[Color Picker] Not working when run as administrator

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[Color Picker] Not working when run as administrator

PrzemyslawTusinski opened this issue 4 years ago · comments

PrzemyslawTusinski commented 4 years ago

ℹ Computer information

PowerToys version: master and current stable (0.20.0)
PowerToy module: ColorPicker

📝 Provide detailed reproduction steps (if any)

Run PowerToys as administrator
Use color picker hotkey

✔️ Expected result

Colorpicking starts

❌ Actual result

Nothing happens

Brayden Price commented 4 years ago

Me too!

Ivan Stošić · Answer 1 · Fri Jul 31 2020 21:04:08 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

I also have a problem - Color picker still works after being turned off in the settings.

martinchrzan · Answer 2 · Fri Jul 31 2020 21:14:40 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

@ivan100sic I see this as opposite issues? @PrzemyslawTusinski opened bug about color picker not starting, but you report that it still works - do you refer to running PT as admin as well?
Does it open for you - you just cannot close it?

Ivan Stošić · Answer 3 · Fri Jul 31 2020 21:16:54 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

Sorry for the confusion, for me, that happens when running PT as non-admin.

Brayden Price · Answer 4 · Thu Sep 03 2020 08:31:17 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

ℹ Computer information

PowerToys version: master and current stable (0.21.1)

PowerToy module: ColorPicker

📝 Provide detailed reproduction steps (if any)

Run PowerToys as administrator

Use color picker hotkey

✔️ Expected result

Colorpicking starts

❌ Actual result

Nothing happens

Deleted user · Answer 5 · Sun Dec 06 2020 11:38:52 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

Is this still a problem using the new Color Picker?

Clint Rutkas · Answer 6 · Thu Dec 31 2020 04:15:10 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

I just tried this and it works. PT as admin, Color picker ran elevated

Enrico Giordani · Answer 7 · Thu Dec 31 2020 05:05:10 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

We can close it.

Stellan Lindell · Answer 8 · Thu Jan 28 2021 18:39:41 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

@ghost, @crutkas & @enricogior: I'm still experiencing this issue when the PowerToys application is started on Windows start-up and in elevated mode the color picker still doesn't work, but it works after I restart the PowerToys application. I'm using PowerToys v0.29.3 on Windows 10 Version 10.0.19042 Build 19042.

Enrico Giordani · Answer 9 · Thu Jan 28 2021 19:52:37 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

@stiltet
after a restart, can you check in TaskManager -> Details tab is ColorPickerUI.exe is running?

Stellan Lindell · Answer 10 · Wed Feb 17 2021 17:51:48 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

@enricogior: I've just checked and no, it's not running even though "PowerToys.exe" is running.

Enrico Giordani · Answer 11 · Wed Feb 17 2021 18:54:44 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

@stiltet
I cannot reproduce it with 0.31.2. Please open a new issue.

Tomás · Answer 12 · Wed Mar 10 2021 20:41:19 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

I have the same problem as @stiltet , with PowerToys v0.33.1 on Windows startup and running as admin, the color picker doesn't work. ColorPickerUI.exe is not in the task manager.

If I close and reopen PowerToys, then color picker works again.

Enrico Giordani · Answer 13 · Wed Mar 10 2021 20:49:40 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

@tomtastico
we currently have #8831 open to track this problem, feel free to comment there.

Tomás · Answer 14 · Wed Mar 10 2021 20:54:12 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

@enricogior I'm not sure it's exactly the same, as it does work when restarting PowerToys, even as admin. It's only when auto starting with Windows that it doesn't work. So I'm not sure it's related to the hotkey capturing, but rather the instantiation of ColorPickerUI.exe with Windows launch?

Enrico Giordani · Answer 15 · Wed Mar 10 2021 20:57:14 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

@tomtastico
OK, do you mind opening a new issue for your scenario? Thanks.