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Microsoft PowerToys v0.81.1 has been released as of 28-May-2024.

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  • #32971 - Fixed Advanced Paste was being triggered by some external software when some hotkeys were not set. Slack's tray icon was the most common example in the issues that were opened.
  • #32947 - Added a GPO rule for Advanced Paste to disable AI online models usage and prevent users from entering the API key.
  • #33006 - Improved descriptions on Advanced Paste Settings and OOBE pages to clarify that usage of AI is opt-in and that it can be used without AI.
  • #32945 - Fixed the Advanced Paste settings page UX, showing that it could enable/disable clipboard history when that feature is not allowed by GPO.
  • #30206 - Fixed PowerToys Run showing the accent color on the title bar when that option is turned on in Windows Settings.

 

 

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Microsoft PowerToys v0.82.0 has been released as of 02-July-2024.

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  • New feature added to PowerRename to allow using sequences of random characters and UUIDs when renaming files. Thanks @jhirvioja!
  • Improvements in the Paste As JSON feature to better handle other CSV delimiters and converting from ini files. Thanks @htcfreek!
  • Fixed UI issues that were reported after upgrading to WPF UI on Color Picker and PowerToys Run.
  • Bug fixes and stability.

Advanced Paste

  • Fixed an issue causing external applications triggering Advanced Paste. (This was a hotfix for 0.81)
  • Added a GPO rule to disallow using online models in Advanced Paste. (This was a hotfix for 0.81)
  • Improved CSV delimiter handling and plain text parsing for the Paste as JSON feature. Thanks @htcfreek!
  • Added support to convert from ini in the Paste as JSON feature. Thanks @htcfreek!
  • Fixed a memory leak caused by images not being properly cleaned out from clipboard history.
  • Added an option to hide the UI when it loses focus. Thanks @davidegiacometti!
  • Improved telemetry to get better data about token usage and if clipboard history is a popular feature. Thanks @craigloewen-msft!

Color Picker

  • Fixed the opaque background corners in the picker that were introduced after the upgrade to WPFUI.

Developer Files Preview (Monaco)

  • Improved the syntax highlight for .gitignore files. Thanks @PesBandi!
  • Checking for the sticky scroll option in code behind was being done twice. Removed one of the checks. Thanks @downarowiczd!

Environment Variables Editor

  • Added clarity to the UI section tooltips. Thanks @anson-poon!

File Explorer add-ons

  • Fixed a crash when the preview handlers received a 64-bit handle from the OS. Thanks @z4pf1sh!
  • Fixed a crash when trying to update window bounds and File Explorer already disposed the preview.

Find My Mouse

  • Added the option to have to use the Windows + Control keys to activate. Thanks @Gentoli!

Hosts File Editor

  • Improved spacing definitions in the UI so that hosts name are not hidden when resizing and icons are well aligned. Thanks @htcfreek!
  • Changed the additional lines dialog to show the horizontal scrollbar instead of wrapping contents. Thanks @htcfreek!
  • Improved the duplication check's logic to improve performance and take into account features that were introduced after it. Thanks @davidegiacometti!

Installer

  • Fixed the remaining install failures when the folders the DSC module is to be installed in isn't accessible by the WiX installer for user scope installations.
  • Fixed an issue causing ARM 64 uninstall process to not correctly finding powershell 7 to run uninstall scripts.

Peek

  • Prevent activating Peek when the user is renaming a file. Thanks @davidegiacometti!
  • Added support to preview special folders like Recycle Bin and My PC instead of throwing an error.
  • Fixed a crash caused by double releasing a COM object from the module interface.

Power Rename

  • Improved apostrophe character handling for the Capitalize and Titlecase renaming flags. Thanks @anthonymonforte!
  • Added a feature to allow using sequences of random characters or UUIDs when renaming files. Thanks @jhirvioja!

PowerToys Run

  • Improved the plugin descriptions for consistency in the UI. Thanks @HydroH!
  • Fixed UI scaling for different dpi scenarios.
  • Fixed crash on a racing condition when updating UWP icon paths in the Program plugin. Thanks @davidegiacometti!
  • Fixed PowerToys Run hanging when trying to close an unresponsive window in the WindowWalker plugin. Thanks @GhostVaibhav!
  • Fixed the example in the UnitConverter description to reduce confusion with the inches abbreviation (now uses "to" instead of "in"). Thanks @acekirkpatrick!
  • Brought the acrylic background back and applied a proper fix to the titlebar accent showing through transparency.
  • Fixed an issue causing the transparency from the UI disappearing after some time.

