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HOT FIX

• fix: reverted enabling macOS widget updates since there is still a problem with chronod (#2733)

New features

• feat: unlocked widgets updates since the chronod was fixed in macOS 26.1 (#2733)
• feat: moved remote authorization from api. to oauth. domain name

Localization

• lang: updated german localization (#2812)
• lang: updated Taiwan Traditional Chinese Localization (#2809)

Bug fixes

• fix: fixed bug on macOS 26 when settings autosaveName to menu bar item prevents it from loading (#2768)

New features

• feat: adjusted value width in process view to fit bigger value (#2784)

Localization

• lang: updated Vietnamese translations for various terms and phrases (#2791)
• lang: added translations for internet status notifications

What's Changed

• Discussion #1599, increase/decrease width/height shortcut by @thenickygee in #1652
• Liquid Glass App Icon for macOS 26 Tahoe by @alexkaessner in #1659
• Update French translations in Main.xcstrings by @jonathan-sousa in #1660

New Contributors

• @thenickygee made their first contribution in #1652
• @alexkaessner made their first contribution in #1659
• @jonathan-sousa made their first contribution in #1660

Full Changelog: v0.91...v0.92

Bug fixes

• fix: corrected NVMe SMART data units read/written calculation (#2760)
• fix: added an additional redraw when something changes in the Battery widget. This eliminates artifacts when the widget switches from the AC plug-in icon to the charging icon (#2611)

New features

• feat: added gradient style to the line chart

This patch release fixes several important stability issues identified in v0.95.0 based on incoming reports. Check out the v0.95.0 notes for the full list of changes.

Installer Hashes

Highlights

Light Switch

⚠️ NOTE: If you encountered issues with automatic light/dark theme switching before this update, try turning Light Switch off and back on to reset it. ⚠️

• #42434: Fixed bug where Light Switch was enabled by default
• #42434: Fixed bug where Manual time schedule was being overridden by sunset calculations
• #42434: Renamed "Manual" mode to "Fixed Hours" for clarity
• #42434: Created a new "Off" mode that disables the schedule but still allows the shortcut to be used
• #42434: Fixed a bug which allowed the taskbar to be the accent color in light mode (this should only be allowed in dark mode)
• #42774: Fixed a bug where light/dark times where not updating when switch between modes (Specifically manual back to Sunset to Sunrise mode).

CmdPal

• #42467: Fixed crashes on pages using filters (e.g., Windows Terminal profiles, Windows Services) when built with trimming or AOT by removing runtime bindings from the FiltersDropDown control.
• #42405: Fixed an issue where window style changes (such as WS_EX_TOOLWINDOW) were not properly applied by ensuring cached window data is refreshed.

Find my mouse:

• #42774: Fixed bug that would cause the window to lose focus
• #42774: Fixed bug that would cause the mouse to go busy (hourglass)

Installer:

• #41975: Removed WiX v3 infrastructure and migrate exclusively to WiX v5, cutting build times.

Bug report:

• #42399: Improvements to the bug report system

Sponsorship is appreciated!

This is a small release that fixes a bug with how ripgrep handles line
buffering. This might manifest as ripgrep printing output later than you
expect or not working correctly with tail -f (even if you're using the
--line-buffered flag).

In case you haven't heard of it before, ripgrep is a line-oriented search
tool that recursively searches the current directory for a regex pattern.
By default, ripgrep will respect gitignore rules and automatically skip
hidden files/directories and binary files.

Bug fixes:

• BUG #3194:
  Fix a regression with --line-buffered introduced in ripgrep 15.0.0.

Feature enhancements:

• FEATURE #3192:
  Add hyperlink alias for Cursor.

Sponsorship is appreciated!

ripgrep 15 is a new major version release of ripgrep that mostly has bug fixes,
some minor performance improvements and minor new features.

In case you haven't heard of it before, ripgrep is a line-oriented search
tool that recursively searches the current directory for a regex pattern.
By default, ripgrep will respect gitignore rules and automatically skip
hidden files/directories and binary files.

Here are some highlights:

• Several bugs around gitignore matching have been fixed. This includes
  a commonly reported bug related to applying gitignore rules from parent
  directories.
• A memory usage regression when handling very large gitignore files has been
  fixed.
• rg -vf file, where file is empty, now matches everything.
• The -r/--replace flag now works with --json.
• A subset of Jujutsu (jj) repositories are now treated as if they were git
  repositories. That is, ripgrep will respect jj's gitignores.
• Globs can now use nested curly braces.

