Post by drcard on Feb 17, 2020 17:07:35 GMT -5
PowerToys for Windows 10
Overview:
Since Windows 95 each version of Windows has had available a group of utility programs that makes using that version of Windows easier. This group of utilities is called PowerToys. PowerToys are not installed with Windows and must be added after Windows has been installed. What follows is a brief guide of what each PowerToy does and a link to download the PowerToys for Windows 10
Windows 10 PowerToys:
Fancy Zones
Fancy Zones is for multi-tasking where you have more than one window (app) open at the same time. Fancy Zones allows you to create invisible zones on your Desktop. Moving an open window to a zone causes the window to be resized to fill that zone. Moving another open window to another zone causes that window to resize to fill that zone. The end result is several open windows with each in its own zone without overlapping. The mouse controls which window/zone is currently active. This allows the user to see to contents of several windows opened at the same time and easily move between the windows.
Link for Instructions for FancyZones:
FancyZones Instructions
PowerRename
PowerRename does what the name indicates, it a powerful bulk renaming tool. Unlike many bulk renaming apps, PowerRename uses a search and replace function much like the find and replace function in Word that uses codes to find specific names with the same components in the name. It even allows for bulk file extension renaming.
Link for Instructions for PowerRename:
PowerRename Instructions
Shortcut Guide
Shortcut Guide is a quick reference chart for Windows shortcuts that appears on the screen when the Windows key is held down for more than 1 second. This helps a lot for those users that can’t remember all those Windows logo shortcuts.
Link for Instructions Shortcut Guide:
Shortcut Guide Instructions
Link to download Windows 10 PowerToys installer:
PowerToys for Windows 10
Download and install PowerToysSetup-0.14.1.msi.
Allow the utilities to Start at Login.
Once installed and running, the settings for these tools can be accessed via the PowerToys icon in running applications on the task bar.
PS: I forgot to include that these PowerToys Tools are open source and free with no ads.
Overview:
Since Windows 95 each version of Windows has had available a group of utility programs that makes using that version of Windows easier. This group of utilities is called PowerToys. PowerToys are not installed with Windows and must be added after Windows has been installed. What follows is a brief guide of what each PowerToy does and a link to download the PowerToys for Windows 10
Windows 10 PowerToys:
Fancy Zones
Fancy Zones is for multi-tasking where you have more than one window (app) open at the same time. Fancy Zones allows you to create invisible zones on your Desktop. Moving an open window to a zone causes the window to be resized to fill that zone. Moving another open window to another zone causes that window to resize to fill that zone. The end result is several open windows with each in its own zone without overlapping. The mouse controls which window/zone is currently active. This allows the user to see to contents of several windows opened at the same time and easily move between the windows.
Link for Instructions for FancyZones:
FancyZones Instructions
PowerRename
PowerRename does what the name indicates, it a powerful bulk renaming tool. Unlike many bulk renaming apps, PowerRename uses a search and replace function much like the find and replace function in Word that uses codes to find specific names with the same components in the name. It even allows for bulk file extension renaming.
Link for Instructions for PowerRename:
PowerRename Instructions
Shortcut Guide
Shortcut Guide is a quick reference chart for Windows shortcuts that appears on the screen when the Windows key is held down for more than 1 second. This helps a lot for those users that can’t remember all those Windows logo shortcuts.
Link for Instructions Shortcut Guide:
Shortcut Guide Instructions
Link to download Windows 10 PowerToys installer:
PowerToys for Windows 10
Download and install PowerToysSetup-0.14.1.msi.
Allow the utilities to Start at Login.
Once installed and running, the settings for these tools can be accessed via the PowerToys icon in running applications on the task bar.
PS: I forgot to include that these PowerToys Tools are open source and free with no ads.
