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System.Resources.ResXResourceReader, System.Windows.Forms, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089
System.Resources.ResXResourceWriter, System.Windows.Forms, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089
Inspired by Rooler
Rooler is a name of the tool.
Screen Ruler
Product name: Navigation view item name for Screen Ruler
Attribution
giving credit to the projects this utility was based on
Screen Ruler is a quick and easy way to measure pixels on your screen.
"Screen Ruler" is the name of the utility
Screen Ruler
"Screen Ruler" is the name of the utility
Activation
Behavior
"Screen Ruler" is the name of the utility
Activation shortcut
Customize the shortcut to bring up the command bar
"Screen Ruler" is the name of the utility
Debug
Debug label visible in title bar when debugging
Search for settings
Placeholder in settings search box
No results for
Prefix used in the no-results row; the query is appended in code, e.g., "No results for 'abc'"
Show all results
Tail item text to navigate to full results
Default mode
The measuring mode that is used when activated
None
Bounds
Spacing
Horizontal spacing
Vertical spacing
Extra units of measurement
Show only pixels
Inches
Centimeters
Millimeters
Pixel tolerance for edge detection
Line color
Capture screen continuously during measuring
Refresh screen contexts in real-time instead of making a screenshot once
Per color channel edge detection
If enabled, test that all color channels are within a tolerance distance from each other. Otherwise, check that the sum of all color channels differences is smaller than the tolerance.
Draw feet on cross
Adds feet to the end of cross lines
Screen Ruler
"Screen Ruler" is the name of the utility
Activation
Device layout
Drag and drop a machine to rearrange the order.
It is not possible to use drag and drop while running PowerToys elevated. As a workaround, please restart PowerToys without elevation to edit the device layout.
Encryption key
Security key
To set up, generate the key on one machine, and enter it manually on other machines.
New key
Copy to clipboard
Refresh connections
Reestablishes connections with other devices if you are experiencing issues.
Host name of this device
Connect
Uninstall service
Removes the service from the computer. Needs to run as administrator.
Behavior
Troubleshooting
Add a firewall rule for Mouse Without Borders
"Mouse Without Borders" is a product name
Adding a firewall rule might help solve connection issues.
This setting can only be changed when running as administrator
If PowerToys is installed as a user, uninstalling/upgrading may require the Mouse Without Borders service to be removed manually later.
Service
Mouse Without Borders
Attribution
giving credit to the projects this utility was based on
Mouse Without Borders is a quick and easy way to move your cursor across multiple devices.
"Mouse Without Borders" is the name of the utility
Mouse Without Borders
"Mouse Without Borders" is the name of the utility
Use Service
Runs in service mode, that allows MWB to control remote machines when they're locked. Also allows control of system and administrator applications.
Devices in a single row
Sets whether the devices are aligned on a single row. A two by two matrix is considered otherwise.
Wrap mouse
Move control back to the first machine when mouse moves past the last one.
Share clipboard
Transfer file
Hide mouse at the screen edge
Draw mouse cursor
Validate remote machine IP
Same subnet only
Block screen saver on other machines
Move mouse relatively
Block mouse at screen corners
Show clipboard and network status messages
Show the original Mouse Without Borders UI
This is accessible from the system tray and requires a restart.
If share clipboard stops working, Ctrl+Alt+Del then Esc may solve the problem.
If a file (<100MB) is copied, it will be transferred to the remote machine clipboard.
Hide the mouse cursor at the top edge of the screen when switching to other machine. This option also steals the focus from any full-screen app to ensure the keyboard input is redirected.
The mouse cursor may not appear on Windows 10 and later if no physical mouse is connected.
Reverse DNS lookup to validate machine IP Address.
Only connect to machines in the same intranet NNN.NNN.*.* (only works when both machines have IPv4 enabled)
Example: MyLaptop 192.168.0.24
Don't translate MyLaptop
IP address mapping
Resolve machine's IP address using manually entered mappings below.
Prevent screen saver from starting on other machines when user is actively working on this machine.
Use this option when remote machine's monitor settings are different, or remote machine has multiple monitors.
To avoid accident machine-switch at screen corners.
Show clipboard activities and network status in system tray notifications
Keyboard shortcuts
keyboard is the hardware peripheral
Advanced Settings
Easy Mouse
Easy Mouse: move between machines by moving the mouse pointer to the screen edges.
Can also be set to move only when pressing Shift or Ctrl.
Shift and Ctrl are the keyboard keys
Disabled
Enabled
Ctrl
This is the Ctrl keyboard key
Shift
This is the Shift keyboard key
Disable Easy Mouse when an application is running in full screen.
Prevent Easy Mouse from moving to another machine when an application is in full-screen mode.
Disabling Easy Mouse in full-screen mode only affects the host PC. It won’t stop the mouse from moving away from remote machines.
msedge.exe
firefox.exe
opera.exe
Allow easy mouse when chrome is in fullscreen mode.
Ignored fullscreen applications
Allow Easy Mouse to move between machines even if one of these applications is running in full screen, separate each executable with a new line.
Shortcut to lock all machines.
Hit this hotkey twice to lock all machines. Note: Only the machines which have the same shortcut configured will be locked.
Shortcut to toggle Easy Mouse.
Ctrl and Alt are the keyboard keys
Only works if EasyMouse is set to Enabled or Disabled.
Disabled
Shortcut to switch between machines. Ctrl+Alt+:
Ctrl and Alt are the keyboard keys
Click on Ctrl+Alt+ the chosen option to switch between machines.
Ctrl and Alt are the keyboard keys
F1, F2, F3, F4
Don't localize. These are keyboard keys
1, 2, 3, 4
Don't localize. These are keyboard keys
Disabled
Disabled
Shortcut to try reconnecting
Just in case the connection is lost for any reason.
Disabled
Shortcut to switch to multiple machine mode.
Allows controlling all computers at once.
Disabled
Ctrl three times
This is the Ctrl keyboard key
General
Navigation view item name for General
Awake
{Locked}
PowerToys Run
Product name: Navigation view item name for PowerToys Run
PowerRename
Product name: Navigation view item name for PowerRename
Shortcut Guide
Product name: Navigation view item name for Shortcut Guide
File Explorer Add-ons
Product name: Navigation view item name for File Explorer. Please use File Explorer as in the context of File Explorer in Windows
FancyZones
{Locked}
Image Resizer
Product name: Navigation view item name for Image Resizer
Color Picker
Product name: Navigation view item name for Color Picker
Power Display
Product name: Navigation view item name for Power Display
Keyboard Manager
Product name: Navigation view item name for Keyboard Manager
Mouse Without Borders
Product name: Navigation view item name for Mouse Without Borders
Mouse Utilities
Product name: Navigation view item name for Mouse utilities
Navigation closed
Accessibility announcement when the navigation pane collapses
Navigation opened
Accessibility announcement when the navigation pane opens
Current configuration
Keyboard Manager current configuration header
Reconfigure your keyboard by remapping keys and shortcuts
Keyboard Manager page description
Keyboard Manager
Keyboard Manager enable toggle header. Do not loc the Product name. Do you want this feature on / off
Select the profile to display the active key remap and shortcuts
Keyboard Manager configuration dropdown description
Remap a key
Keyboard Manager remap keyboard button content
Keys
Keyboard Manager remap keyboard header
Remap a shortcut
Keyboard Manager remap shortcuts button
Shortcuts
Keyboard Manager remap keyboard header
All Apps
Should be the same as EditShortcuts_AllApps from keyboard manager editor
Shortcuts
Shortcut
Enable
Disable
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OpenAI content moderation
Use built-in functions to handle complex tasks. Token consumption may increase.
Access Clipboard History
View and select previously copied items
Actions
Custom actions
You're running local models directly on your device. Their behavior may vary or be unpredictable.
Note: After installing the Foundry Local CLI, restart PowerToys to use it.
Message informing users that PowerToys needs to be restarted after installing Foundry Local CLI
You're running local models directly on your device. Their behavior may vary or be unpredictable.
Your API key connects directly to OpenAI services. By setting up this provider, you agree to comply with OpenAI's usage policies and data handling practices.
Terms of Use
Privacy Policy
Your API key connects directly to Microsoft Azure services. By setting up this provider, you agree to comply with Microsoft Azure's usage policies and data handling practices.
Microsoft Azure Terms of Service
Microsoft Privacy Statement
Your API key connects directly to Microsoft Azure services. By setting up this provider, you agree to comply with Microsoft Azure's usage policies and data handling practices.
Microsoft Azure Terms of Service
Microsoft Privacy Statement
Your API key connects directly to Google services. By setting up this provider, you agree to comply with Google's usage policies and data handling practices.
Google Terms of Service
Google Privacy Policy
Your API key connects directly to Mistral services. By setting up this provider, you agree to comply with Mistral's usage policies and data handling practices.
