0.58 changelog (#17997)

* 0.58 changelog

* Add new names for spell check

* Update README.md

* Update README.md

* Mention added file types

* Add file types to correct place

* Fix spellchecker

Co-authored-by: Clint Rutkas <clint@rutkas.com>

.github/actions/spell-check/allow/names.txt

@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 bdoserror
 crutkas
+Deuchert
 edwinzap
 hallatore
+harvastum
 mshtang
 nVidia
 robmen

.github/actions/spell-check/expect.txt

@@ -1478,6 +1478,7 @@ PCIDLIST
 PCWSTR
 pdb
 pdbonly
+pde
 pdfpreviewhandler
 pdo
 pdto

README.md

@@ -28,13 +28,13 @@ Microsoft PowerToys is a set of utilities for power users to tune and streamline
 
 - Windows 11 or Windows 10 v1903 (18362) or newer.
 - Our installer will install the following items:
-   - [.NET 6.0.3 Desktop Runtime](https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet/thank-you/runtime-desktop-6.0.3-windows-x64-installer) or a newer 6.0.x runtime. 
+   - [.NET 6.0.4 Desktop Runtime](https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet/thank-you/runtime-desktop-6.0.4-windows-x64-installer) or a newer 6.0.x runtime. 
    - [Microsoft Edge WebView2 Runtime](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=2124703) bootstrapper. This will install the latest version. 
    - [Windows App SDK Runtime 1.0.3](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/apps/windows-app-sdk/downloads). This will install version 1.0.3 if this or newer version is not installed already.
 
 ### Via GitHub with EXE [Recommended]
 
- [Microsoft PowerToys GitHub releases page][github-release-link], click on `Assets` at the bottom to show the files available in the release and then click on `PowerToysSetup-0.57.0-x64.exe` to download the PowerToys installer.
+ [Microsoft PowerToys GitHub releases page][github-release-link], click on `Assets` at the bottom to show the files available in the release and then click on `PowerToysSetup-0.58.0-x64.exe` to download the PowerToys installer.
 
 This is our preferred method.
 
@@ -69,117 +69,117 @@ For guidance on developing for PowerToys, please read the [developer docs](/doc/
 
 Our [prioritized roadmap][roadmap] of features and utilities that the core team is focusing on.
 
-### 0.57 - March 2022 Update
+### 0.58 - April 2022 Update
 
-In this release, we focused heavily on stability and improvements.  Below are some of the highlights!
+In this release, we focused on upgrading to new dependencies and building for native ARM64.  Below are some of the highlights!
 
 **Highlights**
 
-- PowerToys Run quality pass. Old standing issues were re-evaluated and fixed.
+- Most of the work for running natively on ARM64 has been included in the repo. Thanks [@snickler](https://github.com/snickler)!
-- Additional features and improvements were added to existing PowerToys Run plugins.
+- Uses of the obsolete WebBrowser control were replaced with WebView 2.
-- New plugin for time and date values/information in PowerToys Run. Thanks [@htcfreek](https://github.com/htcfreek)!
+- All uses of .NET core were removed. PowerToys now runs on .NET framework 6.
-- The [PowerToys Run documentation](https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_PowerToysRun) is also receiving a required update. Thanks [@htcfreek](https://github.com/htcfreek)!
+- Settings no longer runs on XAML Islands and is now running on WinUI 3, fixing many bugs related to XAML islands.
-- PowerToys will register SVGs as a picture kind when SVG Thumbnails are enabled so they appear when searching for pictures in File Explorer.
+
-- We've disabled PDF preview by default, given its incompatibilities with Outlook and that Edge is now being registered for previewing PDF files on Windows 10 too.
+### General
-- From a coding quality point of view, every project now has code analyzer active. Thanks [@CleanCodeDeveloper](https://github.com/CleanCodeDeveloper)!
+
-- A double click on the tray icon is needed instead of single click to open settings.
+- Spell checking fixes in the code. Thanks [@jsoref](https://github.com/jsoref)!
+- Fix for a CI error related to spell checking due to a GitHub API change. Thanks [@jsoref](https://github.com/jsoref)!
+- Fixed the documentation references to GitHub. Thanks [@Cyl18](https://github.com/Cyl18)!
+
+### ARM64
+
+- Prepare solution and property files for ARM64 port. Thanks [@snickler](https://github.com/snickler)!
+- Port unhandled exception handler to ARM64. Thanks [@snickler](https://github.com/snickler)!
+- Port of the Settings projects to ARM64. Thanks [@snickler](https://github.com/snickler)!
+- Port of most of the PowerToys to ARM64. Thanks [@snickler](https://github.com/snickler)!
+- Port of the debug utilities to ARM64.
 
