Microsoft revived PowerToys, a popular customization tool on Windows 95 / XP

In the past, PowerToys was a tool to customize Windows 95 / XP. This legendary tool has recently been revived by Microsoft on Windows 10 operating system with many interesting features.

In this revival, Microsoft has released 2 utilities in PowerToys. The first utility is Maximize To New Desktop - this useful feature displays and suggests shortcuts that allow easy management of the application's Windows window, helping users complete work quickly and professionally on Windows. To turn on this feature, press and hold the Windows key for 1s.

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The second utility is FancyZones, the Windows window manager. This feature allows users to run multiple applications simultaneously on one screen. You can drag and drop this application into an empty area on the Desktop window (created by you) to change the application display size. To use this feature, press Windows + ~ key combination.

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Below is a 5-minute video tutorial from Microsoft, invite you to follow up to learn how to customize and then test it on your laptop.

Microsoft 's move shows that it is trying hard to develop Windows 10. They hope to receive many contributions and comments from users to make this tool more useful.

You access the link below to download PowerToys, then on the taskbar -> right click on the application -> select settings to install.

 https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases 

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