Power Toys: v0.95.1 Release

Release date:
October 23, 2025
Previous version:
v0.95.0 (released October 15, 2025)
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Release Notes Published

This patch release fixes several important stability issues identified in v0.95.0 based on incoming reports. Check out the v0.95.0 notes for the full list of changes.

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| Description | Filename | |----------------|----------| | Per user - x64 | PowerToysUserSetup-0.95.1-x64.exe | | Per user - ARM64 | PowerToysUserSetup-0.95.1-arm64.exe | | Machine wide - x64 | PowerToysSetup-0.95.1-x64.exe | | Machine wide - ARM64 | PowerToysSetup-0.95.1-arm64.exe

Highlights

Light Switch

⚠️ NOTE: If you encountered issues with automatic light/dark theme switching before this update, try turning Light Switch off and back on to reset it. ⚠️ - #42434: Fixed bug where Light Switch was enabled by default - #42434: Fixed bug where Manual time schedule was being overridden by sunset calculations - #42434: Renamed "Manual" mode to "Fixed Hours" for clarity - #42434: Created a new "Off" mode that disables the schedule but still allows the shortcut to be used - #42434: Fixed a bug which allowed the taskbar to be the accent color in light mode (this should only be allowed in dark mode) - #42774: Fixed a bug where light/dark times where not updating when switch between modes (Specifically manual back to Sunset to Sunrise mode).

CmdPal

  • #42467: Fixed crashes on pages using filters (e.g., Windows Terminal profiles, Windows Services) when built with trimming or AOT by removing runtime bindings from the FiltersDropDown control.
  • #42405: Fixed an issue where window style changes (such as WS_EX_TOOLWINDOW) were not properly applied by ensuring cached window data is refreshed.

Find my mouse:

  • #42774: Fixed bug that would cause the window to lose focus

- #42774: Fixed bug that would cause the mouse to go busy (hourglass)

Installer:

  • #41975: Removed WiX v3 infrastructure and migrate exclusively to WiX v5, cutting build times.

Bug report:

  • #42399: Improvements to the bug report system