 ### Always on Top
 
-- New sound for Always on Top activation. Thanks [@franky920920](https://github.com/franky920920)!
+- Fix for topmost state of the window resetting for some applications. (This was a hotfix for 0.57)
-
-### Awake
-- Fixes for the system tray icon. Thanks [@dend](https://github.com/dend)!
-- Temporary duration presets are now configurable. Thanks [@dend](https://github.com/dend)!
-- Fix for an issue causing Awake to not be closed properly. Thanks [@dend](https://github.com/dend)!
 
 ### ColorPicker
 
-- It's now possible to delete multiple colors from the history, or to export a list of colors to a file. Thanks [@mshtang](https://github.com/mshtang)!
+- The CIEXYZ format is now properly show in upper case.
-- The CIEXYZ format has increased precision. Thanks [@m13253](https://github.com/m13253)!
-- Performance improved by reducing the use of low level keyboard hooks.
 
 ### FancyZones
 
-- Fixed a bug where the same layout applied with different configurations to different screens would reset to a single configuration. (This was a hotfix for 0.56)
+- Restore rounded corners on Windows 11 and add a setting to control this behavior. (This was a hotfix for 0.57)
-- When snapping windows with rounded corners on Windows 11, set the correct corner preferences to avoid gaps between zones. Thanks [@hallatore](https://github.com/hallatore)!
+- Fixed an edge case where the Windows Terminal window wouldn't be snapped when opened. (This was a hotfix for 0.57)
-- Fix for canvas layout resetting due to resolution changes.
+- Improved narrator support in the Grid Editor. (This was a hotfix for 0.57)
+- Fixed a bug when restoring rounded corners on Windows 11. (This was a hotfix for 0.57)
+- Fix for windows not being resized correctly on different dpi settings. (This was a hotfix for 0.57)
+- Removed resolution from the screen identifier so zones aren't reset when resolution changes.
+- Scale the canvas layout when editing according to new scaling/resolution.
+- Shipping a new tool to help debug windows interactions with FancyZones.
 
 ### File explorer
 
-- Additional markdown file extensions added for Markdown Preview. Thanks [@skycommand](https://github.com/skycommand)!
+- Fix for a crash in dev file preview if the settings file hadn't been created yet. (This was a hotfix for 0.57)
-- SVG files are now registered as a picture kind on Windows.
+- New file types were added to dev file preview (".reg", ".xslt", ".xsd", ".wsdl", ".ino", ".pde", ".razor"). Thanks [@Aaron-Junker](https://github.com/Aaron-Junker)!
-- Added a text wrapping setting and copy context menu to dev file preview. Thanks [@Aaron-Junker](https://github.com/Aaron-Junker)!
+- Fix an existing "file still in use" issue in dev file preview. Thanks [@Aaron-Junker](https://github.com/Aaron-Junker)!
-- PDF file preview and thumbnails are now disabled by default, due to incompatibility with Outlook and an appropriate warning is shown in Settings.
+- Dev file preview is now able to interpret file extensions in a case-insensitive way. Thanks [@Aaron-Junker](https://github.com/Aaron-Junker)!
+- SVG and markdown viewers no longer use WebBrowser and use WebView2 instead.
+- Markdown preview now respects the dark mode settings on Windows. Thanks [@davidegiacometti](https://github.com/davidegiacometti)!
 
 ### Mouse utility
 
-- Find my mouse has a new setting to specify a minimum moving distance for activation. (This was a hotfix for 0.56)
+- Fix for the bug causing shortcuts set on icons to not activate when a mouse utility was active on specific monitor configurations.
-- Fix for the bug causing the task bar to be hidden behind other windows when a mouse utility was active.
-- Fix for the bug causing shortcuts set on icons to not activate when a mouse utility was active.
-- Fixed a slight offset in Mouse Pointer Crosshairs when it's configured with an odd thickness.
 
