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Hi All,
Yesterday the PowerToys v0.68.0 have been released.
PowerToys Release v0.68.0
https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases/tag/v0.68.0
In Teams or Browsers you can use "CTRL + SHIFT + V" to paste as Plain Text.
Now there is a General Shortcut to do that everywhere "CTRL + WIN + V"
Regards
Andres Bohren
Hi All,
Just a few days ago Microsoft has released PowerToys v0.67.0. As always, there are a plenty of news.
PowerToysRelease v0.67.0
https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases
Regards
Andres Bohren
Hi All,
Just a few days ago, Microsoft has released the Version v0.66.0 of theyr PowerToys. As always, there are a plenty of news.
PowerToys Release v0.66.0
https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases/
Highlights
PowerToy utilities now ship with self-contained .NET 7, meaning it's not necessary to install .NET as part of the installer and it's easier to keep up to date.
It's possible to pick which of the installed OCR languages is used by Text Extractor by selecting it in the right-click context menu.
Added a setting to sort the order of the accented characters by usage frequency in...
Hi All,
Just a few days ago Microsoft has released PowerToys v0.65.0. As always, there are a plenty of news. The most exiting is that it's now built wit .NET 7.
PowerToysRelease v0.65.0
https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases
As it's built with .NET 7 it installs the Desktop Runtime
Here you go - PowerToys v0.65.0 is installed
Regards
Andres Bohren
Hi All,
A few days ago, Microsoft has released the Version v0.64.0 of the PowerToys.
PowerToys Release v0.64.0
https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases/
One new Tool is the "File Locksmith" that can tell you what Process is using a File and can kill that Process.
And it contains now an Editor for the Hosts File
Regards
Andres Bohren
Hi All,
I have recently updated to Windows 11 22H2.
In the Taskbar there is the Weather and News Widget i don't use.
Here is how to disable it.
Right click somewhere on your Taskbar and select "Taskbar settings" from the Contextmenu.
Disable "Widgets" - that's all
It's gone now 😊
Regards
Andres Bohren
Hi All,
There is a new Version of Microsoft PowerToys available
Microsoft PowerToys Release v0.63.0
https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases/tag/v0.63.0
This time i want to Highlight the Textextractor - its an OCR that analyzes the Text in a selected Area
The text is copyed to the Clipboard
Regards
Andres Bohren
Hi All,
I have recently checked if there are new Drivers for my Surface Laptop 3.
You need to know if you have an Intel or AMD Based device.
I've checked in System Information
Run > msinfo32
Download drivers and firmware for Surface
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/surface/herunterladen-von-treibern-und-firmware-f%C3%BCr-surface-09bb2e09-2a4b-cb69-0951-078a7739e120
Regards
Andres Bohren
Hi All,
Yesterday the Windows 11 22H2 Update was released by Microsoft.
Available today: The Windows 11 2022 Update
https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2022/09/20/available-today-the-windows-11-2022-update/
How to get the Windows 11 2022 Update
https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2022/09/20/how-to-get-the-windows-11-2022-update/
What's new in Windows 11, version 22H2
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/whats-new/whats-new-windows-11-version-22h2
I checked Windows Update and it was already there. I clicked on "Update now"
The download started in the background
Didn't take long until it was ready to reboot
The whole process took less than 30 Minutes.
Task Manager and several other Components have been refreshed.
I will keep exploring all the new stuff.
Regards
Andres Bohren
Hi All,
Microsoft PowerToys Release v0.62.0
https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases/tag/v0.62.0
New is the "Screen Ruler" where you can measure the Pixels
Regards
Andres Bohren
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