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+# PowerToys v0.99 Release Notes
+
+## Highlights
+
+- **ZoomIt**: Added panoramic/scrolling screenshot capture, text extraction when snipping, and break timer improvements with screen saver mode and optional computer lock
+- **Image Resizer**: Migrated from WPF to WinUI 3, enabling future AOT compilation for 1.5-3x performance improvements and aligning with Windows 11 design language
+- **Command Palette**: Made the Dock window stay on top of all other windows by default, automatically yielding when a full-screen app is detected
+- **Command Palette**: Improved full-screen detection for the activation shortcut, adding rapid-press breakthrough to bypass suppression and live diagnostics in Settings
+- **Command Palette**: Added plain text viewer and image viewer content types for extensions, enabling safe display of raw text and zoomable images directly in the content pane
+- **Display Management**: Re-enabled the PowerDisplay module with installer integration, a new icon and logo, DPI-related fixes, and UI/UX improvements
+- **Peek**: Added auto-detection of file name encoding when previewing zip files, fixing garbled text for archives created on non-UTF-8 systems
+- **Quick Accent**: Added subscript and superscript Unicode characters to the Special Characters set for keys 0-9, A, E, N, X, Y, Z, and math operators
+- **PowerToys Run**: Fixed a command breakout issue in the Shell plugin by escaping double quotes in user input before passing to shell processes
+- **Settings**: Fixed arrow key icons rendering as box placeholders by switching from glyph codepoints to standard Unicode arrow characters
+
+## Advanced Paste
+
+- Fixed 13 WMC1506 XAML compiler warnings by changing OneWay bindings to OneTime on non-observable properties, eliminating dead subscriptions in [#46726](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/pull/46726)
+
+## Command Palette
+
+- Added plain text viewer and image viewer content types for extensions, enabling safe display of raw text and zoomable images directly in the content pane in [#43964](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/pull/43964). Thanks [@jiripolasek](https://github.com/jiripolasek)!
+- Improved full-screen detection for the activation shortcut, separating D3D fullscreen from heuristic busy state, adding live diagnostics in Settings, and providing an opt-in rapid-press breakthrough to bypass suppression in [#45891](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/pull/45891). Thanks [@jiripolasek](https://github.com/jiripolasek)!
+- Made the Dock window stay on top of all other windows by default, automatically yielding when a full-screen app is detected, with a new setting to disable this behavior in [#46163](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/pull/46163). Thanks [@jiripolasek](https://github.com/jiripolasek)!
+- Introduced a new pin-to-Dock dialog that gives users more control over how commands are pinned in [#46436](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/pull/46436)
+- Enabled FancyZones layout commands to be pinned into the Dock by assigning stable command IDs in [#46198](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/pull/46198)
+- Added a setting to select network speed display units (bits/s, bytes/s, or binary bytes/s) in the Performance Monitor extension in [#46320](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/pull/46320)
+- Fixed the Window Walker Close window command to respect the "Keep open after closing window" setting and automatically refresh the window list in [#45721](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/pull/45721). Thanks [@jiripolasek](https://github.com/jiripolasek)!
+- Fixed an exception when converting calculator results to hex/binary/octal for large numbers by switching to BigInteger-based conversion in [#46176](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/pull/46176). Thanks [@jiripolasek](https://github.com/jiripolasek)!
+- Fixed the Time & Date extension page to compute results on-demand, breaking a possible infinite refresh loop in [#46396](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/pull/46396). Thanks [@jiripolasek](https://github.com/jiripolasek)!
+- Fixed inline code text being invisible on light-theme backgrounds in the Details and Content panels by adding theme-aware styling in [#46739](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/pull/46739)
+- Fixed the Window Walker "Not Responding" tag being illegible in dark mode by removing a hardcoded color in favor of the theme-aware brush in [#46924](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/pull/46924)
+- Fixed the Dock context menu incorrectly following the active item in the Command Bar instead of showing its own menu in [#46420](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/pull/46420). Thanks [@jiripolasek](https://github.com/jiripolasek)!
+- Fixed duplicate "Pin to..." context menu entries appearing on top-level home page commands after hiding and reopening the window in [#46458](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/pull/46458)
+- Fixed binary file corruption (invisible icons) when creating new extensions via the built-in "Create Extension" command in [#46490](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/pull/46490). Thanks [@jiripolasek](https://github.com/jiripolasek)!
+- Fixed screen reader announcing "Enter Alias" instead of "Alias" on the Extension settings page, reducing confusing duplicate announcements in [#45906](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/pull/45906)
+- Added screen reader announcements for shortcut key information on the settings button, improving accessibility for assistive technology users in [#46164](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/pull/46164). Thanks [@jiripolasek](https://github.com/jiripolasek)!
