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Microsoft PowerToys is set of utilities for increasing productivity in Windows.

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Disable window always-on-top

Is there a handy powertoy-like program I can use to kill the always-on-top mode of the most bothersome windows? Too bad that the programs I find useful and like to co-exist with other open programs (multitasking in common sense) set their window to…
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How to increase numbers in filenames by specified value with Windows 10 PowerToys's PowerRename?

I've got a bunch of files named as: 01. Filename.ext 02. Filename.ext 03. Filename.ext etc. I need to batch rename them with PowerToys PowerRename by increasing the number in the beginning of the file name by a specific value, say 15, so that their…
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Time-lapse software for Windows 7

Timershot was an excellent part of the PowerToys for Windows XP collection. But alas, it doesn't appear to work on Windows 7, even when run in XP SP3 compatibility mode. Can anyone recommend a good replacement? (...Preferably one that is…
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How to add custom shortcuts to the PowerToys Run utility?

PowerToys Run utility makes a really great job enabling me to search and quickly open apps or folders. However, is there a way to make my own custom shorcuts for apps/files/folders that I will use a lot, with shortened names/commands? I would like…
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How can I adjust the borders when using Powertoys fancy zones?

I am trying out the fancy zones in Powertoys, but there are borders to separate out each tab. How can I disable those borders so adjacent tabs stick to each other?
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How to disable (or remap) the Office Hot-key

How can I deactivate (or remap) the "Office key"? See (2) in this image: I have tried to use "Keyboard Mapper" from Power-Toys, but the problem is, that I don't know which key to select. i.e. when I click on "Type" and then press the "Office key"…
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Greater than and less than characters on a TKL keyboard

I just bought a CEPTER COSMO TKL keyboard, and I cannot figure out how I can produce the greater than and less than characters. I am on Windows 10. The characters are on the keyboard as you can se from the photo. Those two keys pressed produces .…
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Remap key that is assigned to multiple keys

I recently bought a keyboard that has one of its keys assigned to left windows + C and I'm trying to remap it. sharpkeys is only recognising it as being mapped to left windows. Power toys is picking up that its mapped to multiple keys but wont remap…
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How can I launch an application with PowerToys Run after changing the application file path?

I have an application in a folder on my Desktop. After changing the name of the folder, PowerToys Run cannot find it at the old address and is unable to run it from the most relevant search result. In this screenshot of the Run window, if I click on…
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powertoys and Alt-space

When powertoys is running Alt-space is opening a search window. I am afraid I activated this accidengtally (not sure, perhaps it's normally with powertoys). How can I deactivate this? I'd like to have the default behavior again which is now only…
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Powershell $env:path changing depending on how it is opened (PowerToys Run)?

I recently started using PowerToys Run and I've noticed that I can no longer use some commands when launching Powershell (7.2.6) via PTR vs just running it out of the start menu. Turns out, my $env:path is different depending on which way I launch…
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How can I launch PowerToys Run with just the Windows key?

I've installed Microsoft PowerToys and I want to configure PowerToys Run so that it launches when I press the Windows key on the keyboard. The settings allow me to change the keyboard shortcut to something like Windows-R, but changing it to just…
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How to use Microsoft PowerToys PowerRenamer tool to strip the last N characters of a file name?

I have multiple files with different names that are of different length. This time, I want to use Powertoys PoweRenamer to strip specifically the last 12 characters of each file name. For this particular set of files, those last 12 characters are…
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Microsoft PowerToys install PowerRename only

Is it possible to install PowerRename from the the Microsoft PowerToys without all the other software?
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Alt+Space cannot be remapped by PowerToys

Alt+Space seems to be a Windows default shortcut, and I wish to disable it because it interferes with the controls of a game I play. I did some research and came upon PowerToys, it seemed very useful and I tried remapping Alt+Space to Disable, and…
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