Mistral Terms of Use
Mistral Privacy Policy
Ollama Terms of Service
Ollama Privacy Policy
Current key remappings
Current shortcut remappings
Key remapping
key as in keyboard key
Shortcut remapping
Remapped to
Remapped to
For target application
What computer application would this be for
Keyboard Manager
do not loc, product name
Quick and simple system-wide color picker.
Color Picker
do not loc the Product name. Do you want this feature on / off
Change cursor when picking a color
A quick launcher that has additional capabilities without sacrificing performance.
PowerToys Run
do not loc the Product name. Do you want this feature on / off
Search & results
Search result preference
Use Pinyin
Experimental: Use Pinyin on the search query. May not work for every plugin.
Most recently used
Alphabetical order
Running processes/open applications
Search type preference
Application name
A string that is contained in the application
Executable name
Number of results shown before scrolling
Open PowerToys Run
Open file location
Copy path location
Open console
console refers to Windows command prompt
Override Win+R shortcut
Override Win+S shortcut
Ignore shortcuts in fullscreen mode
Use centralized keyboard hook
Try this if there are issues with the shortcut (PowerToys Run might not get focus when triggered from an elevated window)
Clear the previous query on launch
Tab through context buttons
Pressing tab will first select through the available context buttons of the current selection before moving onto the next result
Generate thumbnails from files
Results will try to generate thumbnails for files. Disabling this setting may increase stability and speed
Input Smoothing
This is about adding a delay to wait for more input before executing a search
Wait for more input before searching. This reduces interface jumpiness and system load.
Immediate plugins
Affects the plugins that make the UI wait for their results by this amount. Recommended: 30-50 ms.
Background execution plugins
Affects the plugins that execute in the background by this amount. Recommended: 100-150 ms.
Fast plugin throttle (ms)
ms = milliseconds
To:
Keyboard Manager mapping keys view right header
Appearance
FancyZones windows
{Locked="FancyZones"}
Create window layouts to help make multi-tasking easy.
windows refers to application windows
Keep windows in their zones when the screen resolution or work area changes
windows refers to application windows
FancyZones
{Locked="FancyZones"}
Excluded apps
Excludes an application from snapping to zones and will only react to Windows Snap - add one application name per line
Opacity (%)
Open layout editor
Shortcut to launch the FancyZones layout editor application
Switch between windows in the current zone
Next window
Previous window
Shortcut setting
Information Symbol
Open layout editor
launches the FancyZones layout editor application
Set and manage your layouts
launches the FancyZones layout editor application
Make the dragged window transparent
Use a non-primary mouse button to toggle zone activation
Use middle-click mouse button to toggle multiple zones spanning
Move windows between zones across all monitors
Override Windows Snap
This overrides the Windows Snap shortcut (Win + arrow) to move windows between zones
Hold Shift key to activate zones while dragging a window
Hold Shift key
Drag a window
Show zones on all monitors while dragging a window
Move newly created windows to their last known zone
windows refers to application windows
Move newly created windows to the current active monitor (Experimental)
Launch editor on the display
When using multiple displays
Where the mouse pointer is
With active focus
Zone behavior
Manage how zones behave when using FancyZones
{Locked="FancyZones"}
Zones
Highlight color
During zone layout changes, windows assigned to a zone will match new size/positions
Attribution
giving credit to the projects this utility was based on
General
Check for updates
Location
Back up
File name:
Refresh
Restore
Select folder
Select folder
Update now
Privacy statement
Report a bug
Report an issue inside powertoys
Request a feature
Tell our team what we should build
Restart PowerToys as administrator
running PowerToys as a higher level user, account is typically referred to as an admin / administrator
Run at startup
PowerToys will launch automatically
Show a warning for functionality issues when running alongside elevated applications
A Windows Shell extension for more advanced bulk renaming using search & replace or regular expressions.
Shell integration
This refers to directly integrating in with Windows
PowerRename
do not loc the Product name. Do you want this feature on / off
Settings theme
Hide icon in context menu
Show PowerRename in
Default and extended context menu
Extended context menu only
Press Shift + right-click on files to open the extended context menu
Maximum number of items
Show recently used strings
Markdown
File type, do not translate
.md, .markdown, .mdown, .mkdn, .mkd, .mdwn, .mdtxt, .mdtext
{Locked}
Source code files (Monaco)
File type, do not translate
.txt, .cpp, .py, .json, .xml, .csproj, ...
{Locked}
Scalable Vector Graphics
File type, do not translate
.svg
{Locked}
Color mode
Windows default
Solid color
Checkered pattern
Color
Checkered shade
Light
Medium
Dark
Portable Document Format
{Locked}
.pdf
{Locked}
Scalable Vector Graphics
{Locked}
.svg
{Locked}
Stereolithography
{Locked}
.stl
{Locked}
Color
Quite Ok Image
{Locked}
.qoi
{Locked}
Quite OK Image
{Locked}
.qoi
{Locked}
Portable Document Format
{Locked}
.pdf
{Locked}
These settings allow you to manage your Windows File Explorer custom preview handlers.
Auto-complete
Open-source notice
Enable auto-complete for the search & replace fields
Border color
Inactive color
Shows a help overlay with Windows shortcuts.
Press duration before showing global Windows shortcuts (ms)
ms = milliseconds
Activation method
Use a shortcut or press the Windows key for some time to activate
Custom shortcut
Hold down Windows key
In some edge cases Shortcut Guide might not function correctly when using this activation method
Appearance & behavior
Back up & restore
Back up and restore your settings
PowerToys will restart automatically if needed
Shortcut Guide
do not loc the Product name. Do you want this feature on / off
Background opacity (%)
Exclude apps
Turns off Shortcut Guide when these applications have focus - add one application name per line
Example: outlook.exe
Don't translate outlook.exe
Image sizes
Presets
Manage preset sizes that can be used in the editor
This format is used as the filename for resized images
Lets you resize images by right-clicking.
Image Resizer
do not loc the Product name. Do you want this feature on / off
Image Size
Configurations
Name
Fit
Width
Height
Unit
Delete
Image Resizer
Add new size
Save sizes
JPEG quality level (%)
{Locked="JPEG"}
PNG interlacing
{Locked="PNG"}
TIFF compression
{Locked="TIFF"}
(auto)
Displayed on the preset card when the Width or Height property is zero. The same as "Input_Auto" in the ImageResizerUI project's resources.
File
as in a computer file
Default
CCITT3
{Locked}
CCITT4
{Locked}
Default
LZW
{Locked}
None
RLE
{Locked}
Zip
{Locked}
BMP encoder
{Locked="BMP"}
GIF encoder
{Locked="GIF"}
JPEG encoder
{Locked="JPEG"}
PNG encoder
{Locked="PNG"}
TIFF encoder
{Locked="TIFF"}
WMPhoto encoder
{Locked="WMPhoto"}
Fill
Refers to filling an image into a certain size. It could overflow
Fill
Refers to filling an image into a certain size. It could overflow
Fit
Refers to fitting an image into a certain size. It won't overflow
Stretch
Refers to stretching an image into a certain size. Won't overflow but could distort.
Centimeters
Inches
Percent
Pixels
Off
On
Learn more about administrator mode
Download and install updates automatically
Except on metered connections
Currently running as administrator
Always run as administrator
This setting can only be changed when running as administrator
Running as user
Running as administrator
FancyZones
{Locked}
File Explorer
File Explorer
Use same translation as Windows does for File Explorer
Image Resizer
Keyboard Manager
Color Picker
PowerToys Run
PowerToys Run
PowerRename
do not loc the product name
PowerRename
do not loc
Shortcut Guide
Shortcut Guide
GitHub repository
Version & updates
Last checked:
Created at:
Backup information
Source machine:
Status:
Version and updates
Administrator mode
Restore the original size of windows when unsnapping
Fallback encoder
Used when missing encoder for original format
The following parameters can be used:
Filename format
File modified timestamp
Used as the 'modified timestamp' in the file properties
Original file timestamp
Timestamp of resize action
Encoding
Remap keys to other keys, shortcuts or text snippets
Remap shortcuts to other shortcuts, keys or text snippets for all or specific applications
Microsoft PowerToys is a set of utilities for power users to tune and streamline their Windows experience for greater productivity.
Made with 💗 by Microsoft and the PowerToys community.
Windows refers to the OS
Allow zones to span across monitors
Actual height
Actual width
Original filename
Selected height
Selected width
Size name
Move windows based on their position
Windows refers to application windows
New update available
PowerToys is up to date.
Thumbnail icon Preview
Select the file types for which thumbnail previews must be rendered.
Preview Pane
Select the file types which must be rendered in the Preview Pane. Ensure that Preview Pane is open by toggling the view with Alt + P in File Explorer.
Preview Pane and File Explorer are app/feature names in Windows. 'Alt + P' is a shortcut
This setting can only be changed when running as administrator
A reboot may be required for changes to these settings to take effect
Enabling the preview handlers will override other preview handlers already installed - there have been reports of incompatibility between Outlook and the PDF Preview Handler.
Outlook is the name of a Microsoft product
Thumbnails might not appear on paths managed by cloud storage solutions like OneDrive, since these solutions may get their thumbnails from the cloud instead of generating them locally.
