PowerToys now lets you keep your Windows PC awake on-demand

PowerToys is an app built for power users on Windows. It includes features like PowerRename, a built-in color picker, and FancyZones for more complex snapping of windows. Two new updates recently rolled out for PowerToys, though the most recent update just includes i additional stability improvement over its predecessor.

The biggest addition in the updates is the ability to go on a PC awake on-demand. This is a useful tool for anyone that needs to get out their computer on without whatever interaction, such every bit video editors rendering a video. Being able to proceed a PC awake on-demand means you don't have to swap your computer's ability plan each time you need it to stay awake.

The latest update to PowerToys brings the app to v0.41.iii, which includes a fix for a stability issue in v0.41.ii. Version 0.41.2 has a lengthy listing of changes:

Change log

Shortcut guide removed support for long Win press to actuate. Now supports Win + ? by default

Turned off FancyZones canvas editor magnetic snapping to allow keyboard back up

Updated Color Picker GIF for OOBE. Thanks @niels9001!

Removed outdated MSIX code

Upgraded all projects to Mod WPF 0.94

Dropped support for the module interface API to save settings

Removed Winstore dependency

General

Improved automobile-update experience in PowerToys Settings

Updated general problems report information to be more robust

Improved settings layout for radio button groups. Updated images and carte for OOBE. Thanks @niels9001!

Localization updates

Awake

New Awake utility added! Power-Users can at present keep their computer awake on-demand without having to manage its ability settings. Huge thanks to @dend

Color Picker

Improvements to Color Picker's zoom functionality. Thanks @DoctorNefario

Prevent duplicate colors from appearing in option history

Improved UX to better support keyboard navigation. Thanks @niels9001!

Fixed OOBE hotkey description. Thanks @coc0a

FancyZones

Full keyboard support for canvas editor's main window and context. Thanks @niels9001

New support for faster layout selection by double clicking a desired layout from the editor to automatically apply it and dismiss the editor.

New zone activation behavior allows users to snap a window to the zone who'south eye is closest to the cursor. Thank you @ulazy1!

Added procedure icon for FancyZones.

Fixed issue with zoning minimized windows.

Fixed a agglomeration of accessibility bugs

Now an independent exe, detached from the runner process.

File Explorer Add together-Ons

Adapted Markdown newline behavior to be less strict so the addition behaves more like GitHub implementations

Stock-still bug with custom size selection where leaving a height/width value blank caused the output to be a one x 1 square pixel. Now the blank value automatically adjusts to the height/width that was ready.

Epitome Resizer

Fixed bug where specifying a width but no tiptop generated a 1x1 px image instead of motorcar-adjusting the height. Thanks @davidegiacometti!

PowerRename

Fixed File Explorer crash when running PowerRename

PowerToys Run

Multiple crashing bugs resolved.

New Unit Converter plugin! Activate in the query prompt with the default activation phrase %%. Ex: %% 10 ft in m. Thank you @jsoref and @ThiefZero!

New Windows Settings plugin! Search for specific Windows settings from PowerToys Run past utilizing the default activation phrase $ followed by the desired setting. Ex: $ Add/Remove Programs or $ Device:. Thank you @TobiasSekan and @htcfreek.

Updated the URL plugin to enable speedily launching the default browser with the action keyword, which defaults to //.

Added rest/modulo support for Calculator plugin via % operator.

Faster launching from improved Win32 programme indexing. Thank you @royvou!

Search text results at present highlight matched characters from input. Thanks @niels9001!

Settings / Welcome to PowerToys

Fixed Color Picker'due south cardinal-binding information

Shortcut Guide

Customize key-binding from settings menu Took Shortcut guide out of the runner procedure to remove unnecessary interdependencies

Installer

Updated .Cyberspace Cadre dependency to 3.ane.15

Reduced the network traffic past making the updater not download files when they're already cached

You tin take hold of the latest version of PowerToys now through its GitHub page.

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The latest version of PowerToys adds the option to proceed a PC awake on-demand. This comes in handy when you want to leave your PC running simply don't want to bandy its ability plan.

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