<s>
Microsoft	O
PowerToys	O
is	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
freeware	B-License
system	B-Application
utilities	I-Application
designed	O
for	O
power	B-General_Concept
users	I-General_Concept
developed	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
for	O
use	O
on	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
operating	I-Application
system	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
PowerToys	O
are	O
available	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
,	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
,	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
and	O
Windows	B-Application
11	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PowerToys	O
for	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
and	O
Windows	B-Application
11	I-Application
are	O
free	B-License
and	I-License
open-source	I-License
software	I-License
licensed	O
under	O
the	B-License
MIT	I-License
License	I-License
and	O
hosted	O
on	O
GitHub	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
PowerToys	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
version	O
of	O
Microsoft	O
PowerToys	O
and	O
included	O
15	O
tools	O
for	O
power	B-General_Concept
users	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
included	O
Tweak	B-Application
UI	I-Application
,	O
a	O
system	B-Application
utility	I-Application
for	O
tweaking	O
the	O
more	O
obscure	O
settings	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
most	O
cases	O
,	O
Tweak	B-Application
UI	I-Application
exposed	O
settings	O
that	O
were	O
otherwise	O
only	O
accessible	O
by	O
directly	O
modifying	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Registry	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
following	O
PowerToys	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
were	O
available	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Command	O
Prompt	O
Here	O
allowed	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
start	O
a	O
command	O
prompt	O
from	O
any	O
folder	O
in	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
by	O
right-clicking	O
(	O
native	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
onwards	O
)	O
;	O
</s>
<s>
Explore	O
From	O
Here	O
enabled	O
users	O
to	O
open	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
view	O
from	O
any	O
folder	O
such	O
so	O
that	O
the	O
folder	O
acts	O
as	O
the	O
root	O
level	O
folder	O
;	O
</s>
<s>
FindX	O
added	O
drag-and-drop	O
capabilities	O
to	O
Find	O
(	O
later	O
called	O
Search	B-Application
)	O
menu	O
;	O
</s>
<s>
Quick	O
Res	O
allowed	O
users	O
to	O
quickly	O
change	O
the	O
screen	B-General_Concept
resolution	I-General_Concept
;	O
</s>
<s>
Send	O
To	O
X	O
consisted	O
of	O
Shell	O
extensions	O
which	O
added	O
several	O
commonly	O
accessed	O
locations	O
such	O
as	O
clipboard	O
,	O
desktop	O
,	O
command-line	B-Application
or	O
any	O
folder	O
to	O
the	O
Send	O
To	O
context	O
menu	O
in	O
Explorer	B-Protocol
;	O
</s>
<s>
TweakUI	B-Application
allowed	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
customize	O
the	O
more	O
obscure	O
settings	O
of	O
the	O
operating	O
system	O
's	O
UI	B-Application
;	O
</s>
<s>
Xmouse	O
1.2	O
made	O
the	O
window	B-Application
focus	I-Application
follow	O
the	O
mouse	B-Device
without	O
requiring	O
to	O
click	O
the	O
window	O
to	O
make	O
it	O
active	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PowerToys	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
were	O
developed	O
by	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
Shell	I-Application
Development	O
Team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
of	O
the	O
tools	O
work	O
on	O
later	O
versions	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
up	O
to	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
,	O
but	O
others	O
may	O
interfere	O
with	O
newer	O
built-in	O
features	O
on	O
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
,	O
ME	B-Device
,	O
and	O
XP	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
PowerToys	O
,	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
Kernel	B-Operating_System
Development	O
Team	O
released	O
another	O
set	O
of	O
tools	O
for	O
power	B-General_Concept
users	I-General_Concept
called	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
Kernel	B-Operating_System
Toys	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MS-DOS	B-Application
Mode	O
Configuration	O
Wizard	O
Customization	O
Tool	O
allowed	O
users	O
to	O
configure	O
Windows	B-Application
startup	O
files	O
without	O
having	O
to	O
manually	O
edit	O
CONFIG.SYS	B-Device
or	O
AUTOEXEC.BAT	O
;	O
</s>
<s>
Keyboard	B-Device
Remap	O
reassigned	O
functions	O
to	O
keys	O
on	O
the	O
keyboard	B-Device
;	O
</s>
<s>
Logo	O
Key	O
Control	O
configured	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
games	O
so	O
that	O
Windows	B-Application
would	O
ignore	O
the	O
Windows	B-Device
logo	I-Device
key	I-Device
while	O
games	O
were	O
running	O
;	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
Process	O
Watcher	O
(	O
WinTop	O
)	O
monitored	O
how	O
much	O
of	O
CPU	B-General_Concept
resources	O
were	O
taken	O
by	O
individual	O
programs	O
;	O
</s>
<s>
Time	B-Device
Zone	I-Device
Editor	O
enabled	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
create	O
and	O
edit	O
time	B-Device
zone	I-Device
entries	O
for	O
