New Microsoft PowerToys version v0.70.1 for Windows 10 and Windows 11


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This is a patch release to fix issues in v0.70.0 to fix some bugs we deemed important for stability based on incoming rates. See v0.70.0 for full release notes.

Warning: Service mode in Mouse Without Borders might be disabled after upgrading and will need to be activated again.

Installer Hashes​

DescriptionFilenamesha256 hash
Per user - x64PowerToysUserSetup-0.70.1-x64.exeB8FD209310B9847DA3AC35C2C5A89F99CE5EA91F456D9D3595DD2840D62A1AC1
Per user - ARM64PowerToysUserSetup-0.70.1-arm64.exe5155EA186230876EF1DA6F49DC33E40D552B2BFFA0E03F66FBA71FBEB8713594
Machine wide - x64PowerToysSetup-0.70.1-x64.exe1BE4760558765EF363E12126282F1E3340A8ADFF657C5C51714F7E096F86EE50
Machine wide - ARM64PowerToysSetup-0.70.1-arm64.exe9F267B7AD91E5FAE86ED5050A08A24756CE3EA9875FFCFDE195F1F4F299F0933

Highlights​

  • #26142, #26439 and #26525 - UX improvements in the Peek and Mouse Without Borders settings pages.
  • #26152 - The new PowerToys Run plugin for opening other PowerToys was missing some files in the installer and should work properly now.
  • #26235 - Peek and Mouse Without Borders process crashes in event viewer should now be reported correctly on Bug Reports.
  • #26150 - The Peek shortcut is now only captured if the active window is the Desktop, Explorer or Peek.
  • #26192 - Users can now use the Settings to specify host name and IP correlation in Mouse Without Borders, to account for VPN scenarios.
  • #24047 - Fixed a cause for possible leaks and/or infinite cycles in C# utilities that use events.
  • #26137 - The Peek windows can be closed using the Escape key.
  • #26181 - Created a setting for Peek to always run not elevated, so that it handles files in network shares correctly.
  • #26318, #26373 and #26431 - Peek and dev file preview now support showing Visual Studio project common files and .ini compatible files.
  • #26419 - Fixed a blinking issue when loading code files in Peek.
  • #26160 - Fixed a playback notification that would stick when using Peek on video files.
  • #26243 - Peek now tries to appear on the same monitor as the File Explorer window that triggers it.
  • #26133 - Fixed small Peek UI on high DPIs.
  • #26361, #26162 and #26478 - Reduced Peek memory usage and possible leaks.
  • #26246 - Fixed Mouse Without Borders layout always resetting to one row after some time.
  • #26366 - Added a setting to close the Peek window after it loses focus.
  • #26338 - Fixed the mouse activating thumbnails on top of the screen when switching to another machine in Mouse Without Borders.
  • #26470 - Fixed a silent Peek crash when trying to open it from File Explorer with no files selected.
  • #26261 - Fixed an issue causing Mouse Without Borders to prevent other connected machines from going to sleep.
  • #26454 - Disabled a deprecated shortcut in Mouse Without Borders that was interfering with other software.
  • #26517 - Don't remove the Mouse Without Borders service on upgrade. This issue will still affect users upgrading from 0.70.0 to a newer version, but it's fixed going forward.
  • #26521 - When Mouse Without Borders detects the service doesn't exist, it will still try to operate in the "no service" mode.
  • #26524 - Fixed a bug causing Mouse Without Borders to click a window on the current machine when switching to another machine.
  • #26259 - Added a winget-cli configuration file for PowerToys.


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The size of installation PowerToys is 1.14GB. It's unbelievable.
 

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I see it in uninstall programs in Control panel. Not Task manager.
That's TreeSize - but control panel shows the same as yours.
 

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    RX Vega 10 Graphics
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    Generic PnP Monitor (1920x1080@60Hz)
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  • Operating System
    Windows 11
    Computer type
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    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 7 5800H / 3.2 GHz
    Motherboard
    CZ Scala_CAS (FP6)
    Memory
    32 GB DDR4 SDRAM 3200 MHz
    Graphics card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 6 GB GDDR6 SDRAM
    Sound Card
    Realtek Audio. NVIDIA High Definition Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    15.6" LED backlight 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) 144 Hz
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080 (Full HD)
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 970 Evo Plus 2TB NVMe M.2
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    180 Watt, 19.5 V
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    Lenovo Bluetooth
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This version has new feature : Mouse without borders, so you probably can copy thing from one PC and paste in another one. It's similar to Logitech M720 mouse.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    22631.3374
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    i5-11400F
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte
    Memory
    32GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Geforce GT-1030
    Keyboard
    Logitech K400
    Mouse
    Logitech M720
    Internet Speed
    600 Mb
    Browser
    Edge
  • Computer type
    Laptop
    CPU
    Pentium N4200
    Motherboard
    ASUS
    Memory
    4GB
    Graphics card(s)
    Intel HD Graphics 505
    Sound Card
    HD Definition Audio Device
    Screen Resolution
    1366 x 768
    Mouse
    M510
    Internet Speed
    100Mb +
    Browser
    Edge
    Antivirus
    Windows Security

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