PowerToys 0.84 brings with it the long awaited Workspaces feature

A few days ago Microsoft has released a new PowerToys version 0.84 with several improvements and new features. The key change in this release is the addition of Workspaces - a new tool for organizing your apps on the screen.

Workspaces

PowerToys Workspaces is a utility that allows you to launch a customized set of applications in a tailored layout on your desktop. With Workspaces, you can save your preferred application arrangement as a reusable workspace and quickly relaunch it with a single click from the editor or via a convenient desktop shortcut.

The editor also provides advanced customization options, including the ability to add command-line arguments, run applications as an administrator, and adjust window sizes and their on-screen positions.

Custom actions for Advanced Paste

With PowerToys 0.84, the Advanced Paste AI-powered module has received support for custom actions. It allows users to create pre-defined prompts for the AI model. Additionally, both standard and custom actions can now be searched directly from the prompt box. You can also use Ctrl + number shortcuts for the first 9 search results within the app.

Other changes

• all C++/CX code was moved to C++/WinRT;
• added CLI Awake argument --use-parent-pid to attach to the parent process;
• Custom actions are now available - user-defined predefined queries for the AI ​​model. In addition, actions (both standard and custom) are now searchable from the query window, and the Ctrl + number shortcut in the app is now applicable to the first 9 search results;
• in General​​​​​​​​added DSC support for ImageResizer resize property;
• Awake now has a --use-parent-pid CLI argument for attaching to the parent process and fixed an issue where the tray icon would disappear;
• Fixed saving error in Hosts file editor when hosts file is hidden;
• Fixed multiple preview form positioning issues in File Explorer that resulted in floating, detached windows, a CoreWebView2 related exception, and a process leak.
• Fixed an issue in the Keyboard Manager where the Ctrl key would get stuck when keyboard shortcuts contained the AltGr key;
• Long path support added to Peek;
• in Quick Accent moved superscripts and subscripts of numbers from Portuguese to all languages ​​definition;
• In PowerRename, the tooltip text for the replace field information button has been updated;
• in PowerToys Run the window positioning at startup introduced in version 0.83 has been fixed;
• Improved default web browser detection;
• Fixed conversion of volume to ounces;
• Fixed a thread safety issue where results were not displayed on first run;
• Screen Ruler added support for multiple dimensions for all measurement tools;
• In Settings, the animation of the information panel on the Find My Mouse page has been improved.

🔽 You can download PowerToys from the Microsoft Store or GitHub. It is available for both Windows 11 and 10. The winget -s msstore powertoys command will also install the app suite on your computer. Finally, existing users will receive the new version automatically via the integrated updater app.