OneDrive is the name of a Microsoft product
Example: outlook.exe
{Locked="outlook.exe"}
Example: %1 (%2)
Filename parameters
Dark
Dark refers to color, not weight
Light
Light refers to color, not weight
Windows default
Windows refers to the Operating system
Windows color settings
Windows refers to the Operating system
Default color format
Activation behavior
Open editor
Pick a color first
Mouse actions
Customize the function of each mouse button
Primary click
Middle click
Secondary click
Pick a color and open editor
Pick a color and close
Close
Picker behavior
Format will be copied to your clipboard
Learn more about remapping limitations
This is a link that will discuss what is and is not possible for Keyboard manager to remap
Editor
refers to the FancyZones editor
Window behavior
Manage how windows behave when using FancyZones
{Locked="FancyZones"}
Windows
Refers to a set of application windows, not the product name
Behavior
Use Boost library
Boost is a product name, should not be translated
Provides extended features but may use different regex syntax
Boost is a product name, should not be translated
Extensions
HEIF image metadata extraction
Requires HEIF Image Extensions from Microsoft Store to extract metadata from HEIC/HEIF files
HEIF is a file format name, do not translate
Install from Microsoft Store
Installed
AVIF image metadata extraction
Requires AV1 Video Extension from Microsoft Store to extract metadata from AVIF files
AVIF is a file format name, do not translate
Install from Microsoft Store
Installed
Made with 💗 by Microsoft and the PowerToys community.
Color formats
Configure the color formats (edit, delete, hide, reorder them)
Move up
Move down
Add new format
Format
Name
Add custom color format
Save
Edit custom color format
Update
My Format
Cancel
The following parameters can be used:
red
green
blue
alpha
cyan
magenta
yellow
black key
hue
hue (natural)
saturation (HSI)
saturation (HSL)
saturation (HSB)
brightness
intensity
lightness (nat)
lightness (CIE)
value
whiteness
blackness
chromaticity A (CIE Lab)
chromaticity B (CIE Lab)
X value
Y value
Z value
decimal value (RGB)
decimal value (BGR)
color name
The red, green, blue and alpha values can be formatted to the following formats:
byte value (default)
hex lowercase one digit
hex uppercase one digit
hex lowercase two digits
hex uppercase two digits
float with leading zero
float without leading zero
Example: %ReX means red value in hex uppercase two digits format.
Show color name
Displays the color name while picking a color
Large
The size of the image
Medium
The size of the image
Phone
The size of the image referring to a Mobile Phone typical image size
Small
The size of the image
Windows key + Up, down, left or right arrow key to move windows based on relative position
{Locked="Windows"}
Windows key + Left or right arrow keys to move windows based on zone index
{Locked="Windows"}
Windows key + or
{Locked="Windows key + ",""}
Windows key + or
{Locked="Windows key + ",""}
Relative position
Move windows based on
Zone index
Color formats
Activate the zone whose center is closest to the cursor
Activate the largest zone by area
Split the overlapped area into multiple activation targets
Activate the smallest zone by area
When multiple zones overlap
Plugins
Direct activation command
Authored by
example: Authored by Microsoft
Include in global result
Show results on queries without direct activation command
Enable plugin
On
Off
Additional options
Please define an activation command or allow this plugin to be used in the global results.
PowerToys Run can't provide any results without plugins
Enable at least one plugin to get started
Plugins
Include or remove plugins from the global results, change the direct activation phrase and configure additional options
Position & appearance
Preferred monitor position
as in Show PowerToys Run on primary monitor
If multiple monitors are in use, PowerToys Run can be launched on the desired monitor
as in Show PowerToys Run on primary monitor
Monitor with mouse cursor
Monitor with focused window
Primary monitor
Plugins are loading...
Move the color down
Move the color up
Flash zones when switching layout
Layouts
Enable quick layout switch
Layout-specific shortcuts can be configured in the editor
Quick layout switch
Activation shortcut
Customize the shortcut to activate this module
Paste as plain text directly
Actions
Create and manage advanced paste custom actions.
(Requires Paste with AI to be enabled)
Add custom action
Open Advanced Paste window
New custom action
First part of the default name of new custom action that can be added in PT's settings ui.
Name
Description
Prompt
Cancel
Add custom action
Save
Edit custom action
Update
Paste as Markdown directly
Paste as JSON directly
Paste as Custom with AI directly
Image to text
Paste as file
Paste as .txt file
Paste as .png file
Paste as .html file
Transcode audio / video
Transcode to .mp3
Transcode to .mp4 (H.264/AAC)
Save
Cancel
Let's get started!
Welcome to PowerToys! These overviews will help you quickly learn the basics of all our utilities.
Getting started
Launch
Open Color Picker
Learn more about
Color Picker is a system-wide color selection tool for Windows that enables you to pick colors from any currently running application and automatically copies it in a configurable format to your clipboard.
FancyZones is a window manager that makes it easy to create complex window layouts and quickly position windows into those layouts.
{Locked="FancyZones"}
File Locksmith lists which processes are using the selected files or directories and allows closing those processes.
PowerToys introduces add-ons to the Windows File Explorer that will enable files like Markdown (.md), PDF (.pdf), SVG (.svg), STL (.stl), G-code (.gcode), Binary G-code (.bgcode), and developer files to be viewed in the preview pane. It introduces File Explorer thumbnail support for a number of these file types as well.
Image Resizer is a Windows shell extension for simple bulk image-resizing.
Keyboard Manager allows you to customize the keyboard to be more productive by remapping keys and creating your own keyboard shortcuts.
Mouse Without Borders enables using the mouse pointer, keyboard, clipboard and drag and drop between machines in the same local network.
PowerRename enables you to perform simple bulk renaming, searching and replacing file names.
The Workspaces utility enables you to launch a set of applications to a custom layout and configuration all at once.
PowerToys Run is a quick launcher for power users that contains some additional features without sacrificing performance.
Screen Ruler is a quick and easy way to measure pixels on your screen.
Shortcut Guide presents the user with a listing of available shortcuts for the current state of the desktop.
A collection of utilities to enhance your mouse.
Mouse as in the hardware peripheral
Microsoft PowerToys is a set of utilities for power users to tune and streamline their Windows experience for greater productivity.
Take a moment to preview the various utilities listed or view our comprehensive documentation.
Documentation on Microsoft Learn
Help us make PowerToys better
Diagnostics & feedback helps us to improve PowerToys and keep it secure, up to date, and working as expected.
Shortcut conflict detection
Shortcuts configured by PowerToys are conflicting.
Shortcuts configured by PowerToys are conflicting
No conflicts found
All shortcuts function correctly
View more diagnostic data settings
Learn more about the information PowerToys logs & how it gets used
Turn on diagnostic data to help us improve PowerToys?
PowerToys diagnostic data is completely optional.
Enable
Thank you for helping to make PowerToys better!
Preference updated.
You can change this at any time from
settings.
Yes
No
Release notes
to open Color Picker.
To select a color with more precision, **scroll the mouse wheel** to zoom in.
**Shift** + **drag the window** to snap a window to a zone, and release the window in the desired zone.
to open the FancyZones editor.
{Locked="FancyZones"}
Snap a window to multiple zones by holding the **Ctrl** key (while also holding **Shift**) when dragging a window.
In File Explorer, right-click one or more selected files and select **Unlock with File Locksmith** from the context menu.
Press the **Restart as administrator** button from the File Locksmith UI to also get information on elevated processes that might be using the files.
Select **View** which is located at the top of File Explorer, followed by **Show**, and then **Preview pane**.
From there, simply click on one of the supported files in the File Explorer and observe the content on the preview pane!
How to create mappings
How to enable
How to launch
How to use
In File Explorer, right-click one or more image files and select **Resize with Image Resizer** from the context menu.
Want a custom size? You can add them in the PowerToys Settings!
Open **PowerToys Settings**, navigate to the Keyboard Manager menu, and select either **Remap a key** or **Remap a shortcut**.
Want to only have a shortcut work for a single application? Use the Target App field when creating the shortcut remapping.
Use the Settings screen on each machine to connect to the other machines using the same key. If a connection is not working, it may be necessary to add an exception to the Windows Firewall.
Use the service option in Settings to install a service enabling Mouse Without Borders to function even in the lock screen.
In File Explorer, right-click one or more selected files and select **Rename with PowerRename** from the context menu.
to open the Workspaces Editor.
{Locked="Workspaces"}
In the Workspaces Editor window create Workspaces - a set of applications arranged in a custom layout. You can launch Workspaces from the Workspaces Editor or by shortcuts created in the Workspaces Editor.
Customize the configuration of your apps on launch by adding CLI arguments to each app in the Workspaces Editor.
PowerRename supports searching for files using regular expressions to enable more advanced renaming functionalities.
to open Run and just start typing.
