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PowerToys

inspired by the Windows 95 era PowerToys project, this reboot provides power users with ways to squeeze more efficiency out of the Windows 10 shell and customize it for individual workflow
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PowerToys

Summary

PowerToys is a Windows app[1].

Key Facts

  • PowerToys's instance of is recorded as Windows app[2].
  • PowerToys's based on is recorded as Microsoft PowerToys[3].
  • PowerToys followed Microsoft PowerToys[4].
  • PowerToys's developer is recorded as Microsoft[5].
  • PowerToys's copyright license is recorded as MIT License[6].
  • PowerToys's programmed in is recorded as Q2370[7].
  • PowerToys's operating system is recorded as Q18168774[8].
  • PowerToys's operating system is recorded as Q107269746[9].
  • PowerToys's software version identifier is recorded as 0.16.0[10].
  • PowerToys's software version identifier is recorded as 0.16.1[11].
  • PowerToys's software version identifier is recorded as 0.17.0[12].
  • PowerToys's software version identifier is recorded as 0.18.0[13].
  • PowerToys's software version identifier is recorded as 0.18.1[14].
  • PowerToys's software version identifier is recorded as 0.18.2[15].
  • PowerToys's software version identifier is recorded as 0.19.0[16].
  • PowerToys's software version identifier is recorded as 0.19.1[17].
  • PowerToys's software version identifier is recorded as 0.19.2[18].
  • PowerToys's software version identifier is recorded as 0.20.0[19].
  • PowerToys's software version identifier is recorded as 0.20.1[20].
  • PowerToys's software version identifier is recorded as 0.21.1[21].
  • PowerToys's software version identifier is recorded as 0.23.0[22].
  • PowerToys's software version identifier is recorded as 0.23.2[23].
  • PowerToys's software version identifier is recorded as 0.25.0[24].
  • PowerToys's software version identifier is recorded as 0.27.0[25].
  • PowerToys's software version identifier is recorded as 0.27.1[26].

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Adaptations and Inspiration

PowerToys followed Microsoft PowerToys[4].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . windowscentral.com. windowscentral.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . windowslatest.com. windowslatest.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . windowslatest.com. windowslatest.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . github.com. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . github.com. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . learn.microsoft.com. learn.microsoft.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . docs.microsoft.com. Retrieved . docs.microsoft.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 24d ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-06-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 0.16.0, 0.16.1, 0.17.0 +108
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P348]]: 0.100.2, Update with GitHub data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/e2fc69554d3e|details]])"
  2. 26d ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 0.16.0, 0.16.1, 0.17.0 +108
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P348]]: 0.100.1, Update with GitHub data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/84a7fba258d4|details]])"
  3. 5w ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-06-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Follows → Microsoft PowerToys
    Software version identifier → 0.16.0, 0.16.1, 0.17.0 +108
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P348]]: 0.100.0, Update with GitHub data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/c6e996bd64b7|details]])"
  4. 6w ago · Wikihistorian · 2026-06-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subreddit → PowerToys
    Github topic → powertoys, microsoft-powertoys
    Source code repository url → https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys
    Microsoft store product id → xp89dcgq3k6vld
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P910]]: [[Q8625370]]"
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