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Latest PowerToys update improves a feature I bet you didn't know existed
By Sean Endicott published
So much power Microsoft just rolled out an update to PowerToys that improves PowerRename, Paste as JSON, and that includes several bug fixes.

Calling this new AI PowerToys feature 'advanced' doesn't do it justice
By Sean Endicott published
More than advanced PowerToys can now use AI to convert your copied content and add data from ChatGPT.

What is Microsoft's mysterious new AI feature for PowerToys?
By Sean Endicott published
🤔🤔🤔 Advanced Paste with Local AI is on the way to PowerToys, though we don't know what it is yet.

Windows 11's best free utility app just got a MASSIVE update
By Sean Endicott published
So powerful PowerToys can now map shortcuts to start an application through Keyboard Manager.

One of my favorite PowerToys utilities is getting native support on Windows 11
By Kevin Okemwa published
POWER UP Microsoft recently shipped PowerToys Mouse Pointer Crosshairs utility, a native feature on Windows 11 that lets users turn the mouse cursor into a big and colorful crosshair.

Microsoft PowerToys updated with support for more languages, reworked update settings, and fixes
By Kevin Okemwa published
UPDATE TIME Microsoft has released a new update for PowerToys, bumping it to version 0.78.0. It supports new languages, including Arabic (Saudi Arabia), Hebrew, Persian, and Ukrainian.

Updated PowerToys now detects failed PowerShell commands and recommends alternative packages with winget
By Kevin Okemwa published
POWER UP Microsoft PowerToys just shipped to version 0.77 with a new module dubbed 'Command Not Found' to detect failed commands in PowerShell 7.4.

Microsoft PowerToys updates with new add-ons for Windows 11 File Explorer and modernized UIs for more utilities
By Kevin Okemwa published
NEW ADD-ONS The update ships with many new features, including modernized PowerToys Run, Quick Accent, and Text Extractor UIs.

How to use PowerToys to manage environment variables on Windows 11
By Mauro Huculak published
Variables On Windows 11, you can use PowerToys to view, add, edit, and delete environment variables, and in this guide, I'll show you how.

PowerToys gets even more powerful and gains a new Dashboard home page in latest update
By Sean Endicott published
Such powerful toys PowerToys received an update to version 0.75 recently. The update adds a new utility for configuring profiles and includes a long list of other changes.
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