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0.74 changelogs (#28775)
Co-authored-by: Aaron Junker <aaron.junker@outlook.com> Co-authored-by: Jay <65828559+Jay-o-Way@users.noreply.github.com> Co-authored-by: Davide Giacometti <davide.giacometti@outlook.it> Co-authored-by: Heiko <61519853+htcfreek@users.noreply.github.com>
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@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ AUTHN
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AUTHZ
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AUTOHIDE
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AUTOMATIONPROPERTIES
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autorun
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Autorun
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AUTOUPDATE
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AValid
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awakeness
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blogs
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Blt
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BLUEGRAY
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bluetooth
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Bluetooth
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BLURBEHIND
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BLURREGION
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bmi
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README.md
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@ -39,19 +39,19 @@ Microsoft PowerToys is a set of utilities for power users to tune and streamline
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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.
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<!-- items that need to be updated release to release -->
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[github-next-release-work]: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/issues?q=project%3Amicrosoft%2FPowerToys%2F47
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[github-current-release-work]: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/issues?q=project%3Amicrosoft%2FPowerToys%2F46
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[ptUserX64]: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases/download/v0.73.0/PowerToysUserSetup-0.73.0-x64.exe
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[ptUserArm64]: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases/download/v0.73.0/PowerToysUserSetup-0.73.0-arm64.exe
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[ptMachineX64]: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases/download/v0.73.0/PowerToysSetup-0.73.0-x64.exe
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[ptMachineArm64]: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases/download/v0.73.0/PowerToysSetup-0.73.0-arm64.exe
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[github-next-release-work]: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/issues?q=project%3Amicrosoft%2FPowerToys%2F48
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[github-current-release-work]: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/issues?q=project%3Amicrosoft%2FPowerToys%2F47
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[ptUserX64]: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases/download/v0.74.0/PowerToysUserSetup-0.74.0-x64.exe
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[ptUserArm64]: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases/download/v0.74.0/PowerToysUserSetup-0.74.0-arm64.exe
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[ptMachineX64]: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases/download/v0.74.0/PowerToysSetup-0.74.0-x64.exe
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[ptMachineArm64]: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases/download/v0.74.0/PowerToysSetup-0.74.0-arm64.exe
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| Description | Filename | sha256 hash |
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| Per user - x64 | [PowerToysUserSetup-0.73.0-x64.exe][ptUserX64] | BA55D245BDD734FD6F19803DD706A3AB8E0ABC491591195534997CF2122D3B7E |
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| Per user - ARM64 | [PowerToysUserSetup-0.73.0-arm64.exe][ptUserArm64] | FBFA40EA5FFA05236A7CCDD05E5142EE0C93D7485B965784196ED9B086BFEBF4 |
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| Machine wide - x64 | [PowerToysSetup-0.73.0-x64.exe][ptMachineX64] | 7FDA06292C7C2E6DA5AEF88D8E9D3DE89D331E9E356A232289F9B37CE4503894 |
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| Machine wide - ARM64 | [PowerToysSetup-0.73.0-arm64.exe][ptMachineArm64] | 4260AA30A1F52F194EE07E9E7ECD9E9F4CF35289267F213BC933F7A5191AC17C |
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| Per user - x64 | [PowerToysUserSetup-0.74.0-x64.exe][ptUserX64] | 1C4ECE9F11488BAFFAE6B76D2B0504FA18BFFEA11EBC38BCC87F5D86AEA87C7C |
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| Per user - ARM64 | [PowerToysUserSetup-0.74.0-arm64.exe][ptUserArm64] | 4F3842FAB0839A361A15A06B7720BA8A0FE7F9AF98EA94245C08DEF37678CA4A |
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| Machine wide - x64 | [PowerToysSetup-0.74.0-x64.exe][ptMachineX64] | 648992E8CEA08F3C63C7CCBD554ADDF500ECBC4560187310BC12E6CB9C2F38E3 |
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| Machine wide - ARM64 | [PowerToysSetup-0.74.0-arm64.exe][ptMachineArm64] | 2B6D92F1A0EA688C7EE882050AC9B030C8B3A18765163FB6D67E5E694A4D4FE3 |
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This is our preferred method.
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@ -97,138 +97,154 @@ For guidance on developing for PowerToys, please read the [developer docs](/doc/
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Our [prioritized roadmap][roadmap] of features and utilities that the core team is focusing on.
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### 0.73 - August 2023 Update
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### 0.74 - September 2023 Update
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In this release, we focused on releasing new features, stability and improvements.
