


If you are using Windows 11, you can download PowerToys from Microsoft Store right now. Once we can remove UAC prompts and move more into PT itself from the installer, we can heavily simplify the install process”. We have a few work items to simplify this that will be done in the future for other work items (like monaco powered file previewer). When a user asked if updates via MS Store are possible, here’s what PowerToys Lead Clint Rutkas said: “PowerToys currently has too disruptive of an installer process to auto-update. Instead, PowerToys will manage its own updates just like other unpackaged Win32 apps. Although you can download PowerToys from Microsoft Store, you won’t get updates for PowerToys from the Store. PowerToys making its way to Microsoft Store should help improve the discoverability of the software. It offers a total of 10 utilities namely Awake, Color Picker, FancyZones, File Explorer Add-ons, Image Resizer, Keyboard Manager, PowerRename, PowerToys Run, Shortcut Guide, and Video Conference Mute.

In case you are out of the loop, PowerToys offers additional features aimed at power users to improve the efficiency and usability of Windows.
