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hello everybody this is techa what we're hello everybody this is techa what we're going to be doing is taking a look at going to be doing is taking a look at going to be doing is taking a look at microsoft power toys it seems about microsoft power toys it seems about microsoft power toys it seems about every other day it is on the daily every other day it is on the daily every other day it is on the daily trending list here on github and i've trending list here on github and i've trending list here on github and i've never actually taken a look at it on never actually taken a look at it on never actually taken a look at it on this channel so that is what we're going this channel so that is what we're going this channel so that is what we're going to do today so first of all we're in the to do today so first of all we're in the to do today so first of all we're in the wrong operating system let's go ahead wrong operating system let's go ahead wrong operating system let's go ahead and open up our microsoft remote desktop and open up our microsoft remote desktop and open up our microsoft remote desktop here and dive on into our virtual here and dive on into our virtual here and dive on into our virtual machine here we go all right 77 000 machine here we go all right 77 000 machine here we go all right 77 000 stars they released just two days ago stars they released just two days ago stars they released just two days ago and just in this recent release it looks and just in this recent release it looks and just in this recent release it looks like they added a bunch of new utilities like they added a bunch of new utilities like they added a bunch of new utilities too which might have been why it was uh too which might have been why it was uh too which might have been why it was uh trending here dang it is a 125 megabytes trending here dang it is a 125 megabytes trending here dang it is a 125 megabytes it's pretty large whoa that was quick it's pretty large whoa that was quick it's pretty large whoa that was quick did you see that that was like two did you see that that was like two did you see that that was like two seconds i downloaded things quicker than seconds i downloaded things quicker than seconds i downloaded things quicker than my nas can transfer things sometimes my nas can transfer things sometimes my nas can transfer things sometimes power toys preview x84 do we agree to power toys preview x84 do we agree to power toys preview x84 do we agree to this license i think we might this license i think we might this license i think we might okay and the installation was successful okay and the installation was successful okay and the installation was successful your computer needs to restart oh no oh your computer needs to restart oh no oh your computer needs to restart oh no oh wait wait wait uh uh uh your computer and it's there should we your computer and it's there should we your computer and it's there should we restart anyway this is a virtual machine restart anyway this is a virtual machine restart anyway this is a virtual machine we might as well let's restart we might as well let's restart we might as well let's restart so here is the power toy settings so so here is the power toy settings so so here is the power toy settings so right away some basic stuff here some right away some basic stuff here some right away some basic stuff here some general information app theme looks like general information app theme looks like general information app theme looks like we could change this so you can set if we could change this so you can set if we could change this so you can set if you want this a light or dark i'm going you want this a light or dark i'm going you want this a light or dark i'm going to keep it as dark for the duration of to keep it as dark for the duration of to keep it as dark for the duration of this video first things first always on this video first things first always on this video first things first always on top it was kind of uh not testing it top it was kind of uh not testing it top it was kind of uh not testing it necessarily but looking at some of the necessarily but looking at some of the necessarily but looking at some of the options and this thing seems pretty cool options and this thing seems pretty cool options and this thing seems pretty cool for example if we open up the trusty

for example if we open up the trusty for example if we open up the trusty calculator let's slide this over here calculator let's slide this over here calculator let's slide this over here and let's say we're doing stuff we're and let's say we're doing stuff we're and let's say we're doing stuff we're doing stuff in excel and doing stuff in excel and doing stuff in excel and it is going behind we want to keep this it is going behind we want to keep this it is going behind we want to keep this on top so now calculator is going to be on top so now calculator is going to be on top so now calculator is going to be always on top now that border kind of always on top now that border kind of always on top now that border kind of looks like garbage so you can change it looks like garbage so you can change it looks like garbage so you can change it so if i go like that you can see that so if i go like that you can see that so if i go like that you can see that the border thickness is going to go down the border thickness is going to go down the border thickness is going to go down substantially all the way up to zero but substantially all the way up to zero but substantially all the way up to zero but maybe just like two or three pixels maybe just like two or three pixels maybe just like two or three pixels would look good and let's disable round would look good and let's disable round would look good and let's disable round corners there we go i'm liking that a corners there we go i'm liking that a corners there we go i'm liking that a little bit better and of course we can little