Fanzy Zones resizes Windows Calculator to maximised when it's added to the excluded apps list

[damianawright]

Microsoft PowerToys version

0.76.1

Installation method

GitHub

Running as admin

Yes

Area(s) with issue?

FancyZones

Steps to reproduce

It took me a long time to work out Fancy Zones was causing this bug. Whenever I open Windows Calculator it opens fully maximised inside one of my fancy zone layouts, way too big. I resize the app but it always opens like this, really annoying. Years ago I added calculatorapp.exe (Formally calc.exe) to the Fancy Zones excluded apps section because it was annoying that it wanted to snap my little calculator into a fullsize fancy zone. But by adding it to the excluded list it creates this bug where it makes it fill the size of the entire screen whenever I open it. Once I have deleted it from excluded apps this behavior stopped and calc opens in a normal size.

✔️ Expected Behavior

Calc should open in the same size it was last closed in but not snap when excluded.

❌ Actual Behavior

It opens in the full size of a fancy zone on my 49" screen. It does stop the snapping behavior though.
PowerToysReport_2024-03-27-21-22-09.zip

Other Software

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[davidegiacometti]

calc.exe should be an alias and the process name is CalculatorApp.exe.
Working after replacing calc.exe with CalculatorApp.exe.

/needinfo

[damianawright]

You can't read can you? I excluded calculatorapp.exe. Calç Is just an alias. This isn't to do with fancy zones or snapping that works fine as does the exclusion. It's a bug about resizing the app.

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On Thu, 28 Mar 2024, 12:02 am Davide Giacometti, ***@***.***> wrote: calc.exe should be an alias and the process name is CalculatorApp.exe. Working after replacing calc.exe with CalculatorApp.exe. /needinfo — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#32093 (comment)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AH6NBGAEI7TAMU3DQ3566A3Y2K7OTAVCNFSM6AAAAABFKV53QKVHI2DSMVQWIX3LMV43OSLTON2WKQ3PNVWWK3TUHMZDAMRSHA2TCMBZHE> . You are receiving this because you authored the thread.Message ID: ***@***.***>

[davidegiacometti]

Oh, my bad! I have confused the issue with #29772

[bonez56]

I have this same bug too, it's been irritating me for months but it looks like removing calculatorapp.exe from the exclusions list seems to fix it. I wish it worked as intended.

[rhamej]

This bug is still alive and kicking.

[damianawright]

Why won't anyone fix it!

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On Tue, 24 Dec 2024 at 07:54, rhamej ***@***.***> wrote: This bug is still alive and kicking. — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#32093 (comment)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AH6NBGBPYDOT4YLMS3X734L2HCBBBAVCNFSM6AAAAABUDWZ4U6VHI2DSMVQWIX3LMV43OSLTON2WKQ3PNVWWK3TUHMZDKNRQGM2TGNRWGA> . You are receiving this because you authored the thread.Message ID: ***@***.***>

[gokhangencer]

after reading comments,
I tried only typing "calc" in exclueded apps list, it worked for me.

[damianawright]

It works to exclude but it still resizes the application

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On Sun, 5 Jan 2025, 3:47 am gokhangencer, ***@***.***> wrote: after reading comments, I tried only typing "calc" in exclueded apps list, it worked for me. — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#32093 (comment)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AH6NBGHDR7LBANH6XBVVEID2JANDFAVCNFSM6AAAAABUDWZ4U6VHI2DSMVQWIX3LMV43OSLTON2WKQ3PNVWWK3TUHMZDKNZRGM3DMNZQGE> . You are receiving this because you authored the thread.Message ID: ***@***.***>