49 lines
1.7 KiB
Python
49 lines
1.7 KiB
Python
"""Restart PowerToys so it reloads its Keyboard Manager configuration."""
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import os
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import subprocess
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import time
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def powertoys_restart() -> None:
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"""Kill PowerToys processes and relaunch the application.
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Kills PowerToys.exe and PowerToys.KeyboardManagerEngine.exe using taskkill.exe,
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waits 1 second for them to shut down cleanly, then relaunches PowerToys.exe via
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cmd.exe /c start. Works from WSL (invokes taskkill.exe and cmd.exe from the
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Windows system32 path).
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The PowerToys executable is resolved using the $USER env var to build the
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standard AppData path. To override the exe path, set $POWERTOYS_EXE.
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Raises:
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RuntimeError: If taskkill.exe or cmd.exe cannot be found/invoked.
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FileNotFoundError: If the PowerToys.exe path cannot be resolved.
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"""
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user = os.environ.get("USER") or os.environ.get("USERNAME", "")
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powertoys_exe = os.environ.get(
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"POWERTOYS_EXE",
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f"/mnt/c/Users/{user}/AppData/Local/PowerToys/PowerToys.exe",
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)
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# Kill running instances (ignore errors if not running)
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for process_name in ("PowerToys.exe", "PowerToys.KeyboardManagerEngine.exe"):
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subprocess.run(
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["taskkill.exe", "/IM", process_name, "/F"],
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capture_output=True,
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)
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time.sleep(1)
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# Relaunch via cmd.exe /c start to detach from the current process
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# Convert WSL path to Windows path for cmd.exe
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win_exe = powertoys_exe
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if powertoys_exe.startswith("/mnt/c/"):
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win_exe = "C:\\" + powertoys_exe[len("/mnt/c/"):].replace("/", "\\")
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subprocess.Popen(
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["cmd.exe", "/c", "start", "", win_exe],
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stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL,
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stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL,
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)
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