[BUG]: Komorebi disables Accessibility setting when launched (every boot) #648

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opened 2026-01-05 14:52:11 +01:00 by adam · 2 comments
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Originally created by @itsleemcguire on GitHub (Jul 15, 2025).

Summary

I have enabled the windows setting Accessibility -mouse- activate on hover and komorebi seems to be disabling it after a boot.
I have disabled komorebi on boot, Windows boots and keeps the Activate on Hover setting enabled.
With komorebi auto-launching on boot, Or when i then run komorebi from Terminal the accessibility setting gets turned off and interestingly the "amount of time mouse needs to be over a window to activate it" slider gets reset, which it doesnt do when you disable and reenable the "activate on hover" setting manually. It seems theres a big bug resetting some of windows accessibility settings somehow

Version Information

OS Name: Microsoft Windows 11 Pro
OS Version: 10.0.26100 N/A Build 26100
komorebic 0.1.37
tag:v0.1.37
commit_hash:00384ce3
build_time:2025-05-17 19:16:53 +00:00
build_env:rustc 1.87.0 (17067e9ac 2025-05-09),stable-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc

Komorebi Configuration

{
"$schema": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/LGUG2Z/komorebi/v0.1.37/schema.json",
"app_specific_configuration_path": "$Env:USERPROFILE/applications.json",
"window_hiding_behaviour": "Cloak",
"cross_monitor_move_behaviour": "Insert",
"default_workspace_padding": 5,
"default_container_padding": 5,
"border": true,
"border_width": 8,
"mouse_follows_focus": false,
"border_offset": -1,
"border_colours": {
"single": "#FC6A03",
"stack": "#00a542",
"monocle": "#ff3399",
"unfocused": "#808080"
},
"monitors": [
{
"workspaces": [
{
"name": "I",
"layout": "BSP"
},
{
"name": "II",
"layout": "VerticalStack"
},
{
"name": "III",
"layout": "HorizontalStack"
},
{
"name": "IV",
"layout": "UltrawideVerticalStack"
},
{
"name": "V",
"layout": "Rows"
},
{
"name": "VI",
"layout": "Grid"
},
{
"name": "VII",
"layout": "RightMainVerticalStack"
}
]
}
]
}

Hotkey Configuration

i dont know what this is so i assume its just the default as i havent touched it

Output of komorebic check

No KOMOREBI_CONFIG_HOME detected, defaulting to C:\Users\itsle

Looking for configuration files in C:\Users\itsle

Found komorebi.json; this file can be passed to the start command with the --config flag

Found C:\Users\itsle.config\whkdrc; key bindings will be loaded from here when whkd is started, and you can start it automatically using the --whkd flag

Originally created by @itsleemcguire on GitHub (Jul 15, 2025). ### Summary I have enabled the windows setting Accessibility -mouse- activate on hover and komorebi seems to be disabling it after a boot. I have disabled komorebi on boot, Windows boots and keeps the Activate on Hover setting enabled. With komorebi auto-launching on boot, Or when i then run komorebi from Terminal the accessibility setting gets turned off and interestingly the "amount of time mouse needs to be over a window to activate it" slider gets reset, which it doesnt do when you disable and reenable the "activate on hover" setting manually. It seems theres a big bug resetting some of windows accessibility settings somehow ### Version Information OS Name: Microsoft Windows 11 Pro OS Version: 10.0.26100 N/A Build 26100 komorebic 0.1.37 tag:v0.1.37 commit_hash:00384ce3 build_time:2025-05-17 19:16:53 +00:00 build_env:rustc 1.87.0 (17067e9ac 2025-05-09),stable-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc ### Komorebi Configuration ```json { "$schema": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/LGUG2Z/komorebi/v0.1.37/schema.json", "app_specific_configuration_path": "$Env:USERPROFILE/applications.json", "window_hiding_behaviour": "Cloak", "cross_monitor_move_behaviour": "Insert", "default_workspace_padding": 5, "default_container_padding": 5, "border": true, "border_width": 8, "mouse_follows_focus": false, "border_offset": -1, "border_colours": { "single": "#FC6A03", "stack": "#00a542", "monocle": "#ff3399", "unfocused": "#808080" }, "monitors": [ { "workspaces": [ { "name": "I", "layout": "BSP" }, { "name": "II", "layout": "VerticalStack" }, { "name": "III", "layout": "HorizontalStack" }, { "name": "IV", "layout": "UltrawideVerticalStack" }, { "name": "V", "layout": "Rows" }, { "name": "VI", "layout": "Grid" }, { "name": "VII", "layout": "RightMainVerticalStack" } ] } ] } ``` ### Hotkey Configuration i dont know what this is so i assume its just the default as i havent touched it ### Output of komorebic check No KOMOREBI_CONFIG_HOME detected, defaulting to C:\Users\itsle Looking for configuration files in C:\Users\itsle Found komorebi.json; this file can be passed to the start command with the --config flag Found C:\Users\itsle\.config\whkdrc; key bindings will be loaded from here when whkd is started, and you can start it automatically using the --whkd flag
adam added the bug label 2026-01-05 14:52:11 +01:00
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@LGUG2Z commented on GitHub (Jul 15, 2025):

You'll have to compile your own version of komorebi which removes this cleanup hook:

https://github.com/LGUG2Z/komorebi/blob/master/komorebi/src/main.rs#L364-L366

@LGUG2Z commented on GitHub (Jul 15, 2025): You'll have to compile your own version of komorebi which removes this cleanup hook: https://github.com/LGUG2Z/komorebi/blob/master/komorebi/src/main.rs#L364-L366
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@LGUG2Z commented on GitHub (Jul 15, 2025):

Someone can add a config option to conditionally disable this if they want an easy PR to contribute

@LGUG2Z commented on GitHub (Jul 15, 2025): Someone can add a config option to conditionally disable this if they want an easy PR to contribute
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Reference: starred/komorebi#648