Release check list

Install tests

• install on a clean machine (a clean machine doesn't have the SuperFancyZones regkey and the %localappdata%\Microsoft\PowerToys folder
• run all functional tests on the clean machine
• uninstall PT
• install a previous version on a clean machine
  • create a few FZ custom layouts:
    • one from scratch with no zones
    • one from scratch with several zones
    • one from columns template adding a splitter to a column
    • one from grid template using 4 zones and splitting one zone
    • one from priority grid splitting it several times
    • use unicode chars in some of the layout names when testing 0.14.x, don't use unicode when testing 0.15.x
    • apply layouts to all monitors (when migrating from 0.15.x and later, the per-monitor setting should still work)
  • use PowerRename with history ON
  • install the new PT version and verify the version number in the General Settings
  • using the new version create a layout with extended chars in the name, update to a newer version and make sure FZ works and the editor shows the correct name
  • verify the FZ custom layout is still active
  • use PowerRename and verify history is consistent
  • run all functional tests
  • uninstall PT

Functional tests

Regressions:

• https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/issues/1414#issuecomment-593529038
• https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/issues/1524

General Settings

Admin mode:

• restart as admin and verify FZ can snap an elevated window
• restart PT and verify it now runs as user
• restart as admin and set "Always run as admin"
• restart PT and verify it still runs as admin
• if it's not on, turn on "Run at startup"
• reboot the machine and verify PT runs as admin (it should not prompt the UAC dialog)
• turn Always run as admin" off
• reboot the machine and verify it now runs as user

Modules on/off:

• turn off all the modules, save the settings and verify all module are off
• restart PT and verify that all module are still off in the settings page and they are actually inactive
• turn on all the module, save the settings and verify all module are now working
• restart PT and verify that all module are still off in the settings page and they are actually working

Elevated app notification:

• run PT as a user
• open an elevated app (i.e. Task Manager)
• shift-drag the elevated app window
• verify that a notification appears
• restart PT as admin
• shift-drag the elevated app window
• verify the notification doesn't appear