New Microsoft PowerToys version v0.88.0 for Windows 10 and Windows 11


UPDATE 3/04:


 github PowerToys:

In the v0.88 release cycle, we focused on new features, stability, and improvements.

Installer Hashes​

DescriptionFilenamesha256 hash
Per user - x64PowerToysUserSetup-0.88.0-x64.exe5BBA2E06603CAAE0269DFBC991095C6664FD934130335197C1BA3120E19B7CA3
Per user - ARM64PowerToysUserSetup-0.88.0-arm64.exeE79723F9F94068C699E01334C8CC0C85F37818EB4664FC772D2B545A1C37C3FA
Machine wide - x64PowerToysSetup-0.88.0-x64.exeC43742DB7AA3F8B01FE7AE1DA591F0342767AFE5BBACB72F2968CE5E8EE1E3AC
Machine wide - ARM64PowerToysSetup-0.88.0-arm64.exeAEE4A67643C886336F31F86C4117BA5F01BCA5E0E99FF34524217DC91AFA7132

This is our preferred method.

Highlights​

  • New utility: ZoomIt - a screen zoom, annotation, and recording tool for technical presentations and demos. This utility from Sysinternals has had its source code released and included in PowerToys. ZoomIt will still continue to be updated and shipped by Sysinternals for users who prefer to have it as a standalone utility outside of PowerToys. Thanks @markrussinovich, @foxmsft and @johnstep for contributing the original code and reviewing the PowerToys integration!
  • Video Conference Mute has been deprecated and was removed from PowerToys.
  • .Net 9.0.1 fixed many issue in WPF, improving stability for PowerToys Run.

General​

  • Applied a workaround for the Windows App SDK applications title bar override that was causing accent color to not be shown on the top bar of applications on Windows 10. Thanks @pingzing!
  • Improved the "admin application running" notification checking logic to be less demanding on resources. Thanks @davidegiacometti!
  • Fixed an issue causing many utilities to crash when the GPO to disable data diagnostics was applied.

Advanced Paste​

  • Fixed a crash when the application was exiting. (This was a hotfix for 0.87)
  • Added a Json format validation step to verify if a conversion to Json should be applied.
  • Fixed accessibility issues when using a screen reader.
  • Added support for all BitmapDecoder supported image file types to the Image to Text functionality. Thanks @daverayment!
  • Fixed an issue causing Advanced Paste initialization errors to hang the PowerToys main process.

FancyZones​

  • Removed Workspaces Editor from the exclusions list so it can be snapped by FancyZones.

Keyboard Manager​

  • Added an option to make a shortcut remapping only trigger with exact modifiers.

Monaco Preview​

  • Added support for .resx and .resw files in Peek and File Explorer add-ons. Thanks @asif4318!
  • Added a setting to make the code minimap toggle-able in Peek and File Explorer add-ons. Thanks @PesBandi!
  • Fixed an issue causing Json format preview setting to not be applied correctly.
  • Fixed an issue causing the wrong Monaco assets to be used at runtime.

Mouse Without Borders​

  • Fixed an issue causing clipboard to stop working after going through a UAC screen when using the Service mode. Thanks @YDKK!

New+​

  • Fixed an issue causing New+ to override the New file or folder creation from the File Explorer Ribbon buttons or keyboard shortcuts on Windows 10.
  • When creating file or folders through a template, they should now have the current time as the last modified date. Thanks @cgaarden!

Peek​

  • Fixed an issue causing Peek to not appear if it was previously minimized. Thanks @asif4318!

PowerToys Run​

  • Fixed a transparent border issue on Windows 10. (This was a hotfix for 0.87)
  • Fixed a crash in the OneNote plugin after the .Net 9 update. (This was a hotfix for 0.87)
  • Fixed an issue causing the Calculator plugin to return division by zero errors when dividing by hexadecimal numbers. Thanks @plante-msft!
  • Updated the Calculator plugin Mages library to 3.0.0 and added support for the random integer function. Thanks @htcfreek!
  • Improved handling of non-base 10 numbers to add support for binary and octal numbers in the Calculator plugin. Thanks @PesBandi!
  • Added a setting to enable selection of which units to use for trigonometric functions. Thanks @OldUser101!
  • Fixed a .NET 9 regression causing the PowerToys Run dialog to not be draggable. Thanks @davidegiacometti!
  • Added context menu buttons for the VS Code Workspaces plugin, for copying the path, opening in File Explorer or in Console. Thanks @programming-with-ia!
  • Added some telemetry to gather data on which hotkey is used to trigger PowerToys Run.
  • Removed the workarounds that were in place to fix some WPF issues that were fixed in .NET 9.0.1.
  • Fixed a typo in the Value Generator plugin messages. Thanks @OldUser101!

Quick Accent​

  • Added the ć character to the Slovenian character set. Thanks @dsoklic!
  • Added the Proto-Indo-European character set.

Registry Preview​

  • Fixed an issue causing line breaks to not be parsed correctly for REG_MULTI_SZ values. Thanks @htcfreek!
  • Added a tooltip to values to show multiple lines of data. Thanks @htcfreek!
  • Added a context menu to enable copying type, value and key paths. Thanks @htcfreek!

