MS Powertoys v. 0.61.0

[Jean]

v. 0.45.0 - weniger Fehler
Improved auto-update experience
Settings and OOBE windows updated with Fluent UX

https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases

[Jean]

v. 0.47 - primarily centered around stability updates and optimizations, installer updates, general bug fixes, and accessibility improvements.

Notably, based on the community feedback received, PowerToys has re-introduced the highly-requested ability to activate Shortcut Guide via holding the Win key. PowerToys also now allows various commands in PowerToys Run to be used in either the universal English phrasing or system-localized translation.

https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/ ... ag/v0.47.0

[JohnDoe]

Powertoys v0.47.1 (2021-10-12)

This is a patch release to fix issues in v0.47.0 we deemed important for stability based on user feedback.

• [Shortcut Guide] After releasing Win key, the start menu pops up
• [PowerToys Run] Not working with Win + Space combo
• [PowerToys Run] Not working with Shift + CapsLock combo
• [FancyZones] Shortcuts not changing layout
• [FancyZones] Auto-resizing windows breaks with certain applications
• [FancyZones] Layouts not being remembered after computer locks

Download: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases

[Jean]

v. 0.49
Find My Mouse utility added! Utilize the functionality to quickly locate the cursor on your displays! Learn more on our Mouse Utility docs.
Accessibility and minor UI improvements to the settings page. Thanks [@niels9001](https://github.com/niels9001!
Added deep links to the Settings menus for various utilities within their respective editors. Thanks @niels9001!
Settings improvements to improve clarity for various options. Thanks @niels9001!
Improved settings window to adjust size and position as needed when multi-monitor conditions change. Thanks @davidegiacometti!
PowerRename - New UI update!
Video conference mute feature
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[Jean]

v. 0.51 - introduces some new things regarding our mouse utilities.
First is we've added in a presentation mode helper to highlight your mouse when you click
Next we've been focusing work on "Always on Top" system to help make any window you want to be the top most.
Last, we've been working on our engineering systems this month and into next. This work will improve our localization integration
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[Jean]

v. 0.53.1
The v0.53 release cycle was designed for a maintenance sprint but with some amazing community support, it is loaded with greatness. We're still working on improving the installer but this should drastically improve things.

3 things you will want to check out are:
G-code support in file explorer preview pane and thumbnails,
the new web search plugin from PowerToys Run via ?? action phrase,
and the new Always on Top utility via Win+Ctrl+T.

[Jean]

und v. 0.53.3 fixt die neuen Fehler

[Jean]

v. 0.55
File Explorer add-on: Developer files for preview pane. This should add about 150 file extensions total. We are using the Monaco Editor to power this experience.
File Explorer add-on: STL file format thumbnail and preview pane generation!
Mouse Utility: Crosshair over pointer via Ctrl+Alt+P. This feature was co-developed with the accessibility team at Microsoft

[Jean]

v. 0.55.2 - behebt die Fehler von 0.55.1, welches die Fehler von 0.55.0 behebt ...

[Jean]

v. 0.56.1 - jetzt mit Upgrade notes! A big feedback items for new versions was upgrade notes. We have the release notes on GitHub as well.
FancyZones zone limit has been increased to 128 zones. Before the limit was 40.
Timezone conversion plugin for PowerToys Run! Thanks @TobiasSekan
Child and Popup window support for FancyZones.
Find my mouse will now activate via shaking the mouse with a settings change!
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[Jean]

v. 0.56.2 - fix issues in v0.56.1 to fix a few bugs

[Jean]

v. 0.57
PowerToys Run quality pass. Old standing issues were re-evaluated and fixed.
Additional features and improvements were added to existing PowerToys Run plugins.
New plugin for time and date values/information in PowerToys Run. Thanks @htcfreek!
The PowerToys Run documentation is also receiving a required update. Thanks @htcfreek!
We're registering svgs as a picture kind when SVG Thumbnails are enabled so they appear when searching for pictures in File Explorer.
We've disabled PDF preview by default, given its incompatibilities with Outlook and that Edge is now being registered for previewing PDF files on Windows 10 too.
From a coding quality point of view, every project now has code analyzer active. Thanks @CleanCodeDeveloper!
A double click on the tray icon is needed instead of single click to open settings.
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https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/ ... ag/v0.57.0

[Jean]

v. 0.58
Most of the work for running natively on ARM64 has been included in the repo. Thanks @snickler!
Uses of the obsolete WebBrowser control were replaced with WebView 2.
All uses of .NET Core 3.1 were removed. PowerToys now runs on .NET 6.
Settings no longer runs on XAML Islands and is now running on WinUI 3, fixing many bugs related to XAML islands.
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https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/ ... ag/v0.58.0

[Jean]

v. 0.59
The work for running natively on ARM64 has been wrapped up and a build is released. Thanks @snickler!
Power Rename now is running on WinUI 3.
Keyboard Manager now allows up to 4 modifier keys for shortcuts and has received some quality fixes.
Upgraded the Windows App SDK runtimes to 1.1.0, fixing an issue where Settings wouldn't start with UAC off and improving performance.
The Windows App SDK runtime binaries are being shipped with PowerToys which should resolve the installations issues reported with WinAppSDK.

[Jean]

v. 0.59.1 - This is a patch release to fix issues in v0.59.0 to fix a few bugs we deemed important for stability

[Gordon]

0.60.0
Highlights
Most of the work for running natively on ARM64 has been included in the repo. Thanks @snickler!
Uses of the obsolete WebBrowser control were replaced with WebView 2.
All uses of .NET Core 3.1 were removed. PowerToys now runs on .NET 6.
Settings no longer runs on XAML Islands and is now running on WinUI 3, fixing many bugs related to XAML islands.
General

[Gordon]

0.61 Highlights
Quality of life improvements for Always on Top, FancyZones and PowerToys Run.
weiter: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/ ... ag/v0.61.0