Quick launcher function 'PowerToys Run' that can be used for free appeared in Microsoft's official Windows 10 expansion software 'PowerToys'



The free software '

PowerToys ' developed by Microsoft as an open source has a new launcher function ' PowerToys Run ' and a new keyboard remapping ' Keyboard manager '.

GitHub-microsoft / PowerToys: Windows system utilities to maximize productivity
https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys

Microsoft's new PowerToys Run launcher for Windows 10 is now available to download-The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2020/5/19/21262060/microsoft-windows-10-launcher-powertoy-spotlight-alfred-download-build

PowerToys is a free extension software for Windows 10 released by Microsoft on the software development platform GitHub. For details on how Microsoft released 'Power Toys' on GitHub, you can understand it by reading the following article.

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PowerToys v0.18.0 was released on May 19, 2020. As a feature of this update, 'PowerToys Run' of the launcher function has been added, so I will install PowerToys at once. To use this new feature, the OS version must be Windows 10 Version 1903 or higher.



To install PowerToys on your PC, first access the

public page on GitHub and click 'releases'.



Then click 'PowerToysSetup-0.18.0-x64.msi' to download the installer to any location.



When the download is complete, double-click the installer.



Since the installation begins, click 'Next'.



Click 'Next'.



If you do not want to place the PowerToys shortcut on your desktop, or if you do not want PowerToys to start automatically when Windows starts, uncheck the following two locations and click 'Next'.



Click “Install”.



Click 'Finish' to complete the installation.



When you press 'Alt + Spacebar' after installation, the search field for PowerToys Run is displayed.



When I input 'chr' for trial, the shortcut of Google Chrome was displayed.



It is flexible, such as displaying Google Chrome even if you mistype 'cho'.



At the same time, there is a keyboard manager that can switch keyboard inputs.



PowerToys is still under development with the latest version v0.18.0 at the time of writing the article, but the PowerToys development team plans to release the stable version official version in September.

in Review,   Software, Posted by log1l_ks