The Windows OS offers tons of features and customization to its users.
The story is the same with Microsoft PowerToys.
Install PowerToys From the Microsoft Store
1.launch the Start Menu on your system.
you could do that from your keyboard by pressing theWinkey.
2.TypeMicrosoft Storein the search bar and click theOpenoption from the search results.
3.Go to the Microsoft Stores search bar, pop in Microsoft PowerToys, and press theEnterkey from your keyboard.
4.Place your mouses pointer over the first search result.
5.After placing the mouses pointer over the first search result for a few seconds, you might see theGetoption.
Click that to start the installation.
6.press thePowerToysapp in the Microsoft Store to get more information, like downloading speed and remaining size.
7.you might see the UAC icon blinking on your taskbar after completing the download.
Open that and click theYesoption to complete the installation.
Install PowerToys Using Windows Package Manager
1.Open Windows PowerShell with administrative permissions.
2.Paste the following command in the PowerShell and press theEnterkey from your keyboard to fire off the command.
3.PowerShell will start downloading the per user version of Microsoft PowerToys.
Check out the manual GitHub method if you want the machine wide app.
4.The installation process will be automatic.
After the installation, wrap up the PowerShell.
Install PowerToys From GitHub
1.Open yourdefault web browserand head to the Microsoft PowerToys release page on GitHub.
Otherwise, download theMachine wideversion.
3.Double-tap on thePowerToysSetupfrom the default download location.
4.Check the box forI agree to the license terms and conditionsto unlock the greyed-outInstallbutton.
5.choose theInstallbutton and give UAC permission to start the installation.
6.Once the installation process completes, click theClosebutton to exit the installer.
PowerToys offers more than 20 features, and well tell you about each one in this section.
So, without wasting any more time, lets explore PowerToys features.
The Always on Top feature is already enabled when you install Microsoft PowerToys, so its a ready-to-use feature.
Lastly, if you dont want to get pinned from theWin+Ctrl+Tshortcut, add them to theExcluded appssection.
We know that most of the laptops automatically go to sleep after some time when left idle.
Idle here refers to not pressing any key from the keyboard or the mouse.
With the Awake tool, you could keep the system running for as long as you want.
To use the tool, you’re gonna wanna enable it first from PowerToys.
After enabling the tool, do theShift+Right Clickon the file, and select theUnlock with File Locksmithoption.
