Table of contents
introduce
PowerToys is a system enhancement tool originally released by Microsoft on the Windows 95 platform. Until 2002, Bill Gates adjusted the research and development focus to improve system security. At that time, the PowerToys project had many bugs, unstable functions, and lax testing. was not spared and was removed from the Windows system by Microsoft.
In 2019, Microsoft announced the open source PowerToys utility.
The github address of PowerToys
download
Download the latest version from the PowerToys release download page . I downloaded version v0.70.1 here.
Or, you can also download the v0.70.1 version from my Baidu cloud link below
Baidu cloud: PowerToys v0.70.1 download (link: https://pan.baidu.com/s/1p4DCu_6xBtjIKB5e5wCj_Q extraction code: r2so)
Use and function introduction
After downloading and installing, you can use PowerToys, which provides many tools that can provide work efficiency and convenient operation of the computer.
1. Effect after installation
2. Always on top
This tool can conveniently always display a certain window before other windows without being covered by other windows, shortcut key: Win+Ctrl+T
3. wake up
Generally, if we do not operate the computer for a long time, the computer screen will automatically turn off the screen and enter the sleep mode. Generally, when performing download tasks, remote control, and long-term running test tasks, we think that even if we do not operate for a long time, the screen will not automatically turn off and do not enter Hibernation mode, the general operation is to make some settings in the power settings and screen display.
Now we can use the wake-up function, this setting is very useful, even if the computer screen is off, the computer will not sleep. For specific instructions, please refer to the official instructions: PowerToys Awake utility
4. Color Picker
Color Picker is a Windows system-wide color selection tool, with which you can pick a color from any currently running application, page, picture and automatically copy it to the clipboard in a configurable format.
Shortcut key: Win+Shift+C
5. FancyZones window splitter
Although windos10 and windos11 can perform simple split screen, it is not very easy to use, there are few split screen options, and custom split screen is not supported. FancyZones is a window manager that can be used to easily create complex window layouts and quickly place windows into those layouts. For the specific operation of FancyZones, please refer to the official instructions FancyZones utility
Shortcut key: Win+Shift+`
6.File Locksmith
File Locksmith is a Windows shell extension that checks which processes a file is using. After selecting a file, select "Process using this file" in the right-click menu to display the program or process using this file.
7. File Explorer Add-ons
This feature allows quick preview of Markdown (md), PDF (pdf), SVG (svg), STL (st), G-code (gcode) and other files.
Shortcut key: Alt+P
8. Host file editor
Manage hosts files conveniently and quickly
9. Image Resizer
Image Resizer is a Windows shell extension for simple batch image resizing.
Select one or more image files, and select Resize Image from the right-click menu
10. Keyboard manager
Using the keyboard manager, you can modify shortcut keys and customize shortcut keys to improve work efficiency.
11. Quick Facts
Open file previews at lightning speed.
Shortcut key: Ctrl+Spacebar
12.PowerRename
With PowerRename, you can batch rename, search and replace filenames.
After selecting multiple files, right-click the menu and select PowerRename
13. Text Extractor
It can easily recognize the text on the screen, which is OCR technology. Use the shortcut key: Win+Shift+T and then select the text, and the recognition result will be automatically copied to the clipboard.
In addition to some of the tools mentioned above, there are other tools, such as screen ruler, registry preview, mouse utility, video conference mute, etc., which are not listed here.
Refer to the official documentation: Microsoft PowerToys: A utility for customizing Windows