# PowerToys v0.101.2312.0 — Preview v0.101.2312.0

- Product: PowerToys (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/powertoys)
- Vendor: Microsoft
- Date: 2026-08-19
- Version: v0.101.2312.0
- Original notes: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases/tag/v0.101.2312.0
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/powertoys/releases/v0.101.2312.0
- Labels: Pre-release

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- **fixed** — Made Win+Shift+/ reliably open the full Shortcut Guide independently of Windows-key hold settings and remain visible after Win is released
- **fixed** — Preserved transparent backgrounds in SVG thumbnails in File Explorer instead of rendering them black
- **fixed** — Migrated legacy measurement-unit settings in Screen Ruler to prevent Settings from crashing when leaving the Screen Ruler page
- **changed** — Moved the New badges from Shortcut Guide to Window Hopper across Settings and the welcome experience
- **added** — Added regression coverage to keep custom actions in Advanced Paste compatible with OpenAI models that do not support reasoning-effort settings
- **fixed** — 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][ptUserX64] | 0CE7DC41F2CA13C93AFFAAE50CD4B681442D9FFC082078B8DA6EC14246157AC1 |
| Per user - ARM64 | [PowerToysUserSetup-0.101.2312.0-arm64.exe][ptUserArm64] | 5664F4582AFFDE22615A67BD96C4FE2E1C4F88D58E92BC3E2B19F006A0A54B90 |
| Machine wide - x64 | [PowerToysSetup-0.101.2312.0-x64.exe][ptMachineX64] | B0289AD15A29B6E2AC4DAC885ED1AB5311578F2BA1984BACDA319A0109C5F8E7 |
| Machine wide - ARM64 | [PowerToysSetup-0.101.2312.0-arm64.exe][ptMachineArm64] | 89E5842A1C2515D6811589FD0B5032C6DFA4555FF56772E3CB5A9A466268D04E |

[ptUserX64]: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases/download/v0.101.2312.0/PowerToysUserSetup-0.101.2312.0-x64.exe
[ptUserArm64]: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases/download/v0.101.2312.0/PowerToysUserSetup-0.101.2312.0-arm64.exe
[ptMachineX64]: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases/download/v0.101.2312.0/PowerToysSetup-0.101.2312.0-x64.exe
[ptMachineArm64]: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases/download/v0.101.2312.0/PowerToysSetup-0.101.2312.0-arm64.exe

##### 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](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/pull/49867) by [@Sthitadhi1](https://github.com/Sthitadhi1).

##### File Explorer

- Preserved transparent SVG thumbnail backgrounds and fixed an image-resize resource leak in [#49301](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/pull/49301) by [@pedrolamas](https://github.com/pedrolamas).

##### PowerToys Run

- Added PoetSearch to the third-party plugin list for searching classical Chinese poetry in [#49946](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/pull/49946) by [@Greyaircraft](https://github.com/Greyaircraft).

##### Screen Ruler

- Migrated legacy measurement-unit values to valid settings, preventing Settings from crashing when navigating away from Screen Ruler in [#49898](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/pull/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](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/pull/50000) by [@LegendaryBlair](https://github.com/LegendaryBlair).

##### Window Hopper

- Moved the New badges from Shortcut Guide to Window Hopper throughout Settings and the welcome experience in [#49995](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/pull/49995).

##### Development

- Separated common .NET project properties from WinRT-specific settings and made CI validation faster and more robust in [#48059](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/pull/48059) by [@daverayment](https://github.com/daverayment).
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