PowerToys Run supports various action keys to funnel search queries for a specific subset of results. Typing `<` searches for running processes only, `?` will search only for file, or `.` for installed applications! See PowerToys documentation for the complete set of 'Action Keys' available.
to open Shortcut Guide, press it again to close or press **Esc**.
Tips & tricks
to bring up the Screen Ruler command bar.
The Bounds mode lets you select a specific area to measure. You can also shift-drag an area to persist in on screen. The various Spacing modes allows tracing similar pixels along horizontal and vertical axes with a customizable pixel tolerance threshold (use settings or mouse wheel to adjust it).
Screen Ruler
Do not localize this string
Color Picker
Do not localize this string
FancyZones
{Locked="FancyZones"}
File Locksmith
Image Resizer
Do not localize this string
Keyboard Manager
Do not localize this string
Mouse Without Borders
Product name. Do not localize this string
PowerRename
Do not localize this string
Workspaces
Do not localize this string
PowerToys Run
Do not localize this string
Shortcut Guide
Do not localize this string
Welcome
What's new
Couldn't load the release notes.
Please check your internet connection.
Couldn't load the release notes.
Your proxy server requires authentication.
See more detailed release notes on GitHub
Don't loc "GitHub", it's the name of a product
Open Settings
Welcome to PowerToys
Don't loc "PowerToys"
What's new
Give feedback
Welcome to PowerToys
Welcome to PowerToys
What's new in PowerToys
What's new in PowerToys
PowerToys Settings
Title of the settings window when running as user
Awake
Awake is a product name, do not localize
A convenient way to keep your PC awake on-demand.
Awake
Awake is a product name, do not loc
Keep using the selected power plan
Keep awake indefinitely
Keep awake for a time interval
Keep awake until expiration
Keep screen on
This setting is only available when keeping the PC awake
Keep custom awake state until a specific date and time
Mode
Behavior
Hours
Minutes
End date
End time
Awake
Module name, do not loc
Awake is a Windows tool designed to keep your PC awake on-demand without having to manage its power settings. This behavior can be helpful when running time-consuming tasks while ensuring that your PC does not go to sleep or turn off its screens.
Awake is a product name, do not localize
Open **PowerToys Settings** and enable Awake
Awake is a product name, do not localize
You can always change modes quickly by **right-clicking the Awake icon** in the system tray.
Awake is a product name, do not localize
An error occurred trying to install this update:
Install now
Read more
An update is available:
Downloading...
Try again to download and install
Checking for updates...
An update is ready to install:
PowerToys is up to date
Network error. Please try again later
Download & install
Fills
Fits within
Stretches to
Centimeters
Inches
Percent
Pixels
Edit
Edit size
ImageResizer presets
Add a new preset
Remove
Edit the {0} preset
Expands to the AutomationProperties.Name value for the Edit button. Example: "Edit the Small preset".
Remove the {0} preset
Expands to the AutomationProperties.Name value for the Remove button. Example: "Remove the Large preset".
No
Label of a cancel button
Are you sure you want to delete this item?
Yes
Label of a confirmation button
See what's new
Manage the state of your device when Awake is active
Awake is a product name, do not localize
Excluded apps
Enable colorformat
More options
More options
to
as in: from x to y
starts
as in: doing x will start y
Learn more about Awake
Awake is a product name, do not loc
Learn more about Command Not Found
Command Not Found is the name of the module.
Den Delimarsky's work on creating Awake
Awake is a product name, do not loc
Learn more about Color Picker
Color Picker is a product name, do not loc
Learn more about FancyZones
{Locked="FancyZones"}
Learn more about File Locksmith
Learn more about Image Resizer
Image Resizer is a product name, do not loc
Learn more about Keyboard Manager
Keyboard Manager is a product name, do not loc
Learn more about Mouse utilities
Mouse utilities is a product name, do not loc
Learn more about Advanced Paste
Advanced Paste is the name of the module.
Learn more about Mouse Without Borders
Mouse Without Borders is the name of the module.
Learn more about File Explorer add-ons
File Explorer is a product name, localize as Windows does
Learn more about Peek
Peek is a product name, do not loc
Learn more about PowerRename
PowerRename is a product name, do not loc
Learn more about PowerToys Run
PowerToys Run is a product name, do not loc
Learn more about Screen Ruler
Screen Ruler is a product name, do not loc
Learn more about Shortcut Guide
Shortcut Guide is a product name, do not loc
File Explorer add-ons
Do not localize this string
Mouse utilities
Mouse as in the hardware peripheral
Find My Mouse
Mouse as in the hardware peripheral
Focus the mouse pointer pressing the Ctrl key twice, using a custom shortcut or shaking the mouse.
Mouse as in the hardware peripheral. Key as in a keyboard key
Mouse Highlighter
Mouse as in the hardware peripheral.
Use a keyboard shortcut to highlight left and right mouse clicks.
Mouse as in the hardware peripheral.
CursorWrap
CursorWrap
Wrap the mouse cursor between monitor edges
Activation and behavior
Set shortcut
Disable wrapping while dragging
Disable wrapping when using a single monitor
Auto-activate on startup
Automatically activate on utility startup
Wrap mode
Vertical only
Horizontal only
Vertical and horizontal
Mouse Pointer Crosshairs
Mouse as in the hardware peripheral.
Draw crosshairs centered around the mouse pointer.
Mouse as in the hardware peripheral.
Mouse Jump
Mouse as in the hardware peripheral.
Jump the mouse pointer quickly to anywhere on your desktop.
Mouse as in the hardware peripheral.
Open PowerToys Run
Open Shortcut Guide
Show format in editor
Documentation
Search this list
Search this list
Attribution
giving credit to the projects this utility was based on
Attribution
giving credit to the projects this utility was based on
Related information
Attribution
giving credit to the projects this utility was based on
Attribution
giving credit to the projects this utility was based on
Attribution
giving credit to the projects this utility was based on
Attribution
giving credit to the projects this utility was based on
Edit
Remove
Cancel
Press a combination of keys to change this shortcut
Press a combination of keys to change this shortcut.
Right-click to remove the key combination, thereby deactivating the shortcut.
Save
Activation shortcut
Invalid shortcut
A shortcut should start with **Windows key**, **Ctrl**, **Alt** or **Shift**.
The ** sequences are used for text formatting of the key names. Don't remove them on translation.
Possible shortcut interference with Alt Gr
Alt Gr refers to the right alt key on some international keyboards
Shortcuts with **Ctrl** and **Alt** may remove functionality from some international keyboards, because **Ctrl** + **Alt** = **Alt Gr** in those keyboards.
The ** sequences are used for text formatting of the key names. Don't remove them on translation.
This shortcut has a potential conflict, but the warning is ignored.
A conflict has been detected for this shortcut.
All monitors must have the same DPI scaling and will be treated as one large combined rectangle which contains all monitors
New size
First part of the default name of new sizes that can be added in PT's settings ui.
Interval before returning to the previous awake state
End date and time
Mouse utilities
A collection of mouse utilities.
Find My Mouse
Refers to the utility name
Highlight the position of the cursor when pressing the Ctrl key twice, using a custom shortcut or when shaking the mouse.
"Ctrl" is a keyboard key. "Find My Mouse" is the name of the utility
Find My Mouse
"Find My Mouse" is the name of the utility.
Activation method
Press Left Control twice
Left control is the physical key on the keyboard.
Shake mouse
Mouse is the hardware peripheral.
Only activate while holding the Windows key
Specifies that the 'Find My Mouse' will only activate if the Windows key is held down while pressing the Ctrl key twice.
Prevents module activation when an excluded application is the foreground application
Excluded apps
Example: outlook.exe
Do not activate when Game Mode is on
"Game mode" is the Windows feature to prevent notification when playing a game.
Background color
Spotlight color
Overlay opacity (%)
Spotlight radius (px)
px = pixels
Spotlight initial zoom
Spotlight zoom factor at the start of the animation
Animation duration (ms)
ms = milliseconds
Time before the spotlight appears (ms)
ms = milliseconds
Animations are disabled in your system settings.
Minimum shake distance
The minimum distance the mouse must move to be considered a shake. Lower values increase sensitivity.
Shake detection interval (ms)
ms = milliseconds
Time window used to monitor mouse movement for shake detection. Shorter intervals may detect quicker shakes.
Shake sensitivity factor (percent)
Determines how far the pointer must move, relative to the screen diagonal, to count as a shake. Lower values make it more sensitive.
Mouse Highlighter
Refers to the utility name
Highlight mouse clicks.
"Mouse Highlighter" is the name of the utility. Mouse is the hardware mouse.
Mouse Highlighter
"Find My Mouse" is the name of the utility.
Activation shortcut
Customize the shortcut to turn on or off this mode
"Mouse Highlighter" is the name of the utility. Mouse is the hardware mouse.
Primary button highlight color
Secondary button highlight color
Radius (px)
px = pixels
Fade delay (ms)
ms = milliseconds
Time before the highlight begins to fade (ms)
ms = milliseconds
Fade duration (ms)
ms = milliseconds
Duration of the disappear animation (ms)
ms = milliseconds
Mouse Pointer Crosshairs
Refers to the utility name
Draw crosshairs centered on the mouse pointer.
