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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    Graphics Card(s)
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    1920 X 1200
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    Operating System
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    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    ACER NITRO
    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
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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.
 

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    OS
    26200.8037
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    CPU
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    Motherboard
    Gigabyte
    Memory
    32GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Geforce GT-1030
    Keyboard
    Logitech K400
    Mouse
    Logitech M720
    Internet Speed
    600 Mb
    Browser
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  • At a glance

    Pentium N42004GBIntel HD Graphics 505
    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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