PowerToys 0.80 is out with Desired State Configuration support and new Peek features

PowerToys 0.80 is now available for download. The latest update introduces Desire State Configuration support, a newer version of Windows App SDK, WebP/WebM and audio support for Peek, and other changes for existing modules.

Here are the update highlights:

• New feature: Desired State Configuration support, allowing the use of winget configure for PowerToys. Check the DSC documentation for more information.
• The Windows App SDK dependency was updated to 1.5.1, fixing many underlying UI issues.
• WebP/WebM files support was added to Peek.
• Audio files support was added to Peek.
• Automated UI testing for FancyZones Editor was added to CI.

And here is the full changelog:

General

 

• Added a Quick Access entry to access the flyout from PowerToys' tray icon right click menu.
• Added support for Desired State Configuration in PowerToys, allowing the use of winget configure to configure many settings.

 

Awake

 

• Fix an issue causing the "Keep screen on" option to disable after Awake deactivated itself.

 

Color Picker

 

• Fixed a UI issue causing the color picker modal to hide part of the color bar.

 

Command Not Found

 

• Now tries to find a preview version of PowerShell if no stable version is found.

 

FancyZones

 

• Fixed a crash loading the editor when there's a layout with an empty name in the configuration file.
• Refactored layout internal data structures and common code to allow for automated testing.
• The pressing of the shift key is now detected through raw input to fix an issue causing the shift key to be locked for some users.

 

File Explorer add-ons

 

• Fixed a crash occurring in the Monaco previewer when a file being previewed isn't found by the code behind.
• Fixed an issue in the Markdown previewer adding a leading space to code blocks.
• Fixed wrong location and scaling of preview results on screens with different DPIs.
• Added better clean up code to thumbnail handlers to prevent locking files.

 

File Locksmith

 

• Allow multiple lines to wrap when viewing the modal with selected file paths.

 

Installer

 

• Fixed the final directory name of the PowerToys Run VSCode Workspaces plugin in the installation directory to match the plugin name.
• Used more generic names for the bootstrap steps, so that "Installing PowerToys" is not shown when uninstalling.

 

Keyboard Manager

 

• Fixed an issue that would clear out KBM mappings when certain numpad keys were used as the second key of a chord.
• Added a comment in localization files so that translators won't translate "Text" as "SMS".

 

Peek

 

• Added support to .WebP/.WebM files in the image/video previewer.
• Added support for audio files.
• Fixed an issue causing the open file button in the title bar to be un-clickable.
• Fixed an issue when previewing a folder with a dot in the name that caused Peek to try to preview it as a file.

 

PowerToys Run

 

• Added a setting to the Windows Search plugin to exclude files and patterns from the results.
• Fixed an issue showing thumbnails caused by a hash collision between similar images.
• Added the "checkbox and multiline text box" additional property type for plugins and improved multiline text handling.

 

Quick Accent

 

• Added the Schwa character to the Italian character set.

 

Registry Preview

 

• Allow alternative valid names for the root keys.
• Fixed an issue causing many pick file windows to be opened simultaneously.

 

Screen Ruler

 

• Updated the measure icons for clarity.

 

Shortcut Guide

 

• Updated the Emoji shortcut that is shown to the new Windows key + period (.) hotkey.

 

Text Extractor

 

• Fixed issues creating the extract layout on certain monitor configurations.

 

Video Conference Mute

 

• Added enable/disable telemetry to get usage data.

 

Settings

 

• Added locks to some terms (like the name of some utilities) so that they aren't localized.
• Fixed some shortcuts not being shown properly in the Flyout and Dashboard.
• Updated image for Color Picker and outdated animations for utilities in OOBE.

You can download PowerToys from its GitHub repository or the Microsoft Store.

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