Platform support:

• aarch64 for Windows now has release artifacts.
• powerpc64 no longer has release artifacts generated for it. The CI
  release workflow stopped working, and I didn't deem it worth my time to
  debug it. If someone wants this and can test it, I'd be happy to add it
  back.
• ripgrep binaries are now compiled with full LTO enabled. You may notice
  small performance improvements from this and a modest decrease in binary
  size.

Performance improvements:

• PERF #2111:
  Don't resolve helper binaries on Windows when -z/--search-zip isn't used.
• PERF #2865:
  Avoid using path canonicalization on Windows when emitting hyperlinks.
• PERF #3184:
  Improve performance of large values with -A/--after-context.

Bug fixes:

• BUG #829,
  BUG #2731,
  BUG #2747,
  BUG #2770,
  BUG #2778,
  BUG #2836,
  BUG #2933,
  BUG #3067:
  Fix bug related to gitignores from parent directories.
• BUG #1332,
  BUG #3001:
  Make rg -vf file where file is empty match everything.
• BUG #2177:
  Ignore a UTF-8 BOM marker at the start of .gitignore (and similar files).
• BUG #2750:
  Fix memory usage regression for some truly large gitignore files.
• BUG #2944:
  Fix a bug where the "bytes searched" in --stats output could be incorrect.
• BUG #2990:
  Fix a bug where ripgrep would mishandle globs that ended with a ..
• BUG #2094,
  BUG #3076:
  Fix bug with -m/--max-count and -U/--multiline showing too many matches.
• BUG #3100:
  Preserve line terminators when using -r/--replace flag.
• BUG #3108:
  Fix a bug where -q --files-without-match inverted the exit code.
• BUG #3131:
  Document inconsistency between -c/--count and --files-with-matches.
• BUG #3135:
  Fix rare panic for some classes of large regexes on large haystacks.
• BUG #3140:
  Ensure hyphens in flag names are escaped in the roff text for the man page.
• BUG #3155:
  Statically compile PCRE2 into macOS release artifacts on aarch64.
• BUG #3173:
  Fix ancestor ignore filter bug when searching whitelisted hidden files.
• BUG #3178:
  Fix bug causing incorrect summary statistics with --json flag.
• BUG #3179:
  Fix gitignore bug when searching absolute paths with global gitignores.
• BUG #3180:
  Fix a panicking bug when using -U/--multiline and -r/--replace.

Feature enhancements:

• Many enhancements to the default set of file types available for filtering.
• FEATURE #1872:
  Make -r/--replace work with --json.
• FEATURE #2708:
  Completions for the fish shell take ripgrep's config file into account.
• FEATURE #2841:
  Add italic to the list of available style attributes in --color.
• FEATURE #2842:
  Directories containing .jj are now treated as git repositories.
• FEATURE #2849:
  When using multithreading, schedule files to search in order given on CLI.
• FEATURE #2943:
  Add aarch64 release artifacts for Windows.
• FEATURE #3024:
  Add highlight color type, for styling non-matching text in a matching line.
• FEATURE #3048:
  Globs in ripgrep (and the globset crate) now support nested alternates.
• FEATURE #3096:
  Improve completions for --hyperlink-format in bash and fish.
• FEATURE #3102:
  Improve completions for --hyperlink-format in zsh.

What's Changed

• Fixed a bug with the smaller height hidden action not working when a window is max height
• Update Korean Translation by @justcontributor in #1639
• Set all settings views to the same width (in a nice looking way) by @strategiconquest in #1649
• Add option to move resized window to the display under cursor (this is currently only enabled by Terminal command). by @fnando in #1644

New Contributors

• @fnando made their first contribution in #1644

Full Changelog: v0.90...v0.91

This patch release fixes several important stability issues identified in v0.94.1 based on incoming reports. Check out the v0.94.0 notes for the full list of changes.

Installer Hashes

Highlights

• #41853 - Installer: Fixed the missing vcruntime dependency error that blocked installations and caused the “Failed to load SilentFilesInUseBAFunction.dll (0x8007007e)” bootstrapper failure, restoring successful installs from GitHub, winget, and the Microsoft Store.

This patch release fixes several important stability issues identified in v0.94.0 based on incoming reports. Check out the v0.94.0 notes for the full list of changes.