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In this release, we focused on stability and improvements.
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**Highlights**
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- Keyboard manager now allows Numpad keys to be bound separately from the main keyboard. If using a previous configuration, only the main keyboard (not numpad) keys will be mapped. To restore the previous behavior, manually add separate bindings for numpad keys.
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- New utility: Crop And Lock allows you to crop a current application into a smaller window or just create a thumbnail. Focus the target window and press the shortcut to start cropping.
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- FancyZones code improvements and refactor.
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- Modernized ImageResizer UX.
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- PowerRename advanced counter functionality.
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- Upgraded to Windows App SDK 1.4.1, increasing stability of WinUI3 utilities. Thanks [@dongle-the-gadget](https://github.com/dongle-the-gadget) for starting the upgrade!
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- Text Extractor was upgraded to its version 2.0, with a new overlay, table mode and more Quality of Life improvements. Thanks [@TheJoeFin](https://github.com/TheJoeFin)!
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- Improved FancyZones stability, fixing some layout resets and improving handling of newly created windows on Windows 11.
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- Fixed many silent crashes that were reported to Watson and the user's event viewer.
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### General
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- Added missing CoUninitialize call in elevation logic. Thanks [@sredna](https://github.com/sredna)!
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- New utility: Crop And Lock. Thanks [@robmikh](https://github.com/robmikh)! and [@kevinguo305](https://github.com/kevinguo305)!
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- Added new /helped fabric bot command to GitHub repo. Thanks [@Aaron-Junker](https://github.com/Aaron-Junker)!
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- Fixed crashes caused by invalid settings. Thanks [@davidegiacometti](https://github.com/davidegiacometti)!
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- Turning animations off in Windows Settings will now also turn them off in PowerToys.
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- Upgraded the Windows App SDK dependency to 1.4.1. Thanks [@dongle-the-gadget](https://github.com/dongle-the-gadget) for the original 1.4.0 upgrade!
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- Show in the thumbnail label and application titles when running as administrator. Thanks [@davidegiacometti](https://github.com/davidegiacometti)!
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- Upgraded the Win UI Community Toolkit dependency to 8.0. Thanks [@niels9001](https://github.com/niels9001)!
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### Always On Top
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### Awake
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- Added border transparency.
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- Added down-sampled variants to the application's icon. Thanks [@morriscurtis](https://github.com/morriscurtis)!
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### Color Picker
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- After adding a new color in the editor, the history will scroll the new color into view. Thanks [@peerpalo](https://github.com/peerpalo)!
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### Crop and Lock
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- Fixed a Crop and Lock crash that would occur when trying to reparent a window crashes the target application. An error message is shown instead.
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### FancyZones
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- Fixed issue causing canvas zones being drawn only when dragging in the zone area.
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- Fixed user-defined default layout highlighting issue.
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- Refactored and improved code quality.
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- Fixed issue causing the wrong layout to be applied when duplicating a non-selected layout.
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- Set the process and main thread priority to normal.
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- Fixed handling newly created windows on Windows 11.
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- Fixed scenarios where opening the FancyZones Editor would reset the layouts.
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### File Explorer add-ons
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- Optimized CPU usage for generating SVG thumbnails.
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- Improved handling of Gcode Thumbnails, including JPG and QOI formats. Thanks [@pedrolamas](https://github.com/pedrolamas)!
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- Better handled errors when sending telemetry, which were causing reported crashes.
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- Fixed some thumbnails not being shown centered like before the optimization.
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### File Locksmith
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- Icon update. Thanks [@jmaraujouy](https://github.com/jmaraujouy)!
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- Shows files opened by processes with PID greater than 65535. Thanks [@poke30744](https://github.com/poke30744)!
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- Fixed a GDI object leak in the context menu which would crash Explorer.
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### File Explorer add-ons
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### Find My Mouse
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- Fixed issue causing thumbnail previewers to lock files.
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- Open URIs from developer files in default browser. Thanks [@davidegiacometti](https://github.com/davidegiacometti)!
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- Added new activation methods, including by hotkey. Thanks [@davidegiacometti](https://github.com/davidegiacometti)!
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### Installer
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### Hosts File Editor
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- Fixed PowerToys autorun after installing as SYSTEM user.
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- Removed CreateScheduledTask custom action to handle task creation only from runner code.
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### Image Resizer
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- Moved from ModernWPF to WpfUI to refresh and modernize UI/UX. Thanks [@niels9001](https://github.com/niels9001)!
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- Ignore the default ACME sample entries in the hosts file. Thanks [@davidegiacometti](https://github.com/davidegiacometti)!
