Microsoft released PowerToys 0.12.0 version. PowerToys are set free utility developed by Microsoft developers, can be used for advanced users to tune and simplify Windows operations to improve efficiency. It first appeared in Windows 95, but is not officially supported by Microsoft, it is not enough thorough testing. To the era of Windows XP, all Windows applications will need to enter the safety review, so PowerToys disappeared.
Microsoft announced in May this year, an official in the name of the project to restart, Microsoft said the restart of PowerToys for research and development, will provide some utilities to improve efficiency, and can be used by Windows 10 shell, while allowing users to customize various workflows .
PowerToys v0.12 includes not only improvements to existing utilities, also includes new tools PowerRename. According to Microsoft, PowerRename for batch rename a bunch of files. Of course, this utility not only provides basic renaming function can also be used to add numbers to ignore folders, will replace a word with another word, and so on.
Microsoft said another major improvement is the window manager FancyZones, the window manager designed to efficiently layout window arrangement and easily aligned workflow.
In addition, Microsoft will also PowerToys are "appropriate, begin adding support for Diablo mode."
Full update list is as follows:
New Utility
- PowerRename
General
- Microsoft signed binaries and installer
- Settings and shortcuts Guide (ShortcutGuide) Dark mode
- Fixed impossible to turn on PT provided on some Windows configuration error
- Other UI / UX error of various improvements
FancyZone
- Editor now supports multi-monitor
- FZ hot keys can now be configured to open the editor (Win + ~ on some non-US keyboard is not available)
- Fixed prevent activation of the application area with custom title bar of the error
- FZ editor can now be used on a small screen
- Improve the ability to activate when you drag the window area, a smaller area takes precedence over a large area
- Fixed crashes some localized versions of Windows FZ in
- Fixed can not adjust the size of the area when the area of the edge of the screen to the right or bottom of the error
- Fixed a bug that led to the taskbar and other special system window caught in the region
- Improved application detection FZ history
- FZ change the default settings to avoid interfering with full-screen applications
Update Description: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases/tag/v0.12.0