"Mouse Pointer Crosshairs" is the name of the utility. Mouse is the hardware mouse.
Mouse Pointer Crosshairs
"Mouse Pointer Crosshairs" is the name of the utility.
Activation shortcut
Customize the shortcut to show/hide the crosshairs
Crosshairs color
Crosshairs opacity (%)
Crosshairs center radius (px)
px = pixels
Crosshairs thickness (px)
px = pixels
Crosshairs border color
Crosshairs border size (px)
px = pixels
Fix crosshairs length
Crosshairs fixed length (px)
px = pixels
Crosshairs orientation
Vertical and horizontal lines
Vertical only
Horizontal only
Gliding cursor
An accessibility feature that lets you control the mouse with a single button using guided horizontal and vertical lines
Initial line speed
Speed of the horizontal or vertical line when it begins moving
Reduced line speed
Speed after slowing down the line with a second shortcut press
Custom colors
Windows default
Theme
Customize the way zones look
Zone appearance
Learn more
Geometric Code
File type, do not translate
Only .gcode files with embedded thumbnails are supported
Geometric Code
File type, do not translate
Only .gcode files with embedded thumbnails are supported
Number color
Show zone number
Off
The state of a ToggleSwitch when it's off
On
The state of a ToggleSwitch when it's on
Crop And Lock allows you to crop a current application into a smaller window or just create a thumbnail. Focus the target window and press the shortcut to start cropping.
"Crop And Lock" is the name of the utility
Crop And Lock
"Crop And Lock" is the name of the utility
Activation
Crop And Lock
"Crop And Lock" is the name of the utility
Crop And Lock
"Crop And Lock" is the name of the utility
Learn more about Crop And Lock
"Crop And Lock" is the name of the utility
Reparent shortcut
Creates a cropped version of an application’s window by embedding the original app into a new window. This is experimental and may cause issues due to the reparenting behavior.
Thumbnail shortcut
Creates a cropped, non-interactive thumbnail of another window. Improves app compatibility.
Screenshot shortcut
Creates a cropped, static screenshot of another window. The screenshot won't update with the original window's content.
Attribution
giving credit to the projects this utility was based on
Crop And Lock
"Crop And Lock" is the name of the utility
Crop And Lock allows you to crop a current application into a smaller window or just create a thumbnail. Focus the target window and press the shortcut to start cropping.
"Crop And Lock" is the name of the utility
to crop and create a thumbnail of another window. The application isn't controllable through the thumbnail but it'll have less compatibility issues.
to crop an application's window into a cropped window. This is experimental and can cause issues with some applications, since the cropped window will contain the original application window.
to crop an application's window into a screenshot window. The screenshot won't update with the original window's content.
Always On Top is a quick and easy way to pin windows on top.
{Locked="Always On Top"}
Always On Top
{Locked}
Activation
Activation
Always On Top
{Locked="Always On Top"}
Excludes an application from pinning on top
Excluded apps
Example: outlook.exe
Color
Show a border around the pinned window
Thickness (px)
px = pixels
Appearance & behavior
Always On Top
{Locked}
Do not activate when Game Mode is on
Game Mode is a Windows feature
Behavior
Learn more about Always On Top
{Locked="Always On Top"}
Activation shortcut
Customize the shortcut to pin or unpin an app window. Use the same modifier keys with + or - to adjust window transparency.
Transparency adjustment
Increase opacity
Decrease opacity
Range: 20%-100%
Always On Top
{Locked}
Always On Top improves your multitasking workflow by pinning an application window so it's always in front - even when focus changes to another window after that.
{Locked="Always On Top"}
to pin or unpin the selected window so it's always on top of all other windows.
You can tweak the visual outline of the pinned windows in PowerToys settings.
Color mode
Custom color
Windows default
{Locked="Windows"}
Attribution
giving credit to the projects this utility was based on
Wrap text
Feature on or off
This setting can affect all popup windows including notifications
Allow popup windows snapping
Allow child windows snapping
What's new
Peek
Product name: Navigation view item name for Peek
Peek
Peek is a quick and easy way to preview files. Select a file in File Explorer and press the shortcut to open the file preview.
Peek
Peek is a product name, do not loc
Behavior
Always run without elevation (even if PowerToys is elevated)
Runs Peek without admin permissions to improve access to network shares. To apply this change, you must disable and re-enable Peek.
Peek is a product name, do not loc
Automatically close the Peek window after it loses focus
Peek is a product name, do not loc
Confirm before deleting files
You'll be asked to confirm before files are moved to the Recycle Bin
Activation method
Use a shortcut or press the Spacebar when a file is selected
Spacebar is a physical keyboard key
Custom shortcut
Spacebar
Disable rounded corners when a window is snapped
Fine tune results ordering
Results order tuning
Use a higher number to get selected results to rise faster. The default is 5, 0 to disable.
Selected item weight
Selecting this can help preselect the top, more relevant result, but at the risk of jumpiness
Wait on slower plugin results before selecting top item in results
Plugin hints
Choose which plugin keywords to be shown when the searchbox is empty
Use a higher number to have this plugin's result show higher in the global results. Default is 0.
Global sort order score modifier
Enable rounded corners
Learn more about Quick Accent
Quick Accent is a product name, do not loc
Quick Accent
Quick Accent
Workspaces
Workspaces
"Workspaces" is the name of the utility
Activation
Customize the shortcut to launch the Workspaces Editor
Activation shortcut
Create and manage Workspaces
Open editor
Learn more about the Workspaces utility
Workspaces is the name of the module.
Quick Accent is an alternative way to type accented characters, useful for when a keyboard doesn't support that specific accent.
Activate by holding the key for the character you want to add an accent to, then press the activation key (space, left or right arrow keys) and an overlay to select accented characters will appear!
key refers to a physical key on a keyboard
Quick Accent
Attribution
Pin a window
Theme toggle shortcut
Switch between light and dark mode
Toggle theme
Pick a color
Crop and create a thumbnail
Crop an app's window into a cropped window
Crop an app into a screenshot window
Open editor
Right-click on files or directories to show running processes
Find the mouse
Turn on clicks highlighter
Quickly move the mouse pointer
Draw crosshairs centered on the mouse pointer
An AI powered tool to put your clipboard content into any format you need, focused towards developer workflows.
Transform your clipboard content with the power of AI. A cloud or local endpoint is required.
Learn more
Preview file
Open Run
An alternative way to type accented characters
Visualize and edit Windows Registry files
{Locked="Windows"}
Start measurement
Open Shortcut Guide
{Locked="Windows"}
Start text extraction
Activation
Activate zones
Show remappings
Quick Accent is an easy way to write letters with accents, like on a smartphone.
Quick Accent
Open **PowerToys Settings** and enable Quick Accent. While holding the key for the character you want to add an accent to, press the Activation Key and an overlay to select the accented character will appear.
key refers to a physical key on a keyboard
Activation
Activation key
key refers to a physical key on a keyboard
Press this key after holding down the target letter
key refers to a physical key on a keyboard
Left/Right Arrow
Left/Right arrow keyboard keys
Space
Space is the space keyboard key
Left, Right or Space
All are keys on a keyboard
Toolbar
Toolbar position
Top center
Top left corner
Top right corner
Bottom left corner
Bottom center
Bottom right corner
Center
Left
Right
Behavior
Input delay (ms)
ms = milliseconds
How long a key must be held before the accent menu appears
ms = milliseconds
Prevents module activation if a foreground application is excluded. Add one application name per line.
Excluded apps
Example: Teams.exe
Learn more about Text Extractor
cancel
A new backup was not created because no settings have been changed since last backup.
No backup found
Failed to parse time
Unknown
Unknown
This computer
Current settings match
at
E.g., Food was served 'at' noon.
Current settings differ
Checking...
Unknown
Never restored
Nothing to restore.
No settings files found.
There was an error. Try another backup location.
There was an error in the settings format. Please check the settings file:
Back up completed.
No backup location selected.
No backups found to restore.
Invalid backup location.
Text Extractor is a convenient way to copy text from anywhere on screen
Text Extractor
Text Extractor
Text Extractor can only recognize languages that have the OCR pack installed.
It is recommended to use the Snipping Tool instead of the TextExtractor module.
Learn more about supported languages
Text Extractor
Open Text Extractor
Text Extractor
to open Text Extractor and then selecting a region to copy the text from.
Hold the shift key to move the selection region around.
Attribution
Text Extractor works like Snipping Tool, but copies the text out of the selected region using OCR and puts it on the clipboard.
Applies to json and xml. Files remain unchanged.
Try to format the source for preview
Some characters and phrases may conflict with global queries of other plugins if you use them as activation command.