bit better and of course we can little bit better and of course we can add excluded apps and there's some more add excluded apps and there's some more add excluded apps and there's some more options uh moving down we have a wake so options uh moving down we have a wake so options uh moving down we have a wake so if we go here and check this right over if we go here and check this right over if we go here and check this right over there now the screen will always turn on there now the screen will always turn on there now the screen will always turn on and it should ignore our power plan now and it should ignore our power plan now and it should ignore our power plan now color picker this one's cool usually in color picker this one's cool usually in color picker this one's cool usually in like a gnome which is my desktop of like a gnome which is my desktop of like a gnome which is my desktop of choice there's a tool that i use that's choice there's a tool that i use that's choice there's a tool that i use that's integrated into the shell to do this but integrated into the shell to do this but integrated into the shell to do this but a little hotkey is perfectly fine so if a little hotkey is perfectly fine so if a little hotkey is perfectly fine so if i do windows key or in this case command i do windows key or in this case command i do windows key or in this case command shift and c it will open up our color shift and c it will open up our color shift and c it will open up our color picker so if i wanted to know what this picker so if i wanted to know what this picker so if i wanted to know what this blue is right here you just give that a blue is right here you just give that a blue is right here you just give that a click and there we go and it kind of click and there we go and it kind of click and there we go and it kind of gives us a range too which is really gives us a range too which is really gives us a range too which is really nice so if i went and i selected a nice so if i went and i selected a nice so if i went and i selected a specific color in this range we have our specific color in this range we have our specific color in this range we have our hex code rgb hex code rgb hex code rgb and others and then we could give that a and others and then we could give that a and others and then we could give that a copy if we'd like to and while this is copy if we'd like to and while this is copy if we'd like to and while this is open we could do it again with that open we could do it again with that open we could do it again with that button there and select something else button there and select something else button there and select something else such as this like yellowy color for the such as this like yellowy color for the such as this like yellowy color for the explorer and you can see we have a explorer and you can see we have a explorer and you can see we have a history there of everything else we history there of everything else we history there of everything else we selected and of course there are selected and of course there are selected and of course there are settings so we can change things so the settings so we can change things so the settings so we can change things so the default so it shows up when we first

default so it shows up when we first default so it shows up when we first open it up is here so if you do prefer open it up is here so if you do prefer open it up is here so if you do prefer rgb for example we could select that and rgb for example we could select that and rgb for example we could select that and then if i did it again you could see the then if i did it again you could see the then if i did it again you could see the default now is rgb but we could of default now is rgb but we could of default now is rgb but we could of course still get our hex values and course still get our hex values and course still get our hex values and whatever else it may be when we actually whatever else it may be when we actually whatever else it may be when we actually pick our color and the editor is what we pick our color and the editor is what we pick our color and the editor is what we just had open so if we wanted to show just had open so if we wanted to show just had open so if we wanted to show more things within that we could select more things within that we could select more things within that we could select those here personally the only ones i those here personally the only ones i those here personally the only ones i kind of care about hex is the most kind of care about hex is the most kind of care about hex is the most important rgb is useful too just these important rgb is useful too just these important rgb is useful too just these first two are what i go with fancy zones first two are what i go with fancy zones first two are what i go with fancy zones this one's a little more complicated this one's a little more complicated this one's a little more complicated this is a quicker video so i'm probably this is a quicker video so i'm probably this is a quicker video so i'm probably not going to be able to dive into this not going to be able to dive into this not going to be able to dive into this to the fullest extent but just let's see to the fullest extent but just let's see to the fullest extent but just let's see the activation shortcut let's do it the activation shortcut let's do it the activation shortcut let's do it windows key shift and whatever that is windows key shift and whatever that is windows key shift and whatever that is and it's not one to cooperate so we are and it's not one to cooperate so we are and it's not one to cooperate so we are gonna change this real quick so maybe gonna change this real quick so maybe gonna change this real quick so maybe windows key shift and forward slash and windows key shift and forward slash and windows key shift and forward slash and now let's do that again now let's do that again now let's do that again so there we go okay i'm gonna get rid of so there