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- Improved save error handling and added better error messages. Thanks [@davidegiacometti](https://github.com/davidegiacometti)!
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- Corrected a check for an error when signaling the application to start as administrator.
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- Refactored the context menu. Thanks [@davidegiacometti](https://github.com/davidegiacometti)!
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- Fixed dialogs overlapping the title bar after the upgrade to Windows App SDK 1.4. Thanks [@davidegiacometti](https://github.com/davidegiacometti)!
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### Keyboard Manager
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- Rephrased labels to enhance clarity. Thanks [@Jay-o-Way](https://github.com/Jay-o-Way)!
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- Keyboard manager now allows Numpad keys to be bound separately from the main keyboard. If using a previous configuration, only the main keyboard (not numpad) keys will be mapped. To restore the previous behavior, manually add separate bindings for numpad keys.
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- Distinguish between the regular minus key and the numpad minus key.
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### Mouse Highlighter
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### Mouse Without Borders
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- The highlighter is now visible in "Always on Top" windows.
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- Added settings for automatic activation on startup. Thanks [@davidegiacometti](https://github.com/davidegiacometti)!
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### Mouse Pointer Crosshairs
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- Added settings for automatic activation on startup. Thanks [@davidegiacometti](https://github.com/davidegiacometti)!
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- Fixed a crash when trying to restart the application.
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### Peek
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- Show correct file type for shortcuts. Thanks [@davidegiacometti](https://github.com/davidegiacometti)!
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- Fixed issue causing the wrong file size to be displayed. Thanks [@davidegiacometti](https://github.com/davidegiacometti)!
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- Show 1 byte instead of 1 bytes file size. Thanks [@Deepak-Sangle](https://github.com/Deepak-Sangle)!
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- Open URIs from developer files in the default browser. Thanks [@davidegiacometti](https://github.com/davidegiacometti)!
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- Show a thumbnail and fallback to an icon for unsupported files. Thanks [@pedrolamas](https://github.com/pedrolamas)!
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- Using Peek on HTML files will show a white background by default, similar to a browser's default behavior.
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- Fix a white flash on Dark theme when switching file and improved the development file preview detection and adjustments.
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### PowerRename
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- Updated the OOBE gif. Thanks [@ChaseKnowlden](https://github.com/ChaseKnowlden)!
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- Localized the renamed parts combo box.
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- Introduced advanced counter functionality.
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- Added remember last window size logic and optimized sorting of items.
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- Enable "Enumerate items" option by default.
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- Fixed a crash caused by big counter values on the new enumeration method.
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### PowerToys Run
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- Fixed an issue causing original search to be abandoned when cycling through results.
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- Updated device and bluetooth results for Settings plugin. Thanks [@htcfreek](https://github.com/htcfreek)!
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- Fixed InvalidOperationException exception thrown. Thanks [@davidegiacometti](https://github.com/davidegiacometti)!
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- Add Base64 Decoding function to the Value Generator plugin. Thanks [@LeagueOfPoro](https://github.com/LeagueOfPoro)!
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- Added a Keep shell open option for Shell plugin.
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- Added Crop And Lock to PowerToys plugin. Thanks [@davidegiacometti](https://github.com/davidegiacometti)!
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- It's now possible to select which shell is used by the Shell plugin.
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- A combobox option type was added to the plugin options.
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- Fixed a bug in the Calculator plugin that was causing decimal numbers to be misinterpreted on locales where the dot (`.`) character isn't used as a decimal or digit separator.
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- Improved the Program plugin stability when it fails to load a program's thumbnail at startup.
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- The use of Pinyin for querying some plugins can now be turned on in Settings. Thanks [@ChaseKnowlden](https://github.com/ChaseKnowlden)!
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- Refactored option types for plugin and added number, string and composite types to be used in the future. Thanks [@htcfreek](https://github.com/htcfreek)!
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- Fixed the entry for searching for Windows updates in the Settings plugin. Thanks [@htcfreek](https://github.com/htcfreek)!
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### Quick Accent
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- The "All languages" character set is now calculated by programmatically querying the characters for every available language. Thanks [@dannysummerlin](https://github.com/dannysummerlin)!
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- Added é to the Norwegian and Swedish languages. Thanks [@Aaron-Junker](https://github.com/Aaron-Junker)!
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- Added a runtime cache to the "All languages" character set, to only calculate accents once per key.
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### Registry Preview
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- Updated AppBarButtons to use an explicit AppBarButton.Icon. Thanks [@randyrants](https://github.com/randyrants)!