Learn more about conflicting activation commands
The continuous capture mode will consume more resources when in use. Also, measurements will be excluded from screenshots and screen capture.
pointer as in mouse pointer. Resources refer to things like CPU, GPU, RAM
Show the Unicode code and name of the currently selected character
Sort characters by usage frequency
Track characters usage frequency and sort them accordingly
Start selection from the left
Start selection from the leftmost character for all activation keys, including left and right arrows
Disable when Game Mode is On
Characters
Choose character sets
Show only accented characters common to the selected sets
All available
Special sets
Language sets
Special Characters
Bulgarian
Catalan
Crimean Tatar
Currency
Croatian
Czech
Danish
Gaeilge
Gaelic language spoken in Ireland
Gàidhlig
Scottish Gaelic
German
Greek
Hebrew
French
Finnish
Estonian
Esperanto
IPA
International Phonetic Alphabet
Lithuanian
Macedonian
Maltese
Maori
Middle Eastern Romanization
Dutch
Norwegian
Pinyin
Proto Indo European
Polish
Portuguese
Slovak
Slovenian
Spanish
Swedish
Turkish
Vietnamese
Icelandic
Romanian
Serbian
Serbian Cyrillic
Hungarian
Italian
Kurdish
Welsh
Quick and simple utility for managing hosts file.
"Hosts" refers to the system hosts file, do not loc
Hosts File Editor
"Hosts" refers to the system hosts file, do not loc
Hosts File Editor
Products name: Navigation view item name for Hosts File Editor
Hosts File Editor
"Hosts File Editor" is the name of the utility
Show a warning at startup
Activation
Manage your hosts file
"Hosts" refers to the system hosts file, do not loc
Open Hosts File Editor
"Hosts File Editor" is a product name
Open Hosts File Editor
"Hosts File Editor" is a product name
Placement of additional content
Bottom
Top
Behavior
Open Hosts File Editor
"Hosts File Editor" is the name of the utility
Learn more about Hosts File Editor
"Hosts File Editor" is the name of the utility
Hosts File Editor is a quick and simple utility for managing hosts file.
"Hosts File Editor" is the name of the utility
Hosts File Editor
"Hosts File Editor" is the name of the utility
Required in order to make changes to the hosts file
Open as administrator
A quick utility for managing environment variables.
Environment Variables
Environment Variables
Environment Variables
Activation
Manage your environment variables
Open Environment Variables
Open Environment Variables
Open Environment Variables
Learn more about Environment Variables
Environment Variables is a quick utility for managing environment variables.
Environment Variables
Required in order to make changes to the system environment variables
Open as administrator
Press duration before showing taskbar icon shortcuts (ms)
ms = milliseconds
A Windows shell extension to find out which processes are using the selected files and directories.
{Locked="Windows"}
File Locksmith
File Locksmith
Product name: Navigation view item name for FileLocksmith
File Locksmith
File Locksmith is the name of the utility
Default and extended context menu
Extended context menu only
Show File Locksmith in
Shell integration
This refers to directly integrating in with Windows
This setting is managed by your organization.
Includes items like the file header and any lines that can’t be parsed
Preferred language
Pin a window so that:
Always On Top
{Locked}
To pick a color:
Color Picker
Here are a few shortcuts to get you started:
To open the FancyZones editor, press:
FancyZones
Get access to your files and more:
PowerToys Run
Experimentation
Only Windows Insider builds may be selected for experimentation
{Locked="Windows Insider"}
Allow experimentation with new features
Diagnostics & feedback
Learn more about the logged information and how it's used
Diagnostic data
Save logs to this device
Advanced Paste
Product name: Navigation view item name for Advanced Paste
Formats clipboard content into plain text, Markdown, JSON, and more. Advanced formatting can use an online or local language model endpoint.
Advanced Paste
cancel
Advanced Paste
Paste with AI
Activation & behavior
Custom format preview
Preview the output of AI formats and Image to text before pasting
Advanced AI
Advanced Paste is a tool to put your clipboard content into any format you need, focused towards developer workflows. It can paste as plain text, Markdown, or JSON directly with the UX or with a direct keystroke invoke. These are fully locally executed. In addition, it has an opt-in AI feature that can use an online or local language model endpoint. Note: this will replace the formatted text in your clipboard with the selected format.
Advanced Paste
to open UI to select the format you want to paste your data as.
to paste your clipboard data as plain text.
to paste your clipboard data as Markdown. Note: Clipboard content type has to be HTML.
to paste your clipboard data as JSON. Note: Clipboard content data has to contain XML or CSV text.
to open AI-powered dialog to enter query and convert your data to any format you need.
Command Not Found
Product name: Navigation view item name for Command Not Found
A PowerShell module that detects an error thrown by a command and suggests a relevant WinGet package to install, if available.
"Command Not Found" is a product name
Command Not Found
"Command Not Found" is a product name
Installed
Detected
Not detected
The following components are required
PowerShell 7.4 or greater
WinGet Client PowerShell module
Command Not Found
"Command Not Found" is a product name
Add this module to the PowerShell 7 profile script so that it is enabled with every new session
Installation logs
PowerShell 7 is required to use this module
Refresh
Check if your PowerShell configuration is compatible and configured correctly
Install
Uninstall
Command Not Found detects an error thrown by a command in PowerShell and suggests a relevant WinGet package to install, if available.
"Command Not Found" is a product name
Command Not Found
"Command Not Found" is a product name
If a command returns an error, the module will suggest a WinGet package that may provide the relevant executable.
All apps
Back
Back
Bug report
Bug report
Documentation
Documentation
FancyZones Editor
Do not localize this string
More
More
Settings
Settings
Quick access
Update available
Maximum file size to preview
Size refers to the disk space used by a file
The maximum size, in kilobytes, for files to be displayed. This is a safety mechanism to prevent loading large files into RAM.
"RAM" refers to random access memory; "size" refers to disk space; "bytes" refer to the measurement unit
A quick little utility to visualize and edit complex Windows Registry files.
{Locked="Windows"}
Registry Preview
Registry Preview
Product name: Navigation view item name for Registry Preview
Registry Preview
Registry Preview is the name of the utility
In File Explorer, right-click a .REG file and select **Preview** from the context menu.
You can preview or edit Registry files in File Explorer or by opening the app from the PowerToys launcher.
Registry Preview is a quick little utility to visualize and edit complex Windows Registry files.
{Locked="Windows"}
Registry Preview
Do not localize this string
Learn more about Registry Preview
Registry Preview is a product name, do not loc
Open Registry Preview
"Registry Preview" is the name of the utility
Mouse Jump
Refers to the utility name
Quickly move the mouse pointer long distances.
"Mouse Jump" is the name of the utility. Mouse is the hardware mouse.
Mouse Jump
"Mouse Jump" is the name of the utility.
Customize the shortcut to turn on or off this mode
Activation shortcut
Thumbnail size
Constrain thumbnail image size to a maximum of
pixels
Maximum height (px)
px = pixels
Maximum width (px)
px = pixels
Appearance
Preview style
Select a predefined style, or apply a custom one
Compact
Bezelled
Custom
Copy to Custom preview style
Background color 1
The start color for the background gradient fill on the preview image
Background color 2
The end color for the background gradient fill on the preview image
Border thickness
The thickness (in pixels) of the border that surrounds the preview image
Border color
The color of the border that surrounds the preview image
Border 3D depth
The width (in pixels) of the 3d effect on the border that surrounds the preview image
Border padding
The amount of padding to draw between the border that surrounds the main preview image and the screen images
Bezel thickness
The thickness (in pixels) of the border that surrounds the individual screen images
Bezel color
The color of the border that surrounds the individual screen images
Bezel 3D depth
The width (in pixels) of the 3d effect on the border that surrounds individual screen images
Screen spacing
The width (in pixels) of the margin drawn between individual screen images
Screen color 1
The start color for the background gradient fill on individual screen images
Screen color 2
The end color for the background gradient fill on individual screen images
Copy to Custom preview style
This will replace the current settings in the Custom preview style.
Copy
127.0.0.1, ::1, ...
"127.0.0.1 and ::1" are well known loopback addresses, do not loc
Consider loopback addresses as duplicates
Open
Open Registry Preview
Open Registry Preview
Make Registry Preview the default app for .reg files
Using this shortcut may prevent non-text paste actions (e.g. images, files) or built-in paste plain text actions in other applications from functioning.
A lightning fast file preview feature for Windows.
{Locked="Windows"}
Peek
to preview the file that's currently selected in File Explorer.
Device name
Security key
Choose the encoding of the hosts file
"Hosts" refers to the system hosts file, do not loc
Encoding
UTF-8
UTF-8 with BOM
Always highlight color
Automatically hide crosshairs when the mouse pointer is hidden
Automatically activate on utility startup
Find more plugins
Find more plugins
The enabled state of some plugins is managed by your organization.
Opacity (%)
Custom shortcut
Press Right Control twice
Right control is the physical key on the keyboard.
Customize the shortcut to turn on or off this mode
Activation shortcut
Administrator: PowerToys Settings
Title of the settings window when running as administrator
Home
Home
Sort utilities
Alphabetically
By status
Sort utilities
Preview
.txt, .cpp, .py, .json, .xml, .csproj, ...
