Cool Free Windows Utilities to Use EVERYDAY

Cool Free Windows Utilities to Use EVERYDAY | PowerToys

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Dive into the world of Microsoft PowerToys, a set of professional tools designed to boost your productivity in Windows. This video is a comprehensive guide to PowerToys, showcasing its various free utilities and how they can enhance your Windows experience.
✨ Key Highlights:
▪️ Always on Top: Learn how to pin any window to stay always on top.
▪️ Awake: Keep your computer from sleeping during important tasks.
▪️ Text Extractor: Copy text from anywhere on your screen easily.
▪️ Mouse Utilities: Discover useful features like 'Find My Mouse' and 'Mouse Highlighter'.
▪️ Run/App Launcher: Quickly launch apps with a simple shortcut.
▪️ Screen Ruler: Measure pixels on your screen for precise image work.
▪️ Global Color Picker: Pick and use colors from anywhere on your screen.
▪️ Image Resizer: Resize multiple images at once with ease.
▪️ Fancy Zones: Customize your screen layout for multitasking.
▪️ More PowerToys: Explore additional tools like Keyboard Manager, PowerRename, Quick Accent, and Shortcut Guide.
With PowerToys you get a set of free AND super useful tools and utilities for customizing Windows. These free apps work with both Windows 10 and Windows 11.
They are designed to improve your Windows experience and give you additional functionality that Windows currently lacks.
PowerToys is free to download and use on Windows 10 and 11 PCs.
00:00 Microsoft PowerToys
00:59 How to Download and Install PowerToys
01:50 Always on Top
02:33 Awake
03:37 Text Extractor
04:22 Mouse Utilities
05:25 Run | App Launcher
05:38 Screen Ruler - Measure Pixels
06:14 Global Color Picker
07:20 Image Resizer
08:40 FancyZones - Custom Screen Regions
11:05 More PowerToys
11:31 Shortcut Guide
12:03 Wrap Up
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@LeilaGharani Жыл бұрын

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@uds.4679 Жыл бұрын

Hi, Hope you are feeling better now..

@sammourad4757 Жыл бұрын

Great tools. Thank you and take care of yourself.

@goppykrishna2613 Жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot and Hope you're fine

@gunspeedbulletproof8088 Жыл бұрын

اجر وعافية اخت ليلى 👩🏻‍⚕️

@LearningandTechnology Жыл бұрын

Hope you are feeling better - everything sounded fine!

@dominiqueleroy3826 Жыл бұрын

This should be by default on Windows !

@Na-uy4ot Жыл бұрын

But it's not...I bought a new laptop with windows 11 and still needed to download it.

@The_Penguin_City Жыл бұрын

You have this in KDE, Gnome, Cinnamon since ages.

@casey18982 9 ай бұрын

It will be...in a couple of years

@cwcole Жыл бұрын

This is one of the most comprehensive PowerToys overviews I have seen. Thank you! I remember using it on Windows 95 and 98. It certainly has come a long way since then.

@LeilaGharani Жыл бұрын

Thank you Craig.

@SanDiegan100 Жыл бұрын

This was an amazing presentation of something that has been hidden in plain sight!!

@polycrystallinecandy Жыл бұрын

They actually abandoned it and only brought it back a couple years ago. It's on github now.

@jaypaans3471 Жыл бұрын

And it's still under construction

@benbel3140 9 ай бұрын

Great video. But they have some bugs in a few features. I hope they will fix them soon.

@jonasfermefors Жыл бұрын

Great video - I use quite a few of these. Two other tips: 1) File Locksmith - checks which files are in use.. useful especially to see what is blocking a disk from being ejected or what files a process is locking. 2) Powertoys Run - has many uses. I use it to quickly launch apps and files, as a quick calculator, starting/stopping services, finding registry keys and more The power renamer is also good but takes a bit of work to get into.

@IsaSoandso Жыл бұрын

This is excellent to see. I had totally forgotten about PowerToys and used to have it as part of my standard toolkit back in the day. Thank you for such a great presentation on it overall, as well as going in depth on some of the most commonly used tools.

@faradraissa7805 Жыл бұрын

Thank you, Leila, for this in-depth tutorial. I've been using power toys for a while and am attempting to demonstrate them to coworkers. As I need to do a lot of online training, I use the Focus on the mouse the most. The list of shortcuts is one I was unaware of. I'm familiar with some of them, but this is such a creative way to present them. Thank you very much...

@rlischer3 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for this!

@Alyssa_aria Жыл бұрын

Thanks for this!

@OntarioAndrews415 Жыл бұрын

Brilliant! Thank you!

