# PowerToys v0.101.2211.0 — Preview v0.101.2211.0

- Product: PowerToys (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/powertoys)
- Vendor: Microsoft
- Date: 2026-08-10
- Version: v0.101.2211.0
- Original notes: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases/tag/v0.101.2211.0
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/powertoys/releases/v0.101.2211.0
- Labels: Pre-release

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- **added** — Added an on-device Phi Silica provider and more per-action AI customization options to Advanced Paste
- **added** — Added an update channel selector to Settings
- **added** — Added a guided Bug Report flow with progress and a GitHub shortcut to Settings
- **added** — Added a command to choose a preferred network adapter in Command Palette
- **added** — Added dedicated preview-release versioning and update-channel support so preview builds can be published and tested independently from stable releases
- **changed** — Improved dialog handling in Command Palette by expanding out of compact mode when confirmation dialogs are needed
- **changed** — Improved icon loading responsiveness in Command Palette by removing broad adaptive-cache locks
- **changed** — Made icon loading more reliable in Command Palette by separating in-flight requests from cached results during concurrent loads
- **changed** — Simplified the default Performance Monitor dock in Command Palette to show CPU, RAM, and a separate network-speed band more clearly
- **changed** — Aggregated network usage across adapters by default in Command Palette
- **changed** — Reduced Command Palette memory retention when top-level commands and dock bands are reloaded, removed, or disabled
- **changed** — Improved cleanup in Command Palette when commands or parameter lists are replaced
- **changed** — Released extension-owned objects more completely in Command Palette after navigation to reduce lingering memory use
- **changed** — Reduced unnecessary refresh work in the Performance Monitor disk widget so metrics update with less overhead
- **changed** — Made Always On Top frame render as a solid border when opacity is set to 100%
- **changed** — Improved shutdown behavior across FancyZones, Grab And Move, and Always On Top
- **changed** — Moved Mouse Jump to the newer WinUI app architecture and packaged its new binaries into signed release builds
- **changed** — Made press-and-hold activation in Quick Accent cancel cleanly so the picker appears only when intended
- **fixed** — Fixed the elevated Run Program browse flow in the new Keyboard Manager editor
- **fixed** — Fixed a Command Palette SDK subscription issue so replaced commands stop holding on to stale handlers
- **fixed** — Kept Command Palette Settings titlebar colors correct after theme changes

#### Preview v0.101.2211.0

This preview includes the latest features, fixes, and improvements for PowerToys v0.101.

##### Installer Hashes

| Description | Filename | sha256 hash |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Per user - x64 | [PowerToysUserSetup-0.101.2211.0-x64.exe][ptUserX64] | 247E6F871DE093BACDC9114B2BD6F0472337CCAF17F94205FDC96D2758B63877 |
| Per user - ARM64 | [PowerToysUserSetup-0.101.2211.0-arm64.exe][ptUserArm64] | B3956757E13073C8AC7A9EB91BE5C52DCA878F794251CB722F49E8245AC531FC |
| Machine wide - x64 | [PowerToysSetup-0.101.2211.0-x64.exe][ptMachineX64] | 4A08F463BF2D6E0605B366381CDD61CC49E5FE65C5C433911DBB5E007384E5E0 |
| Machine wide - ARM64 | [PowerToysSetup-0.101.2211.0-arm64.exe][ptMachineArm64] | 7C20CEA0CB02F3934549A516C2B34A38C22404C15E992AC9A9BBC2B724B130EE |

[ptUserX64]: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases/download/v0.101.2211.0/PowerToysUserSetup-0.101.2211.0-x64.exe
[ptUserArm64]: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases/download/v0.101.2211.0/PowerToysUserSetup-0.101.2211.0-arm64.exe
[ptMachineX64]: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases/download/v0.101.2211.0/PowerToysSetup-0.101.2211.0-x64.exe
[ptMachineArm64]: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases/download/v0.101.2211.0/PowerToysSetup-0.101.2211.0-arm64.exe

##### Highlights

- **Advanced Paste**: Added an on-device Phi Silica provider and more per-action AI customization options.
- **Command Palette**: Improved dialog handling, icon loading, memory cleanup, theme behavior, and dock performance monitoring.
- **Window management**: Improved shutdown behavior across FancyZones, Grab And Move, and Always On Top, and made Always On Top borders render solidly at full opacity.
- **Keyboard Manager**: Fixed the elevated Run Program browse flow in the new editor.
- **Mouse Jump**: Moved Mouse Jump to the newer WinUI app architecture and packaged its new binaries into signed release builds.
- **Settings**: Added an update channel selector and a guided Bug Report flow with progress and a GitHub shortcut.
- **Quick Accent**: Made press-and-hold activation cancel cleanly so the picker appears only when intended.
- **Preview releases**: Added dedicated preview-release versioning and update-channel support so preview builds can be published and tested independently from stable releases.

##### Development

- Improved the release pipeline's version recovery flow so automatic builds and manual version overrides can continue after daily counter exhaustion in [#49745](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/pull/49745) by [@LegendaryBlair](https://github.com/LegendaryBlair)
- Advanced the checked-in release train to 0.101 so future automatic builds target the new version series in [#49795](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/pull/49795) by [@LegendaryBlair](https://github.com/LegendaryBlair)

##### Advanced Paste

- Added an on-device Phi Silica AI paste provider plus per-action prompts, provider selection, and extra custom actions in [#46727](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/pull/46727) by [@khmyznikov](https://github.com/khmyznikov)

##### Always On Top

- Made the Always On Top frame render as a solid border when opacity is set to 100% in [#49698](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/pull/49698) by [@crutkas](https://github.com/crutkas)

##### Command Palette

- Kept confirmation dialogs visible by expanding out of compact mode when needed in [#49451](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/pull/49451) by [@zadjii-msft](https://github.com/zadjii-msft)
- Restored Command Palette page icons that change at runtime in [#49672](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/pull/49672) by [@jiripolasek](https://github.com/jiripolasek)
- Simplified the default Performance Monitor dock to show CPU, RAM, and a separate network-speed band more clearly in [#49674](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/pull/49674) by [@jiripolasek](https://github.com/jiripolasek)
- Aggregated network usage acro

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