PowerToys

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This patch release fixes several important stability issues identified in v0.98.0 based on incoming reports. Check out the v0.98.0 notes for the full list of changes.

Always On Top

• Added support for configuring the increase/decrease opacity hotkeys independently from the main pin hotkey in #46410

Command Palette

• Fixed context menu actions not appearing for app search results on the main page in #46293 by @jiripolasek

• Fixed missing primary context command for items where the extension provides the command after initial load in #46131 by @jiripolasek

• Fixed a crash caused by a negative array

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PowerToys 0.98 brings your workflow front and center with a refreshed Keyboard Manager, the new Command Palette Dock, an even better CursorWrap and performance boosts across the board.

⌨️ A refreshed Keyboard Manager Editor experience (Preview)

This release introduces a new editor experience for Keyboard Manager. The UI has been rebuilt from the ground up using WinUI 3, making it easier for us to maintain and improve going forward.

With the new foundation, we also took the opportunity to address feedback and rethink the editing experience. Instead of working across two separate windows, the new editor provides a single, unified view where you can manage both single key and shortcut remappin

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This patch release fixes several important stability issues identified in v0.97.0 based on incoming reports. Check out the v0.97.0 notes for the full list of changes.

Advanced Paste

• #45207 Fixed a crash in the Advanced Paste settings page caused by null values during JSON deserialization.

Image Resizer

• #45184 Fixed Image Resizer not working after upgrading PowerToys on Windows 10 by properly cleaning up legacy sparse app packages.

Quick Access and Measure Tool

• #45443 Fixed crash related to IsShownInSwitchers property when Explorer is not running.

Color Picker

This patch release fixes several important stability issues identified in v0.97.0 based on incoming reports. Check out the v0.97.0 notes for the full list of changes.

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Advanced Paste

• #44862: Fixed Settings UI advanced paste page crash by using correct settings repository for null checking.

Command Palette

• #44886: Fixed personalization section not appearing by using latest MSIX for installation.
• #44938: Fixed loading of icons from internet shortcuts. Thanks @jiripolasek!
• #45076: Fixed potential deadlock from lazy-loading AppListItem details. Thanks @jiripolasek!

Cursor Wrap<

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This release packs in a ton of improvements to Command Palette, introduces a brand-new mouse utility called CursorWrap, expands CLI support across several utilities, and includes plenty of other refinements. Let's dive in!

📋 Command Palette gets a big update

We have been hard at work improving Command Palette, and this release is a big one! It introduces several new features, deeper customization options, and a long list of improvements across the board.

UI customization

There is a brand-new Personalization page that lets you customize the Command Palette UI to your liking. You can now pick a background image and apply color tinting to make Command Palette feel trul

This patch release fixes several important stability issues identified in v0.96.0 based on incoming reports. Check out the v0.96.0 notes for the full list of changes.

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Advanced Paste

• #43766: Removed deprecated OpenAI Prompt Execution Settings properties, enabling use of new models such as GPT-5.1 in Azure OpenAI.
• #43768: Updated Foundry Local model parameters to allow for longer output tokens.
• #43716: Fixed an issue where a model could appear unavailable immediately after being downloaded from Foundry Local.

Image Resizer

• #43763: Brought Image Resizer back to Windows 10.

Awake

In the v0.96 release cycle, we focused on new features, stability, optimization improvements, and automation.

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For an in-depth look at the latest changes, visit the release blog.

• Advanced Paste now supports multiple online and on-device AI model providers: Azure OpenAI, OpenAI, Google Gemini, Mistral, Foundry Local and Ollama.
• Command Palette received extensive improvements including file search filters, better clipboard history metadata, context-menu styling, and dozens of bug fixes and enhancements.
• PowerRename can now extract and use photo metadata (EXIF, XMP) in renaming patterns like %Camera, %Lens, and %ExposureTime.

Advanced Paste

This patch release fixes several important stability issues identified in v0.95.0 based on incoming reports. Check out the v0.95.0 notes for the full list of changes.

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CmdPal

• #42467: Fixed crashes on pages using filters (e.g., Windows Terminal profiles, Windows Services) when built with trimming or AOT by removing runtime bindings from the FiltersDropDown control.
• #42405: Fixed an issue where window style changes (such as WS_EX_TOOLWINDOW) were not properly applied by ensuring cached window data is refreshed.

Light Switch:

• #42434
  - Fixed bug where Light Switch was enabled by default
  - Fixed bug where Manual time schedule was being overridden by sunset calculations
  

In the v0.95 release cycle, we focused on new features, stability, optimization improvements, and automation.

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For an in-depth look at the latest changes, visit the release blog.

• NEW: The Light Switch utility in PowerToys allows you to automatically switch between light and dark themes in Windows based on the time of day.
• Command Palette delivered major search performance gains (new fuzzy matcher + smarter fallbacks) improving relevance and speed.
• Peek can now be used activated using the Space bar!
• Find My Mouse added transparent spotlight with independent backdrop opacity, boosting focus and accessibility.
• Settings now lets you delete shortcuts entire

This is a patch release to fix issues in v0.94.2 we deemed important for stability based on incoming rates. See v0.94.0 for full release notes.

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• #41853 - Installer: Fixed the missing vcruntime dependency error that blocked installations and caused the “Failed to load SilentFilesInUseBAFunction.dll (0x8007007e)” bootstrapper failure, restoring successful installs from GitHub, winget, and the Microsoft Store.

This is a patch release to fix issues in v0.94.1 we deemed important for stability based on incoming rates. See v0.94.0 for full release notes.

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• #41853 - Installer: Resolved the installer setup problem, enabling successful installation from GitHub, winget, and Microsoft Store by fixing the “Failed to load SilentFilesInUseBAFunction.dll (0x8007007e)” bootstrapper error.