{"id":8603,"date":"2022-02-01T17:33:06","date_gmt":"2022-02-01T17:33:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2022\/02\/01\/microsoft-releases-v0-55-of-powertoys-suite-the-register\/"},"modified":"2022-02-01T17:33:06","modified_gmt":"2022-02-01T17:33:06","slug":"microsoft-releases-v0-55-of-powertoys-suite-the-register","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2022\/02\/01\/microsoft-releases-v0-55-of-powertoys-suite-the-register\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft releases v0.55 of PowerToys suite \u2022 The Register"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Although the majority of Microsoft’s desktop trumpeting is about Windows 11, the company’s PowerToys project has quietly become a very handy addition to the user’s toolbox.<\/p>\n

Now at version 0.55<\/a>, the suite of utilities has swelled since its early days. After kicking off with the FancyZones windows manager and Shortcut Guide, PowerToys now comprises a dozen components, including the near-essential “Awake” utility to keep a PC running without faffing about with power and sleep settings, and Video Conference Mute to kill microphone and\/or camera during a conference call regardless of where the focus is.<\/p>\n

Tech pros can do all these things themselves, either by finding the appropriate bit of freeware or by simply maintaining situational awareness during the fifth Zoom call of the day, but the suite undeniably makes life a bit easier. And, of course, there is the simple retro-delight of the PowerToys brand. Just without the same potential for disaster as a careless play with TweakUI under Windows 95.<\/p>\n

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