Installer Hashes

Highlights

• #41853 - Installer: Resolved the installer setup problem, enabling successful installation from GitHub, winget, and Microsoft Store by fixing the “Failed to load SilentFilesInUseBAFunction.dll (0x8007007e)” bootstrapper error.

In the v0.94 release cycle, we focused on new features, stability, optimization improvements, and automation.

Installer Hashes

Highlights

For an in-depth look at the latest changes, visit the release blog.

• PowerToys Settings added a Settings search with fuzzy matching, suggestions, a results page, and UX polish to make finding options faster.
• A comprehensive hotkey conflict detection system was introduced in Settings to surface and help resolve conflicting shortcuts. Note that the default hotkey settings (Win+Ctrl+Shift+T, Win+Ctrl+V, Win+Ctrl+T, Win+Shift+T) may overlap with existing Windows system shortcuts. This is expected. You can resolve the conflict by assigning different hotkeys.
• Mouse Utilities added a “Gliding cursor” accessibility feature to Mouse Pointer Crosshairs for single‑button cursor movement and clicking. Thanks @mikehall-ms!
• The installer was upgraded to WiX 5 after WiX 3 reached end-of-life; this move improved installer security, reliability, and community support.
• Tons of bug fixes and improvements for Command Palette, including visual updates and new support for filters on ListPages (handy for extension developers).
• Hosts Editor now has a “No leading spaces” option so active host entries can start at column 0 even if others are disabled. Thanks @mohammed-saalim!
• Context menu registration was moved from the installer to runtime to avoid loading disabled modules (runtime registrations).
• Quick Accent now supports Maltese, and frequently used accents appear first (and are remembered across sessions). Thanks @rovercoder! @davidegiacometti!

Always On Top

• Fixed the border hover cursor so it shows the arrow instead of the wait cursor. Thanks @davidegiacometti!

Command Palette

• Applied single-click activation only to pointer input; keyboard always activates immediately. Thanks @jiripolasek!
• Let context menus open at the cursor by removing window-bound constraints. Thanks @jiripolasek!
• Made error messages clearer with timestamps, HRESULTs, and full details for easier diagnosis. Thanks @jiripolasek!
• Prevented crashes and improved robustness when updating providers without commands. Thanks @jiripolasek!
• Ensured the Settings window reliably comes to the front when opened. Thanks @jiripolasek!
• Replaced the Clipboard History icon with a colorful Fluent icon. Thanks @jiripolasek!
• Hardened ContentIcon to avoid duplicate parenting and improve diagnostics. Thanks @jiripolasek!
• Standardized null checks using C# pattern matching for safer behavior.
• Improved accessibility by focusing the activation shortcut dialog and making text reachable. Thanks @chatasweetie!
• Moved the extension SDK to a stable Windows SDK and cleaned up message namespaces.
• Added path shortcuts: ~ to home, and / or \ to system root, plus UNC support. Thanks @davidegiacometti!
• Fixed a race in cancellation handling to avoid InvalidOperationException. Thanks @jiripolasek!
• Aligned separator styling with WinUI 3 for consistent visuals. Thanks @jiripolasek!
• Added ARM64 PDBs to the Extensions SDK NuGet for better debugging.
• Added single-select filters to DynamicListPage and updated Windows Services sample.
• Updated main page placeholder text to better describe what can be searched. Thanks @jiripolasek!
• Removed explicit WinAppSDK/WebView2 dependencies from toolkit and API. Thanks @rluengen!
• Added a local keyboard hook to handle the GoBack key reliably. Thanks @jiripolasek!
• Propagated alias changes safely and resolved conflicts across view models.
• Allowed providers to override Dispose with a virtual method.
• Fixed memory leaks by cleaning up removed or cancelled list items.
• Sorted DateTime extension results by relevance for better usability.
• Reduced search text “jiggling” by avoiding redundant change notifications.
• Centralized automation notifications in a UIHelper for better accessibility. Thanks @chatasweetie!
• Preserved Adaptive Card action types during trimming via DynamicDependency.
• Added an acrylic backdrop and refined styling to the context menu. Thanks @jiripolasek!
• Prevented disposed pages and Settings windows from handling stale messages. Thanks @jiripolasek!
• Made the extension API easier to evolve without breaking clients.
• Added “evil” sample pages to help reproduce tricky bugs.
• Fixed WinGet trim-safety issues by replacing LINQ with manual iteration.
• Cancelled stale list fetches to avoid older results overwriting newer ones in CmdPal.

