microsoft/PowerToys v0.98.1

Release v0.98.1

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Highlights

This patch release fixes several important stability issues identified in v0.98.0 based on incoming reports. Check out the v0.98.0 notes for the full list of changes.

Always On Top

• Added support for configuring the increase/decrease opacity hotkeys independently from the main pin hotkey in #46410

Command Palette

• Fixed context menu actions not appearing for app search results on the main page in #46293 by @jiripolasek

• Fixed missing primary context command for items where the extension provides the command after initial load in #46131 by @jiripolasek

• Fixed a crash caused by a negative array size when calculating callback counts with disabled providers in #46215 by @jiripolasek

• Restored scrolling in the scroll container and updated the scroll-down button to use the correct caret glyph in #46447 by @jiripolasek

• Fixed DockWindow resource cleanup to properly dispose its ViewModel and unregister from the messenger when destroyed in #46303 by @jiripolasek

• Fixed dock popup crashes caused by accessing unparented popups before XamlRoot is set in #46305 by @jiripolasek

• Reduced visual "blinking" artifacts in the dock when Command Palette settings change by avoiding unnecessary backdrop recreation in #46309 by @jiripolasek

Keyboard Shortcut Manager

• Temporarily removed the ability to toggle the Keyboard Manager Service separate from the module for stability improvements in #46530

• Added support for whitespace-only shortcuts in new editor in #46510

Settings

• Fixed a PowerToys Run crash caused by a missing PowerDisplay.Lib.dll dependency by decoupling Settings.UI.Library from PowerDisplay.Lib in #46325

• Fixed the Settings button on the What's New page opening a blank page instead of the Home page in #46203 by @daverayment