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Microsoft PowerToys is a collection of utilities that supercharge productivity and customization on Windows

120 mentions on Hacker News by 110 people: 29 stories, 91 comments · first 2019-05-07 · latest 2026-05-13

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    Microsoft PowerToys v0.17.0
    story by riqbal · 2020-04-30 · 0 comments
  2. …feature isn't shipping with Windows 10. It is included with the optional PowerToys software. https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys
    comment by runjake · 2020-04-24 · in If a MacBook Pro runs hot or shows high kernel CPU, try charging it on the right
  3. …with two zones each, then overlayed a bunch of smaller zones for stuff like terminal windows, etc. https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/tree/master/src/modul...
    comment by erikbye · 2020-04-18 · in X410 – X Server for Windows 10
  4. …to the concept. Until you've used a tiled window manager, it's hard to see the benefits. [0]: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/blob/master/src/modul...
    comment by nickjj · 2020-02-17 · in i3 4.18
  5. …outside of Linux, but there is a WM tool in Microsoft's Powertoys repo which looks intriguing. https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/blob/master/README.md
    comment by krilly · 2020-01-26 · in I went back working on 24-inch 1080p screen from a 32-inch 4k screen
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    Microsoft Powertoys v0.12.0
    story by cnrd · 2019-10-29 · 0 comments
  7. …recently rebooted Microsoft PowerToys includes an app directly similar to divvy called Fancy Zones: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/tree/master/src/modul...
    comment by WorldMaker · 2019-10-14 · in Apple of 2019 is the Linux of 2000
  8. You may want to check out FancyZones https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/blob/master/src/modul...
    comment by pitaj · 2019-10-02 · in Microsoft introduces Windows 10 X for dual-screen devices
  9. From the existing backlog, this is a close representation of the feature request: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/issues/160 It's not exactly the "zero configuration" the parent wants, but it's close, and aligned with how some…
    comment by WorldMaker · 2019-09-06 · in Fancy Zones, a tiling window manager
  10. > https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/issues/new?assignees=... This isn't something that's really a feature request. It would require changing how the whole entire application works at a fundamental level, or really building 2…
    comment by nickjj · 2019-09-06 · in Fancy Zones, a tiling window manager
  11. It's an Open Source project. Send a PR or a feature request: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/issues/new?assignees=...
    comment by nailer · 2019-09-06 · in Fancy Zones, a tiling window manager
  12. …want the window in and let the WM do the resizing work. Direct link to PowerToys inc Fancy Zones: https://github.com/Microsoft/powertoys/releases - You probably want to turn on 'On Override Windows Snap hotkeys (win+arrow) to move windows…
    comment by nailer · 2019-09-06 · in Fancy Zones, a tiling window manager
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    Fancy Zones, a tiling window manager
    story by nailer · 2019-09-06 · 163 comments
  14. …[3]. Anyone have insight into who Janea Systems [4] is or the history of this project? [1] https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/blob/master/doc/plann... [2] https://github.com/JaneaSystems/powertoys [3]…
    comment by gregmac · 2019-09-06 · in PowerToys: Windows system utilities to maximize productivity
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    PowerToys: Windows system utilities to maximize productivity
    story by dgellow · 2019-09-05 · 126 comments
  16. …see and there is some support behind tiling. Vote if you are interested in seeing this in Windows. https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/issues?utf8=%E2%9C%93...
    comment by thecrumb · 2019-06-02 · in A Tiling Desktop Environment
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    Microsoft Reboots PowerToys for Windows 10
    story by ingve · 2019-05-08 · 0 comments
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    Microsoft PowerToys for Windows 10
    story by MagicPropmaker · 2019-05-08 · 2 comments
  19. …this picture from the article has a number of Windows-/Super- key shortcuts that works already: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/blob/master/WindowsKe...
    comment by eitland · 2019-05-07 · in PowerToys – Windows system utilities to maximize productivity
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    PowerToys – Windows system utilities to maximize productivity
    story by MikusR · 2019-05-07 · 29 comments