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    Posted: 29 Oct 2021 09:54 AM PDT

    PowerToys Release v0.49.0

    Posted: 29 Oct 2021 12:22 AM PDT

    Original changelog & download: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases/tag/v0.49.0

    The v0.49 release cycle introduces exciting new updates primarily centered around modernizing PowerRename's UI, adding a brand new mouse utility, and merging Video Conference Mute into the stable releases!

    PowerRename's new UI brings a refreshed experience that reflects the modern UI theming of Windows 11, along with helpful regular expression guidance and file formatting tips.

    With the new mouse utility, PowerToys introduces functionality to quickly find your mouse position by double pressing the left <kbd>ctrl</kbd> key. This is ideal for large, high-resolution displays and low-vision users, with additional features and enhancements planned for future releases. Special thanks to Raymond Chen for providing the base code PowerToys used to develop this feature. To learn more, check out our Mouse Utilities documentation on Microsoft Docs!

    As Video Conference Mute becomes available in the stable releases, there are still known bugs that we are actively working to address. These bugs are tracked on our GitHub, and we welcome any and all feedback as we work to isolate and resolve the cause.

    Additionally, Color Picker's HEX format will no longer have the # character. This addresses issues with various color inputs that only accept six characters cutting off the last value. We apologize for any inconvenience this causes as we understand it impacts users who may prefer having # included. However, we believe this is the best solution while the custom string functionality (#8305) is in development.

    Additional work in this release include stability updates and optimizations, installer updates, general bug fixes, and accessibility improvements.

    Installer Hash

    6E8F1C3BFBA3374FF1AEACC15519D27B5AC32C07F1B96DECFC38A95B32FDDD7E

    Change log

    General

    • Find My Mouse utility added! Utilize the functionality to quickly locate the cursor on your displays! Learn more on our Mouse Utility docs.
    • Accessibility and minor UI improvements to the settings page. Thanks @niels9001!
    • Added deep links to the Settings menus for various utilities within their respective editors. Thanks @niels9001!
    • Settings improvements to improve clarity for various options. Thanks @niels9001!
    • Improved settings window to adjust size and position as needed when multi-monitor conditions change. Thanks @davidegiacometti!

    PowerToys Awake

    • Screen reader improvements for accessibility.

    Color Picker

    • Color Picker's HEX format was changed to remove the # character. Thanks @niels9001!
    • Accessibility improvements for screen reader and UI to distinguish colors from the border when matching. Thanks @niels9001!

    FancyZones

    • Fixed Color Picker and OOBE windows from being snapped by FancyZones. Thanks @davidegiacometti!
    • Fixed regression with layouts not being changed via shortcuts.
    • Fixed crashing issue with FancyZones editor.
    • Fixed zone layouts resetting after screen locking.
    • Accessibility improvements for screen reader in editor.

    Keyboard Manager

    • Fixed crashing issue when the editor is opened at high zoom on 4k monitors.

    PowerRename

    • New UI update! We hope you enjoy the modern experience and take advantage of new tool-tips to describe common regular expressions and text/file formatting. Thanks to @niels9001 for all the support on this redesign!

    PowerToys Run

    • Windows Terminal Plugin added. Open shells through Windows Terminal via _ activation command by default. Thanks @davidegiacometti!
    • Added environment variables to Folder plugin search. Thanks @davidegiacometti!
    • Fixed certain schemas that were overwritten with HTTPS. Thanks @franky920920!
    • Fixed issue with program plugin getting caught in infinite loops as certain file paths are recursively searched.

    Video Conference Mute

    • VCM added to stable releases of PowerToys!

    Community contributions

    We'd like to directly mention certain contributors (in alphabetical order) for their continued community support this month and helping directly make PowerToys a better piece of software.

    @Aaron-Junker, @davidegiacometti, @franky920920, @htcfreek, @Jay-o-Way, @martinchrzan, @niels9001, @pritudev, and @TobiasSekan

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    How to Root Windows Subsystem for Android using Magisk | Download WSA with Magisk and Gapps

    Posted: 29 Oct 2021 07:37 PM PDT

    Does anyone else absolutely despise the modern Windows UI design?

    Posted: 29 Oct 2021 04:26 AM PDT

    I believe Microsoft completely stopped caring about functional user interface ever since Windows 8.