we go okay i'm gonna get rid of so there we go okay i'm gonna get rid of this calculator so it looks like we can this calculator so it looks like we can this calculator so it looks like we can create custom grids and layouts with create custom grids and layouts with create custom grids and layouts with this which is very nice basically an this which is very nice basically an this which is very nice basically an advanced feature of let's see if we'll advanced feature of let's see if we'll advanced feature of let's see if we'll show up usually when you like right show up usually when you like right show up usually when you like right click this it gives you a couple of click this it gives you a couple of click this it gives you a couple of tiling options but let's say we wanted tiling options but let's say we wanted tiling options but let's say we wanted columns we could select that we go to columns we could select that we go to columns we could select that we go to priority grid grid or of course we could priority grid grid or of course we could priority grid grid or of course we could create our very own layouts you could do create our very own layouts you could do create our very own layouts you could do overlaps grid i'm just going to go with overlaps grid i'm just going to go with overlaps grid i'm just going to go with custom layout 1 hit create and then we custom layout 1 hit create and then we custom layout 1 hit create and then we could get real snazzy with how this could get real snazzy with how this could get real snazzy with how this works so if we added something there so works so if we added something there so works so if we added something there so if there's a certain workflow so for if there's a certain workflow so for if there's a certain workflow so for example if you wanted like an excel example if you wanted like an excel example if you wanted like an excel thing here uh let's say tweet deck right thing here uh let's say tweet deck right thing here uh let's say tweet deck right here email client and then like music

here email client and then like music here email client and then like music you could do that theoretically save and you could do that theoretically save and you could do that theoretically save and then we have our custom layout right then we have our custom layout right then we have our custom layout right there but from there i'm not going to there but from there i'm not going to there but from there i'm not going to dive into the full depth of everything dive into the full depth of everything dive into the full depth of everything that this could do that's definitely one that this could do that's definitely one that this could do that's definitely one of those selling points of this next up of those selling points of this next up of those selling points of this next up is file explorer lots of warning is file explorer lots of warning is file explorer lots of warning messages here most of this is just messages here most of this is just messages here most of this is just making a better previews which is always making a better previews which is always making a better previews which is always appreciated you have previews for pdfs appreciated you have previews for pdfs appreciated you have previews for pdfs svgs markdown documents just kind of svgs markdown documents just kind of svgs markdown documents just kind of less common files that you probably need less common files that you probably need less common files that you probably need to enable through here uh image resizer to enable through here uh image resizer to enable through here uh image resizer is a pretty cool utility so do i even is a pretty cool utility so do i even is a pretty cool utility so do i even have an image on here snipping tool if have an image on here snipping tool if have an image on here snipping tool if we just drop that new snip on our we just drop that new snip on our we just drop that new snip on our desktop here and then if we go ahead and desktop here and then if we go ahead and desktop here and then if we go ahead and right click on this and from there we right click on this and from there we right click on this and from there we want to go ahead and show some more want to go ahead and show some more want to go ahead and show some more options then we could go ahead and options then we could go ahead and options then we could go ahead and resize pictures so if we were to select resize pictures so if we were to select resize pictures so if we were to select that it would go through some of the that it would go through some of the that it would go through some of the options that we have so we have small options that we have so we have small options that we have so we have small medium large this is a 1440p picture so medium large this is a 1440p picture so medium large this is a 1440p picture so if i wanted it to be significantly if i wanted it to be significantly if i wanted it to be significantly smaller i'd select that i have some more smaller i'd select that i have some more smaller i'd select that i have some more options options options resize and then there we go we have a resize and then there we go we have a resize and then there we go we have a smaller version if i hover over this you smaller version if i hover over this you smaller version if i hover over this you can see that's the 1440p if i hover over can see that's the 1440p if i hover over can see that's the 1440p if i hover over the new one the new one the new one it's uh it's uh it's uh 553 by 480 and then of course like 553 by 480 and then of course like 553 by 480 and then of course like everything else you have additional everything else you have additional everything else you have additional settings on configuring exactly how you settings on configuring exactly how you settings on configuring exactly how you want this to work now i'm not going to want this to work now i'm not going to want this to work now i'm not going to dive into everything here we have dive into everything here we have dive into everything here we have keyboard manager so you could do some uh keyboard manager so you could do some uh keyboard manager so you could do some uh key or shortcut remapping here we have key or shortcut remapping here we have key or shortcut remapping here we have mouse utilities so one of these is find mouse utilities so one of these is find mouse utilities so one of these is find my mouse activation method is left my mouse activation method is left my mouse activation method is left control twice so if i go uh control control twice so if i go uh control control twice so if i go uh control control there's my mouse it's kind of