Quick Accent

  • Added support for the Crimean Tatar character set. Thanks @cor-bee!
  • Added the Numero symbol and double acute accent character. Thanks @PesBandi!
  • Added the International Phonetic Alphabet characters. Thanks @PesBandi!
  • Fixed the character description center positioning. Thanks @PesBandi!
  • Added feminine and masculine ordinal indicator characters to the Portuguese character set. Thanks @octastylos-pseudodipteros!

Screen Ruler

  • Updated the default activation hotkey to Win+Control+Shift+M, in order to not conflict with the Windows shortcut that restores minimized windows (Win+Shift+M). Thanks @nx-frost!

Settings

  • Disabled the UI to enable/disable clipboard history in the Advanced Paste settings page when clipboard history is disabled by GPO in the system. (This was a hotfix for 0.81)
  • Updated Advanced Paste's Settings and OOBE page to clarify that the AI use is optional and opt-in. (This was a hotfix for 0.81)
  • Corrected a spelling fix in Advanced Paste's settings page. Thanks @htcfreek!
  • Added localization support for the "Configure OpenAI Key" button in Advanced Paste's settings page. Thanks @zetaloop!
  • Fixed extra GPO warnings being shown in Advanced Paste's settings page even if the module is disabled. Thanks @htcfreek!
  • Fixed a crash when a PowerToys Run plugin icon path is badly formed.
  • Disabled the experimentation paths in code behind to improve performance, since there's no current experimentation going on.

Documentation

  • Adjusted the readme and release notes to clarify use of AI on Advanced Paste. (This was a hotfix for 0.81)
  • Added the Edge Workspaces plugin to PowerToys Run thirdPartyRunPlugins.md docs. Thanks @quachpas!
  • Removed the deprecated Guid plugin from PowerToys Run thirdPartyRunPlugins.md docs. Thanks @abduljawada!
  • Added the PowerHexInspector plugin to PowerToys Run thirdPartyRunPlugins.md docs. Thanks @NaroZeol!
  • Fixed a broken link in the communication-with-modules.md file. Thanks @PesBandi!
  • Updated COMMUNITY.md with missing and former members.

Development

  • Fixed ci UI tests to point to the correct Visual Studio vstest location after a Visual Studio upgrade. (This was a hotfix for 0.81)
  • Updated System.Drawing.Common to 8.0.6 to fix CI builds after the .NET 8.0.6 upgrade was released.
  • Removed an incorrect file reference to long removed documentation from the solution file. Thanks @Kissaki!
  • Upgraded Windows App SDK to 1.5.3.
  • Removed use of the BinaryFormatter API from Mouse Without Borders, which is expected to be deprecated in .NET 9.
  • The user scope installer is now sent to the Microsoft store instead of the machine scope installer.
  • Refactored Mouse Jump's internal code to allow for a future introduction of customizable appearance features. Thanks @mikeclayton!
  • Removed a noisy error from spell check ci runs.
  • Improved the ci agent pool selection code.
  • Updated Xamlstyler.console to 3.2404.2. Thanks @Jvr2022!
  • Updated UnitsNet to 5.50.0 Thanks @Jvr2022!
  • Replaced LPINPUT with std::vector of INPUT instances in Keyboard Manager internal code. Thanks @masaru-iritani!
  • Improved the Microsoft Store submission ci action to use the proper cli and authentication.

 

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Microsoft PowerToys v0.83.0 has been released as of 30-July-2024.

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General

  • Reordered GPO policies, making it easier to find some policies. Thanks @htcfreek!

Advanced Paste

  • Fixed CSV parser to support double quotes and escape delimiters when pasting as JSON. Thanks @GhostVaibhav!
  • Improved double quote handling in the CSV parser when pasting as JSON. Thanks @htcfreek!