Command Palette extensions

• Improved empty states and ranking logic for multiple extensions. Thanks @htcfreek!
• Added app icons to the All Apps "Run" context command when available.
• Restored missing builtin icons by standardizing extension dependencies.
• Unblocked local deployment by adding WinAppSDK to two sample extensions.

Hosts File Editor

• Added a "No leading spaces" option so active hosts entries can start at column 0 even when others are disabled. Thanks @mohammed-saalim!

Image Resizer

• Fixed Image Resizer localization by installing satellite resources under the WinUI 3 apps culture path.

Mouse Utilities

• Introduced "Gliding cursor" to control the pointer and click with a single hotkey for better accessibility. Thanks @mikehall-ms!

Mouse Without Borders

• Blocked Easy Mouse from switching machines during fullscreen apps, with an allow-list for exceptions. Thanks @dot-tb!

Peek

• Added Visual Studio shared project file types to XML preview and fixed bgcode handler registration. Thanks @rezanid!
• Fixes bgcode preview handler registration and events for reliable previews. Thanks @pedrolamas!

PowerRename

• Changed the Explorer accelerator key to PowErRename to avoid clashing with the New menu. Thanks @aaron-ni!

Quick Accent

• Remembered character usage across sessions so frequently used accents appear first. Thanks @davidegiacometti!
• Added Maltese language support with specific characters and the Euro symbol. Thanks @rovercoder!
• Reduced GPU usage issues by making the window Topmost only when the picker is visible. Thanks @daverayment!

Settings

• Added telemetry to track usage of the new shortcut conflict detection workflow.
• Moved the shutdown action from the title bar to a footer menu item with confirmation. Thanks @davidegiacometti!
• Implemented comprehensive hotkey conflict detection with a dedicated resolution dialog.
• Added branded visuals for Office and Copilot keys in the KeyVisual control.
• Introduced Settings search with fuzzy matching and navigation to specific controls.
• Corrected Spanish localization so product names like Awake remain in English across Settings and OOBE.
• Simplified the Advanced Paste description in Settings for quicker reading and consistent capitalization. Thanks @OldUser101!
• Localized conflict messages in the conflict window and dialog.

Installer

• Upgraded the installer to WiX 5 with silent "Files in Use" handling for smoother winget installs.
• Switched Win10 context menu modules to runtime registration and added cleanup on uninstall to avoid stale entries.

Documentation

• Adds docs for building the installer locally and testing winget installs.
• Fixed a broken style guide link in developer documentation. Thanks @denizmaral!

Development

• Excluded test and coverage DLLs from BinSkim scans to cut false positives and speed up security analysis.
• Simplified NOTICE maintenance by removing version numbers and filtering out Microsoft/System packages.
• Improved NuGet dependency validation to prevent package downgrades and catch issues during restore.
• Updated UTF.Unknown to a modern version to improve compatibility without breaking changes. Thanks @304NotModified!
• Refreshed package catalog in CI before installing dependencies to prevent Linux workflow failures.
• Refactored CmdPal tests with dependency injection and added coverage for queries and settings.
• Added unit tests to verify Close on Enter swaps Copy/Save as expected. Thanks @mohammed-saalim!
• Added accessibility IDs to CmdPal UI for stable UI tests.
• Rewrote system command tests with a new test base and cleaner patterns.
• Added unit tests for WebSearch and Shell extensions with mockable settings.
• Added unit tests and abstractions for Apps and Bookmarks extensions.
• Cleans up AI‑generated tests; adds meaningful query tests across extensions.
• Removed the obsolete debug dialog from Settings for a smoother developer loop.

What's Changed

• Add “Center Three Fourths” action by @tgt in #1621
• Update Korean Translation by @zooxop in #1628
• Fix bug preventing Chinese localization

New Contributors

• @tgt made their first contribution in #1621
• @zooxop made their first contribution in #1628

Full Changelog: v0.89...v0.90

In the v0.93 release cycle, we focused on new features, stability, optimization improvements, and automation.

Installer Hashes

Highlights

• PowerToys settings debuts a modern, card-based dashboard with clearer descriptions and faster navigation for a streamlined user experience.
• Command Palette had over 99 issues resolved, including bringing back Clipboard History, adding context menu shortcuts, pinning favorite apps, and supporting history in Run.
• Command Palette reduced its startup memory usage by ~15%, load time by ~40%, built-in extensions loading time by ~70%, and installation size by ~55%—all due to using the full Ahead-of-Time (AOT) compilation mode in Windows App SDK.
• Peek now supports instant previews and embedded thumbnails for Binary G-code (.bgcode) 3D printing files, making it easy to inspect models at a glance. Thanks @pedrolamas!
• Mouse Utilities introduces a new spotlight highlighting mode that dims the screen and draws attention to your cursor, perfect for presentations.
• Test coverage improvements for multiple PowerToys modules including Command Palette, Advanced Paste, Peek, Text Extractor, and PowerRename — ensuring better reliability and quality, with over 600 new unit tests (mostly for Command Palette) and doubled UI automation coverage.

Command Palette

• Ensured screen readers are notified when the selected item in the list changes for better accessibility.
• Fixed command title changes not being properly notified to screen readers. Thanks @jiripolasek!
• Made icon controls excluded from keyboard navigation by default for better accessibility. Thanks @jiripolasek!
• Improved UI design with better text sizing and alignment.
• Fixed keyboard shortcuts to work better in text boxes and context menus.
• Added right-click context menus with critical command styling and separators.
• Improved various context menu issues, improving item selection, handling of long titles, search bar text scaling, initial item behavior, and primary button functionality.
• Fixed context menu crashes with better type handling.
• Fixed "Reload" command to work with both uppercase and lowercase letters.
• Added mouse back button support for easier navigation. Thanks @jiripolasek!
• Fixed Alt+Left Arrow navigation not working when search box contains text. Thanks @jiripolasek!
• Updated back button tooltip to show keyboard shortcut information. Thanks @jiripolasek!
• Fixed Command Palette window not appearing properly when activated. Thanks @jiripolasek!
• Fixed Command Palette window staying hidden from taskbar after File Explorer restarts. Thanks @jiripolasek!
• Fixed window focus not returning to previous app properly.
• Fixed Command Palette window to always appear on top when shown and move to bottom when hidden. Thanks @jiripolasek!
• Fixed window hiding to properly work on UI thread. Thanks @jiripolasek!
• Fixed crashes and improved stability with better synchronization of Command list updates. Thanks @jiripolasek!
• Improved extension disposal with better error handling to prevent crashes. Thanks @jiripolasek!
• Improved stability by fixing a UI threading issue when loading more results, preventing possible crashes and ensuring the loading state resets if loading fails. Thanks @jiripolasek!
• Enhanced icon loading stability with better exception handling. Thanks @jiripolasek!
• Added thread safety to recent commands to prevent crashes. Thanks @MaoShengelia!
• Fixed acrylic (frosted glass) system backdrop display issues by ensuring proper UI thread handling. Thanks @jiripolasek!

Command Palette extensions

• Added settings to each provider to control which fallback commands are enabled. Thanks @jiripolasek! for fixing a regression in this feature.
• Added sample code showing how Command Palette extensions can track when their pages are loaded or unloaded. Check it out here.
• Fixed Calculator to accept regular spaces in numbers that use space separators. Thanks @PesBandi!
• Added a new setting to Calculator to make "Copy" the primary button (replacing “Save”) and enable "Close on Enter", streamlining the workflow. Thanks @PesBandi!
• Improved Apps indexing error handling and removed obsolete code. Thanks @davidegiacometti!
• Prevented apps from showing in search when the Apps extension is disabled. Thanks @jiripolasek!
• Added ability to pin/unpin Apps using Ctrl+P shortcut.
• Added keyboard shortcuts to the Apps context menu items for faster access.
• Added all file context menu options to the Apps items context menu, making all file actions available there for better functionality.
• Streamlined All Apps extension settings by removing redundant descriptions, making the UI clearer.
• Added command history to the Run page for easier access to previous commands.
• Fixed directory path handling in Run fallback for better file navigation.
• Fixed URL fallback item hiding properly in Web Search extension when search query becomes invalid. Thanks @jiripolasek!
• Added proper empty state message for Web Search extension when no results found. Thanks @jiripolasek!
• Added fallback command to Windows Settings extension for better search results.
• Re-enabled Clipboard History feature with proper window handling.
• Improved Add Bookmark extension to automatically detect file, folder, or URL types without manual input.
• Updated terminology from "Kill process" to "End task" in Window Walker for consistency with Windows.
• Fixed minor grammar error in SamplePagesExtension code comments. Thanks @purofle!

Mouse Utilities

• Added a new spotlight highlighting mode that creates a large transparent circle around your cursor with a backdrop effect, providing an alternative to the traditional circle highlight. Perfect for presentations where you want to focus attention on a specific area while dimming the rest of the screen.

