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command palette dock
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The command palette dock is a new feature in Microsoft PowerToys 0.98 that transforms the existing Command Palette into a persistent, configurable toolbar anchored to any edge of the screen. It functions like a modular second taskbar for Windows 11, allowing users to pin live widgets, app shortcuts, and Command Palette extensions for quick access. The dock is designed to enhance workflow without replacing the native taskbar, offering a highly customizable interface that can display system info, media controls, and other utilities. This feature is currently a proof-of-concept under discussion on GitHub, with potential to reshape how power users interact with the Windows desktop.
Microsoft’s latest PowerToys release is quietly doing something Windows has struggled with for years: it is making the desktop feel more modular, more personal, and, in some ways, more usable than the default shell. The new Command Palette Dock in PowerToys 0.98 turns the already-impressive...
Microsoft’s PowerToys team is quietly prototyping a macOS‑style, positionable menu bar for Windows 11 — the “Command Palette Dock” — that would let you pin live widgets, app shortcuts and Command Palette extensions to a persistent, highly configurable strip anchored to any screen edge...
Microsoft’s PowerToys team is quietly prototyping a persistent, Linux‑style menu bar for Windows 11 — a configurable “dock” attached to the new PowerToys Command Palette that can live along any screen edge and host glanceable system info, media controls, and pinned Command Palette extensions...
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