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@ethanfangg ethanfangg released this 02 Jul 15:36
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v0.82.0
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In the v0.82 release cycle, we focused on stability and improvements.

Installer Hashes

Description Filename sha256 hash
Per user - x64 PowerToysUserSetup-0.82.0-x64.exe 295E2A4622C7E347D3E1BAEA6B36BECC328B566496678F1F87DE3F8A12A7F89A
Per user - ARM64 PowerToysUserSetup-0.82.0-arm64.exe 55D25D068C6148F0A15C7806B9F813224ABA9C461943F42BB2A8B0E22D28240C
Machine wide - x64 PowerToysSetup-0.82.0-x64.exe 01B59C00BB43C25BEFEF274755875717AB4DEAB57C0354AB96CF5B1DA4837C9A
Machine wide - ARM64 PowerToysSetup-0.82.0-arm64.exe 1F642B50962516127793C4D3556BF4FC24B9738BAC2F362CAA3BFF8B0C3AF97F

Highlights

  • New feature added to PowerRename to allow using sequences of random characters and UUIDs when renaming files. Thanks @jhirvioja!
  • Improvements in the Paste As JSON feature to better handle other CSV delimiters and converting from ini files. Thanks @htcfreek!
  • Fixed UI issues that were reported after upgrading to WPF UI on Color Picker and PowerToys Run.
  • Bug fixes and stability.

Advanced Paste

  • Fixed an issue causing external applications triggering Advanced Paste. (This was a hotfix for 0.81)
  • Added a GPO rule to disallow using online models in Advanced Paste. (This was a hotfix for 0.81)
  • Improved CSV delimiter handling and plain text parsing for the Paste as JSON feature. Thanks @htcfreek!
  • Added support to convert from ini in the Paste as JSON feature. Thanks @htcfreek!
  • Fixed a memory leak caused by images not being properly cleaned out from clipboard history.
  • Added an option to hide the UI when it loses focus. Thanks @davidegiacometti!
  • Improved telemetry to get better data about token usage and if clipboard history is a popular feature. Thanks @craigloewen-msft!

Color Picker

  • Fixed the opaque background corners in the picker that were introduced after the upgrade to WPFUI.

Developer Files Preview (Monaco)

  • Improved the syntax highlight for .gitignore files. Thanks @PesBandi!
  • Checking for the sticky scroll option in code behind was being done twice. Removed one of the checks. Thanks @downarowiczd!

Environment Variables Editor

  • Added clarity to the UI section tooltips. Thanks @anson-poon!

File Explorer add-ons

  • Fixed a crash when the preview handlers received a 64-bit handle from the OS. Thanks @z4pf1sh!
  • Fixed a crash when trying to update window bounds and File Explorer already disposed the preview.

Find My Mouse

  • Added the option to have to use the Windows + Control keys to activate. Thanks @Gentoli!

Hosts File Editor

  • Improved spacing definitions in the UI so that hosts name are not hidden when resizing and icons are well aligned. Thanks @htcfreek!
  • Changed the additional lines dialog to show the horizontal scrollbar instead of wrapping contents. Thanks @htcfreek!
  • Improved the duplication check's logic to improve performance and take into account features that were introduced after it. Thanks @davidegiacometti!

Installer

  • Fixed the remaining install failures when the folders the DSC module is to be installed in isn't accessible by the WiX installer for user scope installations.
  • Fixed an issue causing ARM 64 uninstall process to not correctly finding powershell 7 to run uninstall scripts.

Peek

  • Prevent activating Peek when the user is renaming a file. Thanks @davidegiacometti!
  • Added support to preview special folders like Recycle Bin and My PC instead of throwing an error.
  • Fixed a crash caused by double releasing a COM object from the module interface.

Power Rename

  • Improved apostrophe character handling for the Capitalize and Titlecase renaming flags. Thanks @anthonymonforte!
  • Added a feature to allow using sequences of random characters or UUIDs when renaming files. Thanks @jhirvioja!

