quick accent not showing overlay to choose characters

[Ria55-T]

Microsoft PowerToys version

0.87.1

Installation method

PowerToys auto-update

Running as admin

Yes

Area(s) with issue?

Quick Accent

Steps to reproduce

I am pressing a letter, i.e. A, and while holding down the A key I press the space bar (my chosen activation key).

✔️ Expected Behavior

I continue to hold and expect an overlay to pop up so I can choose the accented character by pressing the space key repeatably.

❌ Actual Behavior

Nothing Happens.

Other Software

No response

[similar-issues-ai]

We've found some similar issues:

• Quick Accent isn't working #31819 , similarity score: 89%
• Quick Accent doesn't work #26289 , similarity score: 87%
• Quick Accent doesn't work anymore #30396 , similarity score: 85%
• [QuickAccent] Not displaying pop-up menu with the capitalized A letter #27182 , similarity score: 85%
• With Quick Accent, isn't there supposed to be a pop up? #29139 , similarity score: 85%
• Quick accent keeps writing letters while I'm chosing the accent #20806 , similarity score: 85%
• Quick Accent upper case letters #31234 , similarity score: 84%
• Quick Accent Overlay missing #23680 , similarity score: 83%
• Quick accent still not working #21046 , similarity score: 83%
• Quick Accent does not work when shift key is held down and using left/right arrow keys to activate. It does work when space is used to activate (if that option is enabled). #32821 , similarity score: 83%
• Power accent simply doesn't work #20433 , similarity score: 82%
• Quick accent not working properly #20607 , 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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[Ria55-T]

I looked at all of these posts. Nothing helped.
I just uninstalled PowerToys and reinstalled it.
Still having the same issue 👎😒

[cinnamon-msft]

/reportbug

[Ria55-T]

Thank you for trying to help.

PowerToysReport_2025-01-11-16-03-20.zip