Microsoft has released PowerToys Preview v0.101.2712.0, which features several new additions including an opt-in Quick Access Shelf, the ability to launch the Command Palette from the Copilot key, and a new shortcut for the multi-monitor Dock. The update focuses heavily on enhancing the Command Palette, which is a key feature of the suite, and includes improvements to the icon-rendering pipeline and several smaller fixes. PowerToys has gained popularity among power users, offering a variety of utilities in a single download, and the latest preview builds on recent enhancements with the promise of further updates in the future. Users can install this preview version alongside their stable copy while Microsoft continues to develop more features for the upcoming v0.102
PowerToys Preview v0.101.2712.0 Adds Quick Access Shelf, Copilot Key Launch and Dock Shortcut
Microsoft released PowerToys Preview v0.101.2712.0 today with the Command Palette once again eating up most of the update. The headline additions are an opt-in Quick Access Shelf, the ability to launch the palette from the Copilot key, copyable deep links, and a new Win+Alt+J shortcut for the multi-monitor Dock. A large chunk of the rest of the work went into hardening the icon-rendering pipeline, and smaller fixes touched Mouse Jump and third-party plugin documentation. The build ships as a pre-release you can install over your stable copy, pointing toward v0.102's WinUI 3 and tabbed palette changes ahead.
