This release is all about quality-of-life improvements — making it easier to find the setting you’re looking for, spot shortcut conflicts, and even adding a new way to move your mouse cursor. Get the update by checking for updates in PowerToys or heading to the release page.
Search in Settings
PowerToys has grown a lot over the years, and with so many settings it can sometimes be hard to find exactly what you need. That’s why we’ve added a search box in Settings. Search supports fuzzy matching, so you don’t need to type the exact name. Just press Ctrl+F (or click the search box) and start typing. Suggestions show up right in the flyout, and selecting one takes you straight to the right settings page. Got more than five results? Hit the Show all results button to view everything in the full search page.
PR: #41285
Shortcut conflicts
Ever used a hotkey and had two things happen at once? With so many shortcuts in PowerToys, it’s easy to run into conflicts. Now, shortcuts that are already in use (either by another module or by Windows itself) will be marked in red. On the new shortcut conflicts tile on the home dashboard, you’ll also see how many conflicts you currently have. Clicking the tile gives you a full overview and lets you quickly reassign shortcuts so everything works the way you want.
PR: #41029
Mouse Pointer Crosshairs now includes a new gliding cursor mode
With this feature, you can control the mouse cursor using just a single shortcut. Instead of needing to quickly stop the cursor right on target, the gliding cursor lets you move step by step with more control. This is especially helpful as an accessibility feature for people who find fast or precise mouse movements challenging. It’s similar to switch access features found on other platforms, and makes it possible to use Windows with just a single button. Once you trigger the shortcut, the crosshairs begin to glide. Pressing the shortcut again locks the horizontal position, then the vertical, and finally performs the click.
PR: #41221
Other improvements:
- Upgraded the installer from WiX3 to WiX5 for improved security and reliability.
- Quick Accent now supports Maltese, and frequently used accents appear first (and are remembered across sessions).
- Win10 context menu modules now use runtime registration, with proper cleanup on uninstall to avoid stale entries.
- Hosts Editor now has a “No leading spaces” option so active host entries can start at column 0 even if others are disabled.
- Tons of bug fixes and improvements for Command Palette, including visual updates and new support for filters on ListPages (handy for extension developers).
What’s next for v0.95?
We are planning some nice new features and improvements for next month – a revamped Keyboard Manager UI, and a new utility that can automatically switch between light and dark mode based on your schedule! Stay tuned!
We’re always happy to get your feedback and contributions – whether it’s a bug report, a feature idea, or a pull request. Head over to the PowerToys repo to jump in.
The full release notes can be found here.
/ Niels
Review:
“An amazing app—highly functional and rock‑solid.”
Feature request:
“I’d like to suggest a new feature for PowerToy: the ability to dim all windows behind the active application, keeping the foreground app fully highlighted while the background windows are subtly dimmed.”
I would like to request a shutdown timer for PowerToys.
"Ever used a hotkey and had two things happen at once?" No. I haven't. Now "Power'Toys, with this update, has changed my Win+C hotkey for color picker, which I use daily, and refuses to let me use Win+anythinig. Why? Because that's reserved for CORTANA and CO-PILOT, neither of which I use or have installed. I don't need Microsoft's coddling. I don't need protection from myself. Did something in Windows change also? This worked fine a 30 minutes agol before I just updated. I'm so tired of every piece of software and every...
Thank you Niel for your good work. Please do you plan to support PSD, AI, EPS, IND, Figma thumbnails on Powertoys (like PDF and SVG). This would be truly amazing for designers like since there are no thumbnails generators working properly on ARM64 architecture.
It would be great if Powerstoy let’s use independent Virtual Desktops on Multiple Monitors.
I have two 32″ monitors and would love the option to have 2 different virtual desktop on each monitor.