Awake

  • Different modes will now show different icons in the system tray. Thanks @dend, and @niels9001 for the icon design!
  • Removed the dependency on Windows Forms and used native Win32 APIs instead for the tray icon. Thanks @dend and @BrianPeek!
  • Fixed an issue where the UI would become non-responsive after selecting no time for the timed mode. Thanks @dend!
  • Refactored code for easier maintenance. Thanks @dend!
  • The tray icon will now be shown when running Awake standalone to signal mode. Thanks @dend!
  • The tray icon tooltip shows how much time is left on the timer. Thanks @dend!
  • Added DPI awareness to the tray icon context menu. Thanks @dend!

Color Picker

  • Added support to using the mouse wheel to scroll through the color history. Thanks @Fefedu973!

File Explorer add-ons

  • Allow copying from the right-click menu in Monaco and Markdown previewers.

File Locksmith

  • Fixed a crash when there were a big number of entries being shown by moving the opened files of a process to another dialog.

Installer

  • Fixed the path where DSC module files were installed for the user-scope installer. (This was a hotfix for 0.82)

Mouse Without Borders

  • Disabled non supported options in the old Mouse Without Borders UI. Thanks @htcfreek!
  • Added new GPO policies to control the use of some features. Thanks @htcfreek!

Peek

  • Allow copying from the right-click menu in Dev files and Markdown previews.

PowerToys Run

  • Fixed a crash on Windows 11 build 22000. (This was a hotfix for 0.82)
  • Blocked a transparency fix code from running on Windows 10, since it was causing graphical glitches. (This was a hotfix for 0.82)
  • Accept speed abbreviations like kilometers per hour (kmph) in the Unit Converter plugin. Thanks @GhostVaibhav!
  • Added settings to configure behavior of the "First week of year" and "First day of week" calculations in the DateTime plugin. Thanks @htcfreek!
  • Fixed wrong initial position of the PowerToys Run when switching between monitors with different dpi values.
  • Started allowing interchangeable use of / and \ in the registry plugin paths.
  • Added support to automatic sign-in after rebooting with the System plugin. Thanks @htcfreek!
  • Added suggested use example results to the Value Generator plugin. Thanks @azlkiniue!

Quick Accent

Runner

  • Add code to handle release tags with an upper V when trying to detect new updates. Thanks @davidegiacometti!

Settings

  • Fixed the UI spacing in the "update available" card. Thanks @Agnibaan!
  • Fixed the information bars in the Mouse Without Borders settings page to hide when the module is disabled. Thanks @htcfreek!
  • Improved consistency of the icons used in the Mouse Without Borders settings page. Thanks @htcfreek!
  • Improved action keyword information bar padding in the PowerToys Run plugins section. Thanks @htcfreek!
  • Fixed a crash in the dashboard when Keyboard Manager Editor settings file became locked.

Documentation

  • Added the RDP plugin to PowerToys Run thirdPartyRunPlugins.md docs. Thanks @anthony81799!
  • Added the GitHubRepo and ProcessKiller plugins to PowerToys Run thirdPartyRunPlugins.md docs. Thanks @8LWXpg!
  • Fixed a typo in the 0.82.0 release notes in README. Thanks @walex999!

Development

  • Disabled FancyZone UI tests, to unblock PRs. We plan to bring them back in the future. (This was a hotfix for 0.82)
  • Fixed an issue where flakiness in CI was causing the installer custom actions DLL from being signed. (This was a hotfix for 0.82)
  • Upgraded the Microsoft.Windows.Compatibility dependency to 8.0.7.
  • Upgraded the System.Text.Json dependency to 8.0.4.
  • Upgraded the Microsoft.Data.Sqlite dependency to 8.0.7.
  • Upgraded the MSBuildCache dependency to 0.1.283-preview. Thanks @dfederm!
  • Removed an unneeded /Zm compiler flag from Keyboard Manager Editor common build flags.
  • Fixed the winget publish action to handle upper case V in the tag name. Thanks @mdanish-kh!
  • Removed wildcard items from vcxproj files. Thanks @davidegiacometti!
  • Removed the similar issues bot GitHub actions. Thanks @craigloewen-msft!
  • Fixed CODEOWNERS to better protect changes in some files.
  • Switched machines being used in CI and pointed status badges in README to the new machines.
  • Fixed NU1503 build warnings when building PowerToys. Thanks @davidegiacometti!
  • Use the MSTest meta dependency for running the tests instead of the individual testing packages. Thanks @stan-sz!
  • Added missing CppWinRT references.

