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@crutkas crutkas released this 31 Aug 16:58
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In the v0.73 release cycle, we focused on new features, stability and improvements.

Installer Hashes

Description Filename sha256 hash
Per user - x64 PowerToysUserSetup-0.73.0-x64.exe BA55D245BDD734FD6F19803DD706A3AB8E0ABC491591195534997CF2122D3B7E
Per user - ARM64 PowerToysUserSetup-0.73.0-arm64.exe FBFA40EA5FFA05236A7CCDD05E5142EE0C93D7485B965784196ED9B086BFEBF4
Machine wide - x64 PowerToysSetup-0.73.0-x64.exe 7FDA06292C7C2E6DA5AEF88D8E9D3DE89D331E9E356A232289F9B37CE4503894
Machine wide - ARM64 PowerToysSetup-0.73.0-arm64.exe 4260AA30A1F52F194EE07E9E7ECD9E9F4CF35289267F213BC933F7A5191AC17C

Highlights

  • Keyboard manager now supports Numpad. Note, with previously bound hotkeys stored in settings.json would only react to non-Numpad keys now. If a user wishes to restore the previous behavior, it could be done by manually adding another binding for the Numpad variant.
  • 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.
  • FancyZones code improvements and refactor.
  • Modernized ImageResizer UX.
  • PowerRename advanced counter functionality.

General

Always On Top

  • Added border transparency.

FancyZones

  • Fixed issue causing canvas zones being drawn only when dragging in zone area.
  • Fixed user-defined default layout highlighting issue.
  • Refactored and improved code quality.
  • Fixed issue causing wrong layout to be applied when duplicating non-selected layout.

File Locksmith

File Explorer add-ons

  • Fixed issue causing thumbnail previewers to lock files.
  • Open URIs from developer files in default browser. Thanks @davidegiacometti!

Installer

  • Fixed PowerToys autorun after installing as SYSTEM user.
  • Removed CreateScheduledTask custom action to handle task creation only from runner code.

Image Resizer

  • Moved from ModernWPF to WpfUI to refresh and modernize UI/UX. Thanks @niels9001!

Keyboard Manager

  • Rephrased labels to enhance clarity. Thanks @Jay-o-Way!
  • Keyboard manager now supports Numpad. Note, with previously bound hotkeys stored in settings.json would only react to non-Numpad keys now. If a user wishes to restore the previous behavior, it could be done by manually adding another binding for the Numpad variant.

Mouse Highlighter

  • Fixed highlighter being invisible issue for Always on Top windows.
  • Added settings for automatic activation on startup. Thanks @davidegiacometti!

Mouse Pointer Crosshairs

Peek

PowerRename

  • Updated OOBE gif. Thanks @ChaseKnowlden!
  • Localized renamed parts combo box.
  • Introduced advanced counter functionality.
  • Added remember last window size logic and optimized items sorting.
  • Enable "Enumerate items" option by default.

PowerToys Run

  • Fixed issue causing original search to be abandoned when cycling through results.
  • Updated device and bluetooth results for Settings plugin. Thanks @htcfreek!
  • Fixed InvalidOperationException exception thrown. Thanks @davidegiacometti!
  • Add Base64 Decoding function to the Value Generator plugin. Thanks @LeagueOfPoro!
  • Added Keep shell open option for Shell plugin.
  • Added Crop And Lock to PowerToys plugin. Thanks @davidegiacometti!

Registry Preview

  • Updated AppBarButtons to use an explicit AppBarButton.Icon. Thanks @randyrants!
  • Fixed crash on clicking Save As button.

Runner

  • Removed unneeded RegisterWindowMessage from tray icon logic. Thanks @sredna!
  • Fixed startup looping issue.
  • Improved old logs and installers cleanup logic. Thanks @davidegiacometti!

Screen Ruler

  • Use proper resources file.

Settings

  • Fixed issue causing problems with modifier keys and ShortcutControl. Thanks @sh0ckj0ckey!
  • Fixed crash when clicking "Windows color settings" link.
  • Added support for launching Settings app directly.
  • Fixed issue causing DisplayDescription not showing for PowerToys Run PluginAdditionalOption.
  • Fixed issue causing FileLocksmith 'Show File Locksmith in' setting not showing correct value.
  • Fixed issue causing Awake on/off toggle in Settings flyout not to work when Settings Awake page is opened.

Documentation

  • Added documentation for PowerToys Run third-party plugins. Thanks @davidegiacometti!
  • Fixed broken links in keyboardmanagerui.md. Thanks @shubhsardana29!
  • Updated core team in COMMUNITY.md.
  • Fixed broken links in ui-architecture.md. Thanks @SamB!
  • Updated community.valuegenerator.md with Base64DecodeRequest description.

Development

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