Power Toys: v0.101.2601.0 Release

Release date:
September 17, 2026
Previous version:
v0.101.2572.0 (released September 14, 2026)
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29 Diff Delta
Contributors:
2 total committers
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foxmsft
LegendaryBlair

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Preview v0.101.2601.0

This preview includes the latest fixes and improvements since PowerToys Preview v0.101.2572.0.

Installer Hashes

| Description | Filename | sha256 hash | | --- | --- | --- | | Per user - x64 | PowerToysUserSetup-0.101.2601.0-x64.exe | 6E3C62216C63D24B7552432CBD58EE98A2CF3B083D420FC93C9495D7E02FB1D9 | | Per user - ARM64 | PowerToysUserSetup-0.101.2601.0-arm64.exe | 02D5A32138F8DC3F1FAB3BB08F08C77CF72082D4E180CF24D7449CB0110EFD03 | | Machine wide - x64 | PowerToysSetup-0.101.2601.0-x64.exe | B8BFD979F672813F7DC7D090794E0CD40D5BB681F8A925545B4934BCA191A8E9 | | Machine wide - ARM64 | PowerToysSetup-0.101.2601.0-arm64.exe | F3B2657D68FF18B939F15B8AD376B68434F2EA98C3035FAB8C6AB92A18F08E4C |

Highlights

  • Grab And Move: Improved move and resize responsiveness and added per-application modifier-key exclusions.
  • PowerRename: Fixed a shutdown hang related to image metadata decoding.
  • ZoomIt: Removed unnecessary Space/Backspace input from Demo Type in Notepad.

Grab And Move

  • Improved move and resize responsiveness and added per-application modifier-key exclusions so selected foreground apps retain their shortcuts in #50082 by @foxmsft

PowerRename

  • Fixed a shutdown hang by releasing image metadata decoding resources after each operation instead of during DLL teardown in #50593 by @LegendaryBlair

ZoomIt

  • Removed unnecessary Space/Backspace input from Demo Type in Notepad and added 47 automated cases covering ZoomIt modes, capture, settings, and test helpers in #50606

Development

  • Fixed intermittent Settings unit-test setup failures by aligning generated test certificate lifetimes with their issuers in #50580 by @LegendaryBlair
  • Simplified native build prerequisites by removing extra MSVC runtime and ATL component requirements in #50391
  • Stabilized Workspaces UI tests by identifying newly started fixture processes without depending on their module lists being initialized in #50596 by @LegendaryBlair <!-- END POWERTOYS PREVIEW AGENT -->