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

@GunSpeed_BulletProof 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 10 ай бұрын

It will be...in a couple of years

@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.

@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 10 ай бұрын

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

@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...

@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

@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!

@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!

@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!

@PaulSmith-pl7fo Жыл бұрын

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

@thomaspc0 Жыл бұрын

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

@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!

@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!

@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.

@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!

@Shri_V Жыл бұрын

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

@iqbaliba Жыл бұрын

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

@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.

@karennguyen7083 Жыл бұрын

Amazing video again, Leila. Thank you so much ❤

@Fahad-AlGhamdi Жыл бұрын

Thank you for this simple explanation

@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.

@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!

@stefanopantaleoni9232 Жыл бұрын

Fancy Zone is something I've been wanting for years. I found some third-party apps long time ago, but they did not were as integrated as I wish they would be, and I stopped using them. I found some very nice, pretty advanced integrated tools on Linux, and I was wondering why Microsoft wouldn't catch up. Now I've discovered Fancy Zones, that makes me save a lot of time, and those scattered windows won't make me angry anymore!

@GaryJohnWalker1 Жыл бұрын

Terrific. I admit I've looked at powertoys every few years then forgot about them. But the current crop look really handy and I'm back on board with them. Thanks

@WebbChannel1 Жыл бұрын

Another excellent video - thank you!

@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!

@biohazard737 Жыл бұрын

Wow so many useful features! Thanks as always!!

@PaulNemchik Жыл бұрын

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

@ITGyaan Жыл бұрын

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

@neosinan1 Жыл бұрын

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

@SteveSwanson999 Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Can't wait to try

@manwinkler Жыл бұрын

Brilliant & Thank You

@antoniogarrido3058 Жыл бұрын

Excelent set of tools, thanks for sharing!👍

@OntarioAndrews415 Жыл бұрын

Brilliant! Thank you!

@kostaskolotouros4345 Жыл бұрын

Your videos are so professional! Well done!

@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.

@LeoAlves-dv8lx Жыл бұрын

I can't believe I never heard of PowerToys before, what an useful set of tools, when we install Windows Microsoft prefer to advertise some third-party apps than it's own useful software lol. Thank you very much, I'm so glad I found this video.

@hfftu Жыл бұрын

Fantastic tools Thanks Leila 😊

@andybeux Жыл бұрын

Great content Leila! Like always!

@Alyssa_aria Жыл бұрын

Thanks for this!

@thierryhoornaert9950 11 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!

@ericjohnson1470 Жыл бұрын

these are some great tools, thanks for sharing :)

@rlischer3 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for this!

@dylan4331 Жыл бұрын

Thanks 🧡 a great sharing :)

@Vangienator Жыл бұрын

You had me at mouse finder (I literally needed that 5 minutes before I started this video) and fancy zones sealed the deal. Thanks for this.

@davidcunningham2388 Жыл бұрын

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

@keion7938 Жыл бұрын

Really helpful!

@Saurabh.P Жыл бұрын

Window Walker is quite useful. Helps me find out opened application. It's much quicker than win+tab or alt+tab when you have too many apps open.

@terryherrin3388 Жыл бұрын

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

@kstaxman2 Жыл бұрын

Nice video power toys is a handy program but knowing it's features can be tough to figure out. A simple demo like your's really helps.. thanks you're on my subscribe list now that I've found you.

@chrism9037 Жыл бұрын

Very useful, thanks Leila!

@JOSHY78 Жыл бұрын

Cool,loved it

@metallmad77 Жыл бұрын

I personally loved the Color Picker, it helps a lot in my job as a developer

@jaypaans3471 Жыл бұрын

Just curious - do you have some software that kalibrated or changes the color/hue of the screen? 'cus I know that Color Picker is (usually) nor able to poke throught the altered colors...

@rohit_in Жыл бұрын

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

@doc_huebi Жыл бұрын

One of my favorite tools is the samradapps excel date picker, which let's you pick up dates in an excel sheet. MS haven't added something like this for decades which I don't understand.

@yousefhassan7365 Жыл бұрын

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

@tifouraamina1761 Жыл бұрын

😃amazing, I'll install it for sure 😎 you're the best Leila 🤩🤗👏👏👏

@therisingsun4828 Жыл бұрын

Will be downloading this today!

@dhammaplayer Жыл бұрын

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

@grsthapit Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your videos about tools.