Source code files (Monaco)
Applies to json and xml. Files remain unchanged.
Try to format the source for preview
Wrap text
Show minimap
All
None
Not included in global results
The size of result titles and the search query
Text size (pt)
Text size of result titles
Show the release notes after an update
To access settings, run the PowerToys executable again
Show system tray icon
Do not activate when Game Mode is on
"Game mode" is the Windows feature to prevent notification when playing a game.
Show notifications for new updates
Some settings are managed by your organization.
AI features are managed by your organization.
This setting is managed by your organization.
The enabled state of some preview handlers is managed by your organization.
The enabled state of some thumbnail handlers is managed by your organization.
Enable sticky scroll
Enable sticky scroll
Show minimap
OpenAI privacy
OpenAI Terms
• Login into your
• Create a new secret key and paste it in the field below
Font size of the editor in pt. Recommended: 14pt
{Locked="pt"}
Font size
Font size of the editor in pt. Recommended: 14pt
{Locked="pt"}
Font size
If you do not have credits you will see an 'API key quota exceeded' error
Automatically close the window after it loses focus
Advanced Paste is a product name, do not loc
Show clipboard preview
Enables display of clipboard contents preview in the Advanced Paste window
The Command Not Found module is disabled by your organization.
"Command Not Found" is a product name
The Command Not Found module is enabled by your organization.
"Command Not Found" is a product name
New+
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Create files and folders from a personalized set of templates
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Learn more about New+
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PowerToys "Back up and Restore" feature doesn't take templates into account at this moment. If you use that feature, templates will have to be copied manually.
Templates
Templates label
Location
Templates Location label
...
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Learn more about template location
Read more about templates location
Change
Button where user can Change the location of New templates
Display options
Display options label
Hide the file extension in template names
Template file name extension settings toggle
Hide leading digits, spaces, and dots in template filenames
Template filename starting digits settings toggle
Ignores digits, spaces, and dots at the start of filenames—useful for sorting templates without showing those characters
Template filename starting digits settings toggle
Behavior
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Replace variables in template filename
New+ replace variables in template filename behavior toggle
Learn more about supported variables and see examples
New+ help link to learn more about supported variables and see examples
Commonly used variables
New+ commonly used variables header in the flyout info card
Year, represented by a full four or five digits, depending on the calendar used.
New+ description of the year $YYYY variable - casing of $YYYY is important
Month, as digits with leading zeros for single-digit months.
New+ description of the month $MM variable - casing of $MM is important
Day of the month, as digits with leading zeros for single-digit days.
New+ description of the day $DD variable - casing of $DD is important
Hours, with leading zeros for single-digit hours.
New+ description of the hour $hh variable - casing of $hh is important
Minutes, with leading zeros for single-digit minutes.
New+ description of the minute $mm variable - casing of $mm is important
Seconds, with leading zeros for single-digit seconds.
New+ description of the second $ss variable - casing of $ss is important
Attribution
giving credit
New+
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Create files and folders from a personalized set of templates.
In File Explorer, right-click the desktop or a folder and via the New+ from the context menu select your template. You can add new templates by opening the template folder via "Open templates" and add new files and folders there.
You can have multiple templates of the same file type, and you can even template folders!
Workspaces is a quick and easy way to launch a set of applications to custom positions and configurations with one-click.
Workspaces
Open editor
ZoomIt
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ZoomIt
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ZoomIt is a screen zoom, annotation, and recording tool for technical presentations and demos. You can also use ZoomIt to snip screenshots to the clipboard or to a file.
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A screen zoom, annotation, and recording tool for technical presentations and demos.
ZoomIt
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Learn more about ZoomIt
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Attribution
giving credit to the projects this utility was based on
Running ZoomIt through PowerToys and the classical standalone ZoomIt executable at the same time is not supported. Please exit the original ZoomIt before enabling it here.
Behavior
Show tray icon
Zoom
Zoom in or out to enlarge content and make details clearer.
Press **the mouse wheel** or **the Up / Down arrow keys** to zoom in or out.
Press **Esc** or **the right mouse button** to exit zoom mode.
Press **Ctrl + C** to capture the zoomed view, or **Ctrl + S** to save it.
Press **Ctrl + Shift** to crop before copying or saving.
Zoom activation
Animate zoom in and out
Smooth the zoomed image
Initial zoom level
Live Zoom
Live Zoom keeps windows updating while zoomed.
Live Zoom activation
Draw
Press **the left mouse button** to toggle drawing mode when zoomed in, and **the right mouse button** to exit.
Press **Ctrl + Z** to undo, **E** to clear drawings, and **Space** to center the cursor.
**Pen control**
Press **Ctrl + the mouse wheel** or **Ctrl + Up / Down** to adjust the pen width.
**Colors**
Press **R** (Red), **G** (Green), **B** (Blue), **O** (Orange), **Y** (Yellow), or **P** (Pink) to switch colors.
**Highlight and blur**
Press **Shift + a color key** for a translucent highlighter, **X** for blur, or **Shift + X** for a stronger blur.
**Shapes**
Press **Shift** for a line, **Ctrl** for a rectangle, **Tab** for an ellipse, or **Shift + Ctrl** for an arrow.
**Screen**
Press **W** or **K** for a white or black sketch pad.
Press **Ctrl + C** to copy or **Ctrl + S** to save, and **Ctrl + Shift** to crop.
Draw without zoom hotkey
Type
Type text while drawing
Text font
Choose font
Font refers to text font
DemoType
Insert predefined text snippets with a shortcut using a text file.
Text can be pulled from the clipboard when it starts with **[start]**.
Use **[end]** to separate snippets, **[pause:n]** to insert pauses (in seconds), and **[paste]** / **[/paste]** to send clipboard text.
Use **[enter]**, **[up]**, **[down]**, **[left]**, and **[right]** to issue keystrokes.
ZoomIt can send text automatically or run in manual mode. Keyboard input is blocked while text is being sent.
In manual mode, press **Space** to unblock keyboard input at the end of a snippet.
In auto mode, control returns automatically after completion.
At the end of the file, ZoomIt reloads the file and restarts from the beginning.
Press the hotkey with **Shift** in the opposite mode to step back to the previous **[end]** marker.
Press **{0}** to reset DemoType and start from the beginning.
DemoType activation
Input file
Browse
Specify DemoType file..
All Files
Drive input with typing
Typing speed
bigger is faster
Break
Displays a countdown overlay for timed breaks or presentations.
Enter timer mode from the ZoomIt tray icon’s Break menu.
Press **the arrow keys** to adjust the time. If the timer window loses focus through **Alt + Tab**, press **the left mouse button** on the ZoomIt tray icon to reactivate it.
Press **Esc** to exit timer mode.
Change the break timer color using the same keys as the drawing colors.
The break timer font matches the text font.
Break timer activation
Timer (minutes)
Show time elapsed after expiration
Play sound on expiration
Alarm sound file
Browse
Specify sound file...
Sounds
Timer opacity
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Timer position
Top left corner
Top center
Top right corner
Left
Center
Right
Bottom left corner
Bottom center
Bottom right corner
Show background bitmap
Faded desktop
Use image file as background
Background image file
Browse
Specify background file...
Bitmap files
All picture files
Scale to screen
Record
Record video of the screen.
Record activation
Press **{0}** to start or stop screen or zoom recording
Press **{0}** to record a portion of the screen
Press **{0}** to record a specific window
Scaling
Format
Capture system audio
Capture audio input
Microphone
Default
Snip
Copy a selected area of the screen to the clipboard or to a file.
Snip activation
Press **{0}** to save the snip to a file instead of the clipboard.
ZoomIt is a screen zoom, annotation, and recording tool for technical presentations and demos. You can also use ZoomIt to snip screenshots to the clipboard or to a file.
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ZoomIt
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Enable ZoomIt from the Settings page and check available shortcuts and modes.
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Rules defined by your organization
You cannot change, remove or disable these enforced rules.
Open settings
Open animation settings
Language
PowerToys matches your Windows language by default
Restart PowerToys to apply language changes
Restart
Windows default
Arabic (Saudi Arabia)
Czech
German
English
Spanish
Persian (Farsi)
French
Hebrew (Israel)
Hungarian
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Dutch
Polish
Portuguese (Brazil)
Portuguese (Portugal)
Russian
Swedish
Turkish
Ukrainian
Chinese (Simplified)
Chinese (Traditional)
Restart PowerToys for enable viewing change to take effect.
Restart
Advanced
File Management
Input & Output
Windowing & Layouts
System Tools
Command Palette
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Command Palette
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A fully extensible quick launcher with a richer display and additional capabilities without sacrificing performance.
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Command Palette
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and start typing!
For this utility to work, the Command Palette must be enabled and running in the background. The Command Palette has a ton of extensions to try out to make your launching experience even better. You can search for available extensions within the palette itself!
