Microsoft brings a ton of improvements and fixes to PowerToys with the latest update
PowerToy’s latest update enhances its experience.
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What you need to know
Microsoft has justreleased a new update for PowerToys, bumping it to version 0.71.0. The update is available for download for Windows 11 and Windows 10 users. And unlike theprevious release, this update doesn’t ship any new features.
As you’d expect, the release ships with a ton of fixes as well as improvements.PowerToysnow supports previewing archive files with Peek. The update also features a redesigned Settings app title bar and styling that aligns with Microsoft’s Windows 11 standards, thus creating a consistent and sleek appearance across multiple platforms.
Here’s the full changelog as listed on thePowerToys GitHub page:
POWERTOYS 0.71: HIGHLIGHTS
POWERTOYS 0.71: GENERAL
POWERTOYS 0.71: COLORPICKER
POWERTOYS 0.71: FANCYZONES
POWERTOYS 0.71: FILE LOCKSMITH
POWERTOYS 0.71: FILE EXPLORER ADD-ONS
POWERTOYS 0.71: HOSTS
POWERTOYS 0.71: IMAGERESIZER
POWERTOYS 0.71: INSTALLER
POWERTOYS 0.71: MOUSE WITHOUT BORDERS
POWERTOYS 0.71: PEEK
POWERTOYS 0.71: POWERTOYS RUN
POWERTOYS 0.71: QUICK ACCENT
POWERTOYS 0.71: REGISTRY PREVIEW
POWERTOYS 0.71: TEXT EXTRACTOR
POWERTOYS 0.71: SETTINGS
POWERTOYS 0.71: DEVELOPMENT
If PowerToys is already installed in your PC, the update should roll out to you automatically. But if this isn’t the case, you can trigger the update manually by opening the app and clicking onGeneral. Next, click on theCheck for Updatesoption followed by theInstall Nowbutton.
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PowerToys includes a collection of utilities aimed at power users on Windows. It recently integrated Mouse Without Borders, which lets you use a single mouse and keyboard across multiple computers.
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