    The issue I take is that they still have their tablet UI design fetish going strong ever since 2012, and they show no signs of stopping. Whatever happened to a proper UI that is actually designed for desktop computers and laptops alike? Windows 7 was the last Windows release that had such proper UI. Isn't it hilarious how an unsupported OS from 2009 *still* has a more sensible UI than whatever tablet-desktop hybrid UI abominations that Microsoft are putting out nowadays? Sure, third party tools exist, but isn't it ridiculous in the first place that we have to resort to these tools that sometimes you even have to pay for?

    I miss Windows 7 UI design, everything made sense and it was actually designed for desktops and laptops. Sure, it introduced the combined icons, but going back to uncombined was very easy. Windows 10 UI is only 50% there, and we see that Windows 11 just ruined it all and went back to square one with the touchscreens-first design. Sure, it has eye candy - but is it truly an upgrade to usability?

    People say to just switch to Linux if I hate the current state of Windows so much, but Linux is a tool that has its own advantages and disadvantages just like any other OS - sometimes, Windows ends up being the better tool for the job.

    TL;DR: ffs Microsoft, stop trying to turn my desktop computer into a tablet.

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    AZ-800 - Hyper-V and Virtual Machines (VMs) Explained

    Posted: 29 Oct 2021 10:35 AM PDT

    I mistakely started the windows 11 update. How do I completely stop this from happening?

    Posted: 29 Oct 2021 08:18 PM PDT

    The once removed Retro Clippy sticker pack is back in Teams!

    Posted: 29 Oct 2021 07:52 PM PDT

    will my windows digital license carry over to windows 11 with the free upgrade?

    Posted: 29 Oct 2021 03:06 PM PDT

    I just want to make sure my license carries over to windows 11 before I get the free upgrade. My laptop came with an activated windows. I don't want to buy another digital license.

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    Is it possible to have a dark mode button?

    Posted: 29 Oct 2021 05:14 PM PDT

    Like on android, is it possible to have a button to switch from light mode to dark mode easily (maybe like by having it alongside the wifi, bluetooth ecc. section) instead of having to go to settings every single time which is very annoying?

    submitted by /u/Shinobi-terrorist
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    Microsoft acquiring two-hat, a moderation company to keep xbox clean

    Posted: 29 Oct 2021 08:42 AM PDT

    Has the fix for Ryzen come out yet on Windows 11?

    Posted: 29 Oct 2021 04:09 PM PDT

    I'm in the beta channel running the latest update, 22000.282.

    Does this include the fix?

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    Is there a way to link my email or a long phrase to one single keyboard key or keyboard command?

    Posted: 29 Oct 2021 02:41 PM PDT

    Curious if there is a way to do this. I would like to enter my whole email or phone number with the press of one key or a command.

    submitted by /u/breadexpert69
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    Best programs/apps for windows? Coming from a Mac...

    Posted: 29 Oct 2021 02:13 PM PDT

    Hey, on OSX I used different apps to make my experience better. Wondering what if there's programs for windows that alot of ppl use also?
    for instance on mac I used
    Notes, but downloaded the app "Craft" it made notetaking and organizing ideas alot easier.
    IINA video to replace quicktime, it's way better video player.
    Tinkerer to customize some annoying things that OSX does...
    Alfred (amazing) to find and do literally anything... you just press alt+space, a window opens up, you can instantly open apps / start an email / add to calender / search webs / add items to cart, by just typing like a few lines of text.
    Dropzone (it's a window you open up, allowing you to drag temporarly files in (as proxies) and drag/drop them into folders, also allowing you to just drag & drop dmg files(exe) into it and it auto installs and deletes the installation file afterwards...
    CheatSheat if you held the "Alt" key down in any program like (Adobe Premier, Logic Pro) It would show a popup window with all available shortcut key combinations...

    but basically, even if you don't know what these are, what are useful programs on windows that make things easier for you?

    submitted by /u/Koyuriko
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    Will Windows 11 effect game performance?

    Posted: 29 Oct 2021 01:38 PM PDT

    I just got the prompt to update to windows 11. I have a ryzen cpu and I heard that their performance was affected by windows 11, is that still the case? Is there anything else that would affect performance I should know about?

    submitted by /u/Turboyoshi0406
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    OS philosophy

    Posted: 29 Oct 2021 04:19 PM PDT

    The best window is a clear one. You can see right through it, and in the best circumstances (visually speaking) you shouldn't even notice it. Microsoft seems not to understand this, or perhaps doesn't care. IMO, the best operating system should be like a window, invisible unless particularly investigated. I don't buy a computer because I am excited to run windows; I run windows so I can do other things.

