PowerToys 0.102.3001 is Microsoft's free set of add-ons for Windows 10 and later, covering tools such as FancyZones, PowerRename, Color Picker, Image Resizer and Keyboard Manager. The installer, 308.9 MB, comes straight from github.com, and the project is under the MIT licence.
First steps after installing PowerToys 0.102.3001
The package ID is Microsoft.PowerToys, which is useful if you prefer to look the app up through a package manager. Check that you run Windows 10 or newer, since that is the minimum requirement.
The tags point to the tools to look at first: FancyZones, Keyboard Manager, PowerRename, Image Resizer and Color Picker. For details on each tool's settings, read the project page at github.com/microsoft/PowerToys.
What the project aims to do for power users
Microsoft describes PowerToys as a set of utilities that tune and streamline Windows for greater productivity. It is a reboot of the Windows 95 era PowerToys project, aimed at getting more efficiency out of the Windows 10 shell.
The focus is customisation for individual workflows. File Explorer is among the listed tags, which suggests some tools touch everyday file handling.
When BleachBit or Autoruns fit better
PowerToys is filed under PC optimization and utilities, but it offers productivity tweaks, not cleaning or system monitoring. If you want disk cleanup, BleachBit or Glary Utilities are listed alternatives. For startup control or process inspection, look at Autoruns or Process Explorer.
O&O ShutUp10 and Advanced SystemCare are also named as alternatives.
What's new in 0.102.3001
Version 0.102.3001 was released on October 27, 2026. Release notes for it can be found on the project page at github.com/microsoft/PowerToys.
PowerToys pros and cons
Pros
- Free
- MIT licence with public source code on GitHub
- Published by Microsoft Corporation
- Covers window layout, key remapping, bulk renaming, image resizing and colour picking according to its tags
- Download comes from the official github.com host
Cons
- The installer is 308.9 MB, large for a utility set
- Needs Windows 10 or newer
- Release notes are on the project page
Is PowerToys safe?
The installer is served by github.com, not by our own servers. Microsoft Corporation publishes PowerToys under the MIT licence, and the full source code is public at github.com/microsoft/PowerToys. We have no scan results for this build, so use only the official link to get it.
How to install PowerToys
- Press the download button to get the official file.
- Run the installer you saved and confirm the Windows security prompt if the publisher matches.
- Follow the setup steps, then start PowerToys from the Start menu.
