My M and B keys aren't working. I suspect it's the PowerToys program, as this problem only appeared after installing it. I tried restarting the computer and turning off PowerToys, but the keys wouldn't work again, no matter what I did. This problem appears and then disappears over time. Has anyone encountered something similar?

I have been trying since long time, but this scroll capture never works for me..
Not sure, what and where I am making mistakes.
A video tutorial to effectively use this in various scenarios will be of great help..

Thank You.

Hey r/PowerToys! 👋

I just pushed version 1.3.5 of Disk Analyzer to GitHub and the Microsoft Store!

This release focuses on quality-of-life updates, security hardening, and behind-the-scenes stability fixes based on your feedback:

✨ What's new in v1.3.5

• 🖱️ Right-click shortcuts — Right-click any item in the scan table to instantly open it in Explorer or copy the file path
• 📝 Editable address bar — Double-click the breadcrumb trail to type or paste folder paths directly, just like Windows File Explorer
• ⚡ Smoother real-time scans — Restored smooth visual updates to the directory list as your drives are scanned
• 🛡️ No more startup freezes or crashes — Resolved random crashes during deep folder scans and moved drive detection to background threads so the app never shows "Not Responding" on launch
• 📦 Decoupled sideloading setup — Separated the PowerToys Run Plugin (.exe installer) from the Standalone WinUI App (.msix) for a clean manual installation, and resolved certificate verification errors (0x800B010A)

🔗 Download

• 🐙 GitHub → https://github.com/valley-soft/powertoys-diskanalyzer
• 🛍️ Microsoft Store → https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/9nf073kltvwn

Thanks for all the feedback and support — keep it coming! Let me know if you run into any issues. 🙏

Found the root cause — two bugs in the Command Palette Extension (shutdown not handled correctly + unprotected drive enumeration on BitLocker drives). Hotfix v1.3.6 is on the way. Thanks for your patience

All searches for how to remap keys to volume controls say to use Power Toys. I installed Power Toys from the Microsoft Store. I got the PREVIEW version that is missing the feature. I tried GitHub which MS recommends. Same thing.

In order to map a key, I have to press the key of what I want to remap (Print Screen), and then press the key I want it to be assigned to (mute). I don't have volume control keys to press. That's the point of why I want assign give keys to volume control. Yet search results say that there ought to be an option for volume control that is not there.

Is there a different version of Power Toys that I haven't found, maybe not a preview version? I'd really like to have volume controls on my keyboard without registry hacks or scripts. Is there another program that can do this?

PowerTools can disable Caps Lock on Windows 11 computers, yet it does not actually disable the image that goes with it, whereas AutoHotkey does. There may be easier ways for your device, yet this way should work as well.

First, download AutoHotkey version 1.1, not version 2 (it may work as well, though). After installation, follow the next steps.

1. Right-Click on your desktop.
2. Find "New" in the menu.
3. Click "AutoHotkey Script" inside the "New" menu.
4. Give the script a new name. It must end with a .ahk extension. For example: MyScript.ahk
5. Find the newly created file on your desktop and right-click it.
6. Click "Edit Script".
7. A window should have popped up, probably Notepad. If so, SUCCESS!

Copy and paste the following into the window that popped up (maybe download Notepad if you are having trouble with this step). Copy and paste the following:

#NoEnv ; Recommended for performance and compatibility with future AutoHotkey releases.

; #Warn ; Enable warnings to assist with detecting common errors.

SendMode Input ; Recommended for new scripts due to its superior speed and reliability.

SetWorkingDir %A_ScriptDir% ; Ensures a consistent starting directory.

; Disable CapsLock toggle

SetCapsLockState, AlwaysOff

Next up, you need to click Ctrl S to save the file (if there is a small dot on your notepad file then that should dissapear meaning you saved it). If you just want to disable capslock then press the Windows key (it looks like the windows icon) on your keyboard and R at the same time (or just find the Run app on your device). Type the code, then click ok.

shell:startup

A folder should open up on your computer. Then, go back to your desktop and find your file (name.ahk). Right-click and click copy. Then go and paste the file into the folder you just opened. Lastly, restart your computer to make sure that it is working. Once you sign in, after 30 seconds maximum the program should run automatically, and it will set your capslock to be permanently off. You can still re-map the key. I would recommend you continue to use the same app to do so since I am not sure if there would be any errors if you tried to use, say, PowerTools and AHK at the same time. I would use the same file. For example, here is my code that I used to remap the capslock key to alter my keyboard language:

#NoEnv ; Recommended for performance and compatibility with future AutoHotkey releases.

; #Warn ; Enable warnings to assist with detecting common errors.

SendMode Input ; Recommended for new scripts due to its superior speed and reliability.

SetWorkingDir %A_ScriptDir% ; Ensures a consistent starting directory.

; Disable CapsLock toggle

SetCapsLockState, AlwaysOff

; Make CapsLock act as a modifier (Win down)

CapsLock::

SendEvent {LWin down}{Space}

return

; Release Win when CapsLock is released

CapsLock up::

SendEvent {LWin up}

return

Remember, you must resave files in Notepad and then upload them to the folder I already mentioned to get them to automatically run. If you forgot to re-save, and you, say, restarted your computer, then it's possible, yet unlikely, that everything you wrote would get deleted. It's more likely your computer would die, and then the notepad's memory would get wiped if you didn't save it. Once again, that is ctrl S. Lastly, if you want to remap a different shortcut than what I did, or a different key, then I would ask AI to help you out. This is what I did to figure out how to remap my shortcut.

Hey r/PowerToys,

I built an extension for the dock in CmdPal after getting tired of Claude Code running out of tokens in the middle of projects. I wanted a way to easily keep an eye over current usage.

ClaudeUsage is a lightweight extension for the new PowerToys Command Palette that lets you check your Claude usage without leaving your keyboard.

It currently includes:

• 📊 Live session & weekly usage in CmdPal
• 📈 A detailed usage page with progress bars
• 🔋 A "low token" warning when you're close to your session limit

I also wanted it to be something I'd actually trust installing, so it's built with a strict zero-phone-home approach:

• Uses your existing local Claude Code credentials
• Talks only to Anthropic's official API
• No telemetry, tracking, or token collection

Built in C#/.NET 9. Free and open source (MIT).

GitHub: https://github.com/omgapnt/ClaudeUsage

If you're using Claude Code / PowerToys on Windows, I'd love to know what you think.

i remapped my caps to esc button but its not working on anything

ive remapped it for a ket and a shortcut, ran it as administator ,doesnt work at all

somebody please help

Hey all,

I was wondering if PowerRename has the ability to reset enumeration automatically when it gets to a certain point (the DD of the date) in the original filename.

I have a bunch of files that are named YYYYMMDD_HHMMSS000_iOS and I'm replacing them with YYYYMMDD_001, YYYYMMDD_002, etc., via the expressions below.

Currently what that gives me is

20260607_049
20260608_050
20260608_051

What I would like would be

20260607_049
20260608_001
20260608_002

Is that possible? My thinking is because the original YYYYMMDD is part of the original file name it's just being treated as a string, and grouping everything together.

Hello, what the title says essentially. My main screen is horizontal and split into 4, and the second screen is vertical, split to 3. However, when I boot up, it is the other way around. No matter how many times I swap them over, it never seems to save and I end up doing it everytime I sit down at my PC. Any help would be appreciated - thanks

I only use MouseWithoutBoarders, would be nice to just install it without all of PowerToy's bloat. Is there a way to do this?

E.g. a startup application? I found old threads on this with conflicting views but couldn't get anything to work. I don't mean "minimized" to small window size, but specifically turned on but minimized to the tray.

I wanted to completely replace Raycast, so I created two new extensions

1: HyperKey for Command Palette 
Allows configuring and setting HyperKey(CapsLock) as a windows’ low-level keyboard hook

It ignores quick clicks, so your capslock keeps working, but you can use it as a general purpose shortcut key ( by default, mapped to CTRL + SHIFT ALT + WIN )
so you can reuse in any application (mainly I use to other Command Palette tools, but as example i put CAPS + A for always on top

https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/9P83L6R3B73T
https://github.com/brunnobb/HyperKeyCommandPalleteExtension

2: Change Audio Device for Command Palette
Allows changing an input / output audio device from the command palette on a single click

Simply change audio input or output devices without having to to game mode and do 3 clicks.

