PowerToys video conference utility coming next week, new update brings loads of fixes
PowerToys' video conferencing utility isn’t quite ready for primetime.
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What you need to know
Microsoft rolled out a fresh update for its PowerToys suite of utilities today, bringing it to version number 0.25.0. There isn’t a ton of new stuff to check out in this release, as it’s mostly focused on bug fixes. It does, however, mark the completion of the first pass of localization in 17 languages.
More pertinent is that PowerToys' new video conferencing utility is expected to launch next week with the experimental version 0.26. “We need additional work done here to ship this out,” Microsoft said in therelease notesfor today’s update. It will be 0.26 Experimental and will be 0.25 + The video conference utility."
The video conference utility will be another handy addition to a growing lineup of tools that make it easier to get work done in Windows. It gives you access global keybinds that will mute your camera feed and mic in conference calls, no matter where they’re taking place. One command will mute both at once, while there are also separate commands to mute one or the other.
In terms of what’s new today, here’s a look at the release notes for PowerToys version 0.25.0:
General
Color Picker
FancyZones
Keyboard manager
PowerToys Run
Dev docs
PowerToys makes it easier and faster to do common tasks in Windows with a set of dedicated utilities for different purposes. There are things like a tool to batch-rename files, one to easily resize images, and another that lets you create dedicated zones on your desktop for apps. For more, check out ourhands-on with PowerToys for Windows 10Otherwise, PowerToys is available todownload from GitHub.
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