Documentation is outdated: Learn page still describes long‑press Win‑key activation & press‑duration settings removed in Shortcut Guide V2

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Problem

The Microsoft Learn page for PowerToys Shortcut Guide describes features that no longer exist in the latest Shortcut Guide V2 UI. Specifically, the documentation still references:

• Win‑key long‑press activation
• Press duration (ms) setting
• Activation method = Win key

These options were removed in the redesigned Shortcut Guide V2, which now only supports explicit activation shortcuts (e.g., Win+Shift+/) and no longer exposes long‑press activation.

This mismatch causes confusion because users following the Learn page cannot find the settings described.

Documentation page

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/powertoys/shortcut-guide

What the docs ### claim
The Learn page states that users can:

• “Open the shortcut guide by holding down the Windows key”
• Configure Press duration (default 900ms)
• Choose Activation method = Win key

These features existed in older versions of PowerToys but not in the current release.

Actual behavior in the ### latest version
In the current Shortcut Guide V2 UI:

• There is no Win‑key-only activation option
• There is no press‑duration slider
• There is no activation‑method dropdown
• The only available option is Assign shortcut, which requires a key combination

This is the UI shown in the latest PowerToys build.

Expected behavior

The documentation should reflect the current behavior of Shortcut Guide V2:

• Remove references to Win‑key long‑press activation
• Remove references to press‑duration configuration
• Update screenshots and instructions to match the new UI
• Clarify that long‑press activation was removed in the V2 redesign

Steps to reproduce

1. Install the latest version of PowerToys
2. Open Shortcut Guide settings
3. Observe that only Assign shortcut is available
4. Compare with the Learn page, which still describes long‑press activation and press‑duration settings

Why this matters

Users following the official documentation cannot find the settings described, leading to confusion and incorrect assumptions about missing or broken functionality.