the	O
Date/Time	O
Control	O
Panel	O
applet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Raymond	O
Chen	O
,	O
he	O
wrote	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
Kernel	B-Operating_System
Toys	O
except	O
for	O
the	O
Time	B-Device
Zone	I-Device
Editor	O
,	O
which	O
came	O
from	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
NT	O
Resource	O
Kit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PowerToys	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
was	O
the	O
second	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
PowerToys	O
set	O
and	O
brought	O
major	O
changes	O
from	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
,	O
the	O
following	O
PowerToys	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
were	O
available	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Color	O
Control	O
Panel	O
Applet	O
allowed	O
managing	O
color	O
profiles	O
,	O
changing	O
color	O
profile	O
associations	O
for	O
devices	O
,	O
viewing	O
detailed	O
properties	O
for	O
color	O
profiles	O
(	O
including	O
a	O
3D	O
rendering	O
of	O
the	O
color	B-Algorithm
space	I-Algorithm
gamut	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
HTML	B-Language
Slide	O
Show	O
Wizard	O
generated	O
an	O
HTML	B-Language
slideshow	O
presentation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Image	O
Resizer	O
allowed	O
right-clicking	O
on	O
multiple	O
image	O
files	O
inside	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
to	O
batch	O
resize	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Open	O
Command	B-Application
Window	I-Application
Here	O
allowed	O
starting	O
a	O
command	O
prompt	O
from	O
any	O
folder	O
in	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
by	O
right-clicking	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Power	B-Application
Calculator	I-Application
was	O
a	O
more	O
advanced	O
graphical	O
calculator	B-Application
application	O
than	O
the	O
built-in	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
Calculator	I-Application
;	O
it	O
could	O
evaluate	O
more	O
complex	O
expressions	O
,	O
draw	O
a	O
Cartesian	O
or	O
polar	O
graph	B-Application
of	I-Application
a	I-Application
function	I-Application
or	O
convert	O
units	O
of	O
measurements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Power	B-Application
Calculator	I-Application
could	O
store	O
and	O
reuse	O
pre-defined	O
functions	O
,	O
of	O
any	O
arity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
RAW	B-Application
Image	I-Application
Thumbnailer	O
and	O
Viewer	O
provided	O
thumbnails	O
,	O
previews	O
,	O
printing	O
,	O
and	O
metadata	O
display	O
for	O
RAW	B-Application
images	I-Application
from	O
within	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
SyncToy	B-Application
allowed	O
synchronizing	O
files	O
and	O
folders	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tweak	B-Application
UI	I-Application
customized	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
's	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
and	O
advanced	O
settings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtual	B-Application
Desktop	I-Application
Manager	O
allowed	O
switching	O
between	O
four	O
virtual	B-Application
desktops	I-Application
from	O
the	O
taskbar	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Webcam	B-Protocol
Timershot	O
took	O
pictures	O
at	O
specified	O
time	O
intervals	O
from	O
a	O
webcam	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
following	O
PowerToys	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
were	O
discontinued	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Internet	O
Explorer	B-Protocol
Find	O
Bar	O
added	O
a	O
toolbar	O
to	O
Internet	O
Explorer	B-Protocol
that	O
allowed	O
users	O
to	O
search	B-Application
for	O
keywords	O
in	O
a	O
web	O
page	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
feature	O
is	O
natively	O
supported	O
by	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
8	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
ISO	B-General_Concept
Image	I-General_Concept
Burner	O
burned	O
ISO	B-General_Concept
images	I-General_Concept
to	O
an	O
Optical	O
disc	O
recorder	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
feature	O
is	O
integrated	O
into	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
Windows	B-Application
Server	I-Application
2003	I-Application
Resource	O
Kit	O
includes	O
two	O
similar	O
tools	O
(	O
CDBurn.exe	O
and	O
DVDBurn.exe	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Microsoft	O
has	O
retired	O
this	O
Power	O
Toy	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
available	O
as	O
the	O
unauthorized	O
ISO	B-Application
Recorder	I-Application
Power	I-Application
Toy	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtual	O
CD-ROM	O
Control	O
Panel	O
could	O
mount	O
an	O
ISO	B-General_Concept
image	I-General_Concept
as	O
a	O
virtual	O
drive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
designed	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
,	O
but	O
it	O
also	O
worked	O
with	O
Windows	B-Application
Server	I-Application
2003	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
a	O
free	O
alternative	O
to	O
software	O
such	O
as	O
Alcohol	B-Application
120%	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
received	O
PowerToys	O
four	O
years	O
