A set of utilities for power users to tune and streamline their Windows experience

Microsoft PowerToys

Microsoft PowerToys 0.70.1

  -  238 MB  -  Freeware

Sometimes latest versions of the software can cause issues when installed on older devices or devices running an older version of the operating system.

Software makers usually fix these issues but it can take them some time. What you can do in the meantime is to download and install an older version of Microsoft PowerToys 0.70.1.


For those interested in downloading the most recent release of Microsoft PowerToys or reading our review, simply click here.


All old versions distributed on our website are completely virus-free and available for download at no cost.


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What's new in this version:

- UX improvements in the Peek and Mouse Without Borders settings pages
- The new PowerToys Run plugin for opening other PowerToys was missing some files in the installer and should work properly now
- Peek and Mouse Without Borders process crashes in event viewer should now be reported correctly on Bug Reports
- The Peek shortcut is now only captured if the active window is the Desktop, Explorer or Peek
- Users can now use the Settings to specify host name and IP correlation in Mouse Without Borders, to account for VPN scenarios
- Fixed a cause for possible leaks and/or infinite cycles in C# utilities that use events
- The Peek windows can be closed using the Escape key
- Created a setting for Peek to always run not elevated, so that it handles files in network shares correctly
-#26373 and #26431 - Peek and dev file preview now support showing Visual Studio project common files and .ini compatible files
- Fixed a blinking issue when loading code files in Peek
- Fixed a playback notification that would stick when using Peek on video files
- Peek now tries to appear on the same monitor as the File Explorer window that triggers it
- Fixed small Peek UI on high DPIs
-#26162 and #26478 - Reduced Peek memory usage and possible leaks
- Fixed Mouse Without Borders layout always resetting to one row after some time
- Added a setting to close the Peek window after it loses focus
- Fixed the mouse activating thumbnails on top of the screen when switching to another machine in Mouse Without Borders
- Fixed a silent Peek crash when trying to open it from File Explorer with no files selected
- Fixed an issue causing Mouse Without Borders to prevent other connected machines from going to sleep
- Disabled a deprecated shortcut in Mouse Without Borders that was interfering with other software
- Don't remove the Mouse Without Borders service on upgrade. This issue will still affect users upgrading from 0.70.0 to a newer version, but it's fixed going forward
- When Mouse Without Borders detects the service doesn't exist, it will still try to operate in the "no service" mode
- Fixed a bug causing Mouse Without Borders to click a window on the current machine when switching to another machine
- Added a winget-cli configuration file for PowerToys