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A laptop screen displaying Windows 11, featuring the "Grab And Move" settings window of PowerToys. The desktop background is colorful and vibrant.
PowerToys gets a gorgeous new welcome screen — other apps should take notes

By Sean Endicott Published

Apps PowerToys is getting a beautiful new welcome screen that highlights the kind of polish Microsoft should bring to more apps.

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A laptop screen displaying Windows 11, featuring the "Grab And Move" settings window of PowerToys. The desktop background is colorful and vibrant.
PowerToys adds single-app window switching to Windows 11

By Sean Endicott Published

Apps The latest PowerToys update adds Window Hopper, a clever utility that lets you switch between open windows of a single app without cluttering your desktop.

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A laptop screen displaying Windows 11, featuring the "Grab And Move" settings window of PowerToys. The desktop background is colorful and vibrant.
PowerToys PM reveals the features he's most excited for in next week's update

By Sean Endicott Published

Apps PowerToys project manager Niels Laute shared his favorite features coming next week, including a compact Command Palette and a new Mouse Highlighter effect.

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PowerToys brings Copilot+ PC AI engine to Advanced Paste

By Sean Endicott Published

Apps Advanced Paste in PowerToys is getting on-device AI integration powered by the same engine behind Click to Do and Word rewriting.

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Windows 11 needs this proposed PowerToys multitasking feature

By Sean Endicott Published

Apps Microsoft is testing a new PowerToys utility called AltWindowCycle that brings same-app window switching to Windows.

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A laptop screen displaying Windows 11, featuring the "Grab And Move" settings window of PowerToys. The desktop background is colorful and vibrant.
PowerToys just fixed bugs that broke several of its best features

By Sean Endicott Published

Apps The latest update to PowerToys is small, but i addresses several bugs that break key parts of the app.

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I found a trick that makes Windows 11 shortcuts impossible to forget

By Mauro Huculak Published

Windows 11 PowerToys 0.100 introduces a smarter Shortcut Guide that helps Windows 11 users discover keyboard shortcuts without leaving their workflow.

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PowerToys makes Command Palette extensions easier to install

By Sean Endicott Published

Apps A new Extension Gallery in PowerToys streamlines how you find, install, and update Command Palette extensions.

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A laptop screen displaying Windows 11, featuring the "Grab And Move" settings window of PowerToys. The desktop background is colorful and vibrant.
Windows 11's tiny title bars no longer bother me thanks to this PowerToys tool

By Mauro Huculak Published

Windows 11 PowerToys adds Grab And Move to Windows 11, letting you drag and resize windows from anywhere using simple shortcuts.

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PowerToys update adds two new utilities that streamline common Windows tasks

By Sean Endicott Published

Apps PowerToys v0.99.0 adds Grab And Move and Power Display, improving window control and monitor management while delivering a long list of fixes throughout the app.

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