PowerToys Alternatives
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winget-cli
Windows Package Manager CLI (aka winget)
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Terminal
The new Windows Terminal and the original Windows console host, all in the same place! [Moved to: https://github.com/microsoft/terminal]
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Uno Platform
Pixel-Perfect Multi-Platform Applications with C# and XAML. Build single-codebase applications for Windows, Web, Linux, macOS, iOS and Android with open-source Uno Platform. Fluent and Material design included in-the-box. Try now via 3 min tutorial.
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barrier
Open-source KVM software
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QuickLook
Bring macOS “Quick Look” feature to Windows
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T-Clock
Highly configurable Windows taskbar clock
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sharp
High performance Node.js image processing, the fastest module to resize JPEG, PNG, WebP, AVIF and TIFF images. Uses the libvips library.
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scoop
A command-line installer for Windows.
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Scout
Get performance insights in less than 4 minutes. Scout APM uses tracing logic that ties bottlenecks to source code so you know the exact line of code causing performance issues and can get back to building a great product faster.
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Microsoft-Activation-Scripts
A collection of scripts for activating Microsoft products using HWID / KMS38 / Online KMS activation methods with a focus on open-source code, less antivirus detection and user-friendliness.
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timeliner
All your digital life on a single timeline, stored locally
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Aerial
Aerial Apple TV screen saver for Windows (by cDima)
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miniMACRO5
Macropad based on Arduino Pro Micro with support for combination of up to 5 rotary encoders or 5 mechanical switches
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Windows10Debloater
Script to remove Windows 10 bloatware.
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processhacker
A free, powerful, multi-purpose tool that helps you monitor system resources, debug software and detect malware.
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bug.n
Tiling Window Manager for Windows
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Bulk-Crap-Uninstaller
Remove large amounts of unwanted applications quickly.
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kmonad
An advanced keyboard manager
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windows-terminal-quake
Companion program for the new Windows Terminal that enables Quake-style drop down
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plugins-extra
These are highly unstable, buggy, incomplete plugins that are not included with Process Hacker by default.
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hunt-and-peck
Simple vimium/vimperator style navigation for Windows applications based on the UI Automation framework.
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PyleWM
A utility for tiling window management keybindings on Microsoft Windows, inspired by use of i3/awesome.
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FN lock
I had wondered this too; turns out you can reprogram/remap some of the keys if you download Microsofts' PowerToys, which has a key-remapping feature (download here: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys).
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How can I switch the Z and Y key?
Have you tried PowerToys?
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Snapping/Window Management that works with Citrix apps.
Does NOT work with FancyZones. You can drag windows to the zones, but they don't resize. Looks like the developers have given up on trying to fix it and basically said the problem is on Citrix's end
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I recreated Microsoft PowerToys Run (like Spotlight for Windows) using Fluent UI’s acrylic material and the current search layout.
You should submit your idea to the powertoys community, they might implement it in a future update. PowerToys GitHub
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Change Win + Shift + S default Snip & Sketch key bind?
I've never tried it but PowerToys has a keyboard shortcut editor, maybe try that, it's a Microsoft software.
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Struggling to go fullscreen in games
My problem was from Windows PowerToys: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/issues/8976
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LPT we all know about CTRL + C, CTRL + V. But how about WIN + V instead of CTRL + V. It brings up the clippboard and lets you paste anything that has been copied previously. Super useful when copypasting different stuff multiple times.
If anyone wants to know about windows shortcuts, the most commonly used ones. You can download a tool called powertoys. After installing it, long pressing windows button will display the shortcuts on the screen. https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys Powertoys is a great tool. It has other features too like image resizing, color picker, etc.
- Bulk extension change help
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[HDTVTest] Cheaper 48-inch OLED TV Coming As LG Display Increase Production to 1 Million Panels
Heck, if you're OK with having a vertical resolution of "only" 1920p, then you could even use FancyZones combined with a black desktop background to configure things to primarily only use the bottom 1920px half of the screen, effectively resulting in an 9:8 ratio 2160x1920 display while still leaving you the option to use the upper half if you really need it.
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Is there anything like KRunner on windows?
There's PowerToys Runner. There is a detailed overview here of what it can do.
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Visual shortcut interface
Repo link : https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases/latest Direct Link : https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases/latest
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For those who use Windows on an everyday basis, what's stopped you from going over to Mac?
I don't know why. I just seem to hate macOS and Linux. I started using Windows since I was 4 years old and I still don't have any major complaints. In fact they are already addressing my minor complaints with Windows Terminal, PowerToys and WinGet
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If you weren't aware, you can now use the new Windows 10 color picker tool with Microsofts PowerToys
Direct link: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases/tag/v0.31.2
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Easily Bulk Rename Files on Windows
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microsoft/PowerToys is an open source project licensed under MIT License which is an OSI approved license.