Awake doesn't start with PowerToys/has to be disabled and enabled again to show/start/function

[stephanm74]

Microsoft PowerToys version

0.83.0

Installation method

Microsoft Store

Running as admin

Yes

Area(s) with issue?

General, Awake

Steps to reproduce

Task Scheduler successfully starts PowerToys on login, all other tools work from what I can tell. Awake does not show in the taskbar and has to be disabled and reenabled in order to show/function.

✔️ Expected Behavior

No response

❌ Actual Behavior

No response

Other Software

PowerToysReport_2024-08-20-21-15-48.zip

[similar-issues-ai]

We've found some similar issues:

• Awake closes unexpectedly #28880 , similarity score: 83%
• PowerToys/Awake makes stuff weird on startup and possibly softlocks on restart. #12766 , 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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[JackTalisker]

Duplicate of #34148

[localden]

Indeed, this is a duplicate that is getting fixed in the next version of Awake.

[davidegiacometti]

/dup #34148

[microsoft-github-policy-service]

Hi! We've identified this issue as a duplicate of another one that already exists on this Issue Tracker. This specific instance is being closed in favor of tracking the concern over on the referenced thread. Thanks for your report!

[poeggi]

Still open as of 0.86

[poeggi]

Workaround for me:

In the Windows Task Scheduler, change the PowerToys autostart Task delay from 3s to 30seconds:

Unfortunately this manual change does not seem to persist. After a reboot (where everything worked as expected), the time is reset to 3s if checking the task.

So a permanent workaround for now is:

• create you own Task in the Windows Task Scheduler, starting PowerToys.exe 30 seconds after login
• disable the PowerToys own autostart (so only the manually created task remains and is run):
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