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PowerToys Command Palette Utility (learn.microsoft.com)
13 points by quyleanh 437 days ago
6 comments
philonoist 436 days ago
A good alternative is Listary v4[0] and Fluent-search[1]

[0] https://bopsoft.com/ [1] https://www.fluentsearch.net/

Fun fact - Fluent search comes with vim-easymotion like navigation built in. Now beat that Microsoft!

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Henchman21 437 days ago
Is there a Power Toy to turn off telemetry and ads?
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SockThief 437 days ago
Does 'O&O ShutUp10++' fit the bill perhaps?

Edit: I'm a grateful user since at least 5 years. Can't imagine Windows without it.

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soupfordummies 436 days ago
Never seen this, looks nice.

Quite the name though

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vladde 437 days ago
The only feature I want from PowerToys is an application switcher like Spotlight / Alfred on macOS (not an application launcher).

Bug report has been open for years: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/issues/5962

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ChocolateGod 437 days ago
This could replace the start menu for me if it could bind to the Windows key. I can't undo decades of muscle memory.
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Numerlor 436 days ago
You can't directly map it to the win key, but you can use the keyboard manager to remap one (or both) of the win keys to a shortcut you then assign to command palette https://u.numerlor.me/zRq6PA
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dole 437 days ago
Replacing PowerToys Run (Windows Finder) ... read hn's top articles from windows search. Salute to the pandering, I didn't use Run but looking forward to trying this out.
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natebc 437 days ago
I've liked it so far. It is what the start menu search SHOULD be!
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rs186 437 days ago
I don't understand why PowerToys is not part of the Windows OS and gets updated regularly.
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