer and User Configurations for a PowerToy. Restart PowerToys.
- [ ] Verify that the setting in Computer Configuration has priority over the setting in User Configuration.
* In GPO, disable a module that has a context menu entry (File Locksmith sounds good for this). Restart PowerToys.
- [ ] Verify the module is not enabled. (No context menu entry)
- [ ] Open settings and verify the module is not enabled and you can't enable it.
- [ ] Try to open File Locksmith directly from the install folder and verify it doesn't run and adds a message to the log saying it didn't run because of GPO.
* In GPO, disable a module that is a Preview Handler (Markdown Preview is good for this). Restart PowerToys.
- [ ] Verify the module is not enabled. (Markdown files won't appear in the preview pane)
- [ ] Open settings and verify the module is not enabled and you can't enable it.
* Remember to reset all you Settings to Not Configured after the tests, both in Conputer and User Configurations.
* Open Registry Editor, add new registry key with 1 string value and 1 binary value in e.g. HKLM/Software/Classes/PowerToysTest. Right click new registry key->export and export it to file.
* Launch Registry Preview by right-clicking exported .reg file->'Preview'. Then:
- [ ] Edit file content. Ensure that visual try is being re-populated while typing. Save the file by pressing Save file button. Confirm that file is properly saved by pressing Edit file... button which will open file in Notepad. Try saving file using Save file as... button.
- [ ] Edit file externaly (e.g. in Notepad) and save it there. Pres Reload from file button and ensure that file content and visual tree are reloaded and show new content.
- [ ] Select some registry key with registry values in visual tree and ensure that registry values are shown properly in bottom-right area.
- [ ] Try opening different registry file by pressing Open file button.
- [ ] Delete newly created registry key from first step manually in Registry Editor, then try writing registry changes to registry by pressing Write to Registry button in Registry Preview. *Be careful what you are writing!*
* Open Registry Preview Settings. Then:
- [ ] Disable Registry Preview and ensure that Preview context menu option for .reg files no longer appears.
- [ ] Try to launch Registry Preview from it's OOBE page while Registry Preview is disabled and ensure that it does not start.
- [ ] Enable Registry Preview again and ensure that Preview context menu option for .reg files appears and that it starts Registry Preview correctly.
- [ ] Try to launch Registry Preview from it's Settings page and ensure that it is launched properly.
- [ ] Try to launch Registry Preview from it's OOBE page and ensure that it is launched properly.
- [ ] Enable Default app setting. Verify that .reg files are opened with Registry Preview by default. Disable Default app setting. Verify that Registry Editor is now default app.
* Install PowerToys on two PCs in the same local network:
- [ ] Verify that PowerToys is properly installed on both PCs.
* Setup Connection:
- [ ] Open MWB's settings on the first PC and click the "New Key" button. Verify that a new security key is generated.
- [ ] Copy the generated security key and paste it in the corresponding input field in the settings of MWB on the second PC. Also enter the name of the first PC in the required field.
- [ ] Press "Connect" and verify that the machine layout now includes two PC tiles, each displaying their respective PC names.
* Verify Connection Status:
- [ ] Ensure that the border of the remote PC turns green, indicating a successful connection.
- [ ] Enter an incorrect security key and verify that the border of the remote PC turns red, indicating a failed connection.
* Test Remote Mouse/Keyboard Control:
- [ ] With the PCs connected, test the mouse/keyboard control from one PC to another. Verify that the mouse/keyboard inputs are correctly registered on the other PC.
- [ ] Test remote mouse/keyboard control across all four PCs, if available. Verify that inputs are correctly registered on each connected PC when the mouse is active there.
* Test Remote Control with Elevated Apps:
- [ ] Open an elevated app on one of the PCs. Verify that without "Use Service" enabled, PowerToys does not control the elevated app.
- [ ] Enable "Use Service" in MWB's settings. Verify that PowerToys can now control the elevated app remotely. Verify that MWB processes are running as LocalSystem, while the MWB helper process is running non-elevated.
- [ ] Toggle "Use Service" again, verify that each time you do that, the MWB processes are restarted.
- [ ] Run PowerToys elevated on one of the machines, verify that you can control elevated apps remotely now on that machine.
