Microsoft PowerToys 0.53.1 brings file explorer improvement, web searching, and more

In that location are two big-ticket items in this latest PowerToys release that loads of people are cooing about: The Always on Tiptop feature also as the new spider web search capabilities. With that said, PowerToys version 0.53.i packs other content as well, including ColorPicker improvements and a bunch of PowerRename tweaks.

To explain the Always on Tiptop feature, it's simple: Press Win+Ctrl+T, and your chosen window will remain on summit of others. Press information technology again and the pin is undone.

As for the web search plugin, over again, it's nothing as well complex, just could be quite useful: "??" is the activeness phrase. Blazon that, your search query, and your primary search engine will get to work in your browser. Plus, if you lot want a different activeness key, you can manually fix that.

But those two items are far from the merely PowerToys updates. Take, for example, the ColorPicker patch notes:

HEX input improvements for arrange color menu including back up for hex code without hashtag and brusque hex code like #CF0. Thanks @htcfreek!

Better bottom correct screen detection for overlay

Or FancyZones:

Increased negative space margin

Fix for non snapping child windows

Fix for clearing keyboard focus on editor launch

Set to amend overlays to reduce effulgence and hide numbers. Thank you @davidegiacometti

If you desire the full laundry listing of PowerToys perks packaged in version 0.53.1, head on over to GitHub. How far nosotros've come since PowerToys release 0.51. The sky'south the limit!

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