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Keyboard Manager editor fails to open with "Required components of the Windows App Runtime are missing" on Windows 11 25H2 (26200.8655) #48711

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Description

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Microsoft PowerToys version

0.100.0

Installation method

WinGet, GitHub

Area(s) with issue?

Keyboard Manager

Steps to reproduce

  1. Install PowerToys 0.100.0.
  2. Open Keyboard Manager.
  3. Click Remap a key or Remap a shortcut.
  4. The error dialog appears and the editor does not open.

✔️ Expected Behavior

The Keyboard Manager editor should open normally.

❌ Actual Behavior

A dialog appears with the following message:

Required components of the Windows App Runtime are missing.
Windows App Runtime Version 2.x (MSIX package version >= 2.0.1.0)

The Keyboard Manager editor never opens.

Existing keyboard remappings continue to work correctly. Only the editor cannot be opened.

Screenshot of the error dialog:
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Environment

  • Windows 11 25H2
  • OS Build 26200.8655
  • x64
  • PowerToys 0.100.0

Troubleshooting performed

I tried the following, but the issue persists:

  • Reinstalled PowerToys using WinGet.
  • Completely uninstalled PowerToys and confirmed that Get-AppxPackage *PowerToys* returned no results before reinstalling.
  • Installed PowerToys again using the GitHub machine-wide installer.
  • Confirmed that Microsoft Windows App Runtime packages (including 1.8) are installed.
  • Confirmed that Microsoft App Installer is installed.

Additional context

This is my first time submitting a bug report on GitHub, so I apologize if I made any mistakes or did not follow the usual conventions.

Also, English is not my native language. I wrote this report with the help of AI translation, so there may be some awkward wording or mistakes. If anything is unclear, please let me know and I'll be happy to provide more information.

I searched the existing issues but could not find one describing the same behavior. If this is a duplicate, please let me know and I will gladly close this report.

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