* Test Module Enable Status:
- [ ] For all combinations of "Use Service"/"Run PowerToys as admin", try enabling/disabling MWB module and verify that it's indeed being toggled using task manager.
* Test Disconnection/Reconnection:
- [ ] Disconnect one of the PCs from network. Verify that the machine layout updates to reflect the disconnection.
- [ ] Do the same, but now by exiting PowerToys.
- [ ] Start PowerToys again, verify that the PCs are reconnected.
* Test Various Local Network Conditions:
- [ ] Test MWB performance under various network conditions (e.g., low bandwidth, high latency). Verify that the tool maintains a stable connection and functions correctly.
* Clipboard Sharing:
- [ ] Copy some text on one PC and verify that the same text can be pasted on another PC.
- [ ] Use the screenshot key and Win+Shift+S to take a screenshot on one PC and verify that the screenshot can be pasted on another PC.
- [ ] Copy a file in Windows Explorer and verify that the file can be pasted on another PC. Make sure the file size is below 100MB.
- [ ] Try to copy multiple files and directories and verify that it's not possible (only the first selected file is being copied).
* Drag and Drop:
- [ ] Drag a file from Windows Explorer on one PC, cross the screen border onto another PC, and release it there. Verify that the file is copied to the other PC. Make sure the file size is below 100MB.
- [ ] While dragging the file, verify that a corresponding icon is displayed under the mouse cursor.
- [ ] Without moving the mouse from one PC to the target PC, press CTRL+ALT+F1/2/3/4 hotkey to switch to the target PC directly and verify that file sharing/dropping is not working.
* Lock and Unlock with "Use Service" Enabled:
- [ ] Enable "Use Service" in MWB's settings.
- [ ] Lock a remote PC using Win+L, move the mouse to it remotely, and try to unlock it. Verify that you can unlock the remote PC.
- [ ] Disable "Use Service" in MWB's settings, lock the remote PC, move the mouse to it remotely, and try to unlock it. Verify that you can't unlock the remote PC.
* Test Settings:
- [ ] Change the rest of available settings on MWB page and verify that each setting works as described.
* NOTE: Make backup of USER and SYSTEM Path and TMP variables before testing so you can revert those is something goes wrong!
* Open Environment Variables settings
- [ ] Launch as administrator ON - Launch Environment Variables and confirm that SYSTEM variables ARE editable and Add variable button is enabled
- [ ] Launch as administrator OFF - Launch Environment Variables and confirm that SYSTEM variables ARE NOT editable and Add variable button is disabled
* User/System variables
- [ ] Add new User variable. Open OS Environment variables window and confirm that added variable is there. Also, confirm that it's added to "Applied variables" list.
- [ ] Edit one User variable. Open OS Environment variables window and confirm that variable is changed. Also, confirm that change is applied to "Applied variables" list.
- [ ] Remove one User variable. Open OS Environment variables window and confirm that variable is removed. Also, confirm that variable is removed from "Applied variables" list.
- Repeat the steps for System variables.
* Profiles - Basic tests
- [ ] Add new profile with no variables and name it "Test_profile_1" (referenced below by name)
- [ ] Edit "Test_profile_1": Add one new variable to profile e.g. name: "profile_1_variable_1" value: "profile_1_value_1"
- [ ] Add new profile "Test_profile_2": From "Add profile dialog" add two new variables (profile_2_variable_1:profile_2_value_1 and profile_2_variable_2:profile_2_value_2). Set profile to enabled and click Save. Open OS Environment variables window and confirm that all variables from the profile are applied correctly. Also, confirm that "Applied variables" list contains all variables from the profile.
- [ ] Apply "Test_profile_1" while "Test_profile_2" is still aplpied. Open OS Environment variables window and confirm that all variables from Test_profile_2 are unapplied and that all variables from Test_profile_1 are applied. Also, confirm that state of "Applied variables" list is updated correctly.
- [ ] Unapply applied profile. Open OS Environment variables window and confirm that all variables from the profile are unapplied correctly. Also, confirm that "Applied variables" list does not contain variables from the profile.
* Overriding existing variable
- [ ] To "Test_profile_1" add one existing variable from USER variables, e.g. TMP. After adding, change it's value to e.g "test_TMP" (or manually add variable named TMP with value test_TMP).
- [ ] Apply "Test_profile_1". Open OS Environment variables window and confirm that TMP variable in USER variables has value "test_TMP". Confirm that there is backup variable "TMP_PowerToys_Test_profile_1" with original value of TMP var. Also, confirm that "Applied variables" list is updated correctly - there is TMP profile variable, and backup User variable..
- [ ] Unapply "Test_profile_1". Open OS Environment variables window and confirm that TMP variable in USER variable has original value and that there is no backup variable. Also, confirm that "Applied variables" list is updated correctly.
* PATH variable
- [ ] In "Applied variables" list confirm that PATH variable is shown properly: value of USER Path concatenated to the end of SYSTEM Path.
- [ ] To "Test_profile_1" add variable named PATH with value "path1;path2;path3" and click Save. Confirm that PATH variable in profile is shown as list (list of 3 values and not as path1;path2;path3).
- [ ] Edit PATH variable from "Test_profile_1". Try different options from ... menu (Delete, Move up, Move down, etc...). Click Save.
- [ ] Apply "Test_profile_1". Open OS Environment variables window and confirm that profile is applied correctly - Path value and backup variable. Also, in "Applied variables" list check that Path variable has correct value: value of profile PATH concatenated to the end of SYSTEM Path.
* Loading profiles on startup
- [ ] Close the app and reopen it. Confirm that the state of the app is the same as before closing.
- [ ] "Test_profile_1" should still be applied (if not apply it). Delete "Test_profile_1". Confirm that profile is unapplied (both in OS Environment variables window and "Applied variables" list).
- [ ] Delete "Test_profile_2". Check profiles.json file and confirm that both profiles are gone.
- [ ] If you have PowerShell 7.4 installed, confirm that Install PowerShell 7.4 button is not visible and PowerShell 7.4 is shown as detected. If you don't have PowerShell 7.4, Install it by clicking the button and confirm that it's properly installed. Check Installation logs text box bellow and confirm there are no errors.
- [ ] If you have Microsoft.WinGet.Client installed, confirm that Install Microsoft.WinGet.Client button is not visible and Microsoft.WinGet.Client is shown as detected. If you don't have Microsoft.WinGet.Client, Install it by clicking the button and confirm that it's properly installed. Check Installation logs text box bellow and confirm there are no errors.
- [ ] Install the Command Not Found module. Check Installation logs text box bellow and confirm there are no errors. Check PowerShell 7 $PROFILE file and confirm Import-Module command is added there. Start new PowerShell 7.4 session and execute "powertoys" (or "atom"). Confirm that suggestion is given to install powertoys (or atom) winget package. (If suggestion is not given, try running the same command few more times, it might take some time for the first time to load the module). Check Installation logs text box bellow and confirm there are no errors.
- [ ] Uninstall the module. Check Installation logs text box bellow and confirm there are no errors. Check PowerShell 7 $PROFILE file and confirm Import-Module command is removed. Start new PowerShell 7.4 session and confirm no errors are shown on start.
- PSDesiredStateConfiguration 2.0.7 or higher `Install-Module -Name PSDesiredStateConfiguration`.
- WinGet [version v1.6.2631 or later](https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/releases). (You'll likely have this one already)
* Open a PowerShell 7 instance and navigate to the sample scripts from PowerToys (`src/dsc/Microsoft.PowerToys.Configure/examples/`).
- [ ] Run `winget configure .\disableAllModules.dsc.yaml`. Open PowerToys Settings and verify all modules are disabled.
- [ ] Run `winget configure .\enableAllModules.dsc.yaml`. Open PowerToys Settings and verify all modules are enabled.
- [ ] Run `winget configure .\configureLauncherPlugins.dsc.yaml`. Open PowerToys Settings and verify all PowerToys Run plugins are enabled, and the Program plugin is not global and its Activation Keyword has changed to "P:".
- [ ] Run `winget configure .\configuration.dsc.yaml`. Open PowerToys Settings the Settings have been applied. File Locksmith is disabled. Shortcut Guide is disabled with an overlay opacity set to 50. FancyZones is enabled with the Editor hotkey set to "Shift+Ctrl+Alt+F".
- [ ] If you run a winget configure command above and PowerToys is running, it will eventually close and automatically reopen after the configuration process is done.
- [ ] If you run a winget configure command above and PowerToys is not running, it won't automatically reopen after the configuration process is done.
