Seriously, once PowerToys is installed, all you have to do is right-click on the offending file and choose "Unlock with Locksmith." Then a window pops up telling you exactly what program is locking ...

Using the tool is super easy. In Windows Explorer, right-click the file that’s obstinately refusing to be deleted (or in use in any other way), then click “What’s using this file?” The File Locksmith ...

If you thought PowerToys was a mysterious suite of high-powered tools for enthusiast tinkerers only, well, think again.

Back in the 1990s, Windows power users often availed themselves of a set of small, free software tools from Microsoft collectively known as “PowerToys.” (Read about their history at Wikipedia.) ...

Microsoft’s PowerToys is a suite of tools that adds excellent features to your PC. PowerToys is free, but the way Microsoft keeps adding new tools, it feels like it should cost money. These latest ...

There's little argument that although its inner workings are quite solid and speedy, Windows 11's UX choices are often best described as schizophrenic. One day Microsoft adds a useful feature, only to ...

Microsoft PowerToys now installs .NET 7 for users automatically if needed, thanks to a new update to v0.66.0. Microsoft describes PowerToys as a set of utilities for power users to tune and streamline ...

PowerToys 0.80 is now available for download. The latest update introduces Desire State Configuration support, a newer version of Windows App SDK, WebP/WebM and audio support for Peek, and other ...

It is update time for those using PowerToys on Windows 10 and 11. Version 0.72 is now available for download with numerous fixes, and improvements. Although this release does not contain any new ...