control there's my mouse it's kind of control there's my mouse it's kind of similar if i go ahead and swipe away similar if i go ahead and swipe away similar if i go ahead and swipe away over here we're now magically in mac os over here we're now magically in mac os over here we're now magically in mac os if i give this a little shimmy shake if i give this a little shimmy shake if i give this a little shimmy shake that's when that's a mac os feature so that's when that's a mac os feature so that's when that's a mac os feature so it's kind of similar to that but it's kind of similar to that but it's kind of similar to that but a little different and there you go a little different and there you go a little different and there you go a little more apparent and kind actually a little more apparent and kind actually a little more apparent and kind actually kind of easier to do appearance and kind of easier to do appearance and kind of easier to do appearance and behavior so you could change all that if behavior so you could change all that if behavior so you could change all that if you want to you have excluded apps and you want to you have excluded apps and you want to you have excluded apps and of course more settings including mouse of course more settings including mouse of course more settings including mouse highlighter so uh windows key highlighter so uh windows key highlighter so uh windows key shift shift shift h command shift h oh it will highlight h command shift h oh it will highlight h command shift h oh it will highlight clicks clicks clicks there it is that's kind of weird that there it is that's kind of weird that there it is that's kind of weird that gives me like um 2 000 a cam studio gives me like um 2 000 a cam studio gives me like um 2 000 a cam studio vibes i'm going to keep that enabled vibes i'm going to keep that enabled vibes i'm going to keep that enabled just because it feels a little retro and just because it feels a little retro and just because it feels a little retro and you have other stuff mouse crosshairs so you have other stuff mouse crosshairs so you have other stuff mouse crosshairs so on so forth power rename a windows shelf on so forth power rename a windows shelf on so forth power rename a windows shelf or bulk renaming using search or replace or bulk renaming using search or replace or bulk renaming using search or replace and the regular expression so it will and the regular expression so it will and the regular expression so it will rename things similar to the uh binding rename things similar to the uh binding rename things similar to the uh binding replace that you might see in like replace that you might see in like replace that you might see in like microsoft word if that is a function microsoft word if that is a function microsoft word if that is a function you're interested in honestly at the you're interested in honestly at the you're interested in honestly at the moment i am not so power toys run this moment i am not so power toys run this moment i am not so power toys run this is a quick launcher with additional is a quick launcher with additional is a quick launcher with additional compatib or capabilities without compatib or capabilities without compatib or capabilities without sacrificing performance sacrificing performance sacrificing performance alt oh this is a mac keyboard where's alt oh this is a mac keyboard where's alt oh this is a mac keyboard where's alt so shift space let's make that the alt so shift space let's make that the alt so shift space let's make that the new one new one new one so if i go shift space there we go it's so if i go shift space there we go it's so if i go shift space there we go it's basically you launcher so if i want to basically you launcher so if i want to basically you launcher so if i want to open up edge i would do that i could open up edge i would do that i could open up edge i would do that i could open up websites directly from it so if open up websites directly from it so if open up websites directly from it so if we go to attack hunt dot tv we go to attack hunt dot tv we go to attack hunt dot tv there we go to the best website that there we go to the best website that there we go to the best website that exists for tech cut media if i did

exists for tech cut media if i did exists for tech cut media if i did something like two plus two is equal to something like two plus two is equal to something like two plus two is equal to 4 and we could actually open that up in 4 and we could actually open that up in 4 and we could actually open that up in the calculator so like i said basically the calculator so like i said basically the calculator so like i said basically everything that you launcher can do but everything that you launcher can do but everything that you launcher can do but it's cool it's just uh easily available it's cool it's just uh easily available it's cool it's just uh easily available in windows and then like again in windows and then like again in windows and then like again everything else you have a wide variety everything else you have a wide variety everything else you have a wide variety of settings including the option to pick of settings including the option to pick of settings including the option to pick where it shows up it's a specific theme