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With the activation / deactivation shortcut (default: <kbd>⊞ Win</kbd>+<kbd>Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>T</kbd>), the targeted window will be placed above all non-topmost windows and should stay above them, even when the window is deactivated.
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title: PowerToys Awake utility for Windows
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description: A tool for a Windows computer to stay awake.
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## Settings
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<!-- [Jay] GUI text should be updated to "PowerToys Awake", then change following text and images accordingly -->
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In the PowerToys Settings view, start PowerToys Awake by using the **Enable Awake** toggle. Once enabled, the application will manage the awakeness state of the computer.
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The following Awake states can be selected:
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To manage the execution of the tool from the system tray, right-click on the PowerToys Awake icon.
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title: PowerToys Color Picker utility for Windows
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description: A system-wide color picking utility for Windows that enables you to pick colors from the screen and automatically copies the default value to your clipboard.
A system-wide color picking utility for Windows that enables you to pick colors from any currently running application and can copy it in a configurable format to your clipboard.
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The copied color will be stored in your clipboard in the format that is configured in the settings (default: HEX).
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> To select the color of the non-hover state of a element:
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> - Move the mouse pointer close, but not over the element
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> - Zoom in by scrolling the mouse wheel up (image will be frozen)
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The color in the middle represents your currently selected color from the colors history. By clicking on it, the fine-tuning configuration control will appear, where you can change HSV or RGB values of the current color. Pressing <kbd>Select</kbd> will add newly configured color into the colors history.
FancyZones is a window manager utility for arranging and snapping windows into efficient layouts to improve the speed of your workflow and restore layouts quickly. FancyZones allows you to define a set of window locations for a desktop that are drag targets for windows. When you drag a window into a zone, the window is resized and repositioned to fill that zone.
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It's also possible to snap to any number of zones. First, drag the window until one zone is activated, then press and hold the <kbd>Control</kbd> key while dragging the window to select multiple zones.
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To snap a window to multiple zones using only the keyboard, first turn on the setting **Override Windows Snap** and select **Move windows based on: Relative position** as shown below. After snapping a window to one zone, use <kbd>Win</kbd>+<kbd>Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>Alt</kbd>+<kbd>[arrows]</kbd> to expand the window to multiple zones.
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> Previous to PowerToys v0.39, this shortcut was <kbd>Win</kbd>+<kbd>`</kbd> without Shift. This was updated so that it does not conflict with [Windows Terminal Quake mode](/windows/terminal/tips-and-tricks#quake-mode) shortcut.
When first launched, the zones editor presents a list of layouts that can be adjusted by how many windows are on the monitor. Selecting a layout shows a preview of that layout on the monitor. The selected layout is applied automatically. Double-clicking a layout will apply it and automatically close the editor.
If multiple displays are in use, the editor will detect the available monitors and display them for you to choose between. The chosen monitor will then be the target of the selected layout.
The **Show space around zones** setting enables you to determine what sort of margin will surround each FancyZone window. The **Space around zones** field enables you to set a custom value for the width of the margin. With the Zones Editor open, change the **Show space around zones** after changing the values to see the new value applied.
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The **Distance to highlight adjacent zones** enables you to set a custom value for the amount of space between zones until they snap together, or before both are highlighted enabling them to merge together.
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The **Canvas** model starts with a blank layout and supports adding zones that can be dragged and resized similar to windows. Canvas layouts are directly tied to DPI and resolution of the monitor.
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Canvas layout also has keyboard support for zone editing. Use the <kbd>arrow</kbd> keys (up, down, left, right) to move a zone by 10 pixels, or <kbd>Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>arrow</kbd> to move a zone by 1 pixel. Use the <kbd>Shift</kbd>+<kbd>arrow</kbd> keys to resize a zone by 10 pixels (5 per edge), or <kbd>Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>Shift</kbd>+<kbd>arrow</kbd> to resize a zone by 2 pixels (1 per edge). To switch between the editor and dialog, press the <kbd>Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>Tab</kbd> keys.
A custom layout can be configured to have a user-defined hotkey to quickly apply it to the desired desktop. The hotkey can be set by opening the custom layout's edit menu. Once set, the custom layout can be applied by pressing the <kbd>Win</kbd>+<kbd>Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>Alt</kbd>+<kbd>[number]</kbd> binding. The layout can also be applied by pressing the hotkey when dragging a window.
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In the demo below, we start with a default template applied to the screen and two custom layouts that we assign hotkeys for. We then use the <kbd>Win</kbd>+<kbd>Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>Alt</kbd>+<kbd>[number]</kbd> binding to apply the first custom layout and snap a window to it. Finally, we apply the second custom layout while dragging a window and snap the window to it.
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| Exclude applications from snapping to zones | Add an application's name, or part of the name, one per line (e.g. adding `Notepad` will match both `Notepad.exe` and `Notepad++.exe`; to match only `Notepad.exe` add the `.exe` extension) |
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Image Resizer is a Windows shell extension for bulk image-resizing. After installing PowerToys, right-click on one or more selected image files in File Explorer, and then select **Resize pictures** from the menu.
Image Resizer allows you to resize images by dragging and dropping your selected files with the right mouse button. This way, resized pictures can quickly be saved in a different folder.
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The fallback encoder is used when the file cannot be saved in its original format. For example, the Windows Metafile (.wmf) image format has a decoder to read the image, but no encoder to write a new image. In this case, the image cannot be saved in its original format. Image Resizer enables you to specify what format the fallback encoder will use: PNG, JPEG, TIFF, BMP, GIF, or WMPhoto settings. **This is not a file type conversion tool, but only works as a fallback for unsupported file formats.**
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The fallback encoder is used when the file cannot be saved in its original format. For example, the Windows Meta File (.wmf) image format has a decoder to read the image, but no encoder to write a new image. In this case, the image cannot be saved in its original format. Image Resizer enables you to specify what format the fallback encoder will use: PNG, JPEG, TIFF, BMP, GIF, or WMPhoto settings. **This is not a file type conversion tool, but only works as a fallback for unsupported file formats.**
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