YOU’LL NEED THIS
WINDOWS 10 OR 11; MICROSOFT POWERTOYS a free and open-source download from either the Microsoft Store or Github (https://aka.ms/installpowertoys).
MANY OF THE BEST TOOLS are small and perfectly formed, but having to source them all from separate places, never mind manage them, can be a real pain, even for the most enthusiastic Windows tweaker. That’s part of the rationale behind resurrecting Microsoft PowerToys, a disparate collection of tools that was originally released back in the days of Windows 95, and then later updated for Windows XP before being retired. But now they have been resurrected again in the style of the original Windows 95 release, as a single, unified package rather than a series of individual downloads.
In this tutorial, we’re going to showcase some of the 18 tools and mini-apps that make up the PowerToys readers. But don’t just take our word for it, why not install them yourself? The simplest way to install PowerToys on your PC is to search for it in the Microsoft Store, but you can also download the latest installer direct from its GitHub page. Most people will require the x64 version, but there is also an arm64 build available for compatible devices, such as Microsoft’s SQ3 Surface Pro 9.
