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Microsoft PowerToys is set of utilities for increasing productivity in Windows.

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Disable window always-on-top

Is there a handy powertoy-like program I can use to kill the always-on-top mode of the most bothersome windows? Too bad that the programs I find useful and like to co-exist with other open programs (...
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How to disable (or remap) the Office Hot-key

How can I deactivate (or remap) the "Office key"? See (2) in this image: I have tried to use "Keyboard Mapper" from Power-Toys, but the problem is, that I don't know which key to ...
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How to increase numbers in filenames by specified value with Windows 10 PowerToys's PowerRename?

I've got a bunch of files named as: 01. Filename.ext 02. Filename.ext 03. Filename.ext etc. I need to batch rename them with PowerToys PowerRename by increasing the number in the beginning of the ...
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powertoys and Alt-space

When powertoys is running Alt-space is opening a search window. I am afraid I activated this accidengtally (not sure, perhaps it's normally with powertoys). How can I deactivate this? I'd like to have ...
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Time-lapse software for Windows 7 [closed]

Timershot was an excellent part of the PowerToys for Windows XP collection. But alas, it doesn't appear to work on Windows 7, even when run in XP SP3 compatibility mode. Can anyone recommend a ...
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How to add custom shortcuts to the PowerToys Run utility?

PowerToys Run utility makes a really great job enabling me to search and quickly open apps or folders. However, is there a way to make my own custom shorcuts for apps/files/folders that I will use a ...
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How can I adjust the borders when using Powertoys fancy zones?

I am trying out the fancy zones in Powertoys, but there are borders to separate out each tab. How can I disable those borders so adjacent tabs stick to each other?
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How can I launch PowerToys Run with just the Windows key?

I've installed Microsoft PowerToys and I want to configure PowerToys Run so that it launches when I press the Windows key on the keyboard. The settings allow me to change the keyboard shortcut to ...
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Greater than and less than characters on a TKL keyboard

I just bought a CEPTER COSMO TKL keyboard, and I cannot figure out how I can produce the greater than and less than characters. I am on Windows 10. The characters are on the keyboard as you can se ...
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Map Caps Lock to Control in Windows 11

See also Map capslock to control in Windows 10. In Windows 7 and 10, I was able to remap the Caps Lock to act as a Control key by updating the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\...
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How to use Microsoft PowerToys PowerRenamer tool to strip the last N characters of a file name?

I have multiple files with different names that are of different length. This time, I want to use Powertoys PoweRenamer to strip specifically the last 12 characters of each file name. For this ...
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Microsoft PowerToys install PowerRename only

Is it possible to install PowerRename from the the Microsoft PowerToys without all the other software?
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Powershell $env:path changing depending on how it is opened (PowerToys Run)?

I recently started using PowerToys Run and I've noticed that I can no longer use some commands when launching Powershell (7.2.6) via PTR vs just running it out of the start menu. Turns out, my $env:...
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Delete all on left after cursor with keyboard shortcut - Windows 11

I'm trying to replicate on Windows 11 the same function that Cmd+Backspace does on Mac, that is to delete everything on the left on the same line as the cursor, with just one key combination. Ctrl+...
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Alt+Space cannot be remapped by PowerToys

Alt+Space seems to be a Windows default shortcut, and I wish to disable it because it interferes with the controls of a game I play. I did some research and came upon PowerToys, it seemed very useful ...
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Remap key that is assigned to multiple keys

I recently bought a keyboard that has one of its keys assigned to left windows + C and I'm trying to remap it. sharpkeys is only recognising it as being mapped to left windows. Power toys is picking ...
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How can I launch an application with PowerToys Run after changing the application file path?

I have an application in a folder on my Desktop. After changing the name of the folder, PowerToys Run cannot find it at the old address and is unable to run it from the most relevant search result. In ...
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How to make ESC key exit the alt+tab menu instead of switching tabs

so I'm on windows 10 (just moved from mac) and if I have say Tab "A" and Tab "B" opened I can press alt+tab then it will highlight tab B which is good, if I release alt+tab or ...
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How do I install PowerToys to many computers in Active Directiry?

We in our company find Microsoft PowerToys a very useful extension to Windows 10. For example the FansyZones power toy alone can take working with Windows to the next level being an awesome hybrid of ...
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How to disable the highligting of the location of the mouse pointer? Screen dimming with a bright circle around the pointer

How to disable the highligting of the location of the mouse pointer? It's the one where the screen gets dim except for a bright circle around the mouse pointer. I am not sure what keyboard and mouse ...
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Powertoys assigning sleep shortcut doesn't work

Assigning sleep shortcut in Powertoys doesn't work. I have set sleep button to hibernation in the settings. Since my keyboard doesn't have sleep button (which is a good thing) I have assigned ⊞ Win+...
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How to use Microsoft PowerToys PowerRenamer tool to strip all characters after the 2nd dash?

I have a set of text as follows: New York - Chicago - Goodbye New York - Alaska - Hello New York - Montana - A new beginning How would I rename using power rename to remove all the text including the ...
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Run PowerToys Peek from Terminal

In PowerToys there is a tool called Peek which allows you to preview file contents in Windows Explorer by pressing Ctrl+Space. Contents are shown in separate minimalistic window. Is there a way to use ...
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How to add languages for OCR recognition in Windows powertoys?

Hello I am trying to figure out the text extractor function in powertoys. From the internet tutorials, I have installed multiple languages for OCR from Windows powershell and restarted powertoys. ...
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Obtaining "virtual key" code to remap a shortcut of my choice to the £ symbol on a US keyboard layout

Although I live in the UK, due to circumstances beyond my control, I am now using a US keyboard, and have therefore set the keyboard layout to US in Windows 11. I don't want to faff around with the ...
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Customize Microsoft PowerToys URI

I would like to use my own custom shorthand in the URI. I would like to type in "/niv" and have PowerToys recognize it as "logosres:niv2011;ref=BibleNIV." I could then add to the ...
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How to make the keymap work to swap shift character with non-shift?

My keyboar has on same key (') and (?), where (?) is activated with Shift key. I want to swap those, so I activate (') with shift and (?) without shift. PowerToys don't understand (?) as a key itself, ...
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Fancy Zones keyboard shortcuts to rotate windows through zones

With many Linux window managers, it is not difficult to rotate the open windows through various zones with keyboard shortcuts. With Windows 10, and even with FancyZones in PowerToys, I cannot even ...
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How to resize image with percent in powertoys

I am using the image resizer tool in powertoys to resize multiple images at once. The problem is when I switch the unit to percent, there is still the option width like image below. I also tried to ...
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Is there a way to change Windows' maximize button behavior?

I would like to make maximize button leave a border that makes the wallpaper be seen on the edges of my screen similar to this screenshot. My workaround right now is using PowerToys' FancyZones but I ...
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How to remove a specific constant string in Power Rename?

I have several files with names like The wonderful way to happiness () (My-StoredLibrary).azw3 and The best Paint to use on Canvas () (My-StoredLibrary).azw3 Note the spaces and dashes I want to ...
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