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Microsoft PowerToys is a set of utilities for power users to tune and streamline their Windows experience for greater productivity. For more info on [PowerToys overviews and how to use the utilities][usingPowerToys-docs-link], or any other tools and resources for [Windows development environments](https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/dev-environment/overview), head over to [learn.microsoft.com][usingPowerToys-docs-link]!
Go to [Microsoft PowerToys GitHub releases page][github-release-link], click on `Assets` at the bottom to show the files available in the release. Please use the appropriate PowerToys installer that matches your machine's architecture and install scope. For most, it is `x64` and per-user.
Install from the [Microsoft Store's PowerToys page][microsoft-store-link]. You must be using the [new Microsoft Store](https://blogs.windows.com/windowsExperience/2021/06/24/building-a-new-open-microsoft-store-on-windows-11/) which is available for both Windows 11 and Windows 10.
Download PowerToys from [WinGet][winget-link]. Updating PowerToys via winget will respect current PowerToys installation scope. To install PowerToys, run the following command from the command line / PowerShell:
There are [community driven install methods](./doc/unofficialInstallMethods.md) such as Chocolatey and Scoop. If these are your preferred install solutions, you can find the install instructions there.
This project welcomes contributions of all types. Help spec'ing, design, documentation, finding bugs are ways everyone can help on top of coding features / bug fixes. We are excited to work with the power user community to build a set of tools for helping you get the most out of Windows.
We ask that **before you start work on a feature that you would like to contribute**, please read our [Contributor's Guide](CONTRIBUTING.md). We will be happy to work with you to figure out the best approach, provide guidance and mentorship throughout feature development, and help avoid any wasted or duplicate effort.
Most contributions require you to agree to a [Contributor License Agreement (CLA)][oss-CLA] declaring that you have the right to, and actually do, grant us the rights to use your contribution.
For guidance on developing for PowerToys, please read the [developer docs](/doc/devdocs) for a detailed breakdown. This includes how to setup your computer to compile.
- Greatly reduced the PowerToys installed space by having utilities share the same installed path. When compared to 0.71, the 0.72 x64 machine installed version of PowerToys reduces the size reported in the Installed Apps screen from 1.15GB to 785 MB and the size in File Explorer properties for the installation folder from 3.10GB to 554 MB.
- Value Generator - A new PowerToys Run plugin that generates hashes and GUID values. Thanks [@IHorvalds](https://github.com/IHorvalds)!
- Mouse Highlighter has a new feature to have a highlight always follow the mouse pointer. Thanks [@hayatogh](https://github.com/hayatogh)!
- PowerRename was reworked to support a bigger number of files without crashing.
- Due to changing paths in the installation folder, the Mouse Without Borders service might be pointing to the wrong place. Users not running as admin will have to enable service mode again after install. A toast notification will appear if Mouse Without Borders is unable to start the service correctly.
- File Explorer extensions changed paths might not be loaded correctly until File Explorer and Preview Host processes are restarted, so we advise restarting the computer when possible after updating PowerToys.
- Updated the Monaco dependency for Developer Files Preview, supporting new file extensions and fixing issues. Thanks [@Aaron-Junker](https://github.com/Aaron-Junker)!
### Hosts File Editor
- Consolidated the way the Hosts application is launched. Thanks [@davidegiacometti](https://github.com/davidegiacometti)!
- Refactored the Monaco dependency inclusion. What to install is now being generated automatically.
- Removed hardlinks and simplified the installer files, now that many utilities use the same paths.
### Mouse Highlighter
- Added a feature so that a highlight follows the mouse even if no mouse button is being pressed. Thanks [@hayatogh](https://github.com/hayatogh)!
### Mouse Pointer Crosshairs
- Added a setting to hide the crosshairs when the mouse pointer is also hidden. Thanks [@davidegiacometti](https://github.com/davidegiacometti)!
- Added a setting to select a fixed length for the crosshairs, which also spans across screens. Thanks [@Epp-code](https://github.com/Epp-code)!
### Mouse Without Borders
- Switched to a UWP mouse input API to fix mouse pointer lag issues that were reported.
- A toast notification will appear when the service can't be started and Mouse Without Borders will try to start in non-service mode instead.
- Fixed a bug where the service path wouldn't update to the new binary path when trying to re-enable service mode.
- Fixed some grammar errors in the Mouse Without Borders user facing strings. Thanks [@KhurramJalil](https://github.com/KhurramJalil)!
- Allow changing the shortcuts in the same way as other utilities and changed them to better defaults to avoid conflicting with Alt Gr+letter combos on international layouts.
### Peek
- Also benefits from the Monaco dependency update when peeking into files supported by the Developer Files Preview. Thanks [@Aaron-Junker](https://github.com/Aaron-Junker)!
- Fixed a flash on PowerToys starting due to the Peek window activating and hiding right away. Thanks [@davidegiacometti](https://github.com/davidegiacometti)!
The PowerToys team is extremely grateful to have the [support of an amazing active community][community-link]. The work you do is incredibly important. PowerToys wouldn’t be nearly what it is today without your help filing bugs, updating documentation, guiding the design, or writing features. We want to say thank you and take time to recognize your work. Month over month, you directly help make PowerToys a better piece of software.
The application logs basic telemetry. Our Telemetry Data page (Coming Soon) has the trends from the telemetry. Please read the [Microsoft privacy statement][privacy-link] for more information.
