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Microsoft PowerToys version
0.85.1
Installation method
PowerToys auto-update
Running as admin
Yes
Area(s) with issue?
Workspaces
Steps to reproduce
I log in daily to some MMOs to perform quick tasks. I open all of their launchers along with a txt file with pws for a couple and then log into each in turn. The games are The Elder Scrolls Online, Guild Wars 2, Lord of the Rings Online and Star Wars The Old Republic. 3 of the 4 are on Steam (only GW2 is not). I was hoping to make this a one-click process with Workspaces.
When I try to create a workspace with these - either by opening them first or during the Create Workspace process, none of them are recognized as open programs. Workspaces only sees notepad with the txt file. Keep in mind that these are just the launchers, not the games themselves (even I am not dumb enough to try to run 4 games at once). But still, they are running exes with icons in the dock.
Hoping there is an explanation or perhaps a fix in the works. I did not find anything after searching in Github, although I could easily have missed it.
✔️ Expected Behavior
I was expecting them to appear in Workspaces as running programs. Alas, they did not.
❌ Actual Behavior
Nothing happened and therein lies the problem. The Chrome instance on the left, in which I am writing this bug report, is on a second screen. You see notepad on the main screen but none of the launchers as shown in the provided image.
Other Software
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