In 2019, Microsoft partnered with Janea Systems and released the first two PowerToys for Windows 10, accompanied by a promise of more releases in the near future. (With the general release of Microsoft Windows 11, developers are now referring to this project as Microsoft PowerToys rather than Windows 10 PowerToys.) A set of slightly unusual free Windows tools has been a part of the Windows operating system landscape since Windows 95, but their availability was noticeably absent for Windows 10 and Windows 11 - at least until September 2019. Microsoft’s acknowledgment of this force of human nature is the Microsoft PowerToys download. How to connect an Apple wireless keyboard to Windows 10 Microsoft offers Windows 11 for HoloLens 2 Windows 11 update brings Bing Chat into the taskbar Microsoft PowerToys 0.69.0: A breakdown of the new Registry Preview app SEE: Microsoft Universal Windows Platform Expert Bundle (TechRepublic Academy) Must-read Windows coverage The iteration of an operating system, no matter how well it works, is just part of human nature, and it cannot be suppressed.

No matter how many features Microsoft crams into its Windows 10 operating system, there will always be users looking for a faster, better or - at the very least - different way of doing things. Users are always searching for ways to make their computing lives better, and the Microsoft PowerToys are made specifically for this purpose.

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