cli automation

About this tag
The cli automation tag on WindowsForum.com covers discussions about command-line control and scripting enhancements within Microsoft's PowerToys utility suite. Recent threads highlight how PowerToys v0.97.0 expands command-line capabilities across modules, including the Command Palette overhaul that enables deeper CLI-driven workflows. Topics include automating tasks via command palette extensions, integrating CLI commands with mouse utilities like CursorWrap, and using PowerToys to streamline repetitive actions. The tag also touches on broader Windows 11 automation tools such as Windows File Recovery and Diagnostic Data Viewer, which can be scripted for enterprise IT or power-user scenarios. Discussions focus on practical automation for productivity, system management, and troubleshooting.
  1. PowerToys v0.97.0: CursorWrap Mouse Utility and Command Palette Expansion

    Microsoft’s latest PowerToys release, v0.97.0, delivers a conspicuous mix of ergonomic polish and ambitious UI expansion: a brand-new mouse utility called CursorWrap that “teleports” the pointer across screen edges, and a sweeping overhaul of Command Palette that pushes the feature toward...
  2. PowerToys v0.97: Personal Command Palette, CursorWrap, and CLI Boosts

    Microsoft’s PowerToys just leveled up: version 0.97 delivers a focused, user‑facing rethink of the Command Palette, adds a clever new mouse utility called CursorWrap, expands command‑line control across several modules, and folds more UI personalization and extension power into an already...
  3. Five Free Windows 11 Tools You Should Install on Day One

    Windows 11 feels familiar the instant you log in, but a handful of free, first‑party Microsoft apps quietly amplify that experience in ways most new users never discover — PowerToys, Diagnostic Data Viewer, Windows File Recovery, Windows HDR Calibration, and Windows Scan are five such tools...