 ### PowerToys Run
 
-- New plugin for time and date values/information. Thanks [@htcfreek](https://github.com/htcfreek)!
+- Fix for PowerToys Run using high CPU and memory when updating its settings. (This was a hotfix for 0.57)
-- WindowWalker now has a tooltip, additional features like killing the process and closing the window, additional settings and improvements. Thanks [@htcfreek](https://github.com/htcfreek)!
+- Add the "Run as different user" feature to the Program, Shell, and Search plugins. Thanks [@htcfreek](https://github.com/htcfreek)! (This was a hotfix for 0.57)
-- Unit converter now accepts alternative syntax for feet and gallon. It interprets as either imperial or US gallons depending on current culture. Thanks [@yifan-k](https://github.com/yifan-k)!
+- Fix for a WindowWalker crash when a Virtual Desktop registry key is not set. Thanks [@htcfreek](https://github.com/htcfreek)! (This was a hotfix for 0.57)
-- Unit converter now accepts "metre" and "meter".
+- Fix for VS Code Workspaces not using the user's path variable right after an install or update. Thanks [@ricardosantos9521](https://github.com/ricardosantos9521)! (This was a hotfix for 0.57)
-- Localization for Web Search and Unit Converter (not including units) has been enabled.
+- Fix for the System plugin causing PowerToys Run to be slow when many network interfaces exist. Thanks [@htcfreek](https://github.com/htcfreek)! (This was a hotfix for 0.57)
-- Localization for Windows Terminal has been enabled. (This was a hotfix for 0.56)
+- Fix for the Program plugin not showing special shortcuts with empty targets, like Control Panel. (This was a hotfix for 0.57)
-- Calculator now tries to always interpret the dot (.) symbol as a decimal separator, despite configured culture, to meet expectations.
+- Additional logging for the Terminal plugin. Thanks [@davidegiacometti](https://github.com/davidegiacometti)! (This was a hotfix for 0.57)
-- Calculator now handles trailing zeroes on hexadecimal numbers correctly.
+- Web Search and URI plugins have better code for detecting the default browser now.
-- System commands plugin can now show the local ip and mac addresses. Thanks [@htcfreek](https://github.com/htcfreek)!
+- Fix for the Services plugin not manipulating service names with spaces correctly. Thanks [@davidegiacometti](https://github.com/davidegiacometti)!
-- Folder plugin has improved results, with improved tooltips. Thanks [@htcfreek](https://github.com/htcfreek)!
+- Fix for the Terminal plugin not recognizing profiles correctly. Thanks [@davidegiacometti](https://github.com/davidegiacometti)!
-- Windows settings plugin has added entries for Screen Saver and Connect Wiring Display Panel. Thanks [@htcfreek](https://github.com/htcfreek)!
+- Fix for latest VSCode insiders build not showing up in the VSCode Workspaces plugin. Thanks [@JacobDeuchert](https://github.com/JacobDeuchert)!
-- Plugins can now show descriptions for their configurations in settings. Thanks [@htcfreek](https://github.com/htcfreek)!
+- Increased floating number precision in the Unit Converter plugin.
-- Fix for the focus issue when calling PowerToys Run for the first time after login and after returning from some windows.
+- VSCode Workspaces now finds portable installations of VS Code. Thanks [@harvastum](https://github.com/harvastum)
-- Fix for a bug on Program when creating a shortcut.
+- Fixed an issue starting PowerToys Run when the desktop is not initialized. Thanks [@davidegiacometti](https://github.com/davidegiacometti)!
-- Validated that upgrading to .NET framework 6 fixed the error appearing when shutting down the system with PowerToys Run running.
-
-### Video conference mute
-
-- Newly added microphones are now updated and tracked by VCM.
 
 ### Settings
 
-- _What's new_ button in the bottom with a new look, with a few more UI tweaks. Thanks [@niels9001](https://github.com/niels9001)!
+- Settings now runs on WinUI3 instead of XAML islands.
-- Fixed a bug causing Settings not to open when a racing condition caused Keyboard Manager settings to not be read correctly.
+- Settings no longer runs as an administrator when runner is started as an administrator.
-- To open settings from the tray icon a double click is needed instead of a single click.
+
-- Fix for a bug which would cause checking for updates to run indefinitely.
+### Runner
-- When auto-updating, pass a flag to avoid rebooting the computer without being prompted.
+
+- Use sensible default times for rechecking for an update, to avoid writing to the logs in a loop. (This was a hotfix for 0.57)
+- Runner cleans up the update directory if the installation is up to date. Thanks [@davidegiacometti](https://github.com/davidegiacometti)!
 
