Power Toys: v0.82.0 Release

In the v0.82 release cycle, we focused on stability and improvements.

Installer Hashes

Highlights

• New feature added to PowerRename to allow using sequences of random characters and UUIDs when renaming files. Thanks @jhirvioja!
• Improvements in the Paste As JSON feature to better handle other CSV delimiters and converting from ini files. Thanks @htcfreek!
• Fixed UI issues that were reported after upgrading to WPF UI on Color Picker and PowerToys Run.
• Bug fixes and stability.

Advanced Paste

• Fixed an issue causing external applications triggering Advanced Paste. (This was a hotfix for 0.81)
• Added a GPO rule to disallow using online models in Advanced Paste. (This was a hotfix for 0.81)
• Improved CSV delimiter handling and plain text parsing for the Paste as JSON feature. Thanks @htcfreek!
• Added support to convert from ini in the Paste as JSON feature. Thanks @htcfreek!
• Fixed a memory leak caused by images not being properly cleaned out from clipboard history.
• Added an option to hide the UI when it loses focus. Thanks @davidegiacometti!
• Improved telemetry to get better data about token usage and if clipboard history is a popular feature. Thanks @craigloewen-msft!

Color Picker

• Fixed the opaque background corners in the picker that were introduced after the upgrade to WPFUI.

Developer Files Preview (Monaco)

• Improved the syntax highlight for .gitignore files. Thanks @PesBandi!
• Checking for the sticky scroll option in code behind was being done twice. Removed one of the checks. Thanks @downarowiczd!

Environment Variables Editor

• Added clarity to the UI section tooltips. Thanks @anson-poon!

File Explorer add-ons

• Fixed a crash when the preview handlers received a 64-bit handle from the OS. Thanks @z4pf1sh!
• Fixed a crash when trying to update window bounds and File Explorer already disposed the preview.

Find My Mouse

• Added the option to have to use the Windows + Control keys to activate. Thanks @Gentoli!

Hosts File Editor

• Improved spacing definitions in the UI so that hosts name are not hidden when resizing and icons are well aligned. Thanks @htcfreek!
• Changed the additional lines dialog to show the horizontal scrollbar instead of wrapping contents. Thanks @htcfreek!
• Improved the duplication check's logic to improve performance and take into account features that were introduced after it. Thanks @davidegiacometti!

Installer

• Fixed the remaining install failures when the folders the DSC module is to be installed in isn't accessible by the WiX installer for user scope installations.
• Fixed an issue causing ARM 64 uninstall process to not correctly finding powershell 7 to run uninstall scripts.

Peek

• Prevent activating Peek when the user is renaming a file. Thanks @davidegiacometti!
• Added support to preview special folders like Recycle Bin and My PC instead of throwing an error.
• Fixed a crash caused by double releasing a COM object from the module interface.

Power Rename

• Improved apostrophe character handling for the Capitalize and Titlecase renaming flags. Thanks @anthonymonforte!
• Added a feature to allow using sequences of random characters or UUIDs when renaming files. Thanks @jhirvioja!

PowerToys Run

• Improved the plugin descriptions for consistency in the UI. Thanks @HydroH!
• Fixed UI scaling for different dpi scenarios.
• Fixed crash on a racing condition when updating UWP icon paths in the Program plugin. Thanks @davidegiacometti!
• Fixed PowerToys Run hanging when trying to close an unresponsive window in the WindowWalker plugin. Thanks @GhostVaibhav!
• Fixed the example in the UnitConverter description to reduce confusion with the inches abbreviation (now uses "to" instead of "in"). Thanks @acekirkpatrick!
• Brought the acrylic background back and applied a proper fix to the titlebar accent showing through transparency.
• Fixed an issue causing the transparency from the UI disappearing after some time.

Quick Accent

• Added support for the Crimean Tatar character set. Thanks @cor-bee!
• Added the Numero symbol and double acute accent character. Thanks @PesBandi!
• Added the International Phonetic Alphabet characters. Thanks @PesBandi!
• Fixed the character description center positioning. Thanks @PesBandi!
• Added feminine and masculine ordinal indicator characters to the Portuguese character set. Thanks @octastylos-pseudodipteros!

Screen Ruler

• Updated the default activation hotkey to Win+Control+Shift+M, in order to not conflict with the Windows shortcut that restores minimized windows (Win+Shift+M). Thanks @nx-frost!

Settings

• Disabled the UI to enable/disable clipboard history in the Advanced Paste settings page when clipboard history is disabled by GPO in the system. (This was a hotfix for 0.81)
• Updated Advanced Paste's Settings and OOBE page to clarify that the AI use is optional and opt-in. (This was a hotfix for 0.81)
• Corrected a spelling fix in Advanced Paste's settings page. Thanks @htcfreek!
• Added localization support for the "Configure OpenAI Key" button in Advanced Paste's settings page. Thanks @zetaloop!
• Fixed extra GPO warnings being shown in Advanced Paste's settings page even if the module is disabled. Thanks @htcfreek!
• Fixed a crash when a PowerToys Run plugin icon path is badly formed.
• Disabled the experimentation paths in code behind to improve performance, since there's no current experimentation going on.

Documentation

• Adjusted the readme and release notes to clarify use of AI on Advanced Paste. (This was a hotfix for 0.81)
• Added the Edge Workspaces plugin to PowerToys Run thirdPartyRunPlugins.md docs. Thanks @quachpas!
• Removed the deprecated Guid plugin from PowerToys Run thirdPartyRunPlugins.md docs. Thanks @abduljawada!
• Added the PowerHexInspector plugin to PowerToys Run thirdPartyRunPlugins.md docs. Thanks @NaroZeol!
• Fixed a broken link in the communication-with-modules.md file. Thanks @PesBandi!
• Updated COMMUNITY.md with missing and former members.

Development

• Fixed ci UI tests to point to the correct Visual Studio vstest location after a Visual Studio upgrade. (This was a hotfix for 0.81)
• Updated System.Drawing.Common to 8.0.6 to fix CI builds after the .NET 8.0.6 upgrade was released.
• Removed an incorrect file reference to long removed documentation from the solution file. Thanks @Kissaki!
• Upgraded Windows App SDK to 1.5.3.
• Removed use of the BinaryFormatter API from Mouse Without Borders, which is expected to be deprecated in .NET 9.
• The user scope installer is now sent to the Microsoft store instead of the machine scope installer.
• Refactored Mouse Jump's internal code to allow for a future introduction of customizable appearance features. Thanks @mikeclayton!
• Removed a noisy error from spell check ci runs.
• Improved the ci agent pool selection code.
• Updated Xamlstyler.console to 3.2404.2. Thanks @Jvr2022!
• Updated UnitsNet to 5.50.0 Thanks @Jvr2022!
• Replaced LPINPUT with std::vector of INPUT instances in Keyboard Manager internal code. Thanks @masaru-iritani!
• Improved the Microsoft Store submission ci action to use the proper cli and authentication.