Microsoft PowerToys 0.57.0 released with focus on stability and improvements

Microsoft released PowerToys 0.57.0 today, nearly a month after the release of 0.56.1 and bug-fixed 0.56.2. No new features have been added, and in fact Microsoft says this release is "strongly focused on stability and improvements." This is worth noting.

The following are the release highlights:

• PowerToys Run Quality Pass. Old existing issues are re-evaluated and fixed.
• Additional features and improvements added to existing PowerToys Run plugin.
• New plugin for time and date values/information in PowerToys Run. Thanks @htcfreek!
• The PowerToys Run documentation also received the required updates. Thanks @htcfreek!
• When SVG thumbnails are enabled, we register svgs as an image type so that they appear when searching for images in File Explorer.
• We have disabled PDF preview by default as it is not compatible with Outlook, and Edge is now also registered for previewing PDF files on Windows 10.
• From a coding quality perspective, every project now has code analyzer enabled. Thanks @CleanCodeDeveloper!
• You need to double-click the tray icon instead of clicking to open settings.

Always on Top

• Always on Top New sound activated. Thank you @franky920920!

Wake up

• Fixed the system tray icon. Thanks @dend!
• Temporary duration presets can now be configured. Thanks @dend!
• Fixed an issue that caused Awake to not close properly. Thanks @dend!

Color Picker

• It is now possible to remove multiple colors from history and export them to a file. Thanks @mshtang!
• CIEXYZ format improves precision. Thank you @m13253!
• Improve performance by reducing the use of low-level keyboard hooks.

Fancy Zone

• Fixed a bug where the same layout with different configurations applied on different screens would be reset to a single configuration. (This is a hotfix for 0.56)
• Set the correct corner preferences to avoid gaps between areas when snapping rounded corner windows on Windows 11. Thank you @hallatore!
• Fix canvas layout reset due to resolution change.

File Manager

• Added additional Markdown file extensions for Markdown preview. Thanks @skycommand!
• Svgs is now registered as an image type on Windows.
• Added text wrapping settings and copy context menu for development file preview. Thanks @Aaron-Junker!
• Due to incompatibility with Outlook, Pdf file previews and thumbnails are now disabled by default and a corresponding warning is displayed in Settings.

Mouse Utilities

• Find My Mouse has a new setting to specify the minimum distance for activation. (This is a hotfix for 0.56)
• Fixed a bug that caused the taskbar to hide behind other windows when the mouse utility was active.
• Fixed a bug that caused shortcuts set on icons to not activate when the mouse utility was active.
• Fixed slight offset of mouse pointer crosshair when configured to odd thicknesses.

Power Toy Run

• New plugin for time and date values/information. Thanks @htcfreek!
• WindowWalker now has a tooltip, additional features such as killing processes and closing windows, additional settings and improvements. Thanks @htcfreek!
• The unit converter now accepts other ways of writing feet and gallons. Depending on the current culture, it may also be interpreted as an imperial gallon or a US gallon. Thank you @yifan-k!
• The unit converter now accepts meters to meters.
• Localization of web search and unit converter (excluding units) is enabled.
• Windows terminal localization enabled. (This is a hotfix for 0.56)
• The calculator now attempts to always interpret the dot (.) symbol as a decimal separator, despite the culture being configured to meet expectations.
• The calculator now correctly handles trailing zeros for hexadecimal numbers.
• The system command plug-in can now display local ip and mac addresses. Thanks @htcfreek!
• The folder plugin has improved results and improved tooltips. Thanks @htcfreek!
• The Windows Settings plugin adds entries for Screen Saver and Connect Wired Display Panel. Thanks @htcfreek!
• Plugins can now display a description of their configuration in settings. Thanks @htcfreek!
• Fix the focus issue when calling PowerToys Run for the first time after logging in and after returning from some windows.
• Fixed a program error when creating shortcuts.
• Verify upgrade to .net framework 6 Fixed error when shutting down the system with PowerToys Run running.

Video Conferencing Mute

• Newly added microphones are now updated and tracked by VCM.

Settings

• What are the new buttons at the bottom, a new look, and some UI tweaks. Thank you @niels9001!
• Fixed a bug that caused settings to not open when racing conditions caused Keyboard Manager settings to not be read correctly.
• To open settings from the tray icon, you need to double-click instead of single-click.
• Fixed a bug that would cause Check for Updates to run indefinitely.
• When automatically updating, pass a flag to avoid restarting without prompting.

Installation

• The dependency installer is now executed using /norestart to avoid silent restarts. (This is a patch for 0.56). Thank you @franky920920!
• Upgrade .net framework dependencies to 6.0.3.
• Installer logs are now saved in a location where error reporting tools can collect and send them.
• Revert the changes to start at the proper altitude and install under a different user, as these changes ended up causing more issues with PowerToys starting to run under the wrong user.

Development

• OOBE code refactoring to include all module information in XAML, for example in settings. Thank you @niels9001!
• The analyzer is now turned on for every project and warnings fixed. Thanks @CleanCodeDeveloper!
• Added new mode for code spell checking and removed obsolete entries. Thanks to @jsoref
• Fancy Zones and PowerToys Run for adding additional logging.
• If only the document is changed, a new CI release will not be triggered.
• Fixed a racing condition that caused flaky build errors when building PowerRename.
• Centralization of common csproj/vcxproj settings is in progress. Thanks @CleanCodeDeveloper!

PowerToys is an open source project from Microsoft that provides a beautiful set of tools that people can use to customize the Windows 10 or 11 UI and Experience according to your own preferences. As we know, some utilities will eventually make their way to the operating system as well, based on feedback and overall stability. A prominent example is Snap Layouts and Span Groups in Windows 11, which borrow heavily from the FanzyZones tool in PowerToys.

If you are using PowerToys in Windows 11, you can get it in the Microsoft Store. For other users in Windows 10, you can open the app and click on the General tab under the Updates section "Check for Updates". Those who want to try PowerToys for the first time can grab the installer for version 0.57.0 from the application's GitHub page.

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