PowerToys version 0.27 out with a bunch of improvements and bug fixes

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Release v0.80.1 Latest

This is a patch release to fix issues in v0.80.0 we deemed important for stability based on incoming rates. See v0.80.0 for full release notes.

The next release is planned to be released during Microsoft Build 2024 (late May).

Highlights

• #32315 - Updated .NET to 8.0.4 to fix crashes on the startup of many utilities when running on older CPUs.
  
• #32341 - Fixed install failures that occurred when the folders we want to install the DSC module in aren't accessible by the WiX installer.
  
• #31708 - Fixed Keyboard Manager Editor crashes on startup when Visual C++ Redistributable was not installed.
  
• #32352 - Fixed Text Extractor settings page not opening when pressing the button directly in the utility's overlay.
  

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Version 0.81 is now available for download with a new AI-powered feature called "Advanced Paste," which can convert something you copied to another format.

For example, you copied some Python code and then it can convert it to C# with comments.

PowerToys 0.81 is out with AI-powered Advanced Paste

Release Release v0.81.0 · microsoft/PowerToys

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Microsoft pushed version 0.81.1 to the general public. It fixes a few bugs in the new Advanced Paste feature, which utilizes artificial intelligence to convert the content of your clipboard. For example, you can convert some code from one language to another. It is also worth noting that Advanced Paste works on existing hardware and does not require buying a Copilot+ PC.

PowerToys 0.81.1 also fixes the bug where the Run launcher would show the accent color on the title bar with that feature turned off in the Windows Settings app.

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PowerToys 0.82 is now rolling out with stability, bug fixes, improvements, and a bunch of new features for existing modules. There are no new "toys" in today's release, but Microsoft promises to release something new in the next update under version 0.83.

PowerToys 0.82 brings new features and improvements for existing modules

Release Release v0.82.0 · microsoft/PowerToys

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PowerToys 0.84.0

Sep 3, 2024

Highlights:

• 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:

• Fixed save failure when the hosts file is hidden. Thanks @davidegiacometti!
  

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:

• Added long paths support. Thanks @davidegiacometti!
  

Quick Accent:

• Moved number superscripts and subscripts from Portuguese to all languages definition. Thanks @octastylos-pseudodipteros!
  

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.
  

 Release Release v0.84.0 · microsoft/PowerToys

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PowerToys v0.84.1

This is a patch release to fix issues in v0.84.0 we deemed important for stability based on incoming rates. See v0.84.0 for full release notes.

Highlights

• #34558 - Fixed an issue causing Workspaces not correctly detecting popular applications like Discord or Steam.
  
• #34556 - Improved UI to more clearly show button outlines in the Workspaces Editor.
  
• #34588 - Fixed a broken link in Workspaces OOBE page.
  

Release Release v0.84.1 · microsoft/PowerToys

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In the v0.85 release cycle, we focused on new features, stability, and improvements.

Highlights​

• New utility: New+ - allows setting a personalized set of templates to quickly create files and folders from a File Explorer context menu. Thanks @cgaarden!
  
• Language selection - it's now possible to select which UI language should be used by PowerToys utilities.
  
• Lots of quality fixes for Workspaces, improving the number of supported applications.
  
• Reduced Peek memory usage by fixing image leaks. Thanks @daverayment!
  

 Release Release v0.85.0 · microsoft/PowerToys

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PowerToys 0.85.1

Oct 7, 2024

This is a patch release to fix issues in v0.85.0 we deemed important for stability based on incoming rates. See v0.85.0 for full release notes.

Highlights:

• Fixed an issue causing Workspaces to launch the wrong project through a shortcut.
  
• Fixed a crash when opening the New+ templates folder through the Settings application.
  

Release Release v0.85.1 · microsoft/PowerToys

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Microsoft admits that PowerToys needs some organization, so it is working on grouping utilities. It also wants to hear what you think about it.

A pull request to group items in the navigation pane inside PowerToys is not new—it was first opened almost two years ago when PowerToys had fewer utilities than it does today. It looks like developers are finally addressing the area with a bunch of mockups suggested on GitHub.

PowerToys is getting utility grouping, and Microsoft wants to know what you think

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PowerToys 0.86.0
Nov 4, 2024

Highlights​

• Advanced Paste has new abilities: Image to text, and paste to file (text / png / html).
  
• In settings, we've adjusted the left navigation to group the utilities. As the number of utilities shipped with PowerToys keeps growing, we felt this was a needed adjustment. Thanks everyone for your feedback!
  
• Workspaces received many bug fixes, including the proper launching of many instances of the same application in the same workspace. Note, we are still actively looking at how to properly handle PWA detection.
  
