PowerToys Peek

[kxng0109]

Microsoft PowerToys version

0.86.0

Installation method

Microsoft Store, PowerToys auto-update

Running as admin

No

Area(s) with issue?

Peek

Steps to reproduce

• Open a file using Peek (ctrl + space)
• Minimize the file
• Select another file and open the file using Peek

✔️ Expected Behavior

I expected peek to un-minimize itself and show the file I opened.

❌ Actual Behavior

Instead it seems to stay minimized until I open it from my taskbar. I'm not sure if this is considered a bug, but usually when you open a file in an app, the app will "un-minimize" to show the file you opened using the app. But peek doesnt seem to do so.

Other Software

No response

[similar-issues-ai]

We've found some similar issues:

• Peek doesn't return focus to desktop when closed #26335 , similarity score: 82%

If any of the above are duplicates, please consider closing this issue out and adding additional context in the original issue.

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[davidegiacometti]

Hi, I think it makes sense to restore the minimized window.

This is the current behavior when Peek is in background (not minimized) and Explorer in foreground, press Peek shortcut on another file, Peek is brought in foreground. Minimized should act the same.

[htcfreek]

@asif4318
Your contribution is welcome and thank you for your work on this. Feel free to open a PR. If you have any further questions don't worry to ask them.

[asif4318]

I just took a deeper look at this issue.

If the peek shortcut is applied to another file while an existing peek window is minimized, the minimized window appropriately previews the new file. However, this minimized window is not brought into the foreground. Pressing the peek shortcut again closes the preview window entirely.

My plan to rectify this is to check if an existing Peek.UI window exists and if it does, bring that window into the foreground.

[asif4318]

Took me a minute to understand how the Peek module works due to the lack of documentation. Once I understood it, this was a simple one line addition.

I would like guidance to see if an automated test could be added to test the new behavior.