

It is a window manager that arranges and snap windows into a well-organized layout. Among the utilities that this program offers, FancyZones is the most practical. The main draw of this program is its ability to improve your work process. Otherwise known as power users, this version meets the needs that these users have including renaming multiple programs and finding an alternative to the Alt+Tab hotkey. It’s set of freeware system utilities continues to cater to those that use the advanced features of their hardware and software. Microsoft PowerToys has been around since Windows 95 this program is an exact mirror of the original one, but has been updated to keep up with modern Windows systems. Programming enthusiasts can also join in improving PowerToys as this is an open-source program.

It is also a reboot of the PowerToys project but with more functionality it allows you to customize your workflow for it to meet your specific needs. This is an additional set of utilities that will fine-tune and streamline your user experience. The desktop program is for those already using the native Microsoft PowerToys program. Increase your productivity with PowerToys. For Microsoft’s philosophy behind PowerToys for Windows 10 and what it plans to do for the 1.0 release and beyond, be sure to check out this page written by Microsoft dev Clint Rutkas.Softonic review Set of freeware system utility tools Some of the individual utilities included so far with the Windows 10 release of PowerToys are PowerRename Shortcut Guide, Fancy Zones, PowerLauncher, and Keyboard Shortcut Manager. PowerToys icon in the Start menu will always showįor more insight into PowerToys v0.17.0, you can check out the entire commit history on GitHub.Fixed several FZ bugs including proper handling of taskbar position.Fixed most of the FancyZones Virtual Desktop bugs.Per machine installation fixed, non-admin user will be able again to use PowerToys after the regression in 0.16.FancyZone can now snap to two zones (still experimental since it doesn't support restoring the app to two zones).With that being said, here are some of the biggest changes/additions (other than auto updates) that have been made in this latest release: We knew there was a subset of bugs caused by an underlying issue and seeing how many users it affected helped us reprioritize to do the work sooner."

Microsoft says that it has also "Utilized telemetry from PowerToys to prioritize virtual desktop FancyZone work.
