PowerToys experimental version 0.48.1 is out with Video Conference Mute tool and minor fixes

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Published onOctober 20, 2021

published onOctober 20, 2021

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Microsoft has released a new experimental version 0.48.1 to users running the pre-release versions of its PowerToys suite of tools. The update includes all theimprovements and bug fixes made available for version 0.47.1as well as the long-awaited Video Conference Mute utility.

As the name suggests, theVideo Conferencing Mute featurelets users quickly mute audio and video feeds in meetings globally with a keystroke. The PowerToys team is actively developing this Video Conferencing Mute utility, but there is no word on the possible timeframe for the official launch of the tool.

The latest release also addresses an issue with the tool which was previously causing “unintentional shortcut reassignment” for some users. Microsoft has also detailed some known issues and limitations in this release, and you find the full list below:

It is important to note that PowerToys version 0.48.1 will only be automatically offered to users running the experimental version and it cannot be installed via WinGet. If you haven’t done it yet, you can head over to theGitHub releases pageto manually download the experimental version of the suite of tools.

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