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Author: Jay-o-Way

hub/powertoys/always-on-top.md

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ From the Settings tab, you can configure the following options:
 
 | Setting | Description |
 | :--- | :--- |
-| Activation shortcut | The customizable keyboard command to turn on or off always on top for that window. |
+| Activation shortcut | The customizable keyboard command to turn on or off the always-on-top property for that window. |
 | Do not activate when Game Mode is on | Prevents the feature from being activated when actively playing a game on the system. |
 | Color mode | Choose either **Windows default** or **Custom color** for the highlight border. |
 | Color | The custom color of the highlight border. |

hub/powertoys/fancyzones.md

@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ Drag the window until one zone is activated, then press and hold the <kbd>Ctrl</
 
 ### Snapping to multiple zones with only the keyboard
 
-Turn **Override Windows Snap** on in the FancyZones settings and select **Move windows based on: Relative position**. Use <kbd>Win</kbd>+<kbd>Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>Alt</kbd>+[arrow keys] to expand the window to multiple zones.
+Turn on the **Override Windows Snap** toggle and select **Move windows based on: Relative position**. Use <kbd>Win</kbd>+<kbd>Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>Alt</kbd>+[arrow keys] to expand the window to multiple zones.
 
 ![Settings for Snapping to Multiple Zones via Keyboard.](../images/pt-window-snap-multiple-zones-w-keyboard-settings.png)
 
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ Canvas layout also has keyboard support for zone editing. Use the arrow keys (Le
 ### Quickly changing between custom layouts
 
 > [!NOTE]
-> Turn **Enable quick layout switch** on in the settings to use this feature.
+> Turn on the **Enable quick layout switch** toggle to use this feature.
 
 A custom layout can be configured to have a user-defined hotkey to quickly apply it to the active screen. The hotkey can be set by opening the custom layout's edit dialog. Once set, the custom layout can be applied by pressing the <kbd>Win</kbd>+<kbd>Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>Alt</kbd>+[number] binding. The layout can also be applied by pressing the hotkey when dragging a window.
 

hub/powertoys/file-locksmith.md

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ File Locksmith is a Windows shell extension for checking which files are in use
 
 ## How to activate and use File Locksmith
 
-To activate File Locksmith, open PowerToys and turn **Enable File Locksmith** on. Select one or more files or directories in Windows File Explorer. If a directory is selected, all of its files and subdirectories will be scanned as well. Right-click on the selected file(s), select **Show more options** from the menu to expand your list of menu options, then select **What's using this file?** to open File Locksmith and see which processes are using the file(s).
+To activate File Locksmith, open PowerToys and turn on the **Enable File Locksmith** toggle. Select one or more files or directories in Windows File Explorer. If a directory is selected, all of its files and subdirectories will be scanned as well. Right-click on the selected file(s), select **Show more options** from the menu to expand your list of menu options, then select **What's using this file?** to open File Locksmith and see which processes are using the file(s).
 
 When File Locksmith is activated, it will scan all of the running processes that it can access, checking which files the processes are using. Processes that are being run by a different user cannot be accessed and may be missing from the list of results. To scan all processes, select **Restart as administrator**.
 

hub/powertoys/general.md

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 title: General settings for PowerToys
-description: The Microsoft PowerToys app provides custom-built utilities for Windows operating system. Find info about the version, admin mode, app theme, startup behavior, or turn on the experimental features in the General settings dashboard.
+description: The Microsoft PowerToys app provides custom-built utilities for Windows. Find info about the version, admin mode, app theme, startup behavior, or turn on the experimental features in the General settings dashboard.
 ms.date: 08/03/2023
 ms.topic: article
 no-loc: [PowerToys, Windows, Insider]

hub/powertoys/hosts-file-editor.md

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ To add a new entry using the Hosts File Editor:
 - Enter the IP address
 - Enter the Host name
 - Enter any comments that may be helpful in identifying the purpose of the entry
-- Turn the **Active** toggle on and select **Add**
+- Turn on the **Active** toggle and select **Add**
 
