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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...

File Explorer is fine for most people — and with six focused PowerToys add‑ons it can be quietly transformed into a faster, smarter, and more forgiving file manager without leaving the familiar Windows shell. Overview Windows File Explorer has improved over the years, but it still leaves gaps...

Microsoft PowerToys quietly transforms Windows 11 from a rigid, predictable environment into a highly malleable productivity powerhouse — and once you start using tools like Workspaces, PowerToys Run, FancyZones, Peek, and Keyboard Manager, the OS feels fundamentally different. Toys has evolved...

PowerToys 0.93 nudges an already indispensable toolkit toward something more professional: a Windows 11–style settings dashboard, a major engineering overhaul of Command Palette that leans on Ahead‑of‑Time (AOT) compilation for tangible speed and footprint gains, a presentation‑ready Spotlight...

Windows 11 still hides a surprising amount of power under its polished surface — and for power users the obvious answer isn't hoping Microsoft brings back every legacy tool, it’s learning where those capabilities already exist and how to extend them cleanly. What began as a short list of...

Microsoft’s PowerToys 0.93 is a surprisingly consequential release: a modernized, card‑style settings dashboard paired with a deep engineering push to speed up the new Command Palette—delivering measurable reductions in install size, memory usage, and launch times—plus several targeted...

PowerToys’ latest release, version 0.93, reshapes the experience for power users with a cleaner settings dashboard, a markedly faster and more capable Command Palette, and small but high-value additions such as a spotlight mouse-highlighter mode and new preview support for 3D-printing...

Microsoft’s PowerToys has quietly hit another productivity milestone with version 0.93 — a release that pairs a visual, Windows 11–style dashboard overhaul with focused performance work on the Command Palette, new presentation-friendly mouse highlighting, and a long list of bug fixes and quality...

PowerToys is stepping up its Windows 11 game with an eye-catching overhaul that brings a modernized Command Palette to replace the aging PowerToys Run. Designed to deliver a macOS Spotlight-like search experience that resonates with Windows 11’s contemporary aesthetic, this update aims to blend...

Peek—Windows’ handy feature that lets you take a quick look at your desktop or taskbar thumbnail previews—might seem like a quiet bystander in your Windows 11 experience. But this little feature packs a punch for those juggling open windows or who simply love zipping between a clutter-free...

I noticed this after updating my system sometime in May, and I've been desperately trying to search for someone else with similar issues or any information whatsoever in the coverage of the contents of the updates, but I've had no luck so far, and I'm beginning to question my own sanity. 1) I...

Hello. I'm completely new to this forum. I have a stupid annoying problem with the windows seven taskbar. I don't know how to call it but his is what is happening: * Normally, when you hover the start orb it gives you a sunrise (i mean the lights from the bulb light up slowly). Right now...

Learn about the features included in the Aero desktop in Windows 7. These features include snap, peek and shake and are used to help manage open windows on your desktop. Link Removed

I recently upgraded from 7000 to 7068 x86 with no problems.. except the WMP buttons that are available in the thumbnail peek no longer work. Anyone else having this problem? Not a big deal, just curious. This build is great btw; looking forward to the 7070 as it is rumored to have more than...

I had build 6801 installed and running perfectly with the transparent superbar and and menus with the Aero peek feature and show desktop peek, then because the Beta was released I decided to install it and now my resolutions are not right and the superbar is solid grey with no peek features at...