If you are unable to see the Apply button, press Alt+Space+X keys to maximize the window to view it. There are two additional settings to control the margin around the zones created at the bottom. You can also go for Focus mode where each window will be placed one on top of another. Here is how my desktop looks when divided into 5 zones.

You can click on the plus or minus icon to change this number. Open PowerToys and click on Edit zones under FancyZones.Ī new window will open with some pre-configured zones created for you. It is a fancy name for a utility tool, eh? This tool creates customized zones on your desktop for opening and positioning various open windows. The Overview link will open a guide posted on GitHub, and Video demo link will open in YouTube. The options are self-explanatory, and there is no need to change anything. The third option is the General Settings. When you launch PowerToys, you will see two tools listed in the left sidebar - Fancy Zones and Shortcut Guide. We checked that it’s safe.ĭouble-click on the file to begin the installation process. Note that the file has been signed by Janea Systems instead of Microsoft, for now.

Download the MSI file as shown in the screenshot. The first released version of PowerToys can be downloaded from the link below. For now, there are two utility tools available, but Microsoft has ten more in the pipeline. That will allow anyone to build productivity tools for Windows, helping users streamline their workflow. Microsoft made the announcement back in May saying the code for the entire suite will be released for the open-source community. Windows XP marked their demise, but they have come back from the dead. For example, tweaking the Windows UI, changing resolution, and so on. Well, PowerToys was a testing ground for developers to experiment and work on new utility tools. Microsoft introduced PowerToys with Windows 95 but discontinued it eventually.

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