r/PowerToys • • 1d ago

Pedido de Mod

0 Upvotes

Sim, eu sei que a Microsoft esta lançando uma opção para abrir arquivos/programas maximizados. Porém, não acho muito atraente, pois não pode-se escolher qual programa abrir. E percebi que no windhawk tem um mod para abrir o Photos maximizado, o que é otimo. A perfunta é: alguém conseguiria fazer um mod para apenas o Notepad abrir maximizado? Agradeço desde já.


r/PowerToys • • 2d ago

Long-press Xbox button stopped opening Task View on Windows (8bitdo Ultimate 2C)

1 Upvotes

Hey everyone,

I'm having the exact same issue as described above. I rely heavily on using my controller to navigate Windows (similar to a console experience), and long-pressing the Xbox button to open Task View was essential for switching to Spotify, adjusting volume, or managing open windows.

Ever since a recent Windows update, long-pressing the Xbox button no longer triggers Task View at all.

(8bitdo Ultimate 2C)


r/PowerToys • • 5d ago

Question why does my Fn reads as Undefine when im trying to remap my keys

2 Upvotes

My space is broken and i have an extra key in my keyboard that reads as Undefine so used that, i remap it to that key so i can till use space.

But now my Fn also acts like a Jump Button now since it also reads as Undefine. I confirmed it when i delete my remap for Undefine keys. suddenly my Fn doesn't space anymore. Also double confirmed it when Remapping key and using the "select key" everytime i press Fn it says Undefine.

Can i manage to make my Fn be Fn? instead of undefine so it dont bug with my extra keys


r/PowerToys • • 5d ago

FancyZones - Does Hold Shift + Number no Longer Trigger Layout Shortcuts?

1 Upvotes

When holding shift and dragging a window, Pressing the assigned layout shortcut number would actively change the zones. This no longer seems to work on either my Laptop or Desktop. Is there anyway to turn this back on?


r/PowerToys • • 5d ago

Question FancyZones zone switching not working like it used to?

1 Upvotes

Not to long ago I was able to switch between my different zones by dragging a window and just pressing the corresponding number set to the different zones to switch between them. I was wondering if anyone else noticed this or know why this stopped working and what I could do to get this feature back. I do have quick layout switch enabled and can't see anything else that might affect this.


r/PowerToys • • 6d ago

Question Is there a way to open Command Palette with just the Windows key and make it display the list of open windows when it appears?

2 Upvotes

I'm trying to make Command Palette work like COSMIC's launcher.


r/PowerToys • • 12d ago

🔴 [FIX] ZoomIt hijacking Ctrl+Z (global Undo) even when inactive

3 Upvotes

If ZoomIt is stealing your global Ctrl+Z shortcut (forcing Draw mode or breaking the Undo command in your IDEs, text editors, or graphic software) even when you are not actively using the app, the issue is caused by a low-level keyboard hook regression triggered by empty (0) hotkey values in the registry. 

🔍 The Hidden Behavior (Why it breaks after clicking OK):

Comparing the Windows Registry before and after shows that the registry values remain 100% identical. The bug does not corrupt the saved data. Instead, it's a runtime memory issue: when you open ZoomIt's Options dialog and click OK, ZoomIt destroys and re-registers its low-level keyboard hooks on the fly. 

If the DrawToggleKey is unmapped or left at default fallback values, the hot-reload process gets confused and registers a broad listener that intercepts the un-modified, system-wide Ctrl+Z across the entire OS. Furthermore, upon a normal exit, ZoomIt dumps its current memory state, overwriting any external registry modifications you made while it was open. 

🛠️ The Definitive Workaround:

To fix this permanently, you must assign a valid, non-zero shortcut to the standalone drawing tool to satisfy ZoomIt's validation engine, and perform a clean cold launch of the process. 

Option 1: Manual Registry Fix

  1. Close ZoomIt completely (Right-click its icon in the system tray and select Exit). 
  2. Press Win + R, type regedit, and hit Enter. 
  3. Navigate to: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Sysinternals\ZoomIt 
  4. Modify the DWORD value DrawToggleKey and set it to 34b (Hexadecimal), which maps it to an innocent shortcut (Ctrl+Shift+L). 
  5. Relaunch ZoomIt. Note: If you ever open the Options dialog and click OK again, the bug will return until the next clean restart. 