Settings​

  • Made the Advanced Paste paste OpenAI configuration modal scrollable.
  • Fixed the text on the Quick Accent page to refer to "character sets" instead of "character set". Thanks @PesBandi!
  • Added the plugin's dll file version and website to the PowerToys Run plugin settings. Thanks @htcfreek!
  • Added the Workspaces file to the list of files that gets backed up by the Back up / Restore functionality.
  • Fixed an issue causing some of the selected character sets to be unselected when opening the character set expander in the Quick Accent page.
  • Improved GPO logic, icons, info bar layout and enabled state of all modules settings pages. Thanks @htcfreek!
  • Fixed some accessibility issues and refactored and improved quality of the code related to image sizes in the Image Resizer page. Thanks @daverayment!
  • Fixed mentions of "Backup" to "Back up" when it should be used as a verb. Thanks @JackStuart!
  • Added a "New" label to Settings to better highlight new utilities that get released. Thanks @niels9001 for the UI tweaks!

Text Extractor​

  • Fixed many accessibility and UI issues on the overlay UI. Thanks @davidegiacometti!

Workspaces​

  • Fixed an issue causing the Workspaces Editor to start outside of visible desktop area.
  • Fixed an issue to maintain command line arguments for applications when trying using the "Launch and Edit" feature.

Video Conference Mute​

  • The module has been deprecated in 0.88.0, being removed from PowerToys.

ZoomIt​

  • New utility: Zoom It - a screen zoom, annotation, and recording tool for technical presentations and demos. This utility from Sysinternals has had its source code released and included in PowerToys. ZoomIt will still continue to be updated and shipped by Sysinternals for users who prefer to have it as a standalone utility outside of PowerToys. Thanks @markrussinovich, @foxmsft and @johnstep for contributing the original code and reviewing the PowerToys integration!

Documentation​

  • Updated the PowerToys Run documentation to reflect documentation pages for new plugins.
  • Added YubicoOauthOTP plugin mention to thirdPartyRunPlugins.md. Thanks @dlnilsson!

Development​

  • Added fuzz testing for AdvancedPaste, with a new pipeline for OneFuzz.
  • Added a new CI pipeline to build with the latest WindowsAppSDK.
  • Added a new CI pipeline to build with the latest webview2 from Edge Canary.
  • Made the HostsUILib project AOT compatible. Thanks @snickler for your help reviewing this!
  • Made FilePreviewCommon and MarkdownPreviewHandler AOT compatible. Thanks @snickler for your help reviewing this!
  • Made the PowerAccent.Core project AOT compatible. Thanks @snickler for your help reviewing this!
  • Cleaned up some code for AOT compatibility in the Advanced Paste module. Thanks @snickler for your help reviewing this!
  • Removed the prerelease flag from the PowerToys development DSC configurations. Thanks @denelon!
  • Improved Dart CI reliability by improving error messages and retrying to the step that installs the correct dotnet version.
  • Improved Dart CI reliability by fixing retries when downloading the localization files.
  • Improved Dart CI build times by removing the steps to build the no longer needed abstracted utility nuget packages.
  • Removed the solution.props file from the solution root.
  • Fixed PowerToys Run Calculator plugin tests when running in systems with different number formats. Thanks @htcfreek!
  • Updated many .NET packages from .NET 9.0.0 to 9.0.1 for security fixes. Thanks @snickler!
  • Refactored the Mouse Without Borders Common.Log.cs and Common.Receiver.cs files. Thanks @mikeclayton!


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I don't understand why they removed Video Conference Mute.
 

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Despite the new PowerToysSetup-v0.88.0-x64.exe version (run as admin) there is still a problem that in some cases PowerToys does no start when the user is logging in.
I know that by changing the settings "Start as admin", "Run as admin" and "Run at startup" it should work. But it don't.
I can see the task responsible for starting; Task Schedular; Library, PowerToys, Autorun for <user> is created. But it seems to recreate it each time PowerToys is run. (Easy to check; Add a comment in the task and at the next time that PowerToys is run that comment is gone....)
For some unknown reason the task is disabled. Turning it on can be a quick fix to see it at a later moment disabled again.

Tried to make PowerToys as a service, but it was not build to be used as an service. Making it as an autostart App does nothing also. As soon as I turn it on; The next time I reboot my machine again that autostartup setting is for unknown reason turned off again. Must than start the App by hand. Very annoying.
Windows 11 Pro Build 26100.3194. SFC and DISM checks; checks all to be OK. Even marking the program and run as admin for all users does not help.
 
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I don't understand why they removed Video Conference Mute.

Uh...because they want you to accidentally leave the microphone on and eavesdrop? For data mining? Yeah...? 😄
 
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Despite the new PowerToysSetup-v0.88.0-x64.exe version (run as admin) there is still a problem that in some cases PowerToys does no start when the user is logging in.....
Forget it. I tested in on a VM. There I could not reproduce the problem.... All Windows checks are OK, but Windows seems to be damaged.
Hello new install Windows.... 😫

But directly with 24H2 Build 26100.3194 this time, not the basic MS Build of 26100.1742 from 2024. Will make a full backup first because I want my data back at will. Had already some feelings about this because Apps that autostart were turned off again. Fishy things....
 

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Hello new install Windows.... 😫
Just finished in a record time. A clean install and all that fuzzy things like no PoweToys at startup and autostart Apps turned suddenly off where gone. Onedrive and Google restored much automatically and I could retrieve my current Outlook .ost files from the backup. Had a list of programs ready to be installed in one directory so installing it was bam, next, next etc. Resolved some driver issues, Installed the latest DirectX, C++ library's and .NET SDK's in one go. Installed everything that I wanted as a base selection. Then made a backup again so I could refer to this Build 26100.3194. On a file level or as a complete full backup restore of the C-drive; duration: 5 minutes. Installing Windows and then see what to install next would take hours. One headache less. :D
 

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Thanks @Brink.

Looking forward to trying this out.
 

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