Microsoft has released PowerToys 0.19 with a tons of bug fixes. While there are no new features in this release, the company says its goal with this release is to entirely focus on stability and quality fixes.

PowerToys v0.19.0 addresses over 100 issues across the entire portfolio of utilities. This is the second such release as version 0.15 had also focused on quality fixes. "We've improved our installer experience and parts will start coming online in 0.19 and 0.20," the company wrote. "In this release, it will be the last time during upgrade you'll see Windows Explorer flash on you. For 0.20, the .NET Core install experience much smoother."

Here is what is being fixed with PowerToys 0.19

PowerToys Run

Now using low level hooks so can remapAlt+Spaceto a WinKey based shortcutPWAs correctly reconginizedDev mode apps can't be foundDuplicate results due to romaing profile dataSteam games not foundHidden files not in resultsTheming improvementsMissing iconsSupress Alt-F4Network paths don't workSearch enivornment path by defaultSearch desktop by defaultCan't find TerminalCan't find ClickOnce appsStart typing text is visible then disappears on cold startTabbing highlight issue for context menuContext menu buttons showing up when hovering with mousePlacement shutters with monitorsblank result box when there's nothing on search queryResult box sizing issue

PowerRename

Detect when pattern matching is used

FancyZones

Outlook new email windows snapped to last used zoneTeams notifications don't snapImproved multi-thread designMultiple Virtual Desktop Fixes

Keyboard manager

Key remappings stay active when flipping to Japanese IMETab fix when remap Ctrl/AltFix remapping to alt-tab/win+space style shortcutsFixed remapping to Extended keys (Home, End, Ins, Del, Pg, Arrow keys)Games having incorrect key mappingFixed numlock remapStability fixes

Settings

Settings v2 is blanked"Check for update" actually checks for update vs goes to GH pageDocs point to redirection URL now so we can update without updating appMultiple UX improvementsStart at login not being respectedNow using low level hooks so can remapAlt+Spaceto a WinKey based shortcutWarning added for invalid input in hotkeys forFZ Settings

Installer

Can uninstall via control panelAfter 0.19.0, Explorer won't restartMultiple build system improvements to reduce conflicts

PowerToys v0.19: Known issues

Newly installed apps can't be found#3553We have a fix but came in too late for 0.19CPU / Memory, still investigating#3208We fixed one item and have leads on other improvementsWinKey remapping for PT Run can be quirky#4578

For the entire commit history, head over to this link.

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