| Test | Keyboard Shortcut | Expected result | |-------|------------------|------------------| | Color Picker | Win + Shift + C | Color selector appears | | FancyZones layout | Win + `` (backtick) | Zone editor opens | | Peek | Select a file → Ctrl + Space` | Preview window pops up |

If you’ve recently upgraded to Windows 11 and feel like something is missing—like a proper window tiling manager, a quick color picker, or a way to bulk-rename files—you’re not alone. The solution comes from an unlikely source: Microsoft itself.

winget install Microsoft.PowerToys That’s it. It downloads and installs the latest stable version directly.

is a free, open-source set of utilities designed for power users. Originally built for Windows 95, it has been revived and modernized for Windows 10 and Windows 11.

In this guide, I’ll walk you through exactly how to download, install, and set up PowerToys on Windows 11. PowerToys adds features that Microsoft left out of Windows 11 by default. Here are the most popular tools included: