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Microsoft is finally giving Windows 11 users a way to switch between Light and Dark themes automatically—without third‑party hacks or manual trips into Settings—but there’s a twist: the feature is arriving via PowerToys, not as a native Windows Settings toggle, and important implementation...

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 is about to solve one of Windows 11’s longest-running little annoyances: a Theme Scheduler that can automatically flip between Light and Dark modes on a timetable, and the feature is being shipped as a new PowerToys module in the update cycle following the v0.94 release...

Microsoft’s PowerToys is about to plug one of Windows 11’s most persistent annoyances: a built‑in way to automatically switch between Light and Dark modes on a user-defined schedule — delivered as a PowerToys module rather than via the core Settings app. Background / Overview For years Windows...

Microsoft’s quietly popular PowerToys is about to solve one of Windows 11’s longest-running little annoyances: automatic theme switching. The PowerToys v0.94 release confirmed a planned follow-up (v0.95) that will include a Theme Scheduler capable of switching Windows between Light and Dark...

Microsoft’s community-driven PowerToys has quietly gained a small but meaningful accessibility weapon: a gliding cursor mode that uses the existing Mouse Pointer Crosshairs to let you lock and nudge the pointer along horizontal and vertical axes and then perform a click — all with a single...

Microsoft’s PowerToys is about to plug one of Windows 11’s most conspicuous gaps: an official, supported scheduler that automatically toggles between Light and Dark modes, coming as a new PowerToys module in the next release cycle. The feature was teased in the PowerToys v0.94 announcement and...

Microsoft’s PowerToys is poised to deliver one of the smallest but most requested conveniences missing from Windows 11: an official, supported way to automatically switch between light and dark themes on a schedule, and the change arrives as a PowerToys module that Microsoft has already teased...

Microsoft’s PowerToys just filled two of the most persistent usability gaps in Windows 11: a built‑in way to surface and resolve keyboard shortcut conflicts, and a promised scheduler that will automatically switch the system between light and dark themes—features that many power users have asked...

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...

KDE Plasma’s window manager added a built-in, FancyZones-like layout editor and snapping workflow long before the same combination of features landed as a first-class, fully integrated experience in Windows — and the comparison exposes both the strengths of modern Linux desktop development and...

Microsoft’s latest round-up of terse but important tech items — the kind of “what you need to know today” briefing that often gets missed between longer features — points to a clear theme: Windows and the ecosystem around it are maturing toward faster updates, smaller downloads, and more...

Judy Sanhz represents a modern breed of consumer-focused technology journalism: experienced, methodical, and relentlessly practical in translating platform changes into usable guidance for everyday users. Her body of work emphasizes clear how-tos, hands-on testing, and fast, accessible...

Master Window Management: Snap Layouts, FancyZones & Virtual Desktops for Multi-Monitor Workflows Difficulty: Intermediate | Time Required: 20 minutes Managing lots of windows across two or more monitors can quickly become chaotic. Using Windows' built‑in Snap features together with Microsoft...

If a single stubborn key is wrecking your workflow or interrupting your games in Windows 11, there are three practical ways to neutralize it: use Microsoft PowerToys for a quick and reversible software remap, edit the system registry’s Scancode Map for a deeper system-level block, or use a...

PowerToys has quietly eaten a lot of the small, focused utilities that used to be paid staples of the Windows power‑user toolkit — and for many people that means a one‑time purchase or subscription is no longer necessary. A recent XDA piece argued that five paid apps...

Windows 11 is quietly getting a small but genuinely useful input tweak: two new system-wide keyboard shortcuts that insert the en dash (–) and em dash (—) directly while typing, saving writers, editors, and anyone who types punctuation frequently from clumsy Alt‑codes or digging through the...

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...

Windows ships with a competent baseline of tools, but for users who prefer transparency, control, and long-term maintainability, the open-source alternatives on this How‑To Geek roster are worth considering — this article examines the nine apps the original author installs on every fresh Windows...