PowerToys version 0.27 out with a bunch of improvements and bug fixes

[harlan4096]

Microsoft PowerToys v0.41.3:

Change log

• Shortcut guide removed support for long

  Win

  press to activate. Now supports
  

  Win + ?

  by default
  
• Turned off FancyZones canvas editor magnetic snapping to allow keyboard support
  
• Updated Color Picker GIF for OOBE. Thanks @niels9001!
  
• Removed outdated MSIX code
  
• Upgraded all projects to Modern WPF 0.94
  
• Dropped support for the module interface API to save settings
  
• Removed Winstore dependency
  

General

• Improved auto-update experience in PowerToys Settings
  
• Updated general bug report information to be more robust
  
• Improved settings layout for radio button groups. Updated images and menu for OOBE. Thanks @niels9001!
  
• Localization updates
  

Awake

• New Awake utility added! Power-Users can now keep their computer awake on-demand without having to manage its power settings. Huge thank you to @dend
  

Color Picker

• Improvements to Color Picker’s zoom functionality. Thanks @DoctorNefario
  
• Prevent duplicate colors from appearing in selection history
  
• Improved UX to better support keyboard navigation. Thanks @niels9001!
  
• Fixed OOBE hotkey description. Thanks @coc0a
  

FancyZones

• Full keyboard support for canvas editor's main window and context. Thanks @niels9001
  
• New support for faster layout selection by double clicking a desired layout from the editor to automatically apply it and dismiss the editor.
  
• New zone activation behavior allows users to snap a window to the zone who's center is closest to the cursor. Thanks @ulazy1!
  
• Added process icon for FancyZones.
  
• Fixed issue with zoning minimized windows.
  
• Fixed a bunch of accessibility bugs
  
• Now an independent exe, detached from the runner process.
  

File Explorer Add-Ons

• Adjusted Markdown newline behavior to be less strict so the add-on behaves more like GitHub implementations
  Image Resizer
  
• Fixed bug with custom size option where leaving a height/width value blank caused the output to be a 1 x 1 square pixel. Now the blank value automatically adjusts to the height/width that was set.
  

Image Resizer

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

PowerRename

• Fixed File Explorer crash when running PowerRename
  

PowerToys Run

• Multiple crashing bugs resolved.
  
• New Unit Converter plugin! Activate in the query prompt with the default activation phrase

  %%

  . Ex:
  

  %% 10 ft in m

  . Thanks @jsoref and @ThiefZero!
  
• New Windows Settings plugin! Search for specific Windows settings from PowerToys Run by utilizing the default activation phrase

  $

  followed by the desired setting. Ex:
  

  $ Add/Remove Programs

  or
  

  $ Device:

  . Thanks @TobiasSekan and @htcfreek.
  
• Updated the URL plugin to enable quickly launching the default browser with the action keyword, which defaults to

  //

  .
  
• Added remainder/modulo support for Calculator plugin via

  %

  operator.
  
• Faster launching from improved Win32 program indexing. Thanks @royvou!
  
• Search text results now highlight matched characters from input. Thanks @niels9001!
  

Settings / Welcome to PowerToys

• Fixed Color Picker’s key-binding information
  

Shortcut Guide

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

Installer

• Updated .NET Core dependency to 3.1.15
  
• Reduced the network traffic by making the updater not download files when they're already cached
  

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