 ![PowerToys Hosts File Editor: Add new entry](../images/pt-hosts-file-editor-add-new-entry.gif)
 

hub/powertoys/mouse-utilities.md

@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ From the settings page, the following options can be configured:
 
 | Setting | Description |
 | :--- | :--- |
-| Activation shortcut | The customizable keyboard command to turn on or off mouse highlighting. |
+| Activation shortcut | The customizable keyboard command to turn mouse highlighting on or off. |
 | Left button highlight color | The highlighter color for the left mouse button. |
 | Right button highlight color | The highlighter color for the right mouse button. |
 | Always on highlight color | The highlighter color for the mouse pointer. |
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ Mouse Pointer Crosshairs draws crosshairs centered on the mouse pointer.
 
 | Setting | Description |
 | :--- | :--- |
-| Activation shortcut | The customizable keyboard command to turn on or off mouse crosshairs. |
+| Activation shortcut | The customizable keyboard command to turn mouse crosshairs on or off. |
 | Color | The color for the crosshairs. |
 | Opacity | (default: 75%) |
 | Center radius | (default: 20px) |

hub/powertoys/mouse-without-borders.md

@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ It's possible to switch the order of the devices by dragging the device icon to
 
 To allow Mouse Without Borders to control elevated applications or the lock screen from another computer, it's possible to run Mouse Without Borders as a service under the System account.
 
-To enable the service mode, run PowerToys in administrator mode and turn **Use Service** on, on the Mouse Without Borders page.
+To enable the service mode, run PowerToys in administrator mode and turn the **Use Service** toggle on.
 
 > [!WARNING]
 > Running Mouse Without Borders as a service account brings added control and ease of use to the controlled machines, but this also brings some additional security risks in case someone wants to use Mouse Without Borders as an attack vector. Be mindful of your risk tolerance.

hub/powertoys/quick-accent.md

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ no-loc: [PowerToys, Windows, Quick Accent, Win]
 
 Quick Accent is an alternative way to type accented characters, useful when a keyboard doesn't support that specific accent with a quick key combo. This tool is based on [Damien Leroy's PowerAccent](https://github.com/damienleroy/PowerAccent).
 
-In order to use the Quick Accent utility, open PowerToys Settings, select the **Quick Accent** tab, and turn the **Enable** toggle on.
+In order to use the Quick Accent utility, open PowerToys Settings, select the **Quick Accent** tab, and turn on the **Enable** toggle.
 
 ## How to activate
 

hub/powertoys/run.md

@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ The plugins can be activated with a direct activation command so that PowerToys
 The Windows System Commands plugin provides a set of system level actions that can be executed.
 
 > [!TIP]
-> If your system language is supported by PowerToys, the system commands will be localized. If you prefer English commands, you can turn **Use localized system commands instead of English ones** in the [plugin manager](#plugin-manager) off.
+> If your system language is supported by PowerToys, the system commands will be localized. If you prefer English commands, clear the **Use localized system commands instead of English ones** checkbox in the [plugin manager](#plugin-manager).
 
 | Command | Action | Note |
 | :--- | :--- | :--- |

hub/powertoys/screen-ruler.md

@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ From the Settings menu, the following options can be configured:
 
 | Setting | Description |
 | :--- | :--- |
-| Activation shortcut | The customizable keyboard command to turn on or off the toolbar. |
+| Activation shortcut | The customizable keyboard command to turn the toolbar on or off. |
 | Capture screen continuously during measuring | When off, the utility takes a single snapshot of your screen. When this is turned on, the utility will attempt real-time detection. Continuous mode will consume more resources when in use. |
 | Per color channel edge detection | Test if all color channels are within a tolerance distance from each other. Otherwise, check that the sum of all color channels differences is smaller than the tolerance. |
 | Pixel tolerance for edge detection | A value between 0-255. A higher value will provide a higher variation so it will be more forgiving with things like gradients and shadows. |