PowerToys lands in the Windows 11 Microsoft Store

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Published onSeptember 17, 2021

published onSeptember 17, 2021

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Microsoft is bringing its PowerToys suite of tools to the Microsoft Store for Windows 11. The PowerToys app was spotted on the Microsoft Store byXDA Developersearlier today, and this should make it a bit more convenient for power users to download the tool on the next-generation OS.

Up until now, Windows users had todownload the PowerToys installer from GitHub, and there was also an option to using package managers such as Chocolatey or winget. Interestingly, the installation experience of the PowerToys app on Windows 11 is pretty much identical to the one you get from a regular installer on GitHub. However, the Microsoft Store doesn’t manage the updates for the utility, and the app will be responsible for installing the updates itself.

Shifting getting PowerToys from GitHub to the Microsoft Store on Windows 11.https://t.co/97zkPaGjrTpic.twitter.com/4933cLX1s6

— Richard Hay (@WinObs)September 17, 2021

PowerToys is a set of free tools for power users that helps to optimize their Windows experience for greater productivity. It comes with a bunch of tools such as FancyZones, PowerToys Run, a color picker, as well as an image resizer tool. It has recentlyreceived a PowerToys Awake toolthat lets users keep their PC awake as long as they need. The company is alsocurrently testing a Video Conference Mute utilitythat can mute a camera or microphone on Windows PCs with a single keystroke.

Microsoft is planning to bring all of its biggest apps to the Microsoft Store ahead of the official launch of Windows 11. In case you missed it,Microsoft Edge,Visual Studio, and Visual Studio Codehave already made their way to the Microsoft Store. The officialPWA Reddit app is also available to downloadon the Store.

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