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PowerToys

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Add the Windows utilities Microsoft left out.

PowerToys is a free set of utilities from Microsoft for people who push Windows harder than the defaults allow: window layouts, a launcher, bulk renaming, a colour picker and more, in one installer.

Features & use cases

  • Snap windows into custom layouts
  • Launch anything from a keyboard bar
  • Rename files in bulk
  • Pick colours from anywhere on screen
  • Remap keys and shortcuts

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