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Enable module
Version
Project website
NEW
Must be all caps
Retry
Retry
Settings
chroma (CIE LCh)
hue (CIE LCh)
lightness (Oklab/Oklch)
chromaticity A (Oklab)
chromaticity B (Oklab)
chroma (Oklch)
hue (Oklch)
Exit PowerToys
System
Generate bug report package
Log files will be zipped to your desktop
Generate package
Bug report package is being created
Binary Geometric Code
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Binary Geometric Code
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Update Available
Version
Learn what's new
Configure shortcut
Assign shortcut
Quick access
Shortcuts
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Highlight the cursor or dim the screen to spotlight it
Highlight mode
Circle highlight
Spotlight
Learn more
Keep your PC awake
Resize images from right-click context menu
Move your cursor across multiple devices
Rename files and folders from right-click context menu
Helps us make PowerToys faster, more stable, and better over time
Update available
Disabled modules
Enabled modules
Create files and folders from a personalized set of templates
New+ product description
Play a sound when pinning a window
Stores diagnostic data locally in .xml format; folder may include .etl files as well. May use up 1 GB or more of disk space.
Light Switch
Easily switch between light and dark mode - on a schedule, automatically, or with a shortcut.
Light Switch
Learn more about Light Switch
Behavior
Monitor settings
Light Switch
Shortcuts
Schedule
Mode
Determine when dark mode should be turned on
Off
Fixed hours
Sunset to sunrise
Scheduling is turned off.
Turn on dark mode
Turn off dark mode
Location
Used to automatically calculate accurate sunrise and sunset times
Offset (in minutes)
Adjust the trigger time by starting earlier or later
Location required
Sync your location so Light Switch can calculate the correct sunrise- and sunset times
Apply dark mode to
Pick which parts of your PC should follow Light Switch
System
Taskbar, Start, and other system UI
Apps
Supported applications
Enable PowerDisplay module to use automatic monitor profile switching
Enable PowerDisplay module to use automatic monitor profile switching
Apply monitor settings to
Automatically switch PowerDisplay profiles when theme changes
Enable monitor settings integration
Dark mode profile
Light mode profile
Dark mode profile
Profile to apply when switching to dark mode
Light mode profile
Profile to apply when switching to light mode
Open PowerDisplay settings
Select a location
Save
Cancel
Detect your location automatically or enter it manually to calculate sunrise and sunset times.
Sunrise
Sunset
Latitude
Longitude
Detect location
Detect location
Sunrise
Sunset
Close PowerToys
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Closing PowerToys will stop all active utilities.
Don't loc "PowerToys"
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This shortcut is already in use by a default system shortcut.
PowerToys shortcut conflicts
PowerToys shortcut conflicts
If any shortcut conflicts are detected, they’ll appear below. Conflicts can happen between PowerToys utilities or Windows system shortcuts, and may cause unexpected behavior. If everything works as expected, you can safely ignore the conflict.
Conflicts found for
System shortcut
This shortcut is reserved by Windows and can't be reassigned.
See all Windows shortcuts
This shortcut is used by Windows and can't be changed.
No conflicts detected
All shortcuts function correctly
Resolve conflicts
Shortcut conflicts
Shortcut conflicts
No conflicts found
1 conflict found
{0} conflicts found
{0} is replaced with the number of conflicts
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Do not prepend spaces to active lines when saving the hosts file
Results for
Prefix for search string. E.g. "Results for 'shortcut'"
Utilities
Light Switch
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Light Switch automatically manages your Windows light and dark mode based on schedules, sunrise/sunset times, or manual control. Keep your system theme synchronized with your preferences and daily rhythm.
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Open **PowerToys Settings** and enable Light Switch to set up automatic theme switching
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Use the **keyboard shortcut** to instantly toggle between light and dark modes, or set up **sunrise/sunset automation** for natural theme transitions.
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Dismiss
Dismiss
Reset shortcut
Reset to the default shortcut
Reset
Clear shortcut
Clear and unassign this shortcut
Clear
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Power Display
A display management utility for brightness and power control
Enable Power Display
Configuration
Toggle Power Display
Dashboard: Label for the PowerDisplay activation hotkey
Activation shortcut
Header for the PowerDisplay activation shortcut setting
Open Power Display
Launch the Power Display utility
Launch at startup
Automatically start Power Display when Windows starts
On
Off
Restore settings on startup
Restore monitor brightness and color temperature when Power Display launches
On
Off
Show system tray icon
Choose if PowerDisplay is visible in the system tray
Monitor refresh delay
Number of seconds to wait after display changes before refreshing monitors. Increase if monitors are not detected after hot-plug.
Profiles
Quick apply profiles
Click a profile button to quickly apply saved monitor settings
Add profile
Monitors
No monitors detected. Ensure your external monitors are connected and powered on.
Learn more about Power Display
Power Display
Power Display provides unified control over display settings across multiple monitors. Adjust brightness, contrast, volume, color temperature, and input source for all connected displays from a single overlay. Supports DDC/CI for external monitors and WMI for laptop displays, with profile support for quick configuration switching and LightSwitch integration for automatic theme-based adjustments.
to open the Power Display overlay.
**Create profiles** to save your preferred display settings, then configure them in **LightSwitch** to automatically switch profiles when the system theme changes.
Open Power Display
Display contrast slider
Display volume slider
Show input source control
Show rotation control
Show color temperature switcher
Show power state control
Hide monitor
Confirm Color Temperature Change
⚠️ Warning: This is a potentially dangerous operation!
Changing the color temperature setting may cause unpredictable results including:
• Incorrect display colors
• Display malfunction
• Settings that cannot be reverted
Do you want to enable color temperature control for this monitor?
Enable
Cancel
Save
Edit Profile
Profile name
Enter profile name (e.g., 'Gaming Mode', 'Work')
Select what monitors and settings to include for this profile
Brightness
Contrast
Volume
Color temperature
Select..
Profile
Delete Profile
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Delete
Apply profile
More profile options
Edit profile
Delete profile
Add new profile
Apply
More settings
Edit
Delete
Save current settings as new profile
Monitor capabilities unavailable
This monitor did not report DDC/CI capabilities. Advanced controls may be limited.
VCP capabilities
DDC/CI VCP codes and supported values (for debugging purposes)
View VCP details
View VCP details
Detected VCP Codes
Copy all VCP codes to clipboard
Copy VCP codes to clipboard
Copy
Flyout options
Show profile switcher
Show or hide the profile switcher button in the Power Display flyout
Show identify monitors button
Show or hide the identify monitors button in the Power Display flyout
Custom VCP Name Mappings
Custom name mappings
Define custom display names for color temperature presets and input sources
Add custom mapping
Add mapping
Custom VCP Name Mapping
VCP Code
Color Temperature
Input Source
Custom Name
Enter custom name
Value
Custom value...
Enter custom value (hex)
e.g., 0x11 or 17
Apply to all monitors
On
Off
Select monitor
Delete custom mapping?
This custom name mapping will be permanently removed.
Backup
Backup hosts file
"Hosts" refers to the system hosts file, do not loc
Automatically create a backup of the hosts file when you save for the first time in a session
"Hosts" refers to the system hosts file, do not loc
Location
Select location
Automatically delete backups
Days
Set the number of backups to keep. Older backups will be deleted once the limit is reached.
Set the number of days to keep backups. Older backups will be deleted once the limit is reached.
Never
Based on count
Based on age and count
Set an optional number of backups to always keep despite their age
Backup count
Set Location
Open Foundry Local model list
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Run Foundry Local to download or add a local model
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No models downloaded
Loading Foundry Local status..
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Foundry Local model
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Use the Foundry Local CLI to download models that run locally on-device. They'll appear here.
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Refresh model list
Foundry Local is not available on this device yet.
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Start the Foundry Local service before returning to PowerToys.
Follow the Foundry Local CLI guide
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Model providers
Add online or local models
Edit
Remove
Model name
Endpoint URL
API key
Enter API key
API version
Deployment name
System prompt
Save
Cancel
Display a preview of the current clipboard content
Learn more
Foundry Local is still in public preview
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Configure the activation shortcut, extensions, behavior and much more
Open Command Palette
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A better quick launcher
Find files, launch apps, and do so much more with the most extensible quick launcher.
Command Palette
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Open Command Palette
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Powerful extensions help you do more
Extensible
Find files and launch apps in an instant
Fast
Beautiful
A modern UI built with Fluent Design
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Press **{0}** to activate live drawing and **Esc** to clear annotations or to exit.
Press **Ctrl + Up / Down** to adjust the zoom level.
Press **T** to switch to typing when drawing mode is active, and **Shift** for right-aligned text.
Press **Esc** or **the left mouse button** to exit typing mode.
Press **the mouse wheel** or **Up / Down** to adjust the font size.
Text uses the current drawing color.
Annotate the screen.
None
Show a monochrome icon that matches the Windows theme
Quick Access flyout
Fast access to quick actions and module toggles
Activation shortcut
Follow Night Light
Personalize your Night Light settings.
Following Night Light settings.