# Microsoft PowerToys

Application: Microsoft Corporation

Dem still dey call am power toys, fancyzones, powertoys run

Microsoft Corporation, System

Microsoft utility pack with FancyZones, Run, Awake, and more. The runner na PowerToys.exe. Windows 95 PowerToys na old memory, no be this install.

## Wetin you need know

This PowerToys na the 2019 Microsoft suite. Windows 95 PowerToys na different product.

Microsoft PowerToys na open-source pack: FancyZones, Run, Awake, and more. Get am from Microsoft Learn. Windows 95 PowerToys (TweakUI) na old memory, no be this install. PowerToys.exe na the runner.

- **Wetin e be?**: Microsoft 2019 utility pack

  **Same as Windows 95 PowerToys?**: No. TweakUI na different product

  **FancyZones / Run?**: Yes. Those modules dey live here

Feex tok say

If you want FancyZones, I go install the 2019 PowerToys from Microsoft Learn. I no go dey hunt Windows 95 TweakUI download. Dat one na from different century.

## Wetin be Microsoft PowerToys?

PowerToys.exe na the runner wey dey start modules. FancyZones, Run, and Awake na separate exes. The Windows 95 PowerToys TweakUI no dey inside this tree.

## If you never use am before

If you want FancyZones, PowerToys Run, or Awake, this na the 2019 Microsoft PowerToys suite. Download am from Microsoft Learn or the GitHub releases wey Microsoft link. E no be the Windows 95 PowerToys pack (TweakUI and friends). Dat old CD na old memory, no be this installer.

## Wetin dem dey use am for?

**FancyZones window layouts**

Snap windows enter custom zones. The Windows 95 pack no include FancyZones. Dat name na 2019+.

**PowerToys Run (Alt+Space)**

Launcher. E no be Listary Explorer hook and no be the 1995 PowerToy.

**Awake, Color Picker, PowerRename, and more**

Each module fit be e own process. Turn dem off inside PowerToys Settings. TweakUI no be one of these modules.

## Na who e dey for?

- People wey want FancyZones or Run on top current Windows
- Anybody wey google PowerToys come see Windows 95 article
- Users wey suppose install from Microsoft, no be from "PowerToys 95" exe host

## Current status

Microsoft PowerToys (2019) na current utility suite from Microsoft Corporation. The vendor still dey point Windows users go https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/powertoys/.

## How old e be?

Windows 95 PowerToys na 1990s Microsoft extras pack. The current open-source PowerToys launch for 2019. Same nickname, different product. Microsoft Learn document Windows 11 or Windows 10 version 2004 (build 19041) or newer, and 64-bit x64 or ARM64 CPU.

## Versions

Major channels first. Exact build numbers no dey all verified here.

GitHub / Learn installer

Microsoft Store

winget Microsoft.PowerToys

## System requirements

Values dey follow wetin di publisher release publicly. Workload still dey change di real need.

### Minimum

| Operating system | Windows 11 or Windows 10 version 2004 (build 19041) or newer, according to Microsoft. 64-bit x64 or ARM64             |
| ---------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| RAM              | E dey enough for current Windows plus the modules wey you enable. Microsoft document WebView2 as installer dependency |

## Resource profile

- **CPU demand**: Low when modules dey idle

  **RAM demand**: Small for di runner. Modules dey add dia own rows

## Installed processes

Dese executables belong to dis product when e dey installed.

| PowerToys.exe               | Runner and settings host |
| --------------------------- | ------------------------ |
| PowerToys.FancyZones.exe    | Snap layouts             |
| PowerToys.PowerLauncher.exe | Run (Alt+Space)          |
| PowerToys.Awake.exe         | Keep awake               |

## Startup components

PowerToys fit start with Windows from im own setting. Dat one dey start di runner, no bi FancyZones by imself.

## File locations

| Typical install | C:\Program Files\PowerToys\\ |
| --------------- | ---------------------------- |

## File formats

Settings JSON under the user profile. Modules vary

## Common wahala dem

### People dey download Windows 95 PowerToys archive

Dat one no go add FancyZones. This product na the 2019 GitHub / Learn suite.

### Runner dey miss after portable copy

Install from Learn or GitHub. Any random PowerToys.exe on top desktop no be the suite.

## How to get unstuck

### Install from Microsoft Learn or aka.ms/installpowertoys

Windows 95 PowerToys pages don turn history. This runner need Windows 10 2004 or Windows 11, 64-bit, according to Microsoft.

### Open PowerToys Settings from the tray come disable the module wey you no want

To end FancyZones no dey quit the runner. To end PowerToys.exe fit bring all the modules down.

### Repair with winget install Microsoft.PowerToys if the runner no gree start

Na the current product id be dat. No package name dey like TweakUI.

## Alternatives

Listary for Explorer launcher. Windows Terminal for tabs. The Windows 95 pack no be current alternative at all.

## Official help and downloads

Start with di vendor. Random exe sites no be support channel.

| Download        | [learn.microsoft.com/windows/powertoys/ ](https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/powertoys/)Official installer or vendor page |
| --------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Help            | [learn.microsoft.com/windows/powertoys/install ](https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/powertoys/install)Vendor support      |
| Official site   | [learn.microsoft.com/windows/powertoys/ ](https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/powertoys/)Start here, no be random exe host |
| GitHub releases | [aka.ms/installpowertoys ](https://aka.ms/installpowertoys)Official installer wey Microsoft document                       |

## Related hardware

Microsoft list 64-bit x64 or ARM64 processor. FancyZones want working multi-window desktop, no be famous GPU name.

## Technical details

Technical details

Vendor version numbers dey change. Dis article no pin down any build.

## Related

Dis entities connect to dis article. Type dey show for every link.

[PowerToys.exe: Application Process](https://feex.it/wiki/l/pcm/process/powertoys.exe/)[Listary: Application](https://feex.it/wiki/l/pcm/software/listary/)[Windows Terminal: Application](https://feex.it/wiki/l/pcm/software/windows-terminal/)[How to read Task Manager: Guide](https://feex.it/wiki/l/pcm/software/system/how-to-read-task-manager/)

## Sources and verification

Recorded source label: August 2026. Dis label no establish independent verification. [How we dey do research](https://feex.it/wiki/research/).

- [Microsoft PowerToys official site ](https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/powertoys/)· Vendor product page
- [Microsoft PowerToys help ](https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/powertoys/install)· Vendor support
- [PowerToys GitHub ](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys)· Releases and source
- [Foxhole process map ](https://foxhole.feex.it/)· First-party samples on top Windows PCs. No be lab benchmark.

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Quick facts

The short identity of dis page. Specs, sources, and the full story still dey inside the article.

- **Developer**: Microsoft Corporation

  **Category**: Utility suite

  **Process**: [PowerToys.exe](https://feex.it/wiki/l/pcm/process/powertoys.exe/)

  **License**: MIT (open source)

  **First released**: 2019

  **Official site**: [learn.microsoft.com/powertoys](https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/powertoys/)

  **Feex map am**: Dem see am on top Windows PCs for Foxhole

Recorded source status: Feex Reviewed: Recorded source label: August 2026. Dis label no establish independent verification.

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