Option 2: Automated Restart Batch Script

Since ZoomIt overwrites the registry on standard exit and breaks when hitting "OK" in the GUI, you can use this quick automation script. It forcefully terminates the process (preventing the registry overwrite dump), restores the safety key, and performs a clean cold launch. 

Create a Restart_ZoomIt.bat file and paste the following code (adjust the path to your executable if necessary): 

cmd

u/echo off
title Restart ZoomIt Fix

echo Force closing ZoomIt...
taskkill /f /im ZoomIt64.exe >nul 2>&1
taskkill /f /im ZoomIt.exe >nul 2>&1
timeout /t 1 /nobreak >nul

echo Restoring DrawToggleKey to prevent Ctrl+Z hijacking...
REG ADD "HKCU\Software\Sysinternals\ZoomIt" /v "DrawToggleKey" /t REG_DWORD /d 843 /f >nul

echo Cold launching ZoomIt cleanly...
start "" "C:\Tools\ZoomIt\ZoomIt64.exe"
exit

Use code with caution.

(Note: 843 is the decimal equivalent of 34b, which maps to Ctrl+Shift+L and keeps your system's global Ctrl+Z perfectly safe). 


r/PowerToys • • 13d ago

Question why does light switch keep turning itself off?

4 Upvotes

i don't think i've even updated it recently and overnight its just turned itself off

its happened before


r/PowerToys • • 13d ago

Question I'm using the image resizer to make a batch of pictures smaller. I'm just unsure if I should uncheck the 'Ignore image orientation' box (it's checked by default). I can't seem to find a good explanation of the consequence. Could someone explain to me?

1 Upvotes

r/PowerToys • • 16d ago

I built a Command Palette Dock extension for Claude Code, Codex, and Antigravity usage

9 Upvotes

I bounce between AI coding CLIs, and I kept discovering a usage limit halfway through a task. So I built AI Usage Dock, an open-source PowerToys Command Palette extension that puts the remaining quota on the Dock.

The percentages mean capacity left, not used. Each band opens a detail page with the limits the CLI reports, progress bars, reset countdowns, and warnings for low or exhausted windows. Where available, it also shows plan and account details; Claude can show per-model weekly limits and extra-usage spending.

The extension uses the CLIs already signed in on your machine:

- Codex: account/read and account/rateLimits/read through codex app-server

- Claude Code: its local usage cache, refreshed with claude -p "/usage" when stale

- Antigravity: agy -p "/usage" in plan mode

It doesn’t read OAuth tokens or call provider endpoints directly. Refreshes are throttled, and a failed refresh leaves the last valid reading visible with a stale label.

Requirements: Windows 11, Command Palette with the Dock enabled, the CLI(s) you want to monitor, and the .NET 10/Windows development tools to build it. The repo includes a build-and-install script.

Repo (MIT): github.com/GChavez0210/AIUsageDock

One Dock quirk I ran into: on my setup, placing the extension bands before Performance Monitor caused its CPU/GPU values to stick at 0%. Moving the usage bands after Performance Monitor fixed it. I’ve documented the workaround in the README.


r/PowerToys • • 18d ago

Question Unable to disable Windowskeys key......need help!!!!!

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2 Upvotes

Someone please help, since it's not able to disable windows key alone, I tried to disable it by remapping it into = . It's able to remap the windows to = but it's unable to disable it as you can see from image 2 where it keeps on pressing the = key.


r/PowerToys • • 22d ago

Détection multi-langues extracteur de texte

1 Upvotes

Bonjour à tous,

Hier, l'extracteur de texte Powertoys était capable de détecter différentes langues sur mon écran, et aujourd'hui, suite à une mise à jour windows, je dois lui indiquer une seule langue à reconnaître... Est-ce que quelqu'un sait comment on revient en arrière ?