+- Fixed keyboard navigation double Tab stop in the details panel so Tab moves directly to interactive controls in [#46346](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/pull/46346)
+- Prevented PgUp/PgDown keyboard navigation from selecting non-interactive items such as separators or section headers in [#46439](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/pull/46439). Thanks [@jiripolasek](https://github.com/jiripolasek)!
+- Added a guard to prevent a crash when navigating back with an empty navigation stack in [#46493](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/pull/46493). Thanks [@jiripolasek](https://github.com/jiripolasek)!
+- Moved each built-in extension to its own settings file, preventing the shared settings file from being silently overwritten, with transparent migration from the legacy file in [#46685](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/pull/46685)
+- Hardened ListViewModel fetch synchronization to handle overlapping refreshes, cancellation, and re-entrant ItemsChanged scenarios in [#46429](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/pull/46429). Thanks [@jiripolasek](https://github.com/jiripolasek)!
+- Refactored settings and app state to be immutable end-to-end using copy-on-write record patterns, eliminating a class of concurrency bugs during persistence in [#46451](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/pull/46451)
+- Extracted persistence logic from settings and app state models into dedicated service classes, improving separation of concerns and testability in [#46312](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/pull/46312)
+- Added a new logging infrastructure (CmdPalLogger, provider, and extension method) that integrates Microsoft.Extensions.Logging and routes output through ManagedCommon.Logger in [#46768](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/pull/46768)
+- Added Copilot instructions and skills to the extension template so new extensions include AI-assisted development guidance out of the box in [#46683](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/pull/46683)
+- Removed a legacy workaround for FontIconSource.CreateIconElement icons not being visible, as the issue was fixed in Windows App SDK 1.8.4 in [#45790](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/pull/45790). Thanks [@jiripolasek](https://github.com/jiripolasek)!
+- Updated CommunityToolkit.WinUI packages to 8.2.251219 and removed SearchBar debouncer workaround hacks that are no longer needed in [#46027](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/pull/46027)
+- Updated the PowerToys extension solution filter to include missing project dependencies in [#46136](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/pull/46136). Thanks [@jiripolasek](https://github.com/jiripolasek)!
+- Fixed keyboard focus restoration on the Extensions settings page so that Shift+Tab navigation returns to the previously selected extension card in [#45903](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/pull/45903). Thanks [@jiripolasek](https://github.com/jiripolasek)!
+- Reverted focus restoration on the Extensions settings page that was causing clicks to open the wrong extension item in [#46642](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/pull/46642). Thanks [@jiripolasek](https://github.com/jiripolasek)!
+- Fixed Calculator extension unit tests failing under non-English cultures by pinning the C++ evaluator to the classic locale in [#46911](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/pull/46911)
+- Fixed a type rename missed during a merge gap that broke compilation in [#46599](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/pull/46599). Thanks [@jiripolasek](https://github.com/jiripolasek)!
+- Fixed a build-breaking merge inconsistency in DockWindow caused by concurrent changes in [#46639](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/pull/46639). Thanks [@jiripolasek](https://github.com/jiripolasek)!
+- Moved developer documentation to the standard doc/devdocs/modules/cmdpal location, consistent with other modules in [#46926](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/pull/46926)
+
+## Display Management
+
+- Re-enabled the PowerDisplay module in PowerToys with installer integration, a new icon and logo, DPI-related fixes, and UI/UX improvements in [#46489](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/pull/46489)
+
+## Image Resizer
+
+- Migrated Image Resizer from WPF to WinUI 3, enabling future AOT compilation for 1.5-3x performance improvements and aligning with Windows 11 design language in [#45288](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/pull/45288)
+- Fixed missing PNG encoder settings by applying codec-specific encoder properties in the transcode path and passing the PNG interlace option to the WinRT encoder in [#46695](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/pull/46695)
+
+## Peek
+
+- Added auto-detection of file name encoding when previewing zip files, fixing garbled text for archives created on non-UTF-8 systems in [#44799](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/pull/44799). Thanks [@oxygen-dioxide](https://github.com/oxygen-dioxide)!
+
+## PowerToys Run
+
+- Fixed a command breakout issue in the Shell plugin by escaping double quotes in user input before passing to shell processes in [#45554](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/pull/45554). Thanks [@RinZ27](https://github.com/RinZ27)!
+- Removed unused XAML namespace declarations from PowerLauncher XAML files, cleaning up dead references in [#46221](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/pull/46221)
+
+## Quick Accent
+
+- Added subscript and superscript Unicode characters to the Special Characters set for keys 0-9, A, E, N, X, Y, Z, and math operators in [#45540](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/pull/45540). Thanks [@Salehnaz](https://github.com/Salehnaz)!
+- Added the missing Icelandic accented letter i to the VK_I key definition in [#46424](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/pull/46424). Thanks [@squirrelslair](https://github.com/squirrelslair)!