PowerToys Run

  • Improved the plugin descriptions for consistency in the UI. Thanks @HydroH!
  • Fixed UI scaling for different dpi scenarios.
  • Fixed crash on a racing condition when updating UWP icon paths in the Program plugin. Thanks @davidegiacometti!
  • Fixed PowerToys Run hanging when trying to close an unresponsive window in the WindowWalker plugin. Thanks @GhostVaibhav!
  • Fixed the example in the UnitConverter description to reduce confusion with the inches abbreviation (now uses "to" instead of "in"). Thanks @acekirkpatrick!
  • Brought the acrylic background back and applied a proper fix to the titlebar accent showing through transparency.
  • Fixed an issue causing the transparency from the UI disappearing after some time.

Quick Accent

  • Added support for the Crimean Tatar character set. Thanks @cor-bee!
  • Added the Numero symbol and double acute accent character. Thanks @PesBandi!
  • Added the International Phonetic Alphabet characters. Thanks @PesBandi!
  • Fixed the character description center positioning. Thanks @PesBandi!
  • Added feminine and masculine ordinal indicator characters to the Portuguese character set. Thanks @octastylos-pseudodipteros!

Screen Ruler

  • Updated the default activation hotkey to Win+Control+Shift+M, in order to not conflict with the Windows shortcut that restores minimized windows (Win+Shift+M). Thanks @nx-frost!

Settings

  • Disabled the UI to enable/disable clipboard history in the Advanced Paste settings page when clipboard history is disabled by GPO in the system. (This was a hotfix for 0.81)
  • Updated Advanced Paste's Settings and OOBE page to clarify that the AI use is optional and opt-in. (This was a hotfix for 0.81)
  • Corrected a spelling fix in Advanced Paste's settings page. Thanks @htcfreek!
  • Added localization support for the "Configure OpenAI Key" button in Advanced Paste's settings page. Thanks @zetaloop!
  • Fixed extra GPO warnings being shown in Advanced Paste's settings page even if the module is disabled. Thanks @htcfreek!
  • Fixed a crash when a PowerToys Run plugin icon path is badly formed.
  • Disabled the experimentation paths in code behind to improve performance, since there's no current experimentation going on.

Documentation

  • Adjusted the readme and release notes to clarify use of AI on Advanced Paste. (This was a hotfix for 0.81)
  • Added the Edge Workspaces plugin to PowerToys Run thirdPartyRunPlugins.md docs. Thanks @quachpas!
  • Removed the deprecated Guid plugin from PowerToys Run thirdPartyRunPlugins.md docs. Thanks @abduljawada!
  • Added the PowerHexInspector plugin to PowerToys Run thirdPartyRunPlugins.md docs. Thanks @NaroZeol!
  • Fixed a broken link in the communication-with-modules.md file. Thanks @PesBandi!
  • Updated COMMUNITY.md with missing and former members.

Development

  • Fixed ci UI tests to point to the correct Visual Studio vstest location after a Visual Studio upgrade. (This was a hotfix for 0.81)
  • Updated System.Drawing.Common to 8.0.6 to fix CI builds after the .NET 8.0.6 upgrade was released.
  • Removed an incorrect file reference to long removed documentation from the solution file. Thanks @Kissaki!
  • Upgraded Windows App SDK to 1.5.3.
  • Removed use of the BinaryFormatter API from Mouse Without Borders, which is expected to be deprecated in .NET 9.
  • The user scope installer is now sent to the Microsoft store instead of the machine scope installer.
  • Refactored Mouse Jump's internal code to allow for a future introduction of customizable appearance features. Thanks @mikeclayton!
  • Removed a noisy error from spell check ci runs.
  • Improved the ci agent pool selection code.
  • Updated Xamlstyler.console to 3.2404.2. Thanks @Jvr2022!
  • Updated UnitsNet to 5.50.0 Thanks @Jvr2022!
  • Replaced LPINPUT with std::vector of INPUT instances in Keyboard Manager internal code. Thanks @masaru-iritani!
  • Improved the Microsoft Store submission ci action to use the proper cli and authentication.
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