Power Toys: v0.101.2522.0 Release

Release date:
September 10, 2026
Previous version:
v0.101.2512.0 (released September 8, 2026)
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Preview v0.101.2522.0

This preview includes the latest features, fixes, and improvements since PowerToys Preview v0.101.2512.0.

Installer Hashes

| Description | Filename | sha256 hash | | --- | --- | --- | | Per user - x64 | PowerToysUserSetup-0.101.2522.0-x64.exe | 9CEEECEDF9345F740F760178D8AA2C81C3326C343411E256E65A2FA77066883C | | Per user - ARM64 | PowerToysUserSetup-0.101.2522.0-arm64.exe | C24BABE0A9CE490662628809D70DCE0192151FF6807AF7912B1263C7A12128B1 | | Machine wide - x64 | PowerToysSetup-0.101.2522.0-x64.exe | 6A278EB64A551610591BF31AE031317D3891D1EF5C91D0809056A2C8EED7F388 | | Machine wide - ARM64 | PowerToysSetup-0.101.2522.0-arm64.exe | A453AC7BCE2FD90922DF680E374AEBCE75C4FF1128A23E39D11D50F1F28A9D1D |

Highlights

  • Text Extractor: Migrated to WinUI 3 while preserving OCR behavior, activation, settings, mixed-DPI overlays, localization, and accessibility.
  • Command Palette: Improved responsiveness by prioritizing visible and selected list items.
  • Command Palette: Preserved search editing shortcuts in list and grid views.
  • Window Hopper: Restored the overlay visuals and fixed backdrop, thumbnail, and icon rendering.
  • ZoomIt: Added smooth zoom animations for more fluid transitions.

Command Palette

  • Fixed list and grid views so search editing shortcuts work without moving selection, accepting suggestions, or processing keys twice in #50334 by @jiripolasek
  • Added Dock display hints for stable item widths, right alignment, and tabular digits, improving dynamic Performance Monitor values in #50364 by @jiripolasek
  • Improved responsiveness by prioritizing initialization of visible and selected list items over pending off-screen work in #50469 by @jiripolasek

Text Extractor

  • Migrated from WPF to WinUI 3 while preserving activation, settings, OCR behavior, mixed-DPI overlays, localization, and accessibility in #49431

Window Hopper

  • Restored overlay visuals while fixing acrylic backdrop behavior, thumbnail rendering, and icon sizing in #50494

ZoomIt

  • Added smooth zoom animations for more fluid transitions in #50444 by @foxmsft

Development

  • Expanded Workspaces end-to-end UI coverage across Settings, Quick Access, editor workflows, application capture, and launch scenarios in #50470 <!-- END POWERTOYS PREVIEW AGENT -->