The latest update to Microsoft PowerToys adds three new features, a screen ruler, a quick accent tool, and a text extractor. The update also adds a plugin that lets ...

I’ve been using Windows for years, but never paid much attention to the PowerToys toolkit. I assumed it was just a bunch of little tweaks that would end up being more hassle than beneficial. And when ...

An upcoming feature for PowerToys can measure the distance between objects on a screen. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Microsoft ...

If you use Windows, you want PowerToys. This collection of open-source goodies, guided and published by Microsoft itself, is one of the best free software packages out there, and we can’t recommend it ...

Windows PowerToys 0.62.0 adds three new utilities to the Windows power user toolkit Your email has been sent Image: Mark Kaelin/TechRepublic. Three new tools have been added to the extensive and ...

Windows 11 might be the most advanced operating system Microsoft has ever put out, but its default features aren’t even the full toolkit. To unlock some extra features beyond what’s in base Windows, ...

Microsoft’s PowerToys has a new utility that lets you copy text from images: If someone sends you a picture of their business card or a screenshot of their bank account details, you can use PowerToys ...