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description: DSC configuration reference for PowerToys PowerOCR module
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ms.date: 10/18/2025
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ms.topic: reference
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title: PowerOCR Module
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---
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# PowerOCR Module
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## Synopsis
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Manages configuration for the Power OCR (Text Extractor) utility, which
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extracts text from images and screen regions.
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## Description
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The `PowerOCR` module configures PowerToys Power OCR (Text Extractor), a
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utility that uses optical character recognition (OCR) to extract text from
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any screen region and copy it to the clipboard. It's useful for capturing
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text from images, videos, PDFs, or any on-screen content.
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## Properties
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The PowerOCR module supports the following configurable properties:
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### ActivationShortcut
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Sets the keyboard shortcut to activate text extraction.
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**Type:** object
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**Properties:**
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- `win` (boolean) - Windows key modifier
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- `ctrl` (boolean) - Ctrl key modifier
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- `alt` (boolean) - Alt key modifier
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- `shift` (boolean) - Shift key modifier
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- `code` (integer) - Virtual key code
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- `key` (string) - Key name
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**Default:** `Win+Shift+T`
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### PreferredLanguage
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Sets the preferred language for OCR recognition.
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**Type:** string
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**Default:** System language
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## Examples
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### Example 1 - Configure activation shortcut with direct execution
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This example customizes the OCR activation shortcut.
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```powershell
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$config = @{
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settings = @{
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properties = @{
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ActivationShortcut = @{
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win = $true
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ctrl = $false
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alt = $false
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shift = $true
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code = 84
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key = "T"
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}
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}
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name = "PowerOCR"
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version = "1.0"
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}
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} | ConvertTo-Json -Depth 10 -Compress
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PowerToys.DSC.exe set --resource 'settings' --module PowerOCR `
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--input $config
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```
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### Example 2 - Configure language with DSC
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This example sets the preferred OCR language.
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```bash
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dsc config set --file powerocr-language.dsc.yaml
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```
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```yaml
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# powerocr-language.dsc.yaml
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$schema: https://aka.ms/dsc/schemas/v3/bundled/config/document.json
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resources:
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- name: Configure Power OCR language
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type: Microsoft.PowerToys/PowerOCRSettings
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properties:
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settings:
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properties:
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PreferredLanguage: en-US
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name: PowerOCR
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version: 1.0
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```
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### Example 3 - Install and configure with WinGet
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This example installs PowerToys and configures Power OCR.
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```bash
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winget configure winget-powerocr.yaml
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```
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```yaml
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# winget-powerocr.yaml
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$schema: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/PowerShell/DSC/main/schemas/2023/08/config/document.json
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metadata:
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winget:
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processor: dscv3
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resources:
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- name: Install PowerToys
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type: Microsoft.WinGet.DSC/WinGetPackage
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properties:
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id: Microsoft.PowerToys
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source: winget
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- name: Configure Power OCR
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type: Microsoft.PowerToys/PowerOCRSettings
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properties:
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settings:
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properties:
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PreferredLanguage: en-US
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name: PowerOCR
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version: 1.0
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```
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### Example 4 - Multilingual configuration
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This example configures for multilingual text extraction.
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```bash
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dsc config set --file powerocr-multilingual.dsc.yaml
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```
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```yaml
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# powerocr-multilingual.dsc.yaml
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$schema: https://aka.ms/dsc/schemas/v3/bundled/config/document.json
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resources:
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- name: Multilingual OCR
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type: Microsoft.PowerToys/PowerOCRSettings
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properties:
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settings:
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properties:
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PreferredLanguage: fr-FR
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name: PowerOCR
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version: 1.0
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```
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## Use cases
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### Document digitization
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Configure for extracting text from documents:
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```yaml
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resources:
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- name: Document OCR
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type: Microsoft.PowerToys/PowerOCRSettings
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properties:
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settings:
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properties:
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PreferredLanguage: en-US
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name: PowerOCR
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version: 1.0
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```
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### International content
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Configure for multilingual content extraction:
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```yaml
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resources:
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- name: Multilingual OCR
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type: Microsoft.PowerToys/PowerOCRSettings
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properties:
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settings:
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properties:
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PreferredLanguage: es-ES
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name: PowerOCR
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version: 1.0
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```
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## See also
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- [Settings Resource][01]
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- [PowerToys DSC Overview][02]
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- [ZoomIt][03]
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- [PowerToys Text Extractor Documentation][04]
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[01]: ../settings-resource.md
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[02]: ../overview.md
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[03]: ./ZoomIt.md
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[04]: https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/powertoys/text-extractor
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