Power Toys: v0.97.2 Release
Release date:
February 6, 2026
Previous version:
v0.97.1
(released January 27, 2026)
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Installer Hashes
| Description | Filename | sha256 hash |
|----------------|----------|----------|
| Per user - x64 | PowerToysUserSetup-0.97.2-x64.exe | 54A39F62334F7481C1BDDE8ABF4928F2E74F100A049F50C7339DABFD34134C98|
| Per user - ARM64 | PowerToysUserSetup-0.97.2-arm64.exe | BB24AEE4B0B8EBDC007D04A84843D44008AB585192CF145816F4C07C99251BE0|
| Machine wide - x64 | PowerToysSetup-0.97.2-x64.exe | D0316CCE8A586CE060390830FD0E3ECC298498159EEAFF2472A1BF3D2616A5E4|
| Machine wide - ARM64 | PowerToysSetup-0.97.2-arm64.exe | 0CC6651BF7A3CA7CF63BAC0886FD7B314A5C4648D8C7212F22B4D5729CBD54D9|
Highlights
This patch release fixes several important stability issues identified in v0.97.0 based on incoming reports. Check out the v0.97.0 notes for the full list of changes.
Advanced Paste
- #45207 Fixed a crash in the Advanced Paste settings page caused by null values during JSON deserialization.
Color Picker
- #45367 Fixed contrast issue in Color picker UI.
Command Palette
- #45194 Fixed an issue where some Command Palette PowerToys Extension strings were not localised.
Cursor Wrap
- #45210 Fixed "Automatically activate on utility startup" setting not persisting when disabled. Thanks @ThanhNguyxn!
- #45303 Added option to disable Cursor Wrapping when only a single monitor is connected. Thanks @mikehall-ms!
Image Resizer
- #45184 Fixed Image Resizer not working after upgrading PowerToys on Windows 10 by properly cleaning up legacy sparse app packages.
LightSwitch
- #45304 Fixed Light Switch startup logic to correctly apply the appropriate theme on launch.
Quick Access and Screen Ruler
- #45443 Fixed crash related to
IsShownInSwitchers property when Explorer is not running.
Workspaces
- #45183 Fixed overlay positioning issue in workspace snapshot draw caused by DPI-aware coordinate mismatch.