PowerToys 0.57.0 has been released.
PowerToys 0.57.0
The v0.57 release cycle focused heavily on stability and improvements. Below are some of the highlights!
Installer Hash
0F20DCDC0A1BF5C86D60A41DED8F459A2CF1457C37BB33DA31979D639DD8BD9E
Highlights
- PowerToys Run quality pass. Old standing issues were re-evaluated and fixed.
- Additional features and improvements were added to existing PowerToys Run plugins.
- New plugin for time and date values/information in PowerToys Run. Thanks @htcfreek!
- The PowerToys Run documentation is also receiving a required update. Thanks @htcfreek!
- We're registering svgs as a picture kind when SVG Thumbnails are enabled so they appear when searching for pictures in File Explorer.
- We've disabled PDF preview by default, given its incompatibilities with Outlook and that Edge is now being registered for previewing PDF files on Windows 10 too.
- From a coding quality point of view, every project now has code analyzer active. Thanks @CleanCodeDeveloper!
- A double click on the tray icon is needed instead of single click to open settings.
Always on Top
- New sound for Always on Top activation. Thanks @franky920920!
Awake
- Fixes for the system tray icon. Thanks @dend!
- Temporary duration presets are now configurable. Thanks @dend!
- Fix for an issue causing Awake to not be closed properly. Thanks @dend!
ColorPicker
- It's now possible to delete multiple colors from history and also export them to a file. Thanks @mshtang!
- The CIEXYZ format has increased precision. Thanks @m13253!
- Performance improved by reducing the use of low level keyboard hooks.
FancyZones
- Fixed a bug where the same layout applied with different configurations to different screens would reset to a single configuration. (This was a hotfix for 0.56)
- When snapping windows with rounded corners on Windows 11, set the correct corner preferences to avoid gaps between zones. Thanks @hallatore!
- Fix for canvas layout resetting due to resolution changes.
File explorer
- Additional markdown file extensions added for Markdown Preview. Thanks @skycommand!
- Svgs are now registered as a picture kind on Windows.
- Added a text wrapping setting and copy context menu to dev file preview. Thanks @Aaron-Junker!
- Pdf file preview and thumbnails are now disabled by default, due to incompatibility with Outlook and an appropriate warning is shown in Settings.
Mouse utility
- Find my mouse has a new setting to specify a minimum distance for activation. (This was a hotfix for 0.56)
- Fix for the bug causing the task bar to be hidden behind other windows when a mouse utility was active.
- Fix for the bug causing shortcuts set on icons to not activate when a mouse utility was active.
- Fixed a slight offset in Mouse Pointer Crosshairs when it's configured with an odd thickness.
PowerToys Run
- New plugin for time and date values/information. Thanks @htcfreek!
- WindowWalker now has a tooltip, additional features like killing the process and closing the window, additional settings and improvements. Thanks @htcfreek!
- Unit converter now accepts additional ways of writing feet and gallon. Also interprets as either imperial or US gallons depending on current culture. Thanks @yifan-k!
- Unit converter now accepts metre for meter.
- Localization for Web Search and Unit Converter (not including units) has been enabled.
- Localization for Windows Terminal has been enabled. (This was a hotfix for 0.56)
- Calculator now tries to always interpret the dot (.) symbol as a decimal separator, despite configured culture, to meet expectations.
- Calculator now handles trailing zeroes on hexadecimal numbers correctly.
- System commands plugin can now show the local ip and mac addresses. Thanks @htcfreek!
- Folder plugin has improved results, with improved tooltips. Thanks @htcfreek!
- Windows settings plugin has added entries for Screen Saver and Connect Wiring Display Panel. Thanks @htcfreek!
- Plugins can now show descriptions for their configurations in settings. Thanks @htcfreek!
- Fix for the focus issue when calling PowerToys Run for the first time after login and after returning from some windows.
- Fix for a bug on Program when creating a shortcut.
- Validated that upgrading to .net framework 6 fixed the error appearing when shutting down the system with PowerToys Run running.
Video conference mute
- Newly added microphones are now updated and tracked by VCM.
Settings
- What's new button in the bottom with a new look, with a couple more UI tweaks. Thanks @niels9001!
- Fixed a bug causing Settings not to open when a racing condition caused Keyboard Manager settings to not be read correctly.
- To open settings from the tray icon a double click is needed instead of a single click.
- Fix for a bug which would cause checking for updates to run indefinitely.
- When auto-updating, pass a flag to avoid restarting without being prompted.
Installer
- Dependencies installers are now executed with /norestart to avoid unprompted restarts. (This was a hotfix for 0.56). Thanks @franky920920!
- Upgraded .net framework dependency to 6.0.3.
- Installer logs are now saved where they can be collected and sent by the bug report tool.
- Reverted changes to start with proper elevation and when installed under a different user since those changes ended up causing more issues where PowerToys would start running with the wrong user.
Development
- OOBE code refactor to have all module information in XAML, like in Settings. Thanks @niels9001!
- Every project now has analyzers turned on and warnings fixed. Thanks @CleanCodeDeveloper!
- New patterns added for code spell-checking and stale entries removed. Thanks @jsoref
- Additional logging has been added to Fancy Zones and PowerToys Run.
- A new CI release build will not be triggered if all that was changed was just documentation.
- Fixed a racing condition causing flaky build errors when building PowerRename.
- Centralization of common csproj/vcxproj settings underway. Thanks @CleanCodeDeveloper!
Community contributions
We'd like to directly mention certain contributors (in alphabetical order) for their continued community support this month and helping directly make PowerToys a better piece of software.
@Aaron-Junker, @CleanCodeDeveloper, @dend, @franky920920, @htcfreek, @jay-o-way, @jsoref, @niels9001, @snickler.
