PowerToys is a set of utilities for power users to tune and streamline their Windows experience for greater productivity. Inspired by the Windows 95 era PowerToys project,
this reboot provides power users with utilities to squeeze more out of
the Windows 10 shell and customize it for their individual workflows.
The first preview release of PowerToys has two utilities, with all the code for the project on GitHub.
One can download the installer here. When Windows starts and user logs in, the main Power Toys service runs and its icon appears in the System Tray.Clicking on it launches the setting UI which lets you turn on and turn off individual utilities and provides settings for each utility. You can right click the tray icon to quit the Power Toys service.
This first preview of PowerToys contains two utilities. The Windows key shortcut guide and a window manager called FancyZones.
Windows key shortcut guide :
The Windows key shortcut guide is a full screen overlay utility that provides a dynamic set of Windows key shortcuts for the given desktop and currently active window. When the Windows key is held down for one second, (this time can be tuned in settings,) an overlay appears on the desktop showing all available Windows key shortcuts and what action those shortcuts will take given the current state of the desktop and active window. If the Windows key continues to be held down after a shortcut is issued, the overlay will remain up and show the new state of the active window.
To get started with FancyZones, you need to enable the utility in the PowerToys settings, and then open the FancyZones setup UI. There’s a button in settings to open this UI, or you can press Win+~ to launch it. When first launched, the UI presents a list of zone layouts that can be quickly adjusted by how many windows are on the monitor. Choosing a layout shows a preview of that layout on the monitor. Pressing the save and close button sets that layout to the monitor.
For trying out the Power Toys, download it from the link given earlier on top. For more details , please check here.
The first preview release of PowerToys has two utilities, with all the code for the project on GitHub.
One can download the installer here. When Windows starts and user logs in, the main Power Toys service runs and its icon appears in the System Tray.Clicking on it launches the setting UI which lets you turn on and turn off individual utilities and provides settings for each utility. You can right click the tray icon to quit the Power Toys service.
This first preview of PowerToys contains two utilities. The Windows key shortcut guide and a window manager called FancyZones.
Windows key shortcut guide :
The Windows key shortcut guide is a full screen overlay utility that provides a dynamic set of Windows key shortcuts for the given desktop and currently active window. When the Windows key is held down for one second, (this time can be tuned in settings,) an overlay appears on the desktop showing all available Windows key shortcuts and what action those shortcuts will take given the current state of the desktop and active window. If the Windows key continues to be held down after a shortcut is issued, the overlay will remain up and show the new state of the active window.
FancyZones:
FancyZones is a window manager that’s designed to make it easy to
arrange and snap windows into efficient layouts for your workflow, and
also to restore these layouts quickly. FancyZones allows the user to
define a set of window locations for a desktop that are drag targets for
windows. When the user drags a window into a zone, the window is
resized and repositioned to fill that zone.To get started with FancyZones, you need to enable the utility in the PowerToys settings, and then open the FancyZones setup UI. There’s a button in settings to open this UI, or you can press Win+~ to launch it. When first launched, the UI presents a list of zone layouts that can be quickly adjusted by how many windows are on the monitor. Choosing a layout shows a preview of that layout on the monitor. Pressing the save and close button sets that layout to the monitor.
For trying out the Power Toys, download it from the link given earlier on top. For more details , please check here.
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