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Microsoft PowerToys is no longer a niche tweak for obsessive tinkerers — it’s a practical, polished productivity suite that many Windows users now install the moment they set up a new PC. A recent roundup that highlights “8 PowerToys you’ll use every day” captures why: the suite bundles small...

Microsoft’s PowerToys has quietly matured from a grab-bag of power‑user tricks into a polished, first‑party productivity toolkit — and the latest updates finally deliver several long‑requested conveniences that matter to everyday workflows and IT deployments alike. Background PowerToys began as...

Microsoft’s PowerToys team has quietly moved to fill a conspicuous gap in Windows’ personalization features: beginning with PowerToys v0.94 the project teased a scheduled automatic theme switching utility that will let Windows switch between light and dark modes on a timetable — a capability...

Twinkle Tray’s latest update pushes the tiny utility farther into must-have territory for multi-monitor Windows users by adding SDR brightness control for HDR displays and a handful of practical quality‑of‑life fixes—changes that broaden the app’s usefulness while also exposing a few technical...

If your display suddenly flips or you want to work in portrait mode for reading, coding, or design, rotating a screen is a quick, built-in option on most devices — and it’s one of those small, underrated tricks that can save time and headaches. This guide lays out every practical method to flip...

If you use Windows 11 regularly, you’re no stranger to its paradox: a modern, visually slick operating system that, for all its polish, is plagued by longstanding usability nags and perplexing omissions. Microsoft has poured considerable effort into making Windows look good—yet basic annoyances...

Mastering Windows 11 isn’t about memorizing every hidden feature or unlocking mysterious settings buried deep within the interface—it’s about working smarter, not harder. One of the simplest ways to catapult your productivity, reduce repetitive mouse clicks, and genuinely enjoy using your...

Fans of Microsoft’s Copilot AI on Windows 11 are in for a treat: recent developments, now rolling out to Windows Insiders, are about to streamline and enhance the way you interact with your artificial intelligence assistant. With the introduction of the Press to Talk feature, Copilot is finally...

Hiya folks, I've got a 2011 Razer Blade 17" laptop. I've refurbished it and have it running a fully updated instance of Windows 10 with the switchblade UI working as well. One issue I am having is that the hotkeys for adjusting the screen brightness (FN + F8, F9) do not work when Windows...

I run 3x monitors. On the third monitor a small 7" which is actually inside my case I want to display a program that shows temps, fan speed, etc... Regardless, anytime the system goes to sleep, powers off OR something takes control of the video such as a game launch in fullscreen windows moves...

Hi guys, I'm having trouble with inputting stuff in Japanese. I have a standard European/American keyboard and normally this means that whenever I press "s" and "a" I'd get "さ" (Japanese "sa"), but now for every button I press a character appears (e.g. if I press "s" the result is "と" (Japanese...

Keyboard power users have plenty of options in Windows 10 when it comes to interacting with the new operating system using keyboard shortcuts. read more Continue reading...

Hi, Hope I came to the right place. In 'windows 10' You have a option under power plan to select quick start , It works very well but,num lock key will not come on when pc starts up. Is there a way round this? Tried usual fixes ie 'HOTKEY LOCAL MACHINE USERS' etc, but I can't get it to work...

I brought a new laptop g50-70 and I'm not able to open it. even after following the instructions like pressing the nova button and I changed the hotkeys from enable to disable....even though I'm not able to open it kindly please help me out

Hi: I am not sure if what I want to do is possible, but here goes: I would like to be able to create hotkeys within Win 8.1 with frequently used phrases, i.e., email address, postal address, name, and so on...Is it possible to do this within Windows or do I need an external program? If so, could...

Hi, I recently lost my win key , which used to open the start menu, so I upgraded to 8.1. thinking that may fix it, wrong! Now it still don't work , but I'm not sure if it is suppose to in 8.1 seeing they put the logo back on. Any way after upgrading now none of the keys work except the number...

Hi! I'm using two keyboard layouts: Colemak and a Russian one, and those are the only 2 layouts I selected in the control panel. When I play StarCraft 2, sometimes, suddenly and without any kind of warning, my keyboard layout changes to regular English Qwerty. Pressing Alt+Shift switches...

Function Keys help, mine stopped working had my new asus laptop for a week and up until today windows media player 12 fn media keys stopped working. Before, i could have wmp minimized and still change the song pressing Fn and the arrow keys but now they stopped working. i would be able to play...

Hello, Changing of keyboard layout in my system is Alt-Shift. When you're working in Word, other office applications or browse somewhere - you often shift from 1 language to another. In case you accidentally did not press alt-shift properly and pressed only alt - your cursor will jump to the...

Fixes an issue in which the displayed hotkeys do not work correctly in the Problem Steps Recorder tool. This issue occurs on a computer that is running a localized version of Windows 7 or of Windows Server 2008 R2. More...