Peek

• Added preview and thumbnail support for Binary G-code (.bgcode) files used in 3D printing. You can now see embedded thumbnails and preview these compressed 3D printing files directly in Peek and File Explorer. Thanks @pedrolamas!

Quick Accent

• Added Vietnamese language support to Quick Accent, mappings for Vietnamese vowels (a, e, i, o, u, y) and the letter d. Thanks @octastylos-pseudodipteros!

Settings

• Completely redesigned the Settings dashboard with a modern card-based layout featuring organized sections for quick actions and shortcuts overview, replacing the old module list.
• Rewrote setting descriptions to be more concise and follow Windows writing style guidelines, making them easier to understand.
• Improved formatting and readability of release notes in the "What's New" section with better typography and spacing.
• Added missing deep link support for various settings pages (Peek, Quick Accent, PowerToys Run, etc.) so you can jump directly to specific settings.
• Resolved an issue where the settings page header would drift away from its position when resizing the settings window.
• Resolved a settings crash related to incompatible property names in ZoomIt configuration.

Documentation

• Added detailed step-by-step instructions for first-time developers building the Command Palette module, including prerequisites and Visual Studio setup guidance. Thanks @chatasweetie!
• Fixed Broken SDK Link: Corrected a broken markdown link in the Command Palette SDK README that was pointing to an incorrect directory path. Thanks @ChrisGuzak!
• Added documentation for the "Open With Cursor" plugin that enables opening Visual Studio and VS Code recent files using Cursor AI. Thanks @VictorNoxx!
• Added documentation for two new community plugins - Hotkeys plugin for creating custom keyboard shortcuts, and RandomGen plugin for generating random data like passwords, colors, and placeholder text. Thanks @ruslanlap!

Development

• Updated .NET libraries to 9.0.8 for performance and security. Thanks @snickler!
• Updated the spell check system to version 0.0.25 with better GitHub integration and SARIF reporting, plus fixed numerous spelling errors throughout the codebase including property names and documentation. Thanks @jsoref!
• Cleaned up spelling check configuration to eliminate false positives and excessive noise that was appearing in every pull request, making the development process smoother.
• Replaced NuGet feed with Azure Artifacts for better package management.
• Implemented configurable UI test pipeline that can use pre-built official releases instead of building everything from scratch, reducing test execution time from 2+ hours.
• Replaced brittle pixel-by-pixel image comparison with perceptual hash (pHash) technology that's more robust to minor rendering differences - no more test failures due to anti-aliasing or compression artifacts.
• Reduced CI/fuzzing/UI test timeouts from 4 hours to 90 minutes, dramatically improving developer feedback loops and preventing long waits when builds get stuck.
• Standardized test project naming across the entire codebase and improved pipeline result identification by adding platform/install mode context to test run titles. Thanks @khmyznikov!
• Added comprehensive UI test suites for multiple PowerToys modules including Command Palette, Advanced Paste, Peek, Text Extractor, and PowerRename - ensuring better reliability and quality.
• Enhanced UI test automation with command-line argument support, better session management, and improved element location methods using pattern matching to avoid failures from minor differences in exact matches.

What's Changed

• Fix terminal command for ordering by x coordinate by @nikwen in #1612
• Add percentage width to Todo Mode by @tomdaly in #1616
• Add "Center Two Thirds" action by @savin000 in #1617
• Fixes a bug where repeating larger/smaller commands would cycle displays when repeated commands cycle displays is selected.

New Contributors

• @nikwen made their first contribution in #1612
• @tomdaly made their first contribution in #1616
• @savin000 made their first contribution in #1617

Full Changelog: v0.88...v0.89

What's Changed

• Fix terminal command for ordering by x coordinate by @nikwen in #1612
• Add percentage width to Todo Mode by @tomdaly in #1616
• Add "Center Two Thirds" action by @savin000 in #1617

New Contributors

• @nikwen made their first contribution in #1612
• @tomdaly made their first contribution in #1616
• @savin000 made their first contribution in #1617

Full Changelog: v0.88...v0.89

This is a patch release to fix issues in v0.92 we deemed important for stability based on incoming rates. See v0.92.0 for full release notes.

