{"id":10996,"date":"2025-10-15T16:22:24","date_gmt":"2025-10-15T23:22:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/commandline\/?p=10996"},"modified":"2025-10-15T16:22:24","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T23:22:24","slug":"powertoys-0-95-is-here-new-light-switch-utility-faster-command-palette-and-peek-with-spacebar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/commandline\/powertoys-0-95-is-here-new-light-switch-utility-faster-command-palette-and-peek-with-spacebar\/","title":{"rendered":"PowerToys 0.95 is here: new Light Switch utility, faster Command Palette, and Peek with Spacebar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/commandline\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2025\/10\/Social-media-image-1.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/commandline\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2025\/10\/Social-media-image-1-1024x536.png\" alt=\"Hero image of PowerToys 0.95\" width=\"1024\" height=\"536\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-11022\" srcset=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/commandline\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2025\/10\/Social-media-image-1-1024x536.png 1024w, https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/commandline\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2025\/10\/Social-media-image-1-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/commandline\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2025\/10\/Social-media-image-1-768x402.png 768w, https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/commandline\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2025\/10\/Social-media-image-1.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>New month, new release! This one\u2019s packed with quality-of-life improvements, performance boosts, and a bunch of long-standing community requests finally checked off the list \u2014 all while keeping the focus on fundamentals like speed and reliability! Get the update by checking for updates in PowerToys or <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/microsoft\/PowerToys\/releases\/tag\/v0.95.0\" target=\"_blank\">heading to the release page<\/a>. Let\u2019s dive in!<\/p>\n<h3>\ud83c\udd95 Automatically switch between light and dark-mode with Light Switch<\/h3>\n<p>Meet Light Switch, a brand-new utility that automatically switches your PC between light and dark mode! You can set custom start and end times, or let Light Switch handle it for you by using the sunrise and sunset times for your location. Want it to start a little earlier or later? Just tweak the offset to your liking. You can also choose whether the shell, apps, or both should switch \u2013 and, in case you want to toggle on the fly; just configure a keyboard shortcut<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/commandline\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2025\/10\/LS2.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/commandline\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2025\/10\/LS2-1024x700.png\" alt=\"LS2 image\" width=\"1024\" height=\"700\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-11018\" srcset=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/commandline\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2025\/10\/LS2-1024x700.png 1024w, https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/commandline\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2025\/10\/LS2-300x205.png 300w, https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/commandline\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2025\/10\/LS2-768x525.png 768w, https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/commandline\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2025\/10\/LS2.png 1537w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>PR: <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/microsoft\/PowerToys\/pull\/41987\" target=\"_blank\">#41987<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>\u26a1Command Palette goes <em>brrr<\/em><\/h3>\n<p>We\u2019ve heard you \u2014 you want Command Palette to find things faster than ever. This release brings a brand-new fuzzy matcher with smarter fallbacks that makes search results both faster and more relevant.<\/p>\n<p>Under the hood, we\u2019ve made several key improvements:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Removed ranking for fallback extensions (except Calculator and Run), so they now appear at the bottom of results.<\/li>\n<li>Fixed an issue where Command Palette was throwing a lot of exceptions during searches \u2014 especially when multiple extensions were installed. This was throttling performance quite a bit.<\/li>\n<li>Added logic to cancel previous searches when you type something new, so only your latest query is processed.<\/li>\n<li>Limited app results in the All Apps extension to a default of 10 (configurable to 0, 1, 5, or 10).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Quick comparison of the fallback improvements: <div style=\"width: 1920px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-10996-1\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/commandline\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2025\/10\/Sequence-02.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/commandline\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2025\/10\/Sequence-02.mp4\">https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/commandline\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2025\/10\/Sequence-02.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div><\/p>\n<p>Together, these changes make Command Palette feel snappier, more efficient, and way smoother to use. These aren\u2019t lab-grade benchmarks, but here&#8217;s a peek at some real-world numbers our dev team gathered while testing search speed improvements:<\/p>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th align=\"right\">Search term<\/th>\n<th align=\"right\">0&#46;94<\/th>\n<th align=\"right\">0&#46;95<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\">access<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">633ms<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">113ms<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\">copilot<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">257ms<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">78ms<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\">github<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">102ms<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">101ms<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\">4*4<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">124ms<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">3ms<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Beyond performance, we\u2019ve also polished up the experience with: * A new gallery\/grid view for search results * An option to toggle animations on or off * Tons of bug fixes and small tweaks throughout.<\/p>\n<p>PR: <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/microsoft\/PowerToys\/pull\/41959\" target=\"_blank\">#41959<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>\ud83d\udc40 Peek with the Space bar<\/h3>\n<p>Another community favorite: you can now open <strong>Peek **by simply pressing the **Space bar<\/strong> \u2014 no more custom shortcut required! This is now the default behavior for Peek going forward.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/commandline\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2025\/10\/Peek.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/commandline\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2025\/10\/Peek.png\" alt=\"Peek now supports space bar activation\" width=\"559\" height=\"81\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10998\" srcset=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/commandline\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2025\/10\/Peek.png 559w, https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/commandline\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2025\/10\/Peek-300x43.