• We've added a telemetry opt-in option in the Settings General tab. As it is off-by-default, we encourage users to turn it on as that helps direct our development efforts and their journeys. More information about the data we collect can be found in the PowerToys Data and Privacy documentation and what each event does.
  

General​

• Added a setting for telemetry opt-in (off by default, however, see above for why we encourage you to opt-in!) and user controls to view data.
  
• Improved exception logging by adding the type of Exception and InnerException. Thanks @davidegiacometti!
  

Advanced Paste​

• Added new built-in actions: Image to text, and paste txt, png or html as a file.
  

Mouse Jump​

• Refactored the common classes into a separate project. Thanks @mikeclayton!
  
• Brought back the telemetry events that were deleted across previous refactoring efforts.
  

Mouse Without Borders​

• Refactored the Logger common classes. Thanks @mikeclayton!
  

New+​

• Fixed the telemetry event for when the modules is enabled or disabled. (This was a hotfix for 0.85)
  
• Fixed bug when creating folders or files that contain Unicode characters. Thanks @cgaarden!
  
• Fixed bug when the name of a new folder collided with an already existing folder. Thanks @cgaarden!
  
• Updated the New+ icons to the fluent style.
  

Peek​

• Folder preview enumeration of size and number of files is now more responsive and faster. Thanks @daverayment!
  

PowerToys Run​

• Handled a culture not found error when checking for right-to-left languages.
  
• Fixed the WebSearch plugin results title being trimmed in the UI. Thanks @octastylos-pseudodipteros!
  
• The Unit Converter plugin will now show more significant digits. Thanks @PesBandi!
  
• Improved error handling when copying to the clipboard results in an error. Thanks @PesBandi!
  

Quick Accent​

• Added support for the Serbian Cyrillic character set. Thanks @Sirozha1337!
  

Registry Preview​

• Adopted the Monaco Editor as the UI text editor. Thanks @davidegiacometti!
  

Settings​

• Fixed a crash when trying to access a non-existing templates folder from the New+ page. (This was a hotfix for 0.85)
  
• Added a navigation tree to group utilities in the left navigation menu.
  
• Sorted the list of languages in the language selection combo box in the General tab. Thanks @davidegiacometti!
  
• Fixed the state of the info bar about templates not being backed up to not close and react to the module's enabled state in the New+ page. Thanks @htcfreek!
  
• Fixed a crash caused by a dangling thread.
  
• Clicking a notification about there being an update available should now correctly open the Settings application in the General tab.
  
• Fixed a UI freeze when trying to access the Diagnostic Data Viewer files. Thanks @davidegiacometti!
  

Workspaces​

• Fixed launching the incorrect workspace when launching many workspaces quickly through shortcuts. (This was a hotfix for 0.85)
  
• Fixed launching many instances of the same application in a workspace.
  
• Fixed a crash when a previously captured monitor ID no longer existed.
  
• Fixed an issue causing the wrong coordinates to be saved for minimized applications.
  
• Fixed an issue causing a crash when stress testing workspace launching.
  
• Fixed application launching when UAC is off and every application always runs elevated.
  

Documentation​

• Added HackMD plugin mention to thirdPartyRunPlugins.md. Thanks @8LWXpg!
  
• Added SSH plugin mention to thirdPartyRunPlugins.md. Thanks @8LWXpg!
  
• Added the Data and Privacy documentation to the repo.
  

Development​

• Fixed the CI precheck action to take into account the recent changes in CI actions.
  
• Added the new Microsoft org issue types to the issue templates. Thanks @Aaron-Junker!
  
• Updated System.Text.Json to 8.0.5 and System.Runtime.Caching to 8.0.1 and related dependencies to the latest to address security reports. Thanks @snickler!
  
• Updated WinAppSDK to 1.6.1 and CsWinRT to 2.1.5. Thanks @snickler!
  
• Upgraded the WpfUI dependency to 3.0.5.
  
• Updated MessagePack to 2.5.187 and StreamJsonRpc to 2.19.27 to address security reports.
  
• Removed some of the hacks that are no longer needed that tried to force same dependency versions in .csproj files.
  
• Removed the Markdown file exclusions from the conditions that trigger a full CI test.
  
• CI fails again when there are XAML style errors in a PR.
  
• Fixed CI actions that were not failing when one of the powershell scripts they tried to run was failing.
  
• Fixed analyzer violations to allow fully building PowerToys on Visual Studio 17.12. Thanks @snickler!
  

Release Release v0.86.0 · microsoft/PowerToys