where it shows up it's a specific theme where it shows up it's a specific theme so i can uh make it oh we want so i can uh make it oh we want so i can uh make it oh we want dark there we go now that's a little dark there we go now that's a little dark there we go now that's a little better and it's kind of cool too you can better and it's kind of cool too you can better and it's kind of cool too you can see i have a tech cut one drive here a see i have a tech cut one drive here a see i have a tech cut one drive here a techcut media folder which is another techcut media folder which is another techcut media folder which is another onedrive thing i usually use my synology onedrive thing i usually use my synology onedrive thing i usually use my synology but it's cool that that's pulling now but it's cool that that's pulling now but it's cool that that's pulling now i'm not in windows that much but now i'm not in windows that much but now i'm not in windows that much but now that it's here i'm probably going to be that it's here i'm probably going to be that it's here i'm probably going to be taking advantage of that while i'm taking advantage of that while i'm taking advantage of that while i'm actually in this virtual machine quick actually in this virtual machine quick actually in this virtual machine quick access this will make it so if like access this will make it so if like access this will make it so if like you're trying to type spanish you need you're trying to type spanish you need you're trying to type spanish you need to add the little uh squiggly bits on to add the little uh squiggly bits on to add the little uh squiggly bits on top of or accents on top of letters you top of or accents on top of letters you top of or accents on top of letters you could do that could do that could do that so hold o so hold o so hold o side and then up here while i'm holding side and then up here while i'm holding side and then up here while i'm holding out i can select which one out i can select which one out i can select which one i was specifically looking for just like i was specifically looking for just like i was specifically looking for just like that pretty cool screen ruler the real that pretty cool screen ruler the real that pretty cool screen ruler the real question is how big is this window right question is how big is this window right question is how big is this window right here well let's find out by windows key here well let's find out by windows key here well let's find out by windows key shift m and looks like we could do a shift m and looks like we could do a shift m and looks like we could do a whole boundary select spacing and then whole boundary select spacing and then whole boundary select spacing and then line so let's say i wanted this line so let's say i wanted this line so let's say i wanted this get a rough estimate or rough size of get a rough estimate or rough size of get a rough estimate or rough size of how big this window is and it looks like how big this window is and it looks like how big this window is and it looks like we seem to be rocking at about almost 15 we seem to be rocking at about almost 15 we seem to be rocking at about almost 15 and slightly above a thousand pixels and slightly above a thousand pixels and slightly above a thousand pixels super cool and then you have settings

super cool and then you have settings super cool and then you have settings tolerance line color whatever it may be tolerance line color whatever it may be tolerance line color whatever it may be shortcut guide oh this is nice so shortcut guide oh this is nice so shortcut guide oh this is nice so windows key shift and forward slash will windows key shift and forward slash will windows key shift and forward slash will bring up all the various shortcuts that bring up all the various shortcuts that bring up all the various shortcuts that we could do window control so oh i don't we could do window control so oh i don't we could do window control so oh i don't even know some of this very handy i like even know some of this very handy i like even know some of this very handy i like this so if i escape out of there i've this so if i escape out of there i've this so if i escape out of there i've been using windows wrong this whole time been using windows wrong this whole time been using windows wrong this whole time that's nice but you looks real good in that's nice but you looks real good in that's nice but you looks real good in dark mode oh yeah that's nice okay dark mode oh yeah that's nice okay dark mode oh yeah that's nice okay definitely handy text extractor i think definitely handy text extractor i think definitely handy text extractor i think this is a newer one this is something this is a newer one this is something this is a newer one this is something i'm interested in so like i can't select i'm interested in so like i can't select i'm interested in so like i can't select this right here uh and let's see if we this right here uh and let's see if we this right here uh and let's see if we can extract text from it so windows key can extract text from it so windows key can extract text from it so windows key shift t for the text extractor shift t for the text extractor shift t for the text extractor and we want the description of text and we want the description of text and we want the description of text extractor to be extracted with text extractor to be extracted with text extractor to be extracted with text extractor where to go did it copy so extractor where to go did it copy so extractor where to go did it copy so yeah just copied it like i collected it yeah just copied it like i collected it yeah just copied it like i collected it that's nice let's see if it does this that's nice let's see if it does this that's nice let's see if it does this whole thing right here so don't shift t whole thing right here so don't shift t whole thing right here so don't shift t and then we will grab that throw open and then we will