New Microsoft PowerToys pre-release version 0.101.2373.0 for Windows 11

Highlights​

• Command-line tools: Added PATH-visible commands for FancyZones, Image Resizer, File Locksmith, and PowerDisplay.
• Installer: Improved upgrade reliability by closing independently running PowerToys utilities before replacing files.
• Keyboard Manager: Improved mapping persistence and consistency across profiles, restarts, and modifier-key scenarios.
• Command Palette: Fixed PowerToys fallback commands so each command can be enabled or disabled independently.
• Shortcut Guide: Added a Claude Desktop manifest with general and in-chat keyboard shortcuts.
• FancyZones: Fixed Shift-triggered zone highlighting during window dragging.

Command-line tools​

• Added PATH-visible command shims for FancyZones, Image Resizer, File Locksmith, and PowerDisplay command-line tools in #48631

Command Palette​

• Fixed PowerToys fallback commands so each command can be enabled or disabled independently in #50047 by @LE0-Lin
• Added reusable extension settings controls for files, folders, string lists, and key-value lists in #49623 by @jiripolasek
• Added Visual Studio component requirements to the extension template so contributors can install missing build prerequisites in #50095

FancyZones​

• Fixed drag-state handling so Shift-triggered zone highlighting remains correct, while expanding automated UI coverage in #49985

Keyboard Manager​

• Improved mapping persistence and consistency across profiles, restarts, validation, and modifier-key scenarios in #50059

PowerRename​

• Expanded automated coverage across rename options and Windows 10 and 11 context-menu workflows in #50096

Shortcut Guide​

• Added a Claude Desktop manifest with general and in-chat keyboard shortcuts in #49245 by @Bakorlam

General​

• Improved upgrade reliability by closing remaining independently running PowerToys utilities before installed files are replaced in #50106
• Updated developer documentation links from docs.microsoft.com to learn.microsoft.com in #50102 by @loulanyue
• Updated the README roadmap for the PowerToys 0.102 milestone in #50108

Release Preview v0.101.2373.0 · microsoft/PowerToys

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