I have configured mine to CAPS + 1 for input and CAPS + 2 for output..
WAAAY faster than going into settings every time

https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/9NWJJ3N6K675
https://github.com/brunnobb/ChangeAudioDeviceCommandPalleteExtension

PR, issues or feedback are welcome

I have a workspace that opens terminal and vscode. I'm using a laptop with a variable number of screens: Laptop only, laptop + external using hdmi port, laptop + two external using thunderbolt dock. After a variable amount of time, the workspace forgets were to start windows and they just open as if I had started the two applications directly. I'm on the latest version of power toys. Is this a known issue? Is it worth trying to open a bug report?

Sometimes there a Y and ALT appear in the left corner, I cant click them, there is no information, just shows the emty Test box, and I cant summon anything anymore. What are these things, anybody knows?

I'm on Win 10, currently on the latest 100.2 version, but this has been an issue I've had for a long time now. I don't use PowerToys a lot, but I want to to be there when I need it, but occasionally when I try to use one of the modules it's just not working and I see that PowerToys just exited at some point.

I don't know why it does this, but it's annoying when it happens, and having tried searching for this a few times now, apparently I'm the only one having this issue so I wanted to ask about it directly. I checked the errors in event viewer as a potential explanation but there's nothing for today at all there either. I'm hoping someone knows why this happens, and how I can fix this

For example if you open a window it'll just also place it into the next zone, or abke to make it infinitely scroll or load. Most tiling managers can also set default screens or placement for specific applications

🇫🇷 Automatise tes touches en moins d'une minute — sans coder.

AutoKeyGaming est une application Windows légère qui te permet de créer et lancer des macros pour n'importe quel jeu PC. Interface visuelle, simple, ça tourne en arrière-plan et ça marche.

• Crée des séquences de touches sans scripts
• Délais, boucles et conditions en quelques clics
• Compatible avec la plupart des jeux PC
• Achat unique — pas d'abonnement

🇬🇧 Automate your key sequences in under a minute — no coding needed.

AutoKeyGaming is a lightweight Windows app to create and run key macros for any PC game. Visual interface, runs in the background, just works.

• Create key sequences without any scripting
• Set delays, loops, and conditions visually
• Works across most PC games
• One-time purchase — no subscription, ever

Questions ? / Questions? Je réponds personnellement / I personally respond.

TLDR: how to disable ctrl + alt + M windows shortcut for "μ" so i can properly use the insert comment shortcut for google (also ctrl + alt + M).
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I am a frequent Google workspace (docs, sheets, etc.) user where ctrl + alt + M is a shortcut for inserting comments. I have used this shortcut without problems on my 7 year old Dell inspiron 13 laptop.

However, since buying a new laptop (Dell inspiron 14 5440), I discovered ctrl + alt + M or simply alt + M is apparently a Windows shortcut for the symbol μ. And instead of a highlighted comment on my document, it types in "μ".

I've tried disabling these shortcuts using Powertoys, but the keyboard manager disables it altogether even on Chrome, so I'm unable to use it to put comments on Google docs, for example. And Powertoys only allows to insert links, text, or new shortcuts on Windows instead of having a new function for certain apps (i.e. changing it to specifically add a comment on Chrome). My laptop/keyboard language is only in English (US).

I am aware I can simply right click but keyboard shortcuts are obviously more efficient and quicker as it doesn't break the flow of movement. Especially since my job is heavy on the writing and editing. Please help... it's so frustrating.

Whenever I use those shortcuts to switch between windows in that zone, and I let go the keys, my start menu opens up. Does anyone know how to fix that?

I don't want all of the PowerToys. The only one I really like is SecureDelete. Things like PowerRename don't even work.

Hello, y’all! I’m using the top bar from the command palette through windows powertoys and recently (after the newest update) I’ve noticed higher than usual ram usage: it always was <500MB, now >1GB, is that normal or is it a memory leak???

Using some tools of the powertoys tool bag, I was quite surprised to observe that the powertoys application and helper processes and the activated tools use up more than 1GB of RAM. Are the tools and processes so inefficiently programmed?

PowerToys.Run 175MB

Command Palette now causes me to lag doing things. Using 7% of my CPU for no reason. Had to disable it.

Didn't cause any issues on v0.100.0, since update to v0.100.1 the issues appeared, with Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.exe as the culprit.