PowerToys, the official tool-set from Microsoft for Windows power users, received a big update earlier this month with version 0.97. As is the usually the case, whenever a big release lands, there are new bugs.
Today, Microsoft has released PowerToys version 0.97.1, a patch update focused on fixing stability issues that surfaced in the previous build. The release comes just weeks after the aforementioned version 0.97.0; it introduced new features such as CursorWrap and expanded support for the Command Palette, but at the same time the update also triggered crashes and glitches throughout several of the utilities. The latest update is thus a corrective release meant to address many such problems.
Advanced Paste sees a fix for a crash in the Settings UI caused by incorrect null-check handling. Command Palette has received fixes to bugs that led to inconsistent behavior when switching between commands. Peek, the file preview tool, should see reduced random crashes, while PowerRename issues regarding bulk renaming operations should be resolved.
CursorWrap, one of the headline features of the last release, was refined to better handle multi-monitor setups, automatically adapting when users switch between laptop and desktop environments. The Runner tray icon also received fixes to improve right-click menu behavior and icon consistency.
The full changelog is given below:
Advanced Paste
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#44862: Fixed Settings UI advanced paste page crash by using correct settings repository for null checking.
Command Palette
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#44886: Fixed personalization section not appearing by using latest MSIX for installation.
- #44938: Fixed loading of icons from internet shortcuts.
- #45076: Fixed potential deadlock from lazy-loading AppListItem details.
Cursor Wrap
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#44936: Added improved multi-monitor support; Added laptop lid close detection for dynamic monitor topology updates.
- #44936: Added new settings dropdown to constrain wrapping to horizontal-only, vertical-only, or both directions.
Peek
- #44995: Fixed Space key triggering Peek during file rename, search, or address bar typing.
PowerRename
- #44944: Fixed regex
$not working, preventing users from adding text at the end of filenames.
Runner
- #44931: Monochrome tray icon now adapts to Windows system theme instead of app theme.
- #44982: Fixed right-click menu to dynamically update based on Quick Access enabled/disabled state.
GPO / Enterprise
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#45028: Added CursorWrap policy definition to ADMX templates.
You can download the new version from this page here on the official GitHub repo of PowerToys.