Neowin’s guide picks out PowerToys utilities to try first. Its author says the number of options can feel overwhelming and presents the selection as personal recommendations. In a separate post, PCMag calls PowerToys free and highlights three uses: renaming multiple files, finding the mouse cursor and quickly muting audio during a virtual meeting.
Start with the keyboard
Once Command Palette is enabled, Neowin says, Win + Alt + Space opens it. From there, users can launch programs, search for files, run commands, access Windows tools or search the web, the guide explains.
For copied content, Neowin describes Advanced Paste: after enabling it, press Win + Shift + V to choose what to do with the clipboard. Options include pasting text without formatting, converting it to Markdown or JSON, and extracting text from an image. The guide says its AI transformations are optional.
Peek handles a different quick check. Neowin says to enable it, select a file in File Explorer and press Space for a preview without fully opening the file. The guide lists images, PDFs, Markdown, text, HTML and archives among the supported files.
Check the setup requirements
For people working across Windows PCs, Neowin says Mouse Without Borders lets one keyboard and mouse control multiple machines. Its instructions call for PowerToys on each PC and say the computers must share a network; according to the guide, the feature will not work with a VPN enabled.
Neowin also describes Power Display as a way to adjust compatible external monitors from Windows. The controls can include brightness, contrast and input source, but the guide says what’s available depends on the monitor.
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