Note: We’re republishing this story from Sept. 6, 2019, because an update has added multiple-monitor support to FancyZones, which resolves one of its few outstanding issues. If you’re a fan of Windows ...

Developers have released a modest but important update for the open-sourced rendition of Microsoft's 1990s-era PowerToys Windows power-user utility. PowerToys, for those too young to experience ...

PowerToys has a new update that brings it to version 0.1.6.0. The update brings improvements to FancyZones and several new utilities. The update also brings over 100 fixes to issues. Microsoft's ...

Microsoft PowerToys packs more than 30 utilities into a single toolbox, but not all of them are worth using. These 11 stand out as genuinely useful, ...

It's hard to imagine now, but Windows PCs were once expensive and hard to use.* Ironically, that complexity and the geeky challenge of mastering PC technology was part of the appeal of PCs a ...

Do you wish to create custom Snap Layouts on your Windows 11 device? The good news is, that you can fulfill the wish using the FancyZones tool by PowerToys. Snap Layout is a fun yet useful feature by ...

This patch release fixes a few major issues that cause a 100% CPU spike with the PowerToys Run toy, and also fixes some issues with the Always on Top losing its status, defeating its purpose, & more.

Microsoft released PowerToys version 0.37 this week. The update helps prepare Video Conference Mute to work within the app. There are also several changes and improvements in the latest update.

PowerToys consists of a set of modules or programs which enhance the desktop experience and productivity. Here we are talking about: Install and Setup PowerToys FancyZones to improve multitasking when ...

Microsoft has released a new version of its PowerToys suite of tools on GitHub that adds a bunch of fixes to the various utilities. The firm is also working on bringing native support for ARM64, ...

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Question: What are Windows PowerToys, and do I need them? Answer:Windows PowerToys have been around in various forms since the Windows 95 era. Microsoft created a set of tools that “power users” could ...