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 559px) 100vw, 559px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>PR: <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/microsoft\/PowerToys\/pull\/41867\" target=\"_blank\">#41867<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>\ud83d\uddb1\ufe0f Find My Mouse now supports transparency<\/h3>\n<p>Another big community ask: you can now make the <strong>Find My Mouse<\/strong> highlight fully transparent. Just head to the Appearance section and adjust the transparency slider for the cursor color \u2014 great for when you want a subtler effect.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/commandline\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2025\/10\/MouseHighlighter.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/commandline\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2025\/10\/MouseHighlighter.png\" alt=\"MouseHighlighter now support transparency\" width=\"629\" height=\"217\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10999\" srcset=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/commandline\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2025\/10\/MouseHighlighter.png 629w, https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/commandline\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2025\/10\/MouseHighlighter-300x103.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 629px) 100vw, 629px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>PR: <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/microsoft\/PowerToys\/pull\/41701\" target=\"_blank\">#41701<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>\ud83c\udfb9 Ignore shortcut conflicts and unassign shortcuts<\/h3>\n<p>Last release introduced shortcut conflict detection, and we&#8217;ve expanded on it this time. You can now <strong>ignore specific conflicts<\/strong> directly from the conflict dialog so they no longer show up as a conflict.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/commandline\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2025\/10\/Ignore.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/commandline\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2025\/10\/Ignore.png\" alt=\"The shortcut conflicts dialog now allows you ignore a shortcut\" width=\"787\" height=\"410\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11007\" srcset=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/commandline\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2025\/10\/Ignore.png 787w, https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/commandline\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2025\/10\/Ignore-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/commandline\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2025\/10\/Ignore-768x400.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 787px) 100vw, 787px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve also added the option to completely <strong>unassign shortcuts<\/strong> in the configuration dialog using the <strong>Clear<\/strong> button. This makes it easy to remove shortcuts for any utilities you don\u2019t use.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/commandline\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2025\/10\/Clear-shortcut.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/commandline\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2025\/10\/Clear-shortcut.png\" alt=\"Clear shortcut now supported\" width=\"568\" height=\"410\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11008\" srcset=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/commandline\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2025\/10\/Clear-shortcut.png 568w, https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/commandline\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2025\/10\/Clear-shortcut-300x217.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 568px) 100vw, 568px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>PR: <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/microsoft\/PowerToys\/pull\/41729\" target=\"_blank\">#41729<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>\ud83e\udde9 Other notable changes<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Mouse Pointer Crosshairs now lets you show only the horizontal line, vertical line, or both.<\/li>\n<li>Added support for <a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/powershell\/dsc\/overview?view=dsc-3.0\" target=\"_blank\">Desired State Configuration (DSC) v3<\/a>, so it&#8217;s easier to setup a new device with the same settings.<\/li>\n<li>Gliding Cursor can now be canceled with the Esc key.<\/li>\n<li>Added a Welsh layout with acute, grave, and dieresis variants for vowels in Quick Accent.<\/li>\n<li>ZoomIt now supports smooth image zooming.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\u2728 Big thanks to the community<\/h3>\n<p>A huge shoutout to Ji\u0159\u00ed Pol\u00e1\u0161ek (<a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/jiripolasek\" target=\"_blank\">@jiripolasek<\/a>) for contributing over 20 pull requests in this release! And of course, a big thank-you to everyone else who contributed \u2014 we couldn&#8217;t do it without you! Thanks <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/chakrik73\" target=\"_blank\">@chakrik73<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/daverayment\" target=\"_blank\">@daverayment<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/DevLGuilherme\" target=\"_blank\">@DevLGuilherme<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/foxmsft\" target=\"_blank\">@foxmsft<\/a>,, <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/michaeljolley\" target=\"_blank\">@michaeljolley<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/mikeclayton\" target=\"_blank\">@mikeclayton<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/mikehall-ms\" target=\"_blank\">@mikehall-ms<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/mKpwnz\" target=\"_blank\">@mKpwnz<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/PesBandi\" target=\"_blank\">@PesBandi<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/samrueby\" target=\"_blank\">@samrueby<\/a> for your pull requests!<\/p>\n<h3>\ud83d\ude80 What&#8217;s next?<\/h3>\n<p>We are planning some nice new features and improvements for the next releases \u2013 a revamped Keyboard Manager UI, custom endpoint and local model support for Advanced Paste, Commmand Palette improvements and a brand-new Shortcut Guide experience! Stay tuned!<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re always happy to get your feedback and contributions \u2013 whether it\u2019s a bug report, a feature idea, or a pull request. Head over to the <a href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/powertoys\" target=\"_blank\">PowerToys repo<\/a> to jump in.<\/p>\n<p>The full release notes can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/microsoft\/PowerToys?tab=readme-ov-file#-whats-new\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>\ud83d\udd17 Useful links<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/windows\/powertoys\/\" target=\"_blank\">PowerToys overview<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/microsoft\/PowerToys\" target=\"_blank\">PowerToys GitHub repository<\/a> <\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/windows\/powertoys\/install\" target=\"_blank\">PowerToys installation instructions<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New month, new release! 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