# PowerToys v0.101.2242.0 — Preview v0.101.2242.0

- Product: PowerToys (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/powertoys)
- Vendor: Microsoft
- Date: 2026-08-13
- Version: v0.101.2242.0
- Original notes: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases/tag/v0.101.2242.0
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/powertoys/releases/v0.101.2242.0
- Labels: Pre-release

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- **added** — FancyZones: Added opt-in monitor window rotation with a configurable hotkey and directional preview
- **changed** — Command Palette: Improved search relevance and responsiveness across ranking, provider weighting, and recent commands
- **fixed** — Command Palette: Fixed dock-band activation and cleanup so Performance Monitor bands do not become stuck during dock rebuilds or race with late subscriptions
- **changed** — Updated the pinned .NET SDK and servicing runtime packages to 10.0.11

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#### Preview v0.101.2242.0

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

##### Installer Hashes

| Description | Filename | sha256 hash |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Per user - x64 | [PowerToysUserSetup-0.101.2242.0-x64.exe][ptUserX64] | B8FC5941DDF7D4F6B2551F5CD846BFDE83C39D108EC63602FCE515EC244A88A1 |
| Per user - ARM64 | [PowerToysUserSetup-0.101.2242.0-arm64.exe][ptUserArm64] | BD954FD99E9FA881B58C2DE85F263F975B718AA336C94FE52F8C85DB8AACC9D6 |
| Machine wide - x64 | [PowerToysSetup-0.101.2242.0-x64.exe][ptMachineX64] | FA7B78FD7F8D99633C2A6AC18680A156DCF3B7D98E8DF8F6623519CA5CFFE707 |
| Machine wide - ARM64 | [PowerToysSetup-0.101.2242.0-arm64.exe][ptMachineArm64] | C2DDF6413139D7A48F6A6F452FCD3FF529745DB82B0AC3980B87A1464AB3EDD1 |

[ptUserX64]: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases/download/v0.101.2242.0/PowerToysUserSetup-0.101.2242.0-x64.exe
[ptUserArm64]: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases/download/v0.101.2242.0/PowerToysUserSetup-0.101.2242.0-arm64.exe
[ptMachineX64]: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases/download/v0.101.2242.0/PowerToysSetup-0.101.2242.0-x64.exe
[ptMachineArm64]: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases/download/v0.101.2242.0/PowerToysSetup-0.101.2242.0-arm64.exe

##### Highlights

- **FancyZones**: Added opt-in monitor window rotation with a configurable hotkey and directional preview.
- **Command Palette**: Improved search relevance and responsiveness across ranking, provider weighting, and recent commands.
- **Command Palette**: Improved dock-band lifecycle reliability to prevent Performance Monitor bands from becoming stuck.

##### Command Palette

- Fixed dock-band activation and cleanup so Performance Monitor bands do not become stuck during dock rebuilds or race with late subscriptions in [#49739](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/pull/49739) by [@jiripolasek](https://github.com/jiripolasek)
- Improved search relevance and responsiveness by consolidating ranking, provider weighting, recent-command scoring, and early-result rendering in [#49832](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/pull/49832)

##### FancyZones

- Added opt-in monitor window rotation so users can preview monitor content and move processable windows left or right with a configurable hotkey and arrow keys in [#48772](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/pull/48772) by [@APONTES19](https://github.com/APONTES19)

##### Development

- Updated the pinned .NET SDK and servicing runtime packages to 10.0.11 so CI builds use aligned framework versions in [#49847](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/pull/49847)
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