PowerToys/doc/releases/0.73.0/tests-checklist-andrey.md

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. (On Win11) Check if both old context menu and Win11 tier1 context menu items are present when module is enabled.

• 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 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

PowerRename

• 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.
• Check that with the Show icon on context menu icon is shown and vice versa.
• Check if Appear only in extended context menu works.
• Enable/disable autocomplete.
• Enable/disable Show values from last use.

• Select several files and folders and check PowerRename options:
  • Make Uppercase/Lowercase/Titlecase (could be selected only one at the time)
  • Exclude Folders/Files/Subfolder Items (could be selected several)
  • Item Name/Extension Only (one at the time)
  • Enumerate Items. Test advanced enumeration using different values for every field ${start=10,increment=2,padding=4}.
  • Case Sensitive
  • 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)
    • Replace using file creation date and time (e.g. $hh-$mm-$ss-$fff $DD_$MMMM_$YYYY)
    • Turn on Use Boost library and test with Perl Regular Expression Syntax (e.g. (?<=t)est)
  • File list filters.
    • In the preview window uncheck some items to exclude them from renaming.
    • Click on the Renamed column to filter results.
    • Click on the Original column to cycle between checked and unchecked items.

PowerToys Run

• Enable PT Run in settings and ensure that the hotkey brings up PT Run
  • 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 settings.
• Check that each of the plugins is working:
  • Program - launch a Win32 application
  • Program - launch a Win32 application as admin
  • Program - launch a packaged application
  • Calculator - ensure a mathematical input returns a correct response and is copied on enter.
  • Windows Search - open a file on the disk.
  • Windows Search - find a file and copy file path.
  • Windows Search - find a file and open containing folder.
  • Shell - execute a command. Enter the action keyword >, followed by the query, both with and without space (e.g. > ping localhost).
  • Folder - Search and open a sub-folder on entering the path.
  • Uri - launch a web page on entering the uri.
  • Window walker - Switch focus to a running window.
  • Service - start, stop, restart windows service. Enter the action keyword ! to get the list of services.
  • Registry - navigate through the registry tree and open registry editor. Enter the action keyword : to get the root keys.
  • Registry - navigate through the registry tree and copy key path.
  • System - test lock.
  • System - test empty recycle bin.
  • System - test shutdown.

• Disable PT Run and ensure that the hotkey doesn't bring up PT Run.

• Test tab navigation.

• Test Plugin Manager
  • Enable/disable plugins and verify changes are picked up by PT Run
  • Change Direct activation phrase and verify changes are picked up by PT Run
  • Change Include in global result and verify changes picked up by PT Run
  • Clear Direct activation phrase and uncheck Include in global result. Verify a warning message is shown.
  • Disable all plugins and verify the warning message is shown.

OOBE

• Quit PowerToys
• Delete %localappdata%\Microsoft\PowerToys

• Start PowerToys and verify OOBE opens

• Change version saved on %localappdata%\Microsoft\PowerToys\last_version.txt

• Start PowerToys and verify OOBE opens in the "What's New" page

• Visit each OOBE section and for each section:
  • open the Settings for that module
  • verify the Settings work as expected (toggle some controls on/off etc.)
  • close the Settings
  • if it's available, test the Launch module name button
• Close OOBE

• Open the Settings and from the General page open OOBE using the Welcome to PowerToys link

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

Mouse Jump:

• Enable Mouse Jump. Then:
  • Press the activation shortcut and verify the screens preview appears.
  • Change activation shortcut and verify that new shorctut triggers Mouse Jump.
  • Click around the screen preview and ensure that mouse cursor jumped to clicked location.
  • Reorder screens in Display settings and confirm that Mouse Jump reflects the change and still works correctly.
  • Change scaling of screens and confirm that Mouse Jump still works correctly.
  • Unplug additional monitors and confirm that Mouse Jump still works correctly.
  • Disable Mouse Jump and verify that the module is not activated when you press the activation shortcut.

Awake

• Try out the features and see if they work, no list at this time.

Text Extractor

• Enable Text Extractor. Then:
  • Press the activation shortcut and verify the overlay appears.
  • Press Escape and verify the overlay disappears.
  • Press the activation shortcut and verify the overlay appears.
  • Right-click and select Cancel. Verify the overlay disappears.
  • Disable Text Extractor and verify that the activation shortuct no longer activates the utility.
• With Text Extractor enabled and activated:
  • Try to select text and verify it is copied to the clipboard.
  • Try to select a different OCR language by right-clicking and verify the change is applied.
• In a multi-monitor setup with different dpis on each monitor:
  • Verify text is correctly captured on all monitors.
• Test the different settings and verify they are applied:
  • Activation shortcut
  • OCR Language

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.
  • Verify the module can't be launched from the quick launcher system tray flyout launcher screen (FancyZones editor in this case).
  • Verify the module can't be enabled/disabled from the quick launcher system tray flyout.
• 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.
  • Verify the module can't be enabled/disabled from the quick launcher system tray flyout.
• 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.

Paste As Plain Text

• Copy some rich text (e.g word of the text is different color, another work is bold, underlined, etd.). Then:
  • Paste the text using standard Windows Ctrl + V shortcut and ensure that rich text is pasted (with all colors, formatting, etc.)
  • Paste the text using Paste As Plain Text activation shortcut and ensure that plain text without any formatting is pasted.
  • Paste again the text using standard Windows Ctrl + V shortcut and ensure the text is now pasted plain without formatting as well.
  • Change the activation shorctut and ensure that Paste As Plain Text is triggered using new shortcut.
  • Disable the module and ensure that text is not being pasted using activation shortcut.

Mouse Without Borders

• 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.

Additional tests

VCM

• Check "Hide toolbar when both camera and microphone are unmuted" and verify that it works
• 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).
• Try to select an overlay image when PT process is elevated.

Quick Accent

• Enable Quick Accent and open notepad. Then:
  • 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 Space to navigate forward, Space + Shift to navigate backward.
  • Disable Quick Accent and verify you can no longer add accented characters through Quick Accent.
• Test the different settings and verify they are applied:
  • Activation key
  • Language (for example, Currency has no accents for 'a' but has for 's')
  • Toolbar position (test every option, some had issues before)
  • Input delay
  • Exclude some apps. Verify that Quick Accent is not activated for them.
  • Sort characters by frequency.
  • Always start on the first character when using left/right arrows as activation method.