 ### Installer
 
-- Dependencies installers are now executed with /norestart to avoid unprompted reboots. (This was a hotfix for 0.56). Thanks [@franky920920](https://github.com/franky920920)!
+- Distribute a signed .msi inside the .exe installer bootstrapper. (This was a hotfix for 0.57)
-- Upgraded .NET framework dependency to 6.0.3.
+- Removed the .NET core dependency from the installer.
-- Installer logs are now saved where they can be collected and sent by the bug report tool.
+- Partial support for an ARM64 installer.
-- Reverted changes to start with proper elevation and when installed under a different user since those changes ended up causing more issues where PowerToys would start running with the wrong user.
+- Updated the .NET framework to 6.0.4.
+- Force update all files on reinstall/update, to try and fix installation issues.
+
 
 ### Development
 
-- OOBE code refactor to have all module information in XAML, like in Settings. Thanks [@niels9001](https://github.com/niels9001)!
+- PowerToys no longer takes a dependency on .NET core.
-- Every project now has analyzers turned on and warnings fixed. Thanks [@CleanCodeDeveloper](https://github.com/CleanCodeDeveloper)!
+- WinUI3 is a new dependency. Settings now targets win10-x64 and win10-arm64 due to this.
-- New patterns added for code spell-checking and stale entries removed. Thanks [@jsoref](https://github.com/jsoref)
-- Additional logging has been added to Fancy Zones and PowerToys Run.
-- A new CI release build will not be triggered if all that was changed was just documentation.
-- Fixed a racing condition causing flaky build errors when building PowerRename.
-- Centralization of common csproj/vcxproj settings underway. Thanks [@CleanCodeDeveloper](https://github.com/CleanCodeDeveloper)!
 
 #### Community contributions
 
 We'd like to directly mention certain contributors (in alphabetical order) for their continued community support this month and helping directly make PowerToys a better piece of software.  
-[@Aaron-Junker](https://github.com/Aaron-Junker), [@CleanCodeDeveloper](https://github.com/CleanCodeDeveloper), [@dend](https://github.com/dend), [@franky920920](https://github.com/franky920920), [@htcfreek](https://github.com/htcfreek), [@jay-o-way](https://github.com/jay-o-way), [@jsoref](https://github.com/jsoref), [@niels9001](https://github.com/niels9001), [@snickler](https://github.com/snickler).
+[@Aaron-Junker](https://github.com/Aaron-Junker), [@CleanCodeDeveloper](https://github.com/CleanCodeDeveloper), [@davidegiacometti](https://github.com/davidegiacometti), [@dend](https://github.com/dend), [@franky920920](https://github.com/franky920920), [@htcfreek](https://github.com/htcfreek), [@jay-o-way](https://github.com/jay-o-way), [@jsoref](https://github.com/jsoref), [@niels9001](https://github.com/niels9001), [@snickler](https://github.com/snickler).
 
 
-#### What is being planned for v0.58
+#### What is being planned for v0.59
 
-For [v0.58][github-next-release-work], we'll start work on below:
+For [v0.59][github-next-release-work], we'll work on below:
 
 - Environment Variables Editor PowerToy
-- Continue work on another new PowerToy
+- Wrap up the ARM64 build
 - Stability / bug fixes
-- Adding new file types to dev file preview
 
 ## PowerToys Community
 
@@ -206,5 +206,5 @@ The application logs basic telemetry. Our Telemetry Data page (Coming Soon) has
 [usingPowerToys-docs-link]: https://aka.ms/powertoys-docs
 
 <!-- items that need to be updated release to release -->
-[github-next-release-work]: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/issues?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue+project%3Amicrosoft%2FPowerToys%2F31
+[github-next-release-work]: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/issues?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue+project%3Amicrosoft%2FPowerToys%2F32
-[github-current-release-work]: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/issues?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue+project%3Amicrosoft%2FPowerToys%2F30
+[github-current-release-work]: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/issues?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue+project%3Amicrosoft%2FPowerToys%2F31