grab that throw open and then we will grab that throw open our trusty our trusty our trusty text editor and there we go it works text editor and there we go it works text editor and there we go it works that is definitely a handy feature it's that is definitely a handy feature it's that is definitely a handy feature it's kind of like a um ios iphones and all kind of like a um ios iphones and all kind of like a um ios iphones and all that have a feature now where if you that have a feature now where if you that have a feature now where if you take a picture you can select text just take a picture you can select text just take a picture you can select text just like it's uh like it's uh like it's uh there to select it's super cool there to select it's super cool there to select it's super cool especially for like school and stuff especially for like school and stuff especially for like school and stuff video conference mute global mute for video conference mute global mute for video conference mute global mute for both your microphone and webcam both your microphone and webcam both your microphone and webcam disabling this module so just some extra disabling this module so just some extra disabling this module so just some extra hotkeys and shortcuts i see a use for hotkeys and shortcuts i see a use for hotkeys and shortcuts i see a use for this but there's also other ways to do

this but there's also other ways to do this but there's also other ways to do this so out of all this the things that this so out of all this the things that this so out of all this the things that are definitely super awesome the text are definitely super awesome the text are definitely super awesome the text extractor we just looked at i do love extractor we just looked at i do love extractor we just looked at i do love the shortcut guide honestly i don't use the shortcut guide honestly i don't use the shortcut guide honestly i don't use hotkeys and shortcuts enough especially hotkeys and shortcuts enough especially hotkeys and shortcuts enough especially on mac os like you need them to use mac on mac os like you need them to use mac on mac os like you need them to use mac os efficiently and i just don't do it os efficiently and i just don't do it os efficiently and i just don't do it same thing with gnome over there if i same thing with gnome over there if i same thing with gnome over there if i would actually do that i'd be a lot more would actually do that i'd be a lot more would actually do that i'd be a lot more efficient always on top i can see the efficient always on top i can see the efficient always on top i can see the use case for that but i would barely use case for that but i would barely use case for that but i would barely ever use it color picker is helpful ever use it color picker is helpful ever use it color picker is helpful fancy zones is super cool need to dive fancy zones is super cool need to dive fancy zones is super cool need to dive more into that and actually more into that and actually more into that and actually learn how to use it properly but of that learn how to use it properly but of that learn how to use it properly but of that power toys run obviously that's probably power toys run obviously that's probably power toys run obviously that's probably the one i'm actually going to use most the one i'm actually going to use most the one i'm actually going to use most frequently um frequently um frequently um yeah i do hope you enjoyed that just a yeah i do hope you enjoyed that just a yeah i do hope you enjoyed that just a little uh overview of the options and little uh overview of the options and little uh overview of the options and potential that this tool currently potential that this tool currently potential that this tool currently offers i always like i said in the offers i always like i said in the offers i always like i said in the beginning i always see it trending so i beginning i always see it trending so i beginning i always see it trending so i had to give it a look and check it out had to give it a look and check it out had to give it a look and check it out because i'm always checking out github because i'm always checking out github because i'm always checking out github to find projects to do videos or to find projects to do videos or to find projects to do videos or highlights on like this and power toys highlights on like this and power toys highlights on like this and power toys always seems to be taking one of the top always seems to be taking one of the top always seems to be taking one of the top spots so there you go there it is that's spots so there you go there it is that's spots so there you go there it is that's what i was talking about earlier so you what i was talking about earlier so you what i was talking about earlier so you can snap that on over there and life is can snap that on over there and life is can snap that on over there and life is good with that i do hope you enjoyed good with that i do hope you enjoyed good with that i do hope you enjoyed this video uh comment rate subscribe all this video uh comment rate subscribe all this video uh comment rate subscribe all that fun stuff you absolutely hated this that fun stuff you absolutely hated this that fun stuff you absolutely hated this video be sure to dislike and tell me why video be sure to dislike and tell me why video be sure to dislike and tell me why in the comments i already know based on in the comments i already know based on in the comments i already know based on a lot of the people who watch these a lot of the people who watch these a lot of the people who watch these videos it's going to be the simple fact videos it's going to be the simple fact videos it's going to be the simple fact how dare i use this proprietary garbage how dare i use this proprietary garbage how dare i use this proprietary garbage am i a shell sometimes i ask myself the am i a shell sometimes i ask myself the am i a shell sometimes i ask myself the same bye