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Remote Desktop App Windows Are Not Recognized by FancyZones

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Environment

Windows build number: FancyZones is Running - [Version 10.0.18362.295] RemoteApp connection running [Version 6.3.9600] 
PowerToys version: 0.11.0
PowerToy module for which you are reporting the bug (if applicable): FancyZones

Steps to reproduce

Press Shift key while dragging a RemoteApp window.

Expected behavior

Pressing Shift key allows all windows to be resized and placed in zones via FanceyZones.

Actual behavior

Pressing Shift key does not initiate FanceyZones zones.

Screenshots

Actual behavior

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Expected behavior

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Issue Analytics

  • State:closed
  • Created 4 years ago
  • Comments:16 (8 by maintainers)

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taspeotiscommented, Sep 28, 2020

For what it’s worth I installed PowerToys on the remote machine and configured it to match my local machine. It “works” in the sense that when it’s a remote window the remote PowerToys manages it.

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bpmckimcommented, Oct 21, 2019

I re-built with newest code and tested again this did not fix the issue. Thanks.

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