@512Squared Жыл бұрын

Loved this video - so many goodies with PowerToys

@rizwansarfraz9936 Жыл бұрын

exactly what I needed, thanks ❤

@Watever44 8 ай бұрын

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

@theodorelapointe3624 Жыл бұрын

You made my life so easier, always on top was something i needed for a long time. Thank you very much

@LeilaGharani Жыл бұрын

Glad I could help!

@kingsfordgokah6240 Жыл бұрын

Great content, I will sure give it a try

@mouradje9027 Жыл бұрын

Hi Leila, you are doing an amazing job here! keep up the good work. I was wondering if you can make a video on how to convert normal date to Julian date showing only 3 digits. for example, 12/12/2022 convert to 346. I have never seen anyone talking about this formula and I thought you are the best one to make video on this issue. best of luck always

@kd5byb Жыл бұрын

Awesome!!! Thanks!

@elevencode99 Жыл бұрын

great tools, thanks

@vinaynagaonkar8592 Жыл бұрын

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

@suzannejohns4332 Жыл бұрын

First Leila I want to say thank you. Not only are you knowledgable but you have a beautiful demeanor & calming presence about you. I love your tutorials. You are my first "Go To" person whenever I have a problem that I need help with. Today, I have a simple request. Where do you get your sticky notes? The colored ones are not me. Actually, anyone can answer if you know the answer. Thanks to All

@mart99 Жыл бұрын

I already used some of the "toys", but your explanations revealed some hidden features I've not discovered yet.

@erfan_khaksar Жыл бұрын

It was great, thank you Leila

@PatchRowcester Жыл бұрын

This is very useful. Thanks!

@Baileys032 Жыл бұрын

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

@silverlicious2086 Жыл бұрын

Those are interesting utilities. Thanks for posting. Feel better soon and Happy Holidays.

@LeilaGharani Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Same to you!

@SevenExousia Жыл бұрын

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

@roeko10 Жыл бұрын

Amazing! thank you

@wawanbalik Жыл бұрын

Excellent presentation and a very useful video. Glad to see Microsoft picking up functions from Mac OS that are available by default because it makes the OS efficient and easy to use. Thank you L!

@LeilaGharani Жыл бұрын

You are welcome!

@yan5699 Жыл бұрын

Personal fave is definitely fancyzones! Thanks so much @Leila!

@h.f.4095 Жыл бұрын

excellent video!!. I'm sold.

@darkguardian1314 Жыл бұрын

It should be noted that if you install Power Toys, it will significantly increase your boot time at start-up. For me, it added 24 seconds from power on to Windows Desktop screen. I don't really use that much but will keep the software for future use. Thanks

@oo0Spyder0oo Жыл бұрын

Well don’t have it run on startup then.

@darkguardian1314 Жыл бұрын

@@oo0Spyder0oo Nope, not now. It's set up to do that by default.

@rvk8294 Жыл бұрын

OMG. I have been using 3rd party apps for all these features. You gave me a single solution for all these. Really helpful. Thanks

@LeilaGharani Жыл бұрын

Most welcome 😊

@furrukh66 9 ай бұрын

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

@AjayKumar-fd9mv Жыл бұрын

Great video,thanks

@rectify2003 Жыл бұрын

Some very useful ones Leila Merci

@itsattaullah Жыл бұрын

That's amazing I should try this 👍

@vijayarjunwadkar Жыл бұрын

Never knew these PowerToys! Thank you Leila for this quick tutorial to get started! 🙂I will use them now on.

@GratefulThird Жыл бұрын

I, too, had played with these years ago and dismissed them. This video has me excited. Thank you!

@LeilaGharani Жыл бұрын

I'm curious what will be your favorite.

@alex626ification Жыл бұрын

The always on top is a real game changer! Especially if you are using a touch screen applications.

@DigitalDesignsbyPJ Жыл бұрын

Some of these are pretty cool!!

@thebrutaltooth1506 Жыл бұрын

Useful, facy zones, ocr and mouse tools ftw!

@behramcooper3691 Жыл бұрын

Great tutorial. I will definitely download them and use them with my Windows 10 PC. Do the Power Toys start up automatically with Windows, or do I need to manually start them after every boot up?

@Jerome54DXB Жыл бұрын

I personally use the mouse finder during PowerPoint presentations for a better looking way to show things (IMO it looks much better than the default red dot pointer).

@LeilaGharani Жыл бұрын

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