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- Fixed crash on clicking Save As button.
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- Fixed focusing issues at startup.
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- Improved the data visualization to show data in a similar way to the Windows Registry Editor. Thanks [@dillydylann](https://github.com/dillydylann)!
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### Runner
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- Removed unneeded RegisterWindowMessage from tray icon logic. Thanks [@sredna](https://github.com/sredna)!
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- Fixed startup looping issue.
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- Improved old logs and installers cleanup logic. Thanks [@davidegiacometti](https://github.com/davidegiacometti)!
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### Screen Ruler
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- Use proper resources file.
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- Fixed hanging when a bug report was generated from the flyout. Thanks [@davidegiacometti](https://github.com/davidegiacometti)!
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### Settings
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- Fixed issue causing problems with modifier keys and ShortcutControl. Thanks [@sh0ckj0ckey](https://github.com/sh0ckj0ckey)!
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- Fixed crash when clicking "Windows color settings" link.
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- Added support for launching Settings app directly.
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- Fixed issue causing DisplayDescription not showing for PowerToys Run PluginAdditionalOption.
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- Fixed issue causing FileLocksmith 'Show File Locksmith in' setting not showing correct value.
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- Fixed issue causing Awake on/off toggle in Settings flyout not to work when Settings Awake page is opened.
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- Improved the way the OOBE window reacts to Windows theme change.
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- Fixed an issue that made it impossible to change the "Switch between windows in the current zone" "Next window" shortcut for FancyZones.
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- Fixed a crash when entering a duplicate name for a color in the Color Picker page and improved clean up when cancelling a color edit. Thanks [@davidegiacometti](https://github.com/davidegiacometti)!
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### Text Extractor
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- Text Extractor 2.0, with a new overlay, table mode and more Quality of Life improvements. Thanks [@TheJoeFin](https://github.com/TheJoeFin)!
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### Documentation
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- Added documentation for PowerToys Run third-party plugins. Thanks [@davidegiacometti](https://github.com/davidegiacometti)!
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- Fixed broken links in keyboardmanagerui.md. Thanks [@shubhsardana29](https://github.com/shubhsardana29)!
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- Updated core team in COMMUNITY.md.
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- Fixed broken links in ui-architecture.md. Thanks [@SamB](https://github.com/SamB)!
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- Updated community.valuegenerator.md with Base64DecodeRequest description.
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- SECURITY.md was updated from 0.0.2 to 0.0.9. Thanks [@Aaron-Junker](https://github.com/Aaron-Junker)!
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- Improved the README and main development document for clarity and completeness. Thanks [@codeofdusk](https://github.com/codeofdusk) and [@aprilbbrockhoeft](https://github.com/aprilbbrockhoeft)!
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### Development
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- Updated test packages and StyleCop. Thanks [@davidegiacometti](https://github.com/davidegiacometti)!
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- Condense NuGet Restore into MSBuild Tasks. Thanks [@snickler](https://github.com/snickler)!
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- Fixed PowerToys Run DateTime plugin tests that were failing depending on locale, so that they can be run correctly on all dev machines.
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- Fixed PowerToys Run System plugin tests that were failing for certain network interfaces, so that they can be run correctly on all dev machines. Thanks [@snickler](https://github.com/snickler)!
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- Fixed a markdown bug on the GitHub /helped command.
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- Switched build pipelines to a new agent pool. Thanks [@DHowett](https://github.com/DHowett)!
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- New .cs files created in Visual Studio get the header added automatically. Thanks [@davidegiacometti](https://github.com/davidegiacometti)!
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#### What is being planned for version 0.74
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#### What is being planned for version 0.75
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For [v0.74][github-next-release-work], we'll work on the items below:
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For [v0.75][github-next-release-work], we'll work on the items below:
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- Language selection
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- Modernize and refresh the UX of PowerToys based on WPF
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- .NET 8 upgrade
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- Policy support for managing PowerToys Run plugins.
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*Attention*: A breaking change is planned (for 0.75), in which each plugin has to declare its identifier programmatically so that it can be controlled through GPO. For third-party plugin developers, please check https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/pull/27468 for more details.
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- New utility: Environment Variables Editor. Here's a Work in Progress preview:
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- New Settings homepage. Here's a Work in Progress preview:
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- Modernize and refresh the UX of PowerToys based on WPF. Here's Work in Progress previews for the modules "PowerToys Run" and "Color Picker":
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- Stability / bug fixes
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- Peek: UI improvements
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## PowerToys Community
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