PowerToys v0.78.0

This release will fix the following issues:​

• #4578 — WinKey for PT Run throws a lot of false positives
• #4646 — FancyZones: When “Hold Shift key” is deactivated, Shift key should deactive FancyZones
• #4625 — [Run] Search text not updating on up/down navigation
• #4432 — Mitigated the race condition in os detection
• #2047 — Memory leak in PT Run
• #4647 — Fix remapped shortcuts not getting activated in succession

For the entire commit history, please look at the 0.19 release. Below are just a few of the bullet items from this release.

Known issues still for PT Run​

• Newly installed apps can’t be found #3553
  • We have a fix but came in too late for 0.19
• CPU / Memory, still investigating #3208
  • We fixed one item and have leads on other improvements
• WinKey remapping for PT Run can be quirky #4578

PowerToys Run​

• Now using low level hooks so can remap Alt+Space to a WinKey based shortcut #2325
• PWAs correctly reconginized #3199
• Dev mode apps can’t be found #3330
• Duplicate results due to romaing profile data #3180
• Steam games not found #3425
• Hidden files not in results #3449
• Theming improvements #3485
• Missing icons #3541
• Supress Alt-F4 #3796
• Network paths don’t work #4096
• Search enivornment path by default #4200
• Search desktop by default #4056
• Can’t find Terminal #3974
• Can’t find ClickOnce apps #4025
• Start typing text is visible then disappears on cold start #2974
• Tabbing highlight issue for context menu #2559, #3483
• Context menu buttons showing up when hovering with mouse #2420
• Placement shutters with monitors #3535, #3018](#3018)
• blank result box when there’s nothing on search query #3186
• Result box sizing issue #2456

PowerRename​

• Detect when pattern matching is used #1002

FancyZones​

• Outlook new email windows snapped to last used zone #1192
• Teams notifications don’t snap #1931
• Improved multi-thread design. #961
• Multiple Virtual Desktop Fixes. #2725, #2684, [#2678]#2678), #2633

Keyboard manager​

• Key remappings stay active when flipping to Japanese IME #3397
• Tab fix when remap Ctrl/Alt #3294
• Fix remapping to alt-tab/win+space style shortcuts #3331
• Fixed remapping to Extended keys (Home, End, Ins, Del, Pg, Arrow keys) #3478
• Games having incorrect key mapping #3647
• Fixed numlock remap #3277
• Stability fixes

Settings​

• Settings v2 is blanked #3384
• “Check for update” actually checks for update vs goes to GH page #2535
• Docs point to redirection URL now so we can update without updating app #3088
• Multiple UX improvements
• Start at login not being respected #3875
• Now using low level hooks so can remap Alt+Space to a WinKey based shortcut #2325
• Warning added for invalid input in hotkeys for [#3992](FZ Settings #3992)

Installer​

• Can uninstall via control panel #2012
• After 0.19.0, Explorer won’t restart #2730
• Multiple build system improvements to reduce conflicts #3809, #3812, #3867, #3948

This is patch release to fix a few items. This release will fix the issues below:

• Installers now are signed with version number naming (#1444 this fix will also help in longer term stability for build infrastructure)
• IO Exception handling in FancyZone editor (#1472, #1462, #1451)
• Spelling mistake in settings (#1478)

For more details on the 0.15 full update, please look at those release notes

This is patch release to fix a regression introduced in 0.14.0. (#840 was issue #).
It also includes one fix for FancyZones to not interfere with full screen applications (#306).

FancyZones​

Changes:

• Removed legacy editor (along with the settings option to choose between the legacy editor and the new editor).
• Added a settings to disable FanzyZones for user defined list of applications.
• The editor now opens highlighting the current active layout.
• Show the correct keyboard key for the editor shortcut (with some limitations due to the WebView control).

Bug fixes:

• Fixed the FancyZones bug that was stealing the number keys (mostly happening when dragging Chrome tabs).
• Fixed a DPI scaling bug in the FancyZones editor that was causing the zones to be placed in the wrong position on the screen.
• Fixed bug preventing several apps from working with FancyZones (there are still some cases, like remote apps, that may not work).

PowerRename​

Changes:

• The dialog can be resized (still need to finished the work to handle DPI changes when moving the dialog between screen with different scaling %).
• Added settings to restore search and replace flags value from previous run.
• Added settings to enable autocomplete and auto-suggest.

Bug fixes:

• Improved RegEx replace result.
• Fix bug preventing sub-folder items to be renamed if parent folder is also renamed.

Other bug fixes​

• fixed a bug in the runner that was causing the tray icon to not appear.
• minor UI tweaks to the Settings appearance (icons position and margins, module’s description text and documentation links position and margins).
• fixed a crash in the SortcutGuide.

NOTE: when upgrading from a previous version, the installer will close all the Windows Explorer windows in order to update the PowerRename shell extension.

This is the first preview release of PowerToys.
For this first release, the PowerToysSetup.msi installer is signed by Janea Systems, future releases will be signed by Microsoft.