The initial preview version contained only two utilities named Windows Key Shortcut Guide and Fancy Zones.Īs of today in June 2020, with the addition of File Explorer Preview, Image Resizer, Keyboard Manager, PowerRename, PowerToys Run, the number for utilities in PowerToys grown from 2 to 7.
In September 2019, Microsoft launched PowerToys for Windows 10 inspired by Windows 95 PowerToys. If you’re not running Microsoft’s PowerToys on Windows 10 in elevated mode, when you run other apps such as Powershell, EventViewer, or Registry Editor with Admin privileges, PowerToys triggers a notification about other app running as administrator.