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Prevent first-keystroke UI stalls by suppressing WM_GETOBJECT on the launcher window#4596
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[WIP] Fix Flowlauncher freezing after typing first character
Prevent first-keystroke UI stalls by suppressing WM_GETOBJECT on the launcher window
Jul 30, 2026
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Typing the first character could freeze Flow Launcher for ~15 seconds on affected systems. The stall was traced to the main WPF window servicing
WM_GETOBJECTand entering the UI Automation provider path on the UI thread.Main window message handling
WM_GETOBJECTinMainWindow's existingHwndSourcehook.Behavioral boundary
WM_GETOBJECTis suppressed.WndProcswitch unchanged.Regression coverage
WM_GETOBJECTand does not suppress unrelated messages.