Microsoft has released PowerToys 0.99, adding two new utilities for users who work across large displays, overlapping windows, and multi-monitor Windows setups.
The update adds Grab And Move for faster window control and Power Display for monitor adjustments from the system tray. It also includes improvements to Command Palette, Keyboard Manager, ZoomIt, Image Resizer, and other tools across the PowerToys suite.
Grab And Move makes window control easier
According to Microsoft’s PowerToys 0.99 announcement, Grab And Move lets users drag or resize windows without needing to find the title bar or window edge.
With the feature enabled, users can hold Alt and left-click anywhere on a window to move it. Alt and right-click resizes the window from wherever the cursor is placed. Microsoft also lets users swap Alt for the Windows key if Alt already conflicts with their workflow.
The tool is designed for large monitors, crowded desktops, and windows that have moved partly off-screen. That makes it a practical addition for users who already rely on Microsoft PowerToys to fine-tune Windows beyond the default settings.
Power Display targets another common multi-monitor annoyance: changing monitor settings without reaching for physical buttons. Once enabled, it lets users open a flyout from the system tray or a keyboard shortcut, then adjust supported display settings such as brightness, contrast, volume, and color profile.
Users can also create monitor profiles and switch between them from the flyout. Microsoft says those profiles can work with Light Switch, so monitor settings can change when Windows switches between light and dark mode.
Version 0.99 updates more than monitor controls
PowerToys 0.99 also brings several updates beyond the two new utilities.
Command Palette Dock gets a compact mode that hides subtitles for a cleaner layout, plus improved pinning controls that let users decide where commands appear in the dock. Microsoft also added calculator history, support for plain text and image viewer content types, and reliability improvements tied to extension loading and search.
Keyboard Manager now allows users to adjust recorded key mappings via dropdowns and includes a Disabled action to turn off specific keys or shortcuts. ZoomIt adds scrolling screenshots and text extraction when snipping. Image Resizer has moved from WPF to WinUI 3, giving the tool a more modern interface.
PowerToys remains useful because Windows users often need small workflow fixes before those ideas reach the operating system itself. Microsoft’s recent Windows 11 April update followed a similar pattern, adding Smart App Control changes, AI-powered Narrator upgrades, and performance improvements without changing the whole OS experience.
For version 0.99, Grab And Move looks like the simpler immediate win because it changes how users interact with windows directly. Power Display may be more dependent on monitor support, since brightness, contrast, volume, and color profile controls only work where the connected hardware exposes those options.
PowerToys users can install the update by checking for updates inside PowerToys or downloading the latest release from Microsoft’s release page.
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