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# Overview

PowerToys is a set of utilities for power users to tune and streamline their Windows experience for greater productivity.
<img align="right" width="200" src="./doc/images/Logo.jpg">

Inspired by the [Windows 95 era PowerToys project](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_PowerToys), this reboot provides power users with ways to squeeze more efficiency out of the Windows 10 shell and customize it for individual workflows. A great overview of the Windows 95 PowerToys can be found [here](https://socket3.wordpress.com/2016/10/22/using-windows-95-powertoys/).
PowerToys is a set of utilities for power users to tune and streamline their Windows experience for greater productivity. Inspired by the [Windows 95 era PowerToys project](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_PowerToys), this reboot provides power users with ways to squeeze more efficiency out of the Windows 10 shell and customize it for individual workflows. A great overview of the Windows 95 PowerToys can be found [here](https://socket3.wordpress.com/2016/10/22/using-windows-95-powertoys/).

![logo](doc/images/Logo.jpg)
## Build Status

[![Build Status](https://dev.azure.com/ms/PowerToys/_apis/build/status/microsoft.PowerToys?branchName=master)](https://dev.azure.com/ms/PowerToys/_build?definitionId=35096)

## Installation

_(Note: in order to run PowerToys, you'll need to be running at least Windows build 17134 or higher. Also, PowerToys does not currently support Windows ARM machines)_
_**Note:** in order to run PowerToys, you'll need to be running at least Windows build 17134 or higher._

The latest release of PowerToys can be downloaded currently a few different ways. Our current recommended way is via GitHub.

| x64 | x86 | ARM |
|:---:|:---:|:---:|
| Supported | [Issue #620](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/issues/602) | [Issue #490](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/issues/490)|

### GitHub

The preview of these utilities can be installed from the [PowerToys GitHub releases page](https://github.com/Microsoft/powertoys/releases). Click on `Assets` to show the files available in the release and then click on `PowerToysSetup.msi` to download the PowerToys installer. <br />
PDB symbols for the release are available in a separate zip file `PDB symbols.zip`.

### Windows Store

On backlog, [Issue #413](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/issues/413)

### Chocolatey (Unofficial)

Download and upgrade PowerToys from [Chocolatey](https://chocolatey.org).
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If you have any issues when installing/upgrading the package please go to the [package page](https://chocolatey.org/packages/powertoys) and follow the [Chocolatey triage process](https://chocolatey.org/docs/package-triage-process)

## Build Status

[![Build Status](https://dev.azure.com/ms/PowerToys/_apis/build/status/microsoft.PowerToys?branchName=master)](https://dev.azure.com/ms/PowerToys/_build?definitionId=35096)

## PowerToy Utilities

### FancyZones
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