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Always On Top needs a restart after settings changed #49599

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Microsoft PowerToys version

0.100.2

Installation method

PowerToys auto-update

Area(s) with issue?

Always on Top

Steps to reproduce

  1. Enable Always On Top in PowerToys settings
  2. Change certain settings for this applet, e.g. playing sound on activation, adding 'stay on top' in the system menu, etc.
  3. You don't see the changed settings taking effect. It's running as if nothing was changed.
  4. Disable and re-enable Always On Top. Now it's behaving as you ask it to.

✔️ Expected Behavior

The new settings should apply immediately after changing them.

❌ Actual Behavior

The settings only applied after a restart of Always On Top.

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Windows 11 Home Chinese, version 25H2, internal OS version 26200.8875
PowerToys User Installation, running as regular user

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