PowerToys will soon get a new tool and an option to end running processes

Microsoft has released PowerToys 0.56.1, which contains a number of fixes and improvements. The latest version now offers 128 layouts for FancyZones and a new way to trigger the Find my Mouse utility. Future PowerToys updates will bring even more. According to a pull request on Github, Microsoft and other contributors are working on adding new time and date tools as well as improvements to the existing Window Walker module.

"Time and Date" is a new plug-in for PowerToys Run. It can display specified dates and times in various formats and copies each result to the clipboard. For example, you can "ask" PowerToys Run to display the current date and time, day of the week, day of month, day of year, and so on.

PowerToys will provide a set of customization options such as including or excluding results from global results (you can trigger the plugin using predefined hotkeys), displaying time in seconds Or hide the error message.

In addition to the new Time and Date module, PowerToys Run will get improved Window Walker, a tool that uses the launcher to find running applications and windows ). An upcoming version will allow you to close windows and kill processes without having to launch Task Manager or switch to the app you need. Additionally, if a user has multiple desktops, Window Walker displays the desktop name of the specified application next to its process ID.

In typical PowerToys fashion, the updated Window Walker will offer some options to personalize the user experience. Some of these features include displaying processes only from the visible desktop, ending processes using subprocesses, requesting confirmation before "killing" an application, personalized tooltips, and more.

New and improved modules for PowerToys Run will be available as part of future updates. In the meantime, you can download PowerToys for Windows 10 and 11 from the Github repository, the Microsoft Store, or using winget. PowerToys is an open source project, which means everyone can contribute and offer their ideas.

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