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Install tests
- install a previous version on a clean machine (a clean machine doesn't have the
%localappdata%\Microsoft\PowerToys
folder) - open the Settings and for each module change at least one option
- open the FancyZones editor and create two custom layouts:
- a canvas layout with 2 zones, use unicode chars in the layout's name
- one from grid template using 4 zones and splitting one zone
- apply the custom canvas layout to the primary desktop
- create a virtual desktop and apply the custom grid layout
- if you have a second monitor apply different templates layouts for the primary desktop and for the second virtual desktop
- install the new version (it will uninstall the old version and install the new version)
- verify the settings are preserved and FancyZones configuration is still the same
Localization
Change the Windows language to a language different than English. Then verify if the following screens change their language:
- System tray menu items
- Settings
- OOBE (What's new)
- Keyboard Manager Editor
- Color Picker (check the tooltips)
- FancyZones Editor
- Power Rename (new WinUI 3 may not be localized)
- PowerToys Run ("Start typing" string is localized, for example)
- Image Resizer
- Shortcut Guide (Windows controls are localized)
- File Explorer menu entries for Image Resizer and Power Rename
- Hosts File Editor
- File Locksmith
General Settings
Admin mode:
- restart PT and verify it runs as user
- restart as admin and set "Always run as admin"
- restart PT and verify it runs as admin
- if it's not on, turn on "Run at startup"
- reboot the machine and verify PT runs as admin (it should not prompt the UAC dialog)
- turn Always run as admin" off
- reboot the machine and verify it now runs as user
Modules on/off:
- turn off all the modules and verify all module are off
- restart PT and verify that all module are still off in the settings page and they are actually inactive
- turn on all the module, all module are now working
- restart PT and verify that all module are still on in the settings page and they are actually working
Settings backup/restore:
- In the General tab, create a backup of the settings.
- Change some settings in some PowerToys.
- Restore the settings in the General tab and verify the Settings you've applied were reset.
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.
- Edit canvas layout: zones size and position, create or delete zones.
- Edit grid layout: split, merge, resize zones.
- Check
Save and apply
andCancel
buttons behavior after editing. - Assign a layout to each monitor.
- Assign keys to quickly switch layouts (custom layouts only),
Win + Ctrl + Alt + number
. - Assign horizontal and vertical default layouts
- Test duplicate layout focus
- Select any layout X in 'Templates' or 'Custom' section by click left mouse button
- Mouse right button click on any layout Y in 'Templates' or 'Custom' sections
- Duplicate it by clicking 'Create custom layout' (Templates section) or 'Duplicate' in 'Custom' section
- Expect the layout Y is duplicated
FancyZones
- Switch between
Allow zones to span across monitors
on and off. Verify that layouts are applied correctly in both cases. - Change zone colors and opacity.
- Exclude some apps, verify that they're not applicable to a zone.
- Disable spacing on any grid layout, verify that there is no space between zones while dragging a window.
- Launch PT in user mode, try to assign a window with administrator privileges to a zone. Verify the notification is shown.
- Launch PT in administrator mode, assign a window with administrator privileges.
- Create 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.
- Open
Task view
, right-click on the window, check theShow this window on all desktops
or theShow 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.
- Switch between layouts with quick keys.
- Switch with
Win
+Ctrl
+Alt
+key
- Switch with just a key while dragging a window.
- Switch with
- Change screen resolution or scaling.
- Assign grid layout, 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.
- Apply 2 windows to the same zone, verify that window swithing works (
Win + PgUp/PgDown
) - Verify that window switching still works after switching to another virtual desktop and back.
- Disable FZ
- Re-enable FZ, verify that everything is in the same state as it was before disabling.
- Test layout resetting.
Before testing
- Remove all virtual desktops
- Remove
CurrentVirtualDesktop
from\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\SessionInfo\1\VirtualDesktops
- Remove
VirtualDesktopIDs
from\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\VirtualDesktops
-
Test screen locking
- Set custom layouts on each monitor
- Lock screen / unplug monitor / plug monitor
- Verify that layouts weren't reset to defaults
-
Test restart
- Set custom layouts on each monitor
- Restart the computer
- Verify that layouts weren't reset to defaults
-
Test applying default layouts on reset
- Set default horizontal and vertical layouts
- Delete
applied-layouts.json
- Verify that selected default layout is applied according to configuration
File Explorer Add-ons
- Running as user:
- go to PowerToys repo root
- verify the README.md Preview Pane shows the correct content
- go to PowerToys repo and visit src\modules\ShortcutGuide\ShortcutGuide\svgs
- verify Preview Pane works for the SVG files
- verify the Icon Preview works for the SVG file (loop through different icon preview sizes)
- go to PowerToys repo and visit src\modules\previewpane\UnitTests-PdfPreviewHandler\HelperFiles
- verify Preview Pane works for the PDF file
- verify the Icon Preview works for the PDF file (loop through different icon preview sizes)
- go to PowerToys repo and visit src\modules\previewpane\UnitTests-GcodePreviewHandler\HelperFiles
- verify Preview Pane works for the gcode file
- verify the Icon Preview works for the gcode file (loop through different icon preview sizes)
- go to PowerToys repo and visit src\modules\previewpane\UnitTests-StlThumbnailProvider\HelperFiles
- verify the Icon Preview works for the stl file (loop through different icon preview sizes)
- go to PowerToys repo and visit src\runner
- verify Preview Pane works for source files (shows syntax highlighting)
- Running as admin (or user since recently):
- open the Settings and turn off the Preview Pane and Icon Previous toggles
- go to PowerToys repo root
- verify the README.md Preview Pane doesn't show any content
- go to PowerToys repo and visit src\modules\ShortcutGuide\ShortcutGuide\svgs
- verify Preview Pane doesn't show the preview for the SVG files
- 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.
