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| ARM64 | [](https://dev.azure.com/ms/PowerToys/_build/latest?definitionId=219&branchName=main) | [](https://dev.azure.com/ms/PowerToys/_build/latest?definitionId=219&branchName=stable) | [](https://dev.azure.com/microsoft/Dart/_build/latest?definitionId=76541&branchName=main) |
Microsoft PowerToys is a set of utilities for power users to tune and streamline their Windows experience for greater productivity. For more info on [PowerToys overviews and how to use the utilities][usingPowerToys-docs-link], or any other tools and resources for [Windows development environments](https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/dev-environment/overview), head over to [learn.microsoft.com][usingPowerToys-docs-link]!
Go to the [Microsoft PowerToys GitHub releases page][github-release-link] and click on `Assets` at the bottom to show the files available in the release. Please use the appropriate PowerToys installer that matches your machine's architecture and install scope. For most, it is `x64` and per-user.
Install from the [Microsoft Store's PowerToys page][microsoft-store-link]. You must be using the [new Microsoft Store](https://blogs.windows.com/windowsExperience/2021/06/24/building-a-new-open-microsoft-store-on-windows-11/) which is available for both Windows 11 and Windows 10.
Download PowerToys from [WinGet][winget-link]. Updating PowerToys via winget will respect current PowerToys installation scope. To install PowerToys, run the following command from the command line / PowerShell:
There are [community driven install methods](./doc/unofficialInstallMethods.md) such as Chocolatey and Scoop. If these are your preferred install solutions, you can find the install instructions there.
This project welcomes contributions of all types. Besides coding features / bug fixes, other ways to assist include spec writing, design, documentation, and finding bugs. We are excited to work with the power user community to build a set of tools for helping you get the most out of Windows.
We ask that **before you start work on a feature that you would like to contribute**, please read our [Contributor's Guide](CONTRIBUTING.md). We would be happy to work with you to figure out the best approach, provide guidance and mentorship throughout feature development, and help avoid any wasted or duplicate effort.
Most contributions require you to agree to a [Contributor License Agreement (CLA)][oss-CLA] declaring that you grant us the rights to use your contribution and that you have permission to do so.
For guidance on developing for PowerToys, please read the [developer docs](/doc/devdocs) for a detailed breakdown. This includes how to setup your computer to compile.
In this release, we focused on stability and improvements. The next release is planned to be released during [Microsoft Build 2024](https://build.microsoft.com/) (late May).
- New feature: Desired State Configuration support, allowing the use of winget configure for PowerToys. Check the [DSC documentation](https://aka.ms/powertoys-docs-dsc-configure) for more information.
- The Windows App SDK dependency was updated to 1.5.1, fixing many underlying UI issues.
- WebP/WebM files support was added to Peek. Thanks [@davidegiacometti](https://github.com/davidegiacometti)!
- Audio files support was added to Peek. Thanks [@davidegiacometti](https://github.com/davidegiacometti)!
- Automated UI testing for FancyZones Editor was added to CI.
- Fixed the final directory name of the PowerToys Run VSCode Workspaces plugin in the installation directory to match the plugin name. Thanks [@zetaloop](https://github.com/zetaloop)!
- Used more generic names for the bootstrap steps, so that "Installing PowerToys" is not shown when uninstalling.
- Added support to .WebP/.WebM files in the image/video previewer. Thanks [@davidegiacometti](https://github.com/davidegiacometti)!
- Added support for audio files. Thanks [@davidegiacometti](https://github.com/davidegiacometti)!
- Fixed an issue causing the open file button in the title bar to be un-clickable. Thanks [@davidegiacometti](https://github.com/davidegiacometti)!
- Fixed an issue when previewing a folder with a dot in the name that caused Peek to try to preview it as a file. Thanks [@davidegiacometti](https://github.com/davidegiacometti)!
- Added a setting to the Windows Search plugin to exclude files and patterns from the results. Thanks [@HydroH](https://github.com/HydroH)!
- Fixed an issue showing thumbnails caused by a hash collision between similar images.
- Added the "checkbox and multiline text box" additional property type for plugins and improved multiline text handling. Thanks [@htcfreek](https://github.com/htcfreek)!
The PowerToys team is extremely grateful to have the [support of an amazing active community][community-link]. The work you do is incredibly important. PowerToys wouldn’t be nearly what it is today without your help filing bugs, updating documentation, guiding the design, or writing features. We want to say thank you and take time to recognize your work. Month by month, you directly help make PowerToys a better piece of software.
The application logs basic telemetry. Our Telemetry Data page (Coming Soon) has the trends from the telemetry. Please read the [Microsoft privacy statement][privacy-link] for more information.
