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PowerToys v0.101.2323.0 Preview

This preview release prevents update checks from resetting enabled modules, restores Shortcut Guide exclusions, and improves issue-triage accuracy.

Installer Hashes

| Description | Filename | sha256 hash | | --- | --- | --- | | Per user - x64 | PowerToysUserSetup-0.101.2323.0-x64.exe | BBC4B04CB626CAADF99C87610425F23EF3F45CCE3A81B34BFC695A2B7293FEE8 | | Per user - ARM64 | PowerToysUserSetup-0.101.2323.0-arm64.exe | 5284241DAE076E26C0F551C50BA11610D4182681F05E41368C8A540076FC9281 | | Machine wide - x64 | PowerToysSetup-0.101.2323.0-x64.exe | 1C31ACFEA3003543E390E6FE4414CB5F71CB56AF8D9210DB522433EE381F43C1 | | Machine wide - ARM64 | PowerToysSetup-0.101.2323.0-arm64.exe | 5A44BFC48381BEB8E03A12B7C7AC7BD60F1632F9C51A008D2D1E4AAC36C4922A |

Highlights

• Settings: Prevented manual update checks from overwriting enabled module states when Settings held stale or default values.
• Shortcut Guide: Restored excluded-app filtering for regular-hotkey and Windows-key-hold activations, including newly saved exclusions.
• Issue triage: Preserved reported version labels and recognized more natural-language reproduction steps.

General

• Added attribution for Wzhudev's AltBackTick work to the Window Hopper settings page in #49962.
• Corrected automated issue triage so it no longer manages version labels and better recognizes concise reproduction steps in #49999.
• Prevented update checks from sending or applying stale general settings that could reset enabled modules in #50018.
• Restored Shortcut Guide excluded-app filtering on every hidden-overlay activation while preserving visible-overlay close and promotion behavior in #50046 by @LegendaryBlair. <!-- END POWERTOYS PREVIEW AGENT -->