Windows 10: Windows 10 retro PowerToys to get a modern UI and new features

The developers of the open-source Microsoft’s PowerToys tool for Windows 10 are planning to release a new update with new utilities and improved user interface. This update is still in the early stage of development and Microsoft could be planning to release it later this year.

PowerToys for Windows 10 was first launched in 2019 and it is based on the same approach as Windows 95-era power-user tool. Towards the end of 2020, Microsoft updated the open-source tool with some new features and UI improvements designed specifically for Windows 10.

Microsoft is now working on another big update, which could offer some much-needed improvements to the user interface.



On Github, Microsoft has posted a new concept that shows off PowerToys with improved first-run experience. Currently, PowerToys launches silently in the background and it makes users wonder if anything actually happened.

To address this problem, Microsoft is working with independent developers to create a new user interface that would display the major modules (features of the app) when PowerToys is launched from the system tray.

A new way to access PowerToys utilities


PowerToys lives in the system tray of Windows 10, but the system tray support is currently limited and it only allows you to open settings or end the app process.



According to the roadmap, PowerToys could soon get a new flyout menu in the system tray that will allow users to quickly launch the following modules:

• Settings.
• PowerToys Run (faster Windows Search experience).
• PowerToys Colour Picker.
• Video conference buttons.

Upcoming features for power users


Using PowerToys, Microsoft is also planning to add support for missing features on Windows 10, such as ‘paste as plain text’ mode and a quick way to end the background process of any app.

The tech giant is working on other features too. According to the roadmap, there are plans to enable support for a new way to render smooth fonts on Windows 10.

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Microsoft PowerToys 0.13 now available for Windows 10

How to install

For new and existing users, head to Releases . microsoft/PowerToys . GitHub and download the PowerToysSetup.msi installer.

How to Download and Install Microsoft PowerToys in Windows 10




What’s new inside 0.13

PowerRename:

• Fixed crashing bug
• Fixed duplicate entries for PowerRename in context menu for shortcuts
• PowerReanme dialog is no longer appearing in top corner all the time
• Ensure we show the file extension in the UI even if extensions are hidden in Windows Explorer

Shortcut Guide:

• Fixed conflicting key with Xbox controller
• Hide Shortcut Guide when a screenshot is taken

 

New Microsoft PowerToys version 0.14.0 released for Windows 10

UPDATE 12/5: New Microsoft PowerToys version 0.14.1 released for Windows 10


How to install

For new and existing users, head to Releases . microsoft/PowerToys . GitHub and download the PowerToysSetup.msi installer.

How to Download and Install Microsoft PowerToys in Windows 10




What’s new inside 0.14.0

FancyZones

Changes:

• Removed legacy editor (along with the settings option to choose between the legacy editor and the new editor).
• Added a settings to disable FanzyZones for user defined list of applications.
• The editor now opens highlighting the current active layout.
• Show the correct keyboard key for the editor shortcut (with some limitations due to the WebView control).

Bug fixes:

• Fixed the FancyZones bug that was stealing the number keys (mostly happening when dragging Chrome tabs).
• Fixed a DPI scaling bug in the FancyZones editor that was causing the zones to be placed in the wrong position on the screen.
• Fixed bug preventing several apps from working with FancyZones (there are still some cases, like remote apps, that may not work).

PowerRename

Changes:

• The dialog can be resized (still need to finished the work to handle DPI changes when moving the dialog between screen with different scaling %).
• Added settings to restore search and replace flags value from previous run.
• Added settings to enable autocomplete and auto-suggest.

Bug fixes:

• Improved RegEx replace result.
• Fix bug preventing sub-folder items to be renamed if parent folder is also renamed.

Other bug fixes

• fixed a bug in the runner that was causing the tray icon to not appear.
• minor UI tweaks to the Settings appearance (icons position and margins, module's description text and documentation links position and margins).
• fixed a crash in the SortcutGuide.

NOTE: When upgrading from a previous version, the installer will close all the Windows Explorer windows in order to update the PowerRename shell extension.

 

New Microsoft PowerToys version 0.16.0 released for Windows 10

Source:

• Releases . microsoft/PowerToys . GitHub
• GitHub - microsoft/PowerToys: Windows system utilities to maximize productivity

How to Download and Install Microsoft PowerToys in Windows 10