Every so often, a tool comes along that changes how you work, and makes you wish that you’d started using it sooner. For me, that tool is FancyZones, which is technically a feature of Microsoft’s ...

It's easy to complain about Windows 11 feeling stagnant or only forcing customers to use features they don't care about, and it's fairly clear why we do that. There isn't a whole lot of exciting stuff ...

Effortlessly arrange your Windows 10 apps with custom layouts in FancyZones. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Whether you're ...

Following the big PowerToys 0.75 release on Monday, Microsoft pushed a quick bug-fixing update to resolve issues with two PowerToys modules—FancyZones and PowerToys Run. Windows apps should now snap ...

For those longing for the days of Windows 95 and its useful collection of PowerToys utilities, Microsoft is letting you add helpful little extensions that make Microsoft's desktop more delightful to ...

Before I moved away from Windows as my primary operating system, I fell in love with a tool called FancyZones. It's included in Microsoft's PowerToys suite, and if it's not clear, Microsoft also makes ...

Developers have released a modest but important update for the open-sourced rendition of Microsoft's 1990s-era PowerToys Windows power-user utility. PowerToys, for those too young to experience ...

If you use FancyZones or a lot of windowed apps, then Copilot isn't going to be your best friend yet. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...

Question: What are Windows PowerToys, and do I need them? Answer:Windows PowerToys have been around in various forms since the Windows 95 era. Microsoft created a set of tools that “power users” could ...

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