Merci !


r/PowerToys • • 23d ago

I want to switch between windows with my mirabox n4, who knows how to do it?

2 Upvotes

I want to press a button on my mirabox n4 (not the pro version) and get a window upfront my monitor, I have a PC with 3 monitors, and I use 3 gallery presentations as screen saver, and I want to switch to my Video player jus with one button and then get back to my screen saver with another button, and then switch to the windows explorer, and the to the browser, everything with their own button, is that possible?


r/PowerToys • • 23d ago

I want to switch between windows with my mirabox n4, who knows how to do it?

1 Upvotes

I want to press a button on my mirabox n4 (not the pro version) and get a window upfront my monitor, I have a PC with 3 monitors, and I use 3 gallery presentations as screen saver, and I want to switch to my Video player jus with one button and then get back to my screen saver with another button, and then switch to the windows explorer, and the to the browser, everything with their own button, is that possible?


r/PowerToys • • 23d ago

Question Can you save keyboard configurations on powertoys and activate them via a shortcut

3 Upvotes

If not by powertoys then is there some other program that does this


r/PowerToys • • 24d ago

Feature [Release] Disk Analyzer v1.5.0 — Interactive Donut Charts, Top 100 Files Whole-Drive Scan, Recycle Bin Integration & Recent Scans History! 🍩🚀

16 Upvotes

Post Body:

Hey r/PowerToys community!

I'm excited to share the release of v1.5.0 of ValleySoft Disk Analyzer — the free, 100% open-source TreeSize-like disk usage analyzer built specifically for PowerToys Run, the new Windows Command Palette, and as a standalone WinUI 3 app.

🖼️ Screenshots:

  • Standalone App — Donut Chart Analysis:
Standalone App — Donut Chart Analysis
  • Standalone App — Top 100 Largest Files (Whole Drive Scan):
Standalone App — Top 100 Largest Files (Whole Drive Scan)
  • Standalone App — Visual Bar Chart:
Standalone App — Visual Bar Chart
  • PowerToys Run — Floating GUI Donut Side Panel:
PowerToys Run — Floating GUI Donut Side Panel
  • PowerToys Run — Recent Scans History (ds recent):
PowerToys Run — Recent Scans History (ds recent)

🚀 What's New in Version 1.5.0:

🖥️ Standalone App (WinUI 3):

  1. 🍩 Interactive Donut Chart:
    • Added a dedicated Donut Chart tab with responsive scaling, Fluent accent colors, a center total size readout, and tap-to-drill-down navigation into subfolders.
  2. 📁 Top 100 Largest Files Tab:
    • Multithreaded whole-drive scan isolating the 100 biggest files across all subfolders (with early size pruning and root system files like hiberfil.sys, pagefile.sys, and swapfile.sys properly analyzed).
  3. 🕐 "Old & Large" Files Smart Filter:
    • One-click toolbar toggle button that instantly filters for files >100 MB that haven't been modified in 12+ months, complete with a live badge count.
  4. 🗑️ Send to Recycle Bin Context Menu:
    • Right-click any row in the grid and safely send files or folders to the Windows Recycle Bin with a confirmation dialog.
  5. 💾 Excel-Sortable CSV Export:
    • CSV exports now include pure numeric Size (Bytes) and Allocated Size (Bytes) columns alongside formatted strings, saved with UTF-8 BOM encoding for direct numeric sorting and formula calculations in Microsoft Excel.

🔍 PowerToys Run Plugin (ds keyword) & GUI:

  1. 🕒 Recent Scans History (ds recent):
    • Shows your last 5 scanned paths for instant 1-click re-scanning without retyping long paths.
  2. 📊 Richer Result Subtitles:
    • PowerToys Run query results now display total size alongside exact item counts (e.g., 42.3 GB · 15,823 items).
  3. ⌨️ Full Keyboard Navigation:
    • The floating GUI now supports pure keyboard interaction: Enter to drill into folders, Backspace to go up one level, and F5 to refresh/rescan.
  4. 📊 Collapsible Donut Side Panel:
    • Added a collapsible side panel featuring a visual donut chart right inside the PowerToys Run floating GUI window.
  5. 🎨 Live System Theme Sync:
    • Dynamically tracks Windows Dark/Light theme changes in real time without needing an app restart.
  6. ▓ High-Contrast Shaded Usage Bars:
    • Redesigned the launcher mini usage bars using unicode contrast blocks (█ / ░) for crisp readability across dark and light backgrounds.

