To kick the tires on the first two utilities, download the installer here. Be sure to watch the YouTube to see how to use it. You should definitely try it out!Īs for these new Windows 10 Power Toys, here’s what the Windows key shortcut guide looks like:Īnd here's Fancy Zones.

A great example of a PowerToy is something that takes a Windows Features and turns it up to 11!ĮarTrumpet is a favorite example of mine of a community 'PowerToy.' It takes the volume control and the Windows auto subsystem and tailors it for the pro/advanced user.

These tools are also open source and hosted on GitHub! Maybe you have an open source project that's a 'PowerToy?' Let me know in the comments. Many years ago there was PowerToys for Windows 95 and frankly, it's overdue that we have them for Windows 10 – and bonus points for being open source! Check out this article for all the details! A pro window manager called FancyZones.This first preview includes two utilities: Yesterday the Windows Team announced the first preview and code release of PowerToys for Windows 10.

Windows 10 window manager