Windows PowerToys Are Back

There's some good news for Windows users. Windows PowerToys are back.  

Windows PowerToys has been around in one form or another since Windows 95, but it has now been resurrected as a set of open-source tools and are under active development. The current release includes the following tools:

• Color Picker is a tool for HEX and RGB color identification.
• FancyZones creates a window manager that makes it easier to build complex window layouts.
• File Explorer Preview adds Scalable Vector Graphics and Markdown previews to File Explorer.
• Image Resizer puts an image-resizing option into the File Explorer context menus.
• Keyboard Manager adds options for remapping keys and shortcuts.
• PowerRename is a tool for bulk file renaming in File Explorer via search-and-replace or regular expressions.
• PowerToys Run is a powerful search tool. Use it to find folders, files, applications, and other items.
• Shortcut Guide pops up an overlay screen of Windows-key shortcuts for as long as the Winkey is pressed and held.

These tools are intended for power uses (duh) and are under active development, so expect the occasional bug, and be careful using them. 

See this AskWoody newsletter article explaining how to set up PowerToys and how to use a couple of the tools.