@SteveSwanson999 Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Can't wait to try

@supinderbabra7068 Жыл бұрын

Only yesterday I was wishing for more windows snap areas and then this video came out. Thank you Leila. This is God sent

@Fahad-AlGhamdi Жыл бұрын

Thank you for this simple explanation

@manwinkler Жыл бұрын

Brilliant & Thank You

@WebbChannel1 Жыл бұрын

Another excellent video - thank you!

@Shri_V Жыл бұрын

Awesome! I used to use Deskpins to keep a window on top but will switch to this now.

@thomaspc0 Жыл бұрын

I love utilities like this. I look forward to learning more about what it does.

@PaulSmith-pl7fo Жыл бұрын

Hi Leila. They are so much clearer when properly explained - thank you.

@keion7938 Жыл бұрын

Really helpful!

@wrockage Жыл бұрын

oh leila thank you so much. i read an article about this but suffice it to say this makes things much clearer! i have been scouring the internet for something like fancy zones and can't wait to try it. thanks for sharing!

@iqbaliba Жыл бұрын

WOW, that is amazing. I’m in need of few already. Thank you so much.

@therisingsun4828 Жыл бұрын

Will be downloading this today!

@rizwansarfraz9936 Жыл бұрын

exactly what I needed, thanks ❤

@karennguyen7083 Жыл бұрын

Amazing video again, Leila. Thank you so much ❤

@Haulin81 Жыл бұрын

I wish she would have told us about the margin toggle switch with fancy zones. It took a while to turn them off. Thank you Leila! I appreciate all you do! I bought 3 of your MS Power courses!

@YashKapta 11 ай бұрын

Definitely trying!

@hfftu Жыл бұрын

Fantastic tools Thanks Leila 😊

@PatrickKalinowski Жыл бұрын

I have known about Powertoys for years. But I do not use them often. You explain their usefulness in a crystal clear way, calm and to the point. Thank you!

@JOSHY78 Жыл бұрын

Cool,loved it

@dylan4331 Жыл бұрын

Thanks 🧡 a great sharing :)

@Watever44 7 ай бұрын

I had no idea. This will change the way I work. ! Thank you

@kd5byb Жыл бұрын

Awesome!!! Thanks!

@AjayKumar-fd9mv Жыл бұрын

Great video,thanks

@grsthapit 11 ай бұрын

Thank you for your videos about tools.

@roeko10 11 ай бұрын

Amazing! thank you

@biohazard737 Жыл бұрын

Wow so many useful features! Thanks as always!!

@elevencode99 Жыл бұрын

great tools, thanks

@kostaskolotouros4345 Жыл бұрын

Your videos are so professional! Well done!

@seraphuziel Жыл бұрын

Thank you for these!!

@brucebarrera2730 Жыл бұрын

Thank you Leila.

@terryherrin3388 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!! Never knew and now I do!!! :)

@VulpineKING Жыл бұрын

extremely grateful for this ! Obviously always on top is really helpful, but extracting text from photos excites me. People screenshot me daily and this will reduce my time significantly! Thank you for all you do!

@siyabulelatshali1012 Жыл бұрын

More than useful.

@sayedhofiani8041 Жыл бұрын

loved this.

@PaulNemchik Жыл бұрын

Thanks for this video , A lot of useful short cut keys were presented here

@neosinan1 Жыл бұрын

I was using fancy zones for awhile but boy did I miss a lot of useful stuff for many years. Thanks

@h.f.4095 Жыл бұрын

excellent video!!. I'm sold.

@rohit_in Жыл бұрын

Thank you for making this video. All these tools are very useful.

@chrism9037 Жыл бұрын

Very useful, thanks Leila!

@rectify2003 Жыл бұрын

Some very useful ones Leila Merci

@antoniogarrido3058 Жыл бұрын

Excelent set of tools, thanks for sharing!👍

@RishabhGuptaguptarishabh Жыл бұрын

THANK YOU.

@charlesbonfante9188 Жыл бұрын

Just wanted to say Thank you. I've been meaning to get into power toys for some time and I love how succinct and relevant you made it. Great job!

@LeilaGharani Жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thank you!

@512Squared Жыл бұрын

Loved this video - so many goodies with PowerToys

@itsattaullah Жыл бұрын

That's amazing I should try this 👍

@erfan_khaksar Жыл бұрын

It was great, thank you Leila

@vlord1000 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for this..

@tavodel1979 Жыл бұрын

Great video, thanks !

@LeilaGharani Жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it!

@ericjohnson1470 Жыл бұрын

these are some great tools, thanks for sharing :)

@dhammaplayer Жыл бұрын

Win+Shift+T, didn't know. Thank you very much & Happy Christmas

@w6263 Жыл бұрын

Fabulous! Didn't even know these existed. Love it when find new features. Already loving the 'Always on top'. Much appreciated for the video. Thank you.

@andybeux Жыл бұрын

Great content Leila! Like always!

@SyedMuzammilMahasanShahi Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the share.