    Why is it then, microsoft keeps trying to make the operating system more "in your face" trying to do things and be in the way? It's no wonder users get so pissed off with windows, and I don't understand why microsoft doesn't see this. For example, repeatedly herding users into Edge browser is no way to make people happy about a product. Edge could be the best browser in the universe and people would still resent it for being forced into it.

    Microsoft needs to take a "Shut up and get out of the Way" philosophy with windows and they might find users begin appreciate their products. Imagine in Google maps if every time you entered directions to go eat out, it would default the location to mcdonalds and ask if you want to set it permanently, for your convenience of course. The fact that Win-key performs both a computer search and internet search is a good example. If I wanted to "Google" something, I would have done so, but I was wanting to search my computer, not the whole internet, and I def wasn't wanting to search on Bing.

    I feel as though this focus on making more money off of users by herding them into other products is going to cost Microsoft users in the long run.

    What are your thoughts on this?

    submitted by /u/Ruzkul
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    How do people record their PC updating?

    Posted: 29 Oct 2021 08:36 AM PDT

    I've seen people recording their screen even in the BIOS and when updating and even in WinRE and WinPE? How?

    submitted by /u/Sushruth_PES
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    Network discovery off

    Posted: 29 Oct 2021 10:53 AM PDT

    Hi everyone, I have a small question about windows sharing. Is there a way someone could put files on my windows laptop in the case I have network discovery off? Through the Wi-Fi or other way?

    Thank you.

    submitted by /u/Nermahc
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    windows activation

    Posted: 29 Oct 2021 10:41 AM PDT

    i bought a lenovo pc about a year ago it didnt come with windows 10 so i installed it my self using legacy by accident then i used mbr to gdp tool to make it uefi based i recently reinstalled and it says windows is activated by a digital lincens (i never bought windows) so how is it activated?

    submitted by /u/killer_v41
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    Is Windows Subsystem for Android able to be installed on Windows 10 in any way?

    Posted: 29 Oct 2021 10:13 AM PDT

    Surely Windows 11 is just a reskin of Windows 10 so surely you can make everything be available, right?

    If not, I'll just use BlueStacks, but I'm getting sick of it alright.

    submitted by /u/chennaouii
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    You know WSL2 is awesome when you just realized you ran programs on it without even noticing. Had reinstalled my Ubuntu distro today and forgot dependencies.

    Posted: 29 Oct 2021 09:50 AM PDT

    How did I manage to do this? A bug

    Posted: 29 Oct 2021 05:24 AM PDT

    I'm on windows 11 beta channel. Somehow I added this to the left side of explorer main screen. Would like to add my other nvme on it. Seems like a bug to me?

    https://i.imgur.com/Ihh218G.jpg

    submitted by /u/cheek_ang
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    Dragging a window from one monitor to another

    Posted: 28 Oct 2021 10:55 PM PDT

    I have one monitor in landscape mode and the other in portrait mode. When I drag a window from one of these monitors the alignment is not correct when I cross the dragging window in the middle of these two monitors. How can the Alignment be adjusted correctly and is it the intended way of how windows does it?

    submitted by /u/motivize_93
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    What is this weird unknown sound effect coming from my Windows 10 laptop?

    Posted: 29 Oct 2021 03:24 AM PDT

    Hello. Does anybody know what is this sound effect stands for? which sounds like a warning. https://v3.fastupload.co/file/8432 (mp3 file, recorded straight from my laptop's microphone)

    I don't know but it may come from something inside Windows 10.
    Any help would be much appreciated!

    BACKSTORY:

    This has happened for a few days when I was in class/lecture. I was first not aware of it thinking it just came from another laptop around me, but whenever that sound emits, it was very close to my laptop. And sometimes some will complain about the sound coming from my laptop, so I started thinking of it actually emitting from my laptop, the strange thing was, my laptop was muted (like it shows a cross on the volume icon in the taskbar). It is not happening at all while I'm at home (no headphones are plugged in).

    The sound effect just came out randomly with no regular time interval.

    Besides, the only programs that were running when that sound emits were file explorer, Drawboard PDF, OneNote for Windows 10, and Photo. I was doing ordinary tasks (typing, scrolling through PDFs) only. No popups were popped while that sound emits nor Windows Update was ongoing. Browsers like Edge were not open at all. So I have genuinely no clue where did that sound come from and it bothers me quite a lot...

    submitted by /u/MarcusMario0605
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