+- Added Shift+N capitalization support for superscript Latin small letter n, mapping to modifier letter capital N in [#46571](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/pull/46571). Thanks [@PesBandi](https://github.com/PesBandi)!
+
+## Settings
+
+- Fixed the Quick Accent character sets list being cropped and not reflowing when the Settings window is resized in [#45986](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/pull/45986). Thanks [@daverayment](https://github.com/daverayment)!
+- Fixed arrow key icons rendering as box placeholders by switching from glyph codepoints to standard Unicode arrow characters in [#46454](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/pull/46454)
+- Updated the shortcut conflict checkbox label from "Ignore shortcut" to "Ignore conflict" for clarity in [#46318](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/pull/46318)
+
+## Text Extractor
+
+- Refactored PadImage to use an out parameter and improved bitmap disposal to prevent memory leaks in the OCR capture pipeline in [#44906](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/pull/44906). Thanks [@adelobosko](https://github.com/adelobosko)!
+
+## ZoomIt
+
+- Added panoramic/scrolling screenshot capture, text extraction when snipping, and break timer improvements with screen saver mode and optional computer lock in [#46506](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/pull/46506). Thanks [@foxmsft](https://github.com/foxmsft), [@MarioHewardt](https://github.com/MarioHewardt), and [@markrussinovich](https://github.com/markrussinovich)!
+- Fixed ZoomIt x86 build compatibility by emulating the _mm_cvtsi128_si64 intrinsic with _mm_storel_epi64 for 32-bit targets in [#46529](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/pull/46529). Thanks [@foxmsft](https://github.com/foxmsft)!
+
+## Development
+
+### Build
+
+- Updated the Windows Implementation Library (WIL) to version 1.0.250325.1, now managed centrally via Directory.Packages.props in [#43503](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/pull/43503)
+- Upgraded the check-spelling CI action to v0.0.26, fixing spell-check failures on fork PRs and updating exclusion patterns in [#46851](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/pull/46851). Thanks [@jsoref](https://github.com/jsoref)!
+- Added contributor names from a recent PR to the spellchecker allow-list to prevent CI spelling errors in [#46765](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/pull/46765). Thanks [@jiripolasek](https://github.com/jiripolasek)!
+- Reverted the pinning of the check-spelling action to v0.0.26 after determining it was unrelated to the pipeline issue in [#46749](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/pull/46749)
+- Pinned the check-spelling GitHub Action to v0.0.26 to attempt to fix CI pipeline blocking PRs from forked repositories in [#46746](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/pull/46746)
+- Fixed the build.ps1 script so the -RestoreOnly switch works correctly and added support for .slnf solution filter files in [#46012](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/pull/46012). Thanks [@raycheung](https://github.com/raycheung)!
+
+### Code Quality
+
+- Resolved StyleCop SA1614 warnings by adding meaningful text to previously empty XML parameter documentation tags in [#46706](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/pull/46706)
+- Resolved StyleCop SA1623 warnings by updating 29 property XML doc summaries to use required prefixes across multiple modules in [#46717](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/pull/46717)
+- Resolved StyleCop SA1616 warnings by adding meaningful descriptions to 6 previously empty return-value XML doc tags in [#46718](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/pull/46718)
+- Resolved StyleCop SA1622 warning by adding a meaningful description to an empty generic type parameter XML doc tag in [#46707](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/pull/46707)
+
+### Telemetry
+
+- Documented three missing telemetry events in DATA_AND_PRIVACY.md covering module editor launches, dock configuration, and editor open methods in [#46371](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/pull/46371)
+
+### Tests
+
+- Fixed MSTEST0017 analyzer warnings by correcting the argument order in 22 Assert calls across 8 test files to follow MSTest conventions in [#46712](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/pull/46712)
+- Added comprehensive unit tests for Hosts ValidationHelper (IPv4, IPv6, hostname validation) and ColorPicker format conversions (CMYK, HSB, HSI, HWB, CIE XYZ, CIE LAB, Oklab, Oklch, and more) in [#46679](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/pull/46679)
+
+### Documentation
+
+- Cleaned up root-folder Markdown files by consolidating bullet styles, fixing spelling and grammar, converting HTML to Markdown, and applying sentence-case headers in [#46582](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/pull/46582). Thanks [@Jay-o-Way](https://github.com/Jay-o-Way)!
+- Added comprehensive DSC (Desired State Configuration) documentation with per-module reference pages, settings examples, and an overview guide covering 25+ PowerToys modules in [#42554](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/pull/42554). Thanks [@Gijsreyn](https://github.com/Gijsreyn)!
+
+### GitHub Actions
+
+- Bumped the azure/cli GitHub Action from v2 to v3 in the MS Store submissions workflow in [#46562](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/pull/46562)
+- Bumped the azure/login GitHub Action from v2 to v3 in the MS Store submissions workflow in [#46323](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/pull/46323)