@moltenpros Жыл бұрын

Excellent!

@DigitalDesignsbyPJ 11 ай бұрын

Some of these are pretty cool!!

@triplex86 Жыл бұрын

Wow! That was like being shown Aladdin's cave, full of treasures. I've already downloaded it and now tweaking it for what I need. Thank you so much for this - very useful indeed.

@LeilaGharani Жыл бұрын

Glad you like it!

@enadio9398 Жыл бұрын

Wow thanks!

@winwinis3483 Жыл бұрын

Brilliant thanks

@eastwind3550 Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much

@thebrutaltooth1506 Жыл бұрын

Useful, facy zones, ocr and mouse tools ftw!

@PatchRowcester Жыл бұрын

This is very useful. Thanks!

@kewltracks3454 Жыл бұрын

I am glad that the PowerToys are back, at least I think they were taken away some years ago. I am definitely going to add them to my toolbox! Thanks Leila. Happy holidays!

@ITGyaan Жыл бұрын

Great Tool, Thanks for sharing I think Always on top and Bulk image resize will help me.

@mmsalem Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@Baileys032 Жыл бұрын

That's an amazing video. Thank you for your effort.

@jankrzykwa5522 Жыл бұрын

I've been using Fancy Zones for 6 months or so and LOVE it!!

@LeilaGharani Жыл бұрын

It's awesome!

@kingsfordgokah6240 Жыл бұрын

Great content, I will sure give it a try

@georgedimakopoulos Жыл бұрын

thank you !!

@arvindr2101 Жыл бұрын

Super for giving this utility. I have started using it right now.

@LeilaGharani Жыл бұрын

Excellent!

@MrPicky Жыл бұрын

Brilliant video - thanks 👍👍👍👍😃😃

@LeilaGharani Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

@yadavvml Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the informative video Ms. Leila.. 🙂

@mihai3094 Жыл бұрын

This is just amazing! Thank you!

@LeilaGharani Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@bcwest619 Жыл бұрын

I am a data analyst and work on a 50 inch 4k TV as my monitor. It would be a huge pain if I didn't have Fancy Zones. It's so incredible! I have a bunch of different layouts that I can activate with hotkeys depending on what I'm working on.

@taizoondean689 Жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍

@Betruet Жыл бұрын

The Zone one is pretty neat thanks

@jojpajaonao 11 ай бұрын

Thank you for thin video 👌🏻

@davidcunningham2388 Жыл бұрын

I really enjoy your videos! Thanks for taking the time to share them!

@vinaynagaonkar8592 Жыл бұрын

Thank you Madam, its always enriching to watch your videos, I am learning a lot about MS OFFICE

@kevinme Жыл бұрын

this is definitely going to be one of those apps to always have installed on my computer!

@lindamood6268 Жыл бұрын

So glad you covered PowerToys, ever since I discovered it it's been an absolute *must* on any computer I use regularly! My favorite is definitely Fancy Zones, I'm the type of person who likes every window to have its place, but I'm far too impatient to set them manually every time!

@furrukh66 8 ай бұрын

You are genius Leila Gharani. I appreciated your tips for windows and other application programs.

@SevenExousia Жыл бұрын

Oh wow. Thanks for the informative video. I've been wishing for some of those features for years.

@stappys Жыл бұрын

I have always loved power toys and they change how I use windows. Truthful I thought it had been discontinued. Thanks for showing the updated toys! I used to use always on top exactly like you to keep my stickies where I can see them.

@Ramsesromay 11 ай бұрын

Amazing video.

@goldilocks1964 Жыл бұрын

Another amazing instructional video as always, Leila! Thank you for making it and sharing these helpful tools. I was happy that my IT department authorized installing PowerToys and I'm sorry I didn't watch this one and ask them about it 6 months ago! Wow, so many favorites! Paste as Plain Text, Always on Top, Find My Mouse/Highlighter, Color Picker, and Zones are very handy to my work! Building new muscle-memory keystroke habits to activate them will be the key that allows me remove my newest PostIt note that's now affixed to my monitor haha. Thank you again for the excellent video.

@johnkupa8885 Жыл бұрын

thanks so much

@ePCAYT Жыл бұрын

GREAT summary. All appear incredibly useful. THANK YOU!

@LeilaGharani Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@yousefhassan7365 Жыл бұрын

My life is getting easier with every video you upload thanks ❤

@NamNguyen-gb5eg Жыл бұрын

Think you so much for this useful information

@LeilaGharani Жыл бұрын

It's my pleasure

@The_1two3 Жыл бұрын

Really powerful 👍

@thierryhoornaert9950 10 ай бұрын

I already used the Find my mouse in combination with the CTRL-radar, the Windows+V (multi-clipboard, the Paste as Text. I will probably use the Pick color and the Keep in front a lot! Thanks for the great presentation!