- copy and paste one of the SVG file and verify the new file show the generic SVG icon
- go to PowerToys repo and visit src\modules\previewpane\UnitTests-PdfPreviewHandler\HelperFiles
- verify Preview Pane doesn't show the preview for the PDF file
- go to PowerToys repo and visit src\modules\previewpane\UnitTests-GcodePreviewHandler\HelperFiles
- verify Preview Pane doesn't show the preview for the gcode file
- go to PowerToys repo and visit src\modules\previewpane\UnitTests-StlThumbnailProvider\HelperFiles
- verify Preview Pane doesn't show the preview for the stl file (a generated thumbnail would show when there's no preview)
- go to PowerToys repo and visit src\runner
- verify Preview Pane doesn't show the preview for source code files or that it's a default previewer instead of Monaco
Image Resizer
-
Disable the Image Resizer and check that
Resize images
is absent in the context menu -
Enable the Image Resizer and check that
Resize images
is present in the context menu -
Remove one image size and add a custom image size. Open the Image Resize window from the context menu and verify that changes are populated
-
Resize one image
-
Resize multiple images
-
Open the image resizer to resize a
.gif
file and verify the "Gif files with animations may not be correctly resized." warning appears. -
Resize images with
Fill
option -
Resize images with
Fit
option -
Resize images with
Stretch
option -
Resize images using dimension: Centimeters
-
Resize images using dimension: Inches
-
Resize images using dimension: Percents
-
Resize images using dimension: Pixels
-
Change
Filename format
to%1 - %2 - %3 - %4 - %5 - %6
and check if the new format is applied to resized images -
Check
Use original date modified
and verify that modified date is not changed for resized images. Take into account thatResize 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)
- A->Disable
- Win->Disable
- Test key to shortcut remapping
- A->Ctrl+V
- B->Win+A
- Test shortcut to shortcut remapping
- Ctrl+A->Ctrl+V
- Win+A->Ctrl+V
- Ctrl+V->Win+A
- Win+A->Win+F
- Test shortcut to key remapping
- Ctrl+A->B
- Ctrl+A->Win
- Win+A->B
- Test app-specific remaps
- Similar remaps to above with Edge (entered as
msedge
), VSCode (entered ascode
) 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
- Similar remaps to above with Edge (entered as
- 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.
Mouse Utils
Find My Mouse:
- Enable FindMyMouse. Then, without moving your mouse:
- Press Left Ctrl twice and verify the overlay appears.
- Press any other key and verify the overlay disappears.
- Press Left Ctrl twice and verify the overlay appears.
- Press a mouse button and verify the overlay disappears.
- Disable FindMyMouse. Verify the overlay no longer appears when you press Left Ctrl twice.
- Enable FindMyMouse. Then, without moving your mouse:
- Press Left Ctrl twice and verify the overlay appears.
- Enable the "Do not activate on game mode" option. Start playing a game that uses CG native full screen.
- Verify the overlay no longer appears when you press Left Ctrl twice.
- Disable the "Do not activate on game mode" option. Start playing the same game.
- Verify the overlay appears when you press Left Ctrl twice. (though it'll likely minimize the game)
- Test the different settings and verify they apply:
- Overlay opacity
- Background color
- Spotlight color
- Spotlight radius
- Spotlight initial zoom (1x vs 9x will show the difference)
- Animation duration
- Change activation method to shake and activate by shaking your mouse pointer
- Excluded apps
Mouse Highlighter:
- Enable Mouse Highlighter. Then:
- Press the activation shortcut and press left and right click somewhere, verifying the hightlights are applied.
- With left mouse button pressed, drag the mouse and verify the hightlight is dragged with the pointer.
- With right mouse button pressed, drag the mouse and verify the hightlight is dragged with the pointer.
- Press the activation shortcut again and verify no highlights appear when the mouse buttons are clicked.
- Disable Mouse Highlighter and verify that the module is not activated when you press the activation shortcut.
- Test the different settings and verify they apply:
- Change activation shortcut and test it
- Left button highlight color
- Right button highlight color
- Opacity
- Radius
- Fade delay
- Fade duration
Mouse Pointer Crosshairs:
- Enable Mouse Pointer Crosshairs. Then:
- Press the activation shortcut and verify the crosshairs appear, and that they follow the mouse around.
- Press the activation shortcut again and verify the crosshairs disappear.
- Disable Mouse Pointer Crosshairs and verify that the module is not activated when you press the activation shortcut.
- Test the different settings and verify they apply:
- Change activation shortcut and test it
- Crosshairs color
- Crosshairs opacity
- Crosshairs center radius
- Crosshairs thickness
- Crosshairs border color
- Crosshairs border size
Awake
- Try out the features and see if they work, no list at this time.
File Locksmith
- 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.
GPO
- 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, enable a module that can run as a standalone (FancyZones sounds good for this). Restart PowerToys.
- Verify the module is enabled.
- Open settings and verify the module is enabled and you can't disable it.
- 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.