 

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Microsoft PowerToys v0.84.0 has been released as of 03-September-2024.

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  • New utility: PowerToys Workspaces - this utility can launch a set of applications to a custom layout and configuration on the desktop. App arrangements can be saved as a workspace and then relaunched with one click from the Workspaces Editor or from a desktop shortcut. In the editor, app configuration can be customized using CLI arguments and "launch as admin" modifiers, and app window sizes and positions can be updated as desired. This is our first public version of Workspaces and we are excited for you to try it out for yourself! Make sure to file issues you encounter on our GitHub so the team can continue to improve the utility.
    • Known issues - the team is actively working on fixing these:
      • Apps that launch as admin are unable to be repositioned to the desired layout.
      • Border of "Remove" / "Add Back" app button in editor is not clearly visible on light themes.
  • Added Awake --use-parent-pid CLI argument to attach to parent process. Thanks @dend!
  • Added custom actions - user-specified pre-defined prompts for the AI model. Additionally, actions (both standard and custom) are now searchable from prompt box and Ctrl + number in-app shortcuts are now applicable for first 9 search results.
  • Ported all C++/CX code to C++/WinRT as part of a refactor and upgrade series aimed at enabling AOT (Ahead of Time) compilation for enhanced performance and reduced disk footprint.

General

  • Added DSC support for ImageResizer resize sizes property.

Advanced Paste

  • Added custom actions - user-specified pre-defined prompts for the AI model. Additionally, actions (both standard and custom) are now searchable from prompt box and Ctrl + number in-app shortcuts are now applicable for first 9 search results.

Awake

  • Added --use-parent-pid CLI argument to attach to parent process and fixed issue causing tray icon to disappear. Thanks @dend!

Hosts File Editor

File Explorer add-ons

  • Fixed multiple preview form positioning issues causing floating, detached windows, CoreWebView2 related exception and process leak. Thanks @davidegiacometti!

Keyboard Manager

  • Convert RemapBufferRow to a struct with descriptive field names. Thanks @masaru-iritani!
  • Fixed issue causing stuck Ctrl key when shortcuts contain AltGr key.

Peek

Quick Accent

PowerRename

  • Updated the tooltip text of the replace box info button. Thanks @Agnibaan!

PowerToys Run

  • Fixed window positioning on start-up introduced in 0.83.
  • Improved default web browser detection. Thanks @davidegiacometti!
  • Fixed volume ounces conversion to support both imperial and metric. Thanks @GhostVaibhav!
  • Fixed thread-safety issue causing results not to be shown on first launch.

Screen Ruler

  • Added multiple measurements support for all measuring tools.

Settings

  • Improved disabled animations InfoBar in Find My Mouse page. Thanks @davidegiacometti!

Workspaces

  • New utility: PowerToys Workspaces - this utility can launch a set of applications to a custom layout and configuration on the desktop. App arrangements can be saved as a workspace and then relaunched with one click from the Workspaces Editor or from a desktop shortcut. In the editor, app configuration can be customized using CLI arguments and "launch as admin" modifiers, and app window sizes and positions can be updated as desired. This is our first public version of Workspaces and we are excited for you to try it out for yourself! Make sure to file issues you encounter on our GitHub so the team can continue to improve the utility.

Documentation

  • Added ChatGPTPowerToys plugin mention to thirdPartyRunPlugins.md. Thanks @ferraridavide!

Development

  • Ported all C++/CX code to C++/WinRT.
  • Moved Version.props import to Directory.Build.props.
  • Extracted self-containment related .csproj properties to src/Common.SelfContained.props.
  • Unused and obsolete dependencies cleanup. Thanks @davidegiacometti!
  • Extracted CSWinRT related .csproj properties to src/Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props.
  • Upgraded Microsoft.Windows.CsWinRT to 2.0.8 and updated verifyDepsJsonLibraryVersions.ps1 to unblock PRs.
  • Explicitly Set NuGet Audit Mode to Direct in Directory.Build.props to revert changes made with VS 17.12 update. Thanks @snickler!
  • Upgraded UnitsNet to 5.56.0.

 

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