Microsoft PowerToys 0.61.0 released

The PowerToys are Microsoft's all-purpose tool for all sorts of application scenarios under Windows.

If you have not taken a look at the tools yet, then you should definitely try. All sorts of things can be done with the PowerToys and it can increase productivity considerably for example with window management or image scaling.

Features include:

• FancyZones: Allows customization of the areas into which the screen is divided when multiple programs are open
• PowerRename: Context menu extension for renaming many files in one step
• PowerToys Run: Quick launch of frequently used programs
• ColorPicker: Determines the color code of a pixel on the screen
• Shortcut Guide: Displays a list of shortcut keys while holding down the Windows key
• File Explorer Add-ons: Shows previews of Markdown and SVG files in Windows Explorer
• Image Resizer: context menu extension for enlarging and reducing images

The update to version 0.61.0 fixes a few small bugs. According to the developers, the update offers improvements for the Always on Top, FancyZones and PowerToys Run features. You can find the complete change log here.