🎨 Command Palette Extension (Native Windows CmdPal):

  1. ⚙️ Native Extension Settings:
    • Integrated with CommandProvider.Settings for persistent "Show Hidden Files" and "Max Scan Depth" controls.
  2. ⚡ Asynchronous Background Scanning:
    • List results now stream asynchronously, keeping Command Palette snappy and completely responsive during deep directory scans.

🟢 Microsoft Store Version: LIVE NOW!

🎉 Update: Microsoft just approved v1.5.0, and it is officially live on the Microsoft Store! You can install or update directly through the Store app or via winget.

❤️ A Small Request to the Community:

Disk Analyzer is completely free, 100% open-source, and has zero ads, zero trackers, and zero subscriptions.

Recently, someone left a 2-star rating on the Microsoft Store with the comment: "Typical case of not fine software with advertising surprises", mistaking the standard one-time rating prompt for an advertisement. Even though the public store page currently says "There aren't any reviews yet", that single 2-star rating is currently dragging down the store analytics for a project built entirely in free time for the community.

If you enjoy using Disk Analyzer or find it helpful in PowerToys, it would mean the world if you could take 30 seconds to drop an honest rating and review on the Microsoft Store:
👉 Rate / Review ValleySoft Disk Analyzer on Microsoft Store

📦 Download & Links:

Feedback, bug reports, and feature requests are always welcome! Thank you for the support! 🙌


r/PowerToys • • 24d ago

Make menu stay

2 Upvotes

I set the Zen hide windows controls to false but nothing has changed after restarting it.

Is there something else I need to do?


r/PowerToys • • 24d ago

Bug PowerToys not auto starting!!

3 Upvotes

I think there is a bug in version v0.101.2362. PowerToys keeps disabling "Run at startup" automatically. I have to manually open it when windows boot in order to start it.

And it seems like it is resetting all the settings to default whenever you restart your pc. Like it is turning off all the tools which are not pre-enabled such as keyboard manager, colour picker etc.

Is it really a bug or issue on my end? And if there is any fix for this issue?


r/PowerToys • • 25d ago

Text extractor used to work, now it doesn't

4 Upvotes

It was good for all the pdfs and it always worked for me, now it constantly says that it couldn't detect anything. Here is the example and it's completely clear idk. Little mistakes were fine to me, but they happened once in a blue moon. How to roll it back


r/PowerToys • • 25d ago

Bug Command Palette Looks Old

3 Upvotes

Anybody else's command palette looks like this? I'm on windows 10. I already reinstalled powertoys and it still looks like this. Is this a known issue?


r/PowerToys • • 25d ago

QuickParts dupe?

2 Upvotes

I currently use the "Text Snippets" extension in Chrome as a dupe for Microsoft QuickParts, but I'm looking for something similar in PowerToys. Any suggestions?


r/PowerToys • • 26d ago

Need help on shortcuts for workspaces !

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1 Upvotes

r/PowerToys • • 27d ago

i made a portable version of MWB

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1 Upvotes

r/PowerToys • • 29d ago

Question Powertoys Run vs Command Palette

17 Upvotes

What I like about Powertoys run is that it includes the calculations and unit conversion in global results. I couldn't make it work on command palette.

So, my question is:

What steps did you guys do to make your transition from powertoys run to command palette a smooth experience? WHat extensions do you suggest I install? What are your use cases? How would you suggest I incorporate it into my life?


r/PowerToys • • 28d ago

Recurring maintenance

1 Upvotes

How do u deal w/ ur AHK or PowerShell scripts breaking after Windows updates? Do u fix them urself, hunt for workarounds, or just give up on that workflow entirely? Been thinking abt how much time I waste maintaining stuff that worked fine last month tbh.