v0.101.2312.0Pre-release
Preview v0.101.2312.0
Added 1
- Added regression coverage to keep custom actions in Advanced Paste compatible with OpenAI models that do not support reasoning-effort settings
Changed 1
- Moved the New badges from Shortcut Guide to Window Hopper across Settings and the welcome experience
Fixed 4
- Made Win+Shift+/ reliably open the full Shortcut Guide independently of Windows-key hold settings and remain visible after Win is released
- Preserved transparent backgrounds in SVG thumbnails in File Explorer instead of rendering them black
- Migrated legacy measurement-unit settings in Screen Ruler to prevent Settings from crashing when leaving the Screen Ruler page
- Fixed an image-resize resource leak in File Explorer SVG thumbnail handling
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PowerToys v0.101.2312.0 Preview
This preview release fixes Shortcut Guide activation, preserves transparency in SVG thumbnails, prevents a Screen Ruler settings crash, and updates Window Hopper discovery.
Installer Hashes
| Description | Filename | sha256 hash |
|---|---|---|
| Per user - x64 | PowerToysUserSetup-0.101.2312.0-x64.exe | 0CE7DC41F2CA13C93AFFAAE50CD4B681442D9FFC082078B8DA6EC14246157AC1 |
| Per user - ARM64 | PowerToysUserSetup-0.101.2312.0-arm64.exe | 5664F4582AFFDE22615A67BD96C4FE2E1C4F88D58E92BC3E2B19F006A0A54B90 |
| Machine wide - x64 | PowerToysSetup-0.101.2312.0-x64.exe | B0289AD15A29B6E2AC4DAC885ED1AB5311578F2BA1984BACDA319A0109C5F8E7 |
| Machine wide - ARM64 | PowerToysSetup-0.101.2312.0-arm64.exe | 89E5842A1C2515D6811589FD0B5032C6DFA4555FF56772E3CB5A9A466268D04E |
Highlights
- Shortcut Guide: Made
Win+Shift+/reliably open the full guide independently of Windows-key hold settings and remain visible after Win is released. - File Explorer: Preserved transparent backgrounds in SVG thumbnails instead of rendering them black.
- Screen Ruler: Migrated legacy measurement-unit settings to prevent Settings from crashing when leaving the Screen Ruler page.
- Window Hopper: Moved the New badges from Shortcut Guide to Window Hopper across Settings and the welcome experience.
Advanced Paste
- Added regression coverage to keep custom actions compatible with OpenAI models that do not support reasoning-effort settings in #49867 by @Sthitadhi1.
File Explorer
- Preserved transparent SVG thumbnail backgrounds and fixed an image-resize resource leak in #49301 by @pedrolamas.
PowerToys Run
- Added PoetSearch to the third-party plugin list for searching classical Chinese poetry in #49946 by @Greyaircraft.
Screen Ruler
- Migrated legacy measurement-unit values to valid settings, preventing Settings from crashing when navigating away from Screen Ruler in #49898.
Shortcut Guide
- Separated regular-hotkey activation from Windows-key hold activation, so
Win+Shift+/reliably opens the full guide and stays visible after Win is released in #50000 by @LegendaryBlair.
Window Hopper
- Moved the New badges from Shortcut Guide to Window Hopper throughout Settings and the welcome experience in #49995.
Development
- Separated common .NET project properties from WinRT-specific settings and made CI validation faster and more robust in #48059 by @daverayment.