Installer Hashes

Highlights

• #40314 - File Explorer add-ons: Fixed bug where Preview didn't work with per-user installation
• #40392 - Command Palette: Fixed regression where the apps extension was missing all Win32 applications
• #40401 - Command Palette: Fixed regression where we reset the app state every time it was loaded

In the v0.92 release cycle, we focused on new features, stability, optimization improvements, and automation.

Installer Hashes

Highlights

• PowerToys settings now has a toggle for the system tray icon, giving users control over its visibility based on personal preference. Thanks @BLM16!
• Command Palette now has Ahead-of-Time (AOT) compatibility for all first-party extensions, improved extensibility, and core UX fixes, resulting in better performance and stability across commands.
• Color Picker now has customizable mouse button actions, enabling more personalized workflows by assigning functions to left, right, and middle clicks. Thanks @PesBandi!
• Bug Report Tool now has a faster and clearer reporting process, with progress indicators, improved compression, auto-cleanup of old trace logs, and inclusion of MSIX installer logs for more efficient diagnostics.
• File Explorer add-ons now have improved rendering stability, resolving issues with PDF previews, blank thumbnails, and text file crashes during file browsing.

Color Picker

• Added mouse button actions so you can choose what left, right, or middle click does. Thanks @PesBandi!

Crop & Lock

• Aligned window styling with current Windows theme for a cleaner look. Thanks @sadirano!

Command Palette

• Enhanced performance by resolving a regression in page loading.
• Applied consistent hotkey handling across all Command Palette commands for a smoother user experience.
• Improved graceful closing of Command Palette. Thanks @davidegiacometti!
• Fixed consistency issue for extensions' alias with "Direct" setting and enabled localization for "Direct" and "Indirect" for better user understanding. Thanks @davidegiacometti!
• Improved visual clarity by styling critical context items correctly.
• Automatically focused the field when only one is present on the content page.
• Improved stability and efficiency when loading file icons in SDK ThumbnailHelper.cs by removing unnecessary operations. Thanks @OldUser101!
• Enhanced details view with commands implementation. (See Extension sample)

Command Palette extensions

• Added "Copy Path" command to App search results for convenience. Thanks @PesBandi!
• Improved Calculator input experience by ignoring leading equal signs. Thanks @PesBandi!
• Corrected input handling in the Calculator extension to avoid showing errors for input with only leading whitespace.
• Improved New Extension wizard by validating names to prevent namespace errors.
• Ensured consistent context items display for the Run extension between fallback and top-level results.
• Fixed missing Time & Date commands in fallback results. Thanks @htcfreek!
• Fixed outdated results in the Time & Date extension. Thanks @htcfreek!
• Fixed an issue where Web Search always opened Microsoft Edge instead of the user's default browser on Windows 11 24H2 and later. Thanks @RuggMatt!
• Improved ordering of Windows Settings extension search results from alphabetical to relevance-based for quicker access.
• Added "Restart Windows Explorer" command to the Windows System Commands provider for gracefully terminate and relaunch explorer.exe. Thanks @jiripolasek!

Command Palette Ahead-of-Time (AOT) readiness

• We’ve made foundational changes to prepare the Command Palette for future Ahead-of-Time (AOT) publishing. This includes replacing the calculator library with ExprTk, improving COM object handling, refining Win32 interop, and correcting trimming behavior—all to ensure compatibility, performance, and reliability under AOT constraints. All first-party extensions are now AOT-compatible. These improvements lay the groundwork for publishing Command Palette as an AOT application in the next release.
• Special thanks to @Sergio0694 for guidance on making COM APIs AOT-compatible, @jtschuster for fixing COM object handling, @ArashPartow from ExprTk for integration suggestions, and @tian-lt from the Windows Calculator team for valuable suggestion throughout the migration journey and review.
• As part of the upcoming release, we’re also enabling AOT compatibility for key dependencies, including markdown rendering, Adaptive Cards, internal logging and telemetry library, and the core Command Palette UX.

FancyZones

• Fixed DPI-scaling issues to ensure FancyZones Editor displays crisply on high-resolution monitors. Thanks @HO-COOH! This inspired us a broader review across other PowerToys modules, leading to DPI display optimizations in Awake, Color Picker, PowerAccent, and more.

File Explorer add-ons

• Fixed potential failures in PDF previewer and thumbnail generation, improving reliability when browsing PDF files. Thanks @mohiuddin-khan-shiam!
• Prevented Monaco Preview Handler crash when opening UTF-8-BOM text files.

Hosts File Editor

• Added an in-app “Learn more” link to warning dialogs for quick guidance. Thanks @PesBandi!

Mouse Without Borders

• Fixed firewall rule so MWB now accepts connections from IPs outside your local subnet.
• Cleaned legacy logs to reduce disk usage and noise.

Peek

• Updated QOI reader so 3-channel QOI images preview correctly in Peek and File Explorer. Thanks @mbartlett21!
• Added codec detection with a clear warning when a video can’t be previewed, along with a link to the Microsoft Store to download the required codec.

PowerRename

• Added support for $YY-$MM-$DD in ModificationTime and AccessTime to enable flexible date-based renaming.

PowerToys Run

• Suppressed error UI for known WPF-related crashes to reduce user confusion, while retaining diagnostic logging for analysis. This targets COMException 0xD0000701 and 0x80263001 caused by temporary DWM unavailability.

Registry Preview

• Added "Extended data preview" via magnifier icon and context menu in the Data Grid, enabled easier inspection of complex registry types like REG_BINARY, REG_EXPAND_SZ, and REG_MULTI_SZ, etc. Thanks @htcfreek!
• Improved file-saving experience in Registry Preview by aligning with Notepad-like behavior, enhancing user prompts, error handling, and preventing crashes during unsaved or interrupted actions. Thanks @htcfreek!

Settings

• Added an option to hide or show the PowerToys system tray icon. Thanks @BLM16!
• Improved settings to show progress while a bug report package is being generated.

Workspaces

• Stored Workspaces icons in user AppData to ensure profile portability and prevent loss during temporary folder cleanup.
• Enabled capture and launch of PWAs on non-default Edge or Chrome profiles, ensuring consistent behavior during creation and execution.

Documentation

• Added SpeedTest and Dictionary Definition to the third-party plugins documentation for PowerToys Run. Thanks @ruslanlap!
• Corrected sample links and typo in Command Palette documentation. Thanks @daverayment and @roycewilliams!

Development

• Updated .NET libraries to 9.0.6 for performance and security. Thanks @snickler!
• Updated WinAppSDK to 1.7.2 for better stability and Windows support.
• Introduced a one-step local build script that generates a signed installer, enhancing developer productivity.
• Generated portable PDBs so cross-platform debuggers can read symbol files, improving debugging experience in VSCode and other tools.
• Simplified WinGet configuration files by using the Microsoft.Windows.Settings module to enable Developer Mode. Thanks @mdanish-kh!
• Adjusted build scripts for the latest Az.Accounts module to keep CI green.
• Streamlined release pipeline by removing hard-coded telemetry version numbers, and unified Command Palette versioning with Windows Terminal's versioning method for consistent updates.
• Enhanced the build validation step to show detailed differences between NOTICE.md and actual package dependencies and versions.
• Improved spell-checking accuracy across the repo. Thanks @rovercoder!
• Upgraded CI to TouchdownBuild v5 for faster pipelines.
• Added context comments to Resources.resw to help translators.
• Expanded fuzz testing coverage to include FancyZones.
• Integrated all unit tests into the CI pipeline, increasing from ~3,000 to ~5,000 tests.
• Enabled daily UI test automation on the main branch, now covering over 370 UI tests for end-to-end validation.
• Newly added unit tests for WorkspacesLib to improve reliability and maintainability.

General

• Updated bug report compression library (cziplib 0.3.3) for faster and more reliable package creation. Thanks @Chubercik!
• Included App Installer (“AppX Deployment Server”) event logs in bug reports for more thorough diagnostics.

What's Changed

• chore: fix typo by @noritaka1166 in #1604
• Add Commands for smaller/larger height only by @RazgrizHsu in #1607
• Allow displays to be ordered by x coordinate, as it was prior to v0.87

New Contributors

• @noritaka1166 made their first contribution in #1604
• @RazgrizHsu made their first contribution in #1607

Full Changelog: v0.87...v0.88

This is a patch release to fix issues in v0.91 we deemed important for stability based on incoming rates. See v0.91.0 for full release notes.

Installer Hashes

Highlights

• #39494 - Command Palette: Fixed regression where it ran as admin instead of the current user when PowerToys was elevated; also resolved extension launch failures occurring only in admin mode.
• #39433 - Workspaces: Fixed regression where command-line options support was expected but missing when launching classic Win32 apps (e.g. Edge, Chrome).
• #39563 - Quick Accent: Fixed regression requiring activation key to be held simultaneously with the key during the "Input delays" period for accent selection; instead, only the key needs to be held after activation.