Microsoft PowerToys 0.55.0

February, 1st 2022 - 60 MB - Freeware

Latest Version

Microsoft PowerToys 0.80.1
Operating System

Windows 10 (64-bit)
User Rating

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Author / Product

Microsoft Corporation / External Link
Filename

PowerToysSetup-0.55.0-x64.exe

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What's new in this version:

General:
- .NET runtime is now on 5, our next release will be upgraded to .NET 6. Moving to .NET 5 and then 6 helped reduce our moving parts in a single release so we went this route. Why this is important is this is one of the major work items needed for ARM64 support. In addition, this should help provide a speed boosts once we are on .NET 6.
- @jsoref's spelling plugin help

Always on Top:
- Fixed one of two borders showing incorrectly bugs
- Border defaults to OS accent color now
- Reduced CPU / GPU activity. Not done improving, we know we can do better

FancyZones:
- Bug fixed to not lose zones after update
- Fixed editor margin issue for Chinese language

File explorer add-ons:
- GCode thumbnails now have transparency
- New Utility - Developer files for File Explorer preview pane. This should add about 150 file extensions total. We are using the Monaco Editor to power this experience
- New Utility - STL thumbnails added! Preview pane support is already in Windows!

Image Resizer:
- Fixed bug with too much meta data
- Fixed bug resizing bug for constant height while maintaining aspect ratio

Mouse utilities:
- New Utility - Crosshair over pointer via Ctrl+Alt+P. This feature was co-developed with the accessibility team at Microsoft

PowerRename:
- Files are sorted now how File Explorer sorts

PowerToys Run:
- Improved speed and fixed bugs with Window walker plugin
- Window Walker will now show path of elevated apps
- Added UEFI command to system commands
- Fixed crashing bug in EnvironmentHelper class
- Fix URI plugin bug with ^:
- VS Code plugin not showing workspaces with latest Code version was corrected
- Fixed bug that caused plugins to not load
- Fixed crash in Uri plugin and Web search plugin

Settings:
- Fixed a regression with settings being reset when moving from admin to non-admin

Video Conference Mute:
- Fixed crashing bug with Zoom and other clients. We found someone we could remotely debug with and identify the actual crashing part
- Change of behavior: When leaving a meeting, VCM will now leave your microphone in the state it was. This mimics behavior of applications if VCM was not present
- Change of behavior: When you exit PowerToys, your current microphone state will remain