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## Summary Clicking the clock dock band in the CmdPal Dock now opens the Windows notification center (Action Center). A separate bell-icon-only dock band is also exposed for users who prefer a dedicated notification center shortcut. Closes #46327 ## Detail - **Clock band left-click**: replaced the previous `NoOpCommand` on `NowDockBand` with `OpenUrlCommand("ms-actioncenter:")`, dismissing the Dock on invoke. The `ms-actioncenter:` URI is the correct shell mechanism - `SendInput` Win+N was tested but dropped because it requires foreground focus, which the Dock holds at click time. - **Notification center band**: new `NotificationCenterDockBand` (`ListItem`) in `TimeDateCommandsProvider.cs`, with a bell icon (`\uEA8F`, Segoe Fluent Icons) and the same `ms-actioncenter:` command. Exposed as a second `WrappedDockItem` from `GetDockBands()` under the id `com.microsoft.cmdpal.timedate.notificationCenterBand`. Users can pin it from the Dock's edit mode. - **New resource strings**: `timedate_show_notification_center_command_name` and `timedate_notification_center_band_title` added to `Resources.resx` / `Resources.Designer.cs`. - **VS 2026 C++ build fixes** (pre-existing failures on `HEAD`): added `_SILENCE_EXPERIMENTAL_COROUTINE_DEPRECATION_WARNINGS` to `CalculatorEngineCommon.vcxproj`. ## Screenshots <img width="339" height="991" alt="image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/e0ef8c9a-ec1f-40fa-9620-1e83e6aeeb8d" /> ## How tested - Built `Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.csproj` (Debug x64) - 0 errors. - Launched dev `Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.exe`, clicked the clock band - notification center opened correctly. - Right-click context menu on the clock band still shows "Copy time" and "Copy date" unchanged. - Pinned the notification center band via edit mode - bell icon renders icon-only, click opens notification center.
Microsoft PowerToys
Microsoft PowerToys is a collection of utilities that help you customize Windows and streamline everyday tasks.
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🔨 Utilities
PowerToys includes over 30 utilities to help you customize and optimize your Windows experience:
Advanced Paste
Always on Top
Awake
Color Picker
Command Not Found
Command Palette
Crop And Lock
Environment Variables
FancyZones
File Explorer Add-ons
File Locksmith
Grab And Move
Hosts File Editor
Image Resizer
Keyboard Manager
Light Switch
Mouse Utilities
Mouse Without Borders
New+
Peek
PowerDisplay
PowerRename
PowerToys Run
Quick Accent
Registry Preview
Screen Ruler
Shortcut Guide
Text Extractor
Workspaces
ZoomIt📦 Installation
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But to get started quickly, choose one of the installation methods below:
Download the .exe file from GitHub
Go to the PowerToys GitHub releases, scroll down and select Assets to reveal the installation files, and choose the one that matches your architecture and install scope. For most devices, that would be x64 per-user.
Microsoft Store
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WinGet
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winget install Microsoft.PowerToys -s winget
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winget install --scope machine Microsoft.PowerToys -s winget
Other methods
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✨ What's new?
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🛣️ Roadmap
We are planning some nice new features and improvements for the next releases – a brand-new Shortcut Guide experience, ensuring it's easier to find and install Command Palette extensions and so much more! Stay tuned for v0.100!
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