Powertoys: [KBM] - "Remap a key" causes crash

[uknowsam]

ℹ Computer information

• PowerToys version: v.021.1 and higher
• PowerToy Utility: Keyboard manager
• Running PowerToys as Admin: yes
• Windows build number: 2004 (19041.508)

📝 Provide detailed reproduction steps (if any)

1. Open powertoys
2. Go to remapping and add three remaps
3. Click accept and reclick remap

✔️ Expected result

Remapping keys

❌ Actual result

Powertoys Crashes

[crutkas]

@arjunbalgovind fyi

[crutkas]

@uknowsam can you show us what you're trying to remap to? What keyboard language are you using

[ryanbodrug-microsoft]

@arjunbalgovind Possibly fixed here? https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/issues/6483

[arjunbalgovind]

@arjunbalgovind Possibly fixed here? #6483

It doesn't sound like it's that area of the code, since the user mentioned that they were able to save the settings and it crashes on re-opening the KBM window.

[arjunbalgovind]

@uknowsam can you share the Keyboard Manager configuration? It can be found at C:\Users\<UserName>\AppData\Local\Microsoft\PowerToys\Keyboard Manager\default.json.

[uknowsam]

@arjunbalgovind Possibly fixed here? #6483

It doesn't sound like it's that area of the code, since the user mentioned that they were able to save the settings and it crashes on re-opening the KBM window.

Yes that is right im not trying to edit an keymap but trying to go to screen where i can edit. So it happens when clicking on "Remap a key"

[uknowsam]

@uknowsam can you share the Keyboard Manager configuration? It can be found at C:\Users\<UserName>\AppData\Local\Microsoft\PowerToys\Keyboard Manager\default.json.

{"remapKeys":{"inProcess":[{"originalKeys":"160","newRemapKeys":"160;219"},{"originalKeys":"192","newRemapKeys":"162;160;9"},{"originalKeys":"20","newRemapKeys":"160;221"}]},"remapShortcuts":{"global":[],"appSpecific":[]}}

[uknowsam]

@uknowsam can you show us what you're trying to remap to? What keyboard language are you using

Im not sure im trying to check but I can see dutch and United States

[arjunbalgovind]

Are you able to open Remap a key now or does it keep crashing?

[uknowsam]

Are you able to open Remap a key now or does it keep crashing?

The first three keys it worked. Now instant crash every time. Also did an restart and also uninstall and reinstall but didnt work

[arjunbalgovind]

Thanks for the feedback @uknowsam, I can reproduce the crash with the settings you provided. I have to look into how it got into this invalid settings state.

[arjunbalgovind]

@uknowsam The crash seems to be happening because of the Shift(left) -> Shift(Left) + [ remap. For now I recommend deleting the default.json file I had asked for earlier to prevent the crash, and once it's working don't add the Shift(left) -> Shift(left) + [ remap, or you can add Shift(left) -> Shift + [ instead. [note for the Shift on the target side it's not the left version. It should be either just Shift or Shift(right) to avoid the crash]

[uknowsam]

@uknowsam The crash seems to be happening because of the Shift(left) -> Shift(Left) + [ remap. For now I recommend deleting the default.json file I had asked for earlier to prevent the crash, and once it's working don't add the Shift(left) -> Shift(left) + [ remap, or you can add Shift(left) -> Shift + [ instead. [note for the Shift on the target side it's not the left version. It should be either just Shift or Shift(right) to avoid the crash]

Thanks for the reply.

Deleting defualt.json is not working but making it empty worked.

Actually I pressed CTRL + [ instead of ALT + [

So the alt version is working fine!

Thanks for helping me, and i hope it will get fix for other people who need something with shift

[crutkas]

Fixed in 0.23 of PowerToys. https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases/