# PowerToys v0.101.2323.0 — Preview v0.101.2323.0

- Product: PowerToys (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/powertoys)
- Vendor: Microsoft
- Date: 2026-08-21
- Version: v0.101.2323.0
- Original notes: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases/tag/v0.101.2323.0
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/powertoys/releases/v0.101.2323.0
- Labels: Pre-release

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- **fixed** — Prevented manual update checks from overwriting enabled module states when Settings held stale or default values
- **fixed** — Restored excluded-app filtering for Shortcut Guide on regular-hotkey and Windows-key-hold activations
- **fixed** — Corrected automated issue triage to no longer manage version labels and better recognize concise reproduction steps
- **added** — Added attribution for Wzhudev's AltBackTick work to the Window Hopper settings page

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#### PowerToys v0.101.2323.0 Preview

This preview release prevents update checks from resetting enabled modules, restores Shortcut Guide exclusions, and improves issue-triage accuracy.

##### Installer Hashes

| Description | Filename | sha256 hash |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Per user - x64 | [PowerToysUserSetup-0.101.2323.0-x64.exe][ptUserX64] | BBC4B04CB626CAADF99C87610425F23EF3F45CCE3A81B34BFC695A2B7293FEE8 |
| Per user - ARM64 | [PowerToysUserSetup-0.101.2323.0-arm64.exe][ptUserArm64] | 5284241DAE076E26C0F551C50BA11610D4182681F05E41368C8A540076FC9281 |
| Machine wide - x64 | [PowerToysSetup-0.101.2323.0-x64.exe][ptMachineX64] | 1C31ACFEA3003543E390E6FE4414CB5F71CB56AF8D9210DB522433EE381F43C1 |
| Machine wide - ARM64 | [PowerToysSetup-0.101.2323.0-arm64.exe][ptMachineArm64] | 5A44BFC48381BEB8E03A12B7C7AC7BD60F1632F9C51A008D2D1E4AAC36C4922A |

[ptUserX64]: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases/download/v0.101.2323.0/PowerToysUserSetup-0.101.2323.0-x64.exe
[ptUserArm64]: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases/download/v0.101.2323.0/PowerToysUserSetup-0.101.2323.0-arm64.exe
[ptMachineX64]: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases/download/v0.101.2323.0/PowerToysSetup-0.101.2323.0-x64.exe
[ptMachineArm64]: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases/download/v0.101.2323.0/PowerToysSetup-0.101.2323.0-arm64.exe

##### Highlights

- **Settings**: Prevented manual update checks from overwriting enabled module states when Settings held stale or default values.
- **Shortcut Guide**: Restored excluded-app filtering for regular-hotkey and Windows-key-hold activations, including newly saved exclusions.
- **Issue triage**: Preserved reported version labels and recognized more natural-language reproduction steps.

##### General

- Added attribution for Wzhudev's AltBackTick work to the Window Hopper settings page in [#49962](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/pull/49962).
- Corrected automated issue triage so it no longer manages version labels and better recognizes concise reproduction steps in [#49999](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/pull/49999).
- Prevented update checks from sending or applying stale general settings that could reset enabled modules in [#50018](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/pull/50018).
- Restored Shortcut Guide excluded-app filtering on every hidden-overlay activation while preserving visible-overlay close and promotion behavior in [#50046](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/pull/50046) by [@LegendaryBlair](https://github.com/LegendaryBlair).
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