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  • @LeilaGharani
    @LeilaGharani  2 года назад +254

    I hope you don't mind the hoarse voice 🙂. I had a cold in that week.
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    • @uds.4679
      @uds.4679 2 года назад +7

      Hi, Hope you are feeling better now..

    • @sammourad4757
      @sammourad4757 2 года назад +5

      Great tools. Thank you and take care of yourself.

    • @goppykrishna2613
      @goppykrishna2613 2 года назад

      Thanks a lot and Hope you're fine

    • @GunSpeed_BulletProof
      @GunSpeed_BulletProof 2 года назад

      اجر وعافية اخت ليلى 👩🏻‍⚕️

    • @LearningandTechnology
      @LearningandTechnology 2 года назад +2

      Hope you are feeling better - everything sounded fine!

  • @cwcole
    @cwcole 2 года назад +96

    This is one of the most comprehensive PowerToys overviews I have seen. Thank you! I remember using it on Windows 95 and 98. It certainly has come a long way since then.

    • @LeilaGharani
      @LeilaGharani  2 года назад +2

      Thank you Craig.

    • @SanDiegan100
      @SanDiegan100 2 года назад +3

      This was an amazing presentation of something that has been hidden in plain sight!!

    • @polycrystallinecandy
      @polycrystallinecandy 2 года назад +1

      They actually abandoned it and only brought it back a couple years ago. It's on github now.

    • @jaypaans3471
      @jaypaans3471 Год назад +2

      And it's still under construction

    • @benbel3140
      @benbel3140 Год назад +1

      Great video. But they have some bugs in a few features. I hope they will fix them soon.

  • @jonasfermefors
    @jonasfermefors 2 года назад +26

    Great video - I use quite a few of these. Two other tips:
    1) File Locksmith - checks which files are in use.. useful especially to see what is blocking a disk from being ejected or what files a process is locking.
    2) Powertoys Run - has many uses. I use it to quickly launch apps and files, as a quick calculator, starting/stopping services, finding registry keys and more
    The power renamer is also good but takes a bit of work to get into.

  • @surrealogikon
    @surrealogikon 2 года назад +1

    Dziękujemy.

  • @mmsalem
    @mmsalem Год назад

    Thanks!

  • @dominiqueleroy3826
    @dominiqueleroy3826 2 года назад +49

    This should be by default on Windows !

    • @Na-uy4ot
      @Na-uy4ot Год назад +1

      But it's not...I bought a new laptop with windows 11 and still needed to download it.

    • @The_Penguin_City
      @The_Penguin_City Год назад

      You have this in KDE, Gnome, Cinnamon since ages.

    • @casey18982
      @casey18982 Год назад

      It will be...in a couple of years

  • @joserebelo100
    @joserebelo100 2 года назад

    Obrigado!

  • @wrockage
    @wrockage 2 года назад +3

    oh leila thank you so much. i read an article about this but suffice it to say this makes things much clearer! i have been scouring the internet for something like fancy zones and can't wait to try it. thanks for sharing!

  • @supinderbabra7068
    @supinderbabra7068 2 года назад +3

    Only yesterday I was wishing for more windows snap areas and then this video came out. Thank you Leila. This is God sent

  • @Shri_V
    @Shri_V 2 года назад +1

    Awesome! I used to use Deskpins to keep a window on top but will switch to this now.

  • @PatrickKalinowski
    @PatrickKalinowski Год назад +2

    I have known about Powertoys for years. But I do not use them often. You explain their usefulness in a crystal clear way, calm and to the point. Thank you!

  • @IsaSoandso
    @IsaSoandso 2 года назад +9

    This is excellent to see. I had totally forgotten about PowerToys and used to have it as part of my standard toolkit back in the day. Thank you for such a great presentation on it overall, as well as going in depth on some of the most commonly used tools.

  • @silverlicious2086
    @silverlicious2086 2 года назад +1

    Those are interesting utilities. Thanks for posting. Feel better soon and Happy Holidays.

  • @triplex86
    @triplex86 2 года назад +7

    Wow! That was like being shown Aladdin's cave, full of treasures. I've already downloaded it and now tweaking it for what I need. Thank you so much for this - very useful indeed.

  • @thomaspc0
    @thomaspc0 2 года назад +2

    I love utilities like this. I look forward to learning more about what it does.

  • @bcwest619
    @bcwest619 2 года назад +2

    I am a data analyst and work on a 50 inch 4k TV as my monitor. It would be a huge pain if I didn't have Fancy Zones. It's so incredible! I have a bunch of different layouts that I can activate with hotkeys depending on what I'm working on.

  • @rvk8294
    @rvk8294 2 года назад +2

    OMG. I have been using 3rd party apps for all these features. You gave me a single solution for all these. Really helpful. Thanks

  • @suzannejohns4332
    @suzannejohns4332 Год назад

    First Leila I want to say thank you. Not only are you knowledgable but you have a beautiful demeanor & calming presence about you. I love your tutorials. You are my first "Go To" person whenever I have a problem that I need help with. Today, I have a simple request. Where do you get your sticky notes? The colored ones are not me. Actually, anyone can answer if you know the answer. Thanks to All

  • @PaulNemchik
    @PaulNemchik 2 года назад +2

    Thanks for this video , A lot of useful short cut keys were presented here

  • @faradraissa7805
    @faradraissa7805 2 года назад +5

    Thank you, Leila, for this in-depth tutorial. I've been using power toys for a while and am attempting to demonstrate them to coworkers. As I need to do a lot of online training, I use the Focus on the mouse the most. The list of shortcuts is one I was unaware of. I'm familiar with some of them, but this is such a creative way to present them. Thank you very much...

  • @thierryhoornaert9950
    @thierryhoornaert9950 Год назад

    I already used the Find my mouse in combination with the CTRL-radar, the Windows+V (multi-clipboard, the Paste as Text. I will probably use the Pick color and the Keep in front a lot! Thanks for the great presentation!

  • @karinamdominguez
    @karinamdominguez Год назад

    I have been using image resize for years as a stand alone plugging, but I didn't knew the other tools, thanks a lot!

  • @w6263
    @w6263 2 года назад

    Fabulous! Didn't even know these existed. Love it when find new features. Already loving the 'Always on top'. Much appreciated for the video. Thank you.

  • @iqbaliba
    @iqbaliba 2 года назад +1

    WOW, that is amazing. I’m in need of few already. Thank you so much.

  • @Haulin81
    @Haulin81 Год назад +2

    I wish she would have told us about the margin toggle switch with fancy zones. It took a while to turn them off. Thank you Leila! I appreciate all you do! I bought 3 of your MS Power courses!

  • @vijayarjunwadkar
    @vijayarjunwadkar 2 года назад +4

    Never knew these PowerToys! Thank you Leila for this quick tutorial to get started! 🙂I will use them now on.

    • @GratefulThird
      @GratefulThird 2 года назад +1

      I, too, had played with these years ago and dismissed them. This video has me excited. Thank you!

    • @LeilaGharani
      @LeilaGharani  2 года назад +1

      I'm curious what will be your favorite.

  • @Fahad-AlGhamdi
    @Fahad-AlGhamdi 2 года назад +3

    Thank you for this simple explanation

  • @Saurabh.P
    @Saurabh.P 2 года назад +1

    Window Walker is quite useful. Helps me find out opened application. It's much quicker than win+tab or alt+tab when you have too many apps open.

  • @alex626ification
    @alex626ification 2 года назад +1

    The always on top is a real game changer! Especially if you are using a touch screen applications.

  • @MrsJaydot
    @MrsJaydot 11 месяцев назад

    I never knew... Thank you! Started using some of the tools practically before they finished installing :).

  • @Vangienator
    @Vangienator Год назад

    You had me at mouse finder (I literally needed that 5 minutes before I started this video) and fancy zones sealed the deal. Thanks for this.

  • @neosinan1
    @neosinan1 Год назад

    I was using fancy zones for awhile but boy did I miss a lot of useful stuff for many years. Thanks

  • @dhammaplayer
    @dhammaplayer 2 года назад

    Win+Shift+T, didn't know. Thank you very much & Happy Christmas

  • @PaulSmith-pl7fo
    @PaulSmith-pl7fo 2 года назад +1

    Hi Leila. They are so much clearer when properly explained - thank you.

  • @doc_huebi
    @doc_huebi 2 года назад +2

    One of my favorite tools is the samradapps excel date picker, which let's you pick up dates in an excel sheet. MS haven't added something like this for decades which I don't understand.

  • @Jerome54DXB
    @Jerome54DXB 2 года назад +3

    I personally use the mouse finder during PowerPoint presentations for a better looking way to show things (IMO it looks much better than the default red dot pointer).

  • @SevenExousia
    @SevenExousia Год назад

    Oh wow. Thanks for the informative video. I've been wishing for some of those features for years.

  • @winters4960
    @winters4960 2 года назад +2

    I used to download separate software to pin any window on top of another. After knowing powertoys some moons ago, it really have awesome features. My top feature is Always ontop and mouse utilities.

  • @rohit_in
    @rohit_in Год назад

    Thank you for making this video. All these tools are very useful.

  • @ITGyaan
    @ITGyaan 2 года назад +1

    Great Tool, Thanks for sharing I think Always on top and Bulk image resize will help me.

  • @emtyas
    @emtyas 2 года назад +2

    Fancy zones and always on top are my favorites since they make multitasking easier...

  • @charlesbonfante9188
    @charlesbonfante9188 2 года назад +2

    Just wanted to say Thank you. I've been meaning to get into power toys for some time and I love how succinct and relevant you made it. Great job!

  • @LeoAlves-dv8lx
    @LeoAlves-dv8lx 2 года назад +1

    I can't believe I never heard of PowerToys before, what an useful set of tools, when we install Windows Microsoft prefer to advertise some third-party apps than it's own useful software lol.
    Thank you very much, I'm so glad I found this video.

  • @jankrzykwa5522
    @jankrzykwa5522 Год назад

    I've been using Fancy Zones for 6 months or so and LOVE it!!

  • @zgralewski
    @zgralewski 2 года назад

    For screenshots - SHAREX (select area, file is saved, folder with file selected is open). For images FastStone Image Viewer (you hit F3 and mass resize, change format, add items and many many more all in seconds). I mostly use resize to 50% selected in FastStone.

  • @Watever44
    @Watever44 Год назад

    I had no idea. This will change the way I work. ! Thank you

  • @kostaskolotouros4345
    @kostaskolotouros4345 2 года назад +1

    Your videos are so professional! Well done!

  • @darkguardian1314
    @darkguardian1314 Год назад +7

    It should be noted that if you install Power Toys, it will significantly increase your boot time at start-up.
    For me, it added 24 seconds from power on to Windows Desktop screen.
    I don't really use that much but will keep the software for future use. Thanks

    • @oo0Spyder0oo
      @oo0Spyder0oo Год назад +4

      Well don’t have it run on startup then.

    • @darkguardian1314
      @darkguardian1314 Год назад +1

      @@oo0Spyder0oo Nope, not now. It's set up to do that by default.

  • @karennguyen7083
    @karennguyen7083 2 года назад +2

    Amazing video again, Leila. Thank you so much ❤

  • @davidcunningham2388
    @davidcunningham2388 2 года назад

    I really enjoy your videos! Thanks for taking the time to share them!

  • @bendunaway8296
    @bendunaway8296 2 года назад

    I've used windows for years, knew about, but never used Power Toys. I will know. Great video!

  • @CreatorOfWorlds
    @CreatorOfWorlds 2 года назад +1

    Can you suggest a screen ruler more in terms of just working with two screens and support the need to have a ruler on screen like you would on a piece of paper?

  • @metallmad77
    @metallmad77 2 года назад +3

    I personally loved the Color Picker, it helps a lot in my job as a developer

    • @jaypaans3471
      @jaypaans3471 Год назад

      Just curious - do you have some software that kalibrated or changes the color/hue of the screen? 'cus I know that Color Picker is (usually) nor able to poke throught the altered colors...

  • @yousefhassan7365
    @yousefhassan7365 2 года назад +1

    My life is getting easier with every video you upload thanks ❤

  • @biohazard737
    @biohazard737 2 года назад +1

    Wow so many useful features! Thanks as always!!

  • @furrukh66
    @furrukh66 Год назад

    You are genius Leila Gharani. I appreciated your tips for windows and other application programs.

  • @VulpineKING
    @VulpineKING 2 года назад +2

    extremely grateful for this ! Obviously always on top is really helpful, but extracting text from photos excites me. People screenshot me daily and this will reduce my time significantly! Thank you for all you do!

  • @kewltracks3454
    @kewltracks3454 2 года назад +2

    I am glad that the PowerToys are back, at least I think they were taken away some years ago. I am definitely going to add them to my toolbox! Thanks Leila. Happy holidays!

  • @Lil-San
    @Lil-San Год назад

    One of the best tutorial on RUclips, thank you

  • @terryherrin3388
    @terryherrin3388 2 года назад +1

    Thank you so much!! Never knew and now I do!!! :)

  • @vinaynagaonkar8592
    @vinaynagaonkar8592 2 года назад +1

    Thank you Madam, its always enriching to watch your videos, I am learning a lot about MS OFFICE

  • @yan5699
    @yan5699 2 года назад

    Personal fave is definitely fancyzones! Thanks so much @Leila!

  • @ericjohnson1470
    @ericjohnson1470 2 года назад +1

    these are some great tools, thanks for sharing :)

  • @mart99
    @mart99 2 года назад +1

    I already used some of the "toys", but your explanations revealed some hidden features I've not discovered yet.

  • @theodorelapointe3624
    @theodorelapointe3624 2 года назад +2

    You made my life so easier, always on top was something i needed for a long time. Thank you very much

  • @kstaxman2
    @kstaxman2 2 года назад

    Nice video power toys is a handy program but knowing it's features can be tough to figure out. A simple demo like your's really helps.. thanks you're on my subscribe list now that I've found you.

  • @OhSoCheesy
    @OhSoCheesy 2 года назад

    Wow it's really grown up since the old days. Thanks for reminding me of this!

  • @MendelsonFam
    @MendelsonFam 2 года назад +1

    Thank you for another well made instructional video. You make it very easy to follow and your accent is great as well.

  • @antoniogarrido3058
    @antoniogarrido3058 2 года назад +1

    Excelent set of tools, thanks for sharing!👍

  • @stappys
    @stappys 2 года назад +15

    I have always loved power toys and they change how I use windows. Truthful I thought it had been discontinued. Thanks for showing the updated toys!
    I used to use always on top exactly like you to keep my stickies where I can see them.

  • @anandspatel6185
    @anandspatel6185 Год назад

    Really amazing video...its made my work easy...thanks...keep posting 👌👌💐💐🙏🙏

  • @TavoDelfin
    @TavoDelfin 2 года назад +2

    Great video, thanks !

  • @arvindr2101
    @arvindr2101 2 года назад

    Super for giving this utility. I have started using it right now.

  • @SteveSwanson999
    @SteveSwanson999 Год назад

    Thanks! Can't wait to try

  • @kevinme
    @kevinme Год назад

    this is definitely going to be one of those apps to always have installed on my computer!

  • @vinaynagaonkar8592
    @vinaynagaonkar8592 Год назад

    Thanks it's wonderful to use. How does the pointed text or section is encircled with live marking which tool is that you are using please.

  • @dennismenace1243
    @dennismenace1243 2 года назад +1

    I recently already watched a video from