after	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
8	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
relaunched	O
PowerToys	O
and	O
made	O
them	O
open-source	B-Application
on	O
GitHub	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
preview	O
release	O
was	O
available	O
in	O
September	O
2019	O
,	O
which	O
included	O
FancyZones	O
and	O
the	O
Windows	B-Device
key	I-Device
shortcut	O
guide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PowerToys	O
for	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
comes	O
with	O
the	O
following	O
utilities	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Always	O
On	O
Top	O
adds	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
quickly	O
pin	O
windows	B-Application
on	O
top	O
of	O
all	O
other	O
windows	B-Application
with	O
a	O
quick	O
keyboard	B-Device
shortcut	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
File	B-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
(	O
Preview	O
Panes	O
)	O
adds	O
SVG	B-Application
,	O
Markdown	O
and	O
PDF	B-Application
previews	O
to	O
File	B-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Image	O
Resizer	O
adds	O
a	O
context	O
menu	O
to	O
File	B-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
for	O
resizing	O
images	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Keyboard	B-Device
Manager	O
adds	O
options	O
for	O
remapping	O
keys	O
and	O
shortcuts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mouse	B-Device
utilities	O
adds	O
tools	O
that	O
enhance	O
mouse	B-Device
and	O
cursor	O
functionality	O
on	O
Windows	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Paste	O
as	O
Plain	O
Text	O
adds	O
a	O
customizable	O
keyboard	B-Device
shortcut	O
to	O
paste	O
text	O
stripped	O
of	O
text	O
formatting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PowerRename	O
adds	O
an	O
option	O
for	O
users	O
to	O
rename	O
files	O
using	O
search	B-Application
and	O
replace	O
or	O
regular	B-Language
expression	I-Language
in	O
File	B-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
PowerToys	O
Run	O
adds	O
a	O
Spotlight-like	O
tool	O
that	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
search	B-Application
for	O
folders	O
,	O
files	O
,	O
applications	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
items	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Registry	O
Preview	O
adds	O
a	O
tool	O
to	O
preview	O
,	O
compare	O
and	O
edit	O
registry	O
file	O
contents	O
before	O
writing	O
to	O
the	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Registry	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Screen	O
Ruler	O
adds	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
measure	O
pixel	O
distances	O
on-screen	O
with	O
image	B-Algorithm
edge	I-Algorithm
detection	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shortcut	O
Guide	O
adds	O
a	O
full	O
screen	O
overlay	O
that	O
allows	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
view	O
the	O
windows	B-Device
key	I-Device
shortcuts	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
current	O
window	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Device
key	I-Device
shortcut	O
guide	O
adds	O
a	O
shortcut	O
which	O
displays	O
common	O
keyboard	B-Device
shortcuts	O
that	O
use	O
the	O
Windows	B-Device
key	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
PowerToys	O
did	O
not	O
receive	O
any	O
releases	O
supporting	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Making	O
equivalent	O
calls	O
to	O
various	O
Windows	B-Library
APIs	I-Library
were	O
still	O
possible	O
though	O
and	O
enabling	O
third-party	O
applications	O
to	O
be	O
implemented	O
with	O
the	O
same	O
,	O
or	O
a	O
subset	O
,	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
functionality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Neither	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
,	O
Windows	B-Application
8	I-Application
nor	O
Windows	B-Device
8.1	I-Device
received	O
official	O
support	O
either	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Not	O
accounting	O
for	O
time	O
spent	O
developing	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
,	O
PowerToys	O
was	O
not	O
updated	O
for	O
over	O
12	O
years	O
,	O
before	O
being	O
re-released	O
as	O
open	B-Application
source	I-Application
software	I-Application
for	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
also	O
released	O
PowerToys	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
Tablet	O
PC	O
Edition	O
and	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
Media	I-Application
Center	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
set	O
of	O
PowerToys	O
for	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Player	I-Device
was	O
released	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Player	I-Device
Bonus	O
Pack	O
(	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
)	O
,	O
consisting	O
of	O
five	O
tools	O
to	O
"	O
provide	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
enhancements	O
to	O
Windows	O
Media	O
Player.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Finally	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
has	O
also	O
released	O
PowerToys	O
for	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
Mobile	I-Operating_System
,	O
Visual	B-Application
Studio	I-Application
and	O
OneNote	B-Application
.	O
</s>
