Microsoft introduced the initial edition of PowerToys for Windows 95 to provide experienced users with enhanced customization and productivity capabilities. It returned for Windows XP but was not revised until 2019, when the most recent edition of PowerToys was made for Windows 10.
Packed with a variety of utilities, PowerToys is designed for Windows 10 in a very fast and useful way. Fancy Zones creates layouts to help you position larger windows to multitask. The File Explorer preview allows you to preview more complex record types. Image Relengthr can replace the length and solution of the images.
A keyboard manager touches some keys and the PowerRename toy renames multiple files at once. The PowerToys Run tool helps you locate fast files and systems, and a shortcut consultant shows you a list of all available keyboard shortcuts. Let’s take a look at each toy to see how it can make your Windows 10 less difficult and more expanded.
First, download the existing PowerToys for Windows 10. Go to the Microsoft GitHub page for PowerToys. Locate the latest one and click the PowerToysSetup MSI link to download the file.
Double-click the MSI registry to install it and the PowerToys icon will appear in the Windows Formula Prestige bar. Click the icon or, if it doesn’t appear, open the PowerToys shortcut on the Start menu, then click the formula prestige bar icon.
The PowerToys Settings screen appears, directing you to the General screen. Here you can run PowerToys as an administrator (which is required for some tools), replace the window theme, and run PowerToys at startup. You can also check for updates manually or determine whether you want to download them automatically. Microsoft updates PowerToys quite frequently, so you can turn on automatic updates.
All PowerToys utilities are automatically enabled, however, you may need to click on each of them to know what they are doing and what settings you can change. Let’s look at each of the tools individually.
Windows 10 allows you to perform responsibilities by placing windows in other spaces on the screen, but it can be difficult to get the right window in a quick location. With FancyZones, you can set up a quick screen layout in advance and then simply open windows in each predefined domain of that layout.
To do this, FancyZones in the PowerToys Settings window and click Start Zone Editor.
In the FancyZones editor, create a layout by choosing one of the default templates (such as columns, lines, or a grid) and modifying it. Then load or remove spaces as you see fit. You can also click the Custom header to create a layout from scratch. Once complete, click Apply.
Move a window in a specific domain by holding down the Maj button and dragging it to a numbered domain. More windows can be added by holding down the Maj key and moving one to your own domain.
You can also replace many of the features available with FancyZones by reviewing and modifying them in the PowerToys Settings window.
Windows 10 File Explorer can now preview a variety of other files by adding PDF, symbols, audio files, video files, and Microsoft Office documents. With the PowerToys File Explorer preview, you can also preview the symbol files. SVG Scalable Vector Graphics and FilesArray MD Markdown, any of which is used to stylize or demonstrate symbols or Internet text.
Simply save an SVG or MD record to your computer. Open File Explorer, click the View header, and then click the Preview page. Now your SVG or MD record to view in the preview pane.
Sometimes a photo or other graphic is too big to share by email. You can replace the length of a compromised symbol editor, but the PowerToys Image Relengthr tool is more convenient.
Open File Explorer, right-click the symbol you want to relegate, then the Relength symbol command. Choose the length you need to use or create your own tradition that is compatible and click the Relength button to create a new, smaller symbol.
Each key on your keyboard has a quick function, but what if you have a key to do something else? You can use a special third-party program to reassign your keyboard, or you can use the PowerToys keyboard manager to assign other purposes to hotkeys.
Select Keyboard Manager in the PowerToys Settings window. To replace an unwrified key, click Remap a key. In the Key section, click the ‘sign’, then press the button you need to replace or from the drop-down menu. In the Mappé see section, tap the button you need to turn on when you press the first button, or from the drop-down menu. Click OK and your key will have its new feature again.
Use caution when reassigning individual keys, as they may have vital purposes in Windows or some applications. Instead, you can assign or reassign a keyboard shortcut. To do this, click the button in the Keyboard Manager settings to regroup a shortcut.
Click the signal to shorten, then press the shortcut you need to use (no more than two keys at a time). In the Mappé section, type or the action you need to activate this keyboard shortcut. Click OK, then tap the shortcut that reappeared.
To delete a new key or shortcut application, open it in the Keyboard Manager settings and click the trash icon.
Windows does not simplify the replacement of bulk record names, especially if you need to give each record a unique identifier. With PowerRename, you can rename records based on a quick model. Open Log Explorer and choose the records that you need to rename.
Right-click one of the records and PowerRename from the pop-up menu. You can search and update text in records, list each record with a next number, and perform other actions. The Renamed column shows how the renamed records will appear. When you are ready, click Rename to rename the records.
Finding a quick app or a record to open can be a challenge, especially if the item doesn’t appear in the Start menu or in a convenient location. With PowerToys Run, you can locate an app or record from the beginning to type its name.
Tap Alt-Space. Now start typing the call of the desired item and the effects will start to appear in the list. Click the result of the application or record that you need to open.
Windows 10 offers a variety of keyboard shortcuts that you can use along with the Win key. For example, Urgent Win-E opens File Explorer, Win-I opens the Settings menu, and Win-M minimizes all open windows. But how do you get all those shortcuts?
You don’t need to, thanks to the PowerToys Shortcut Guide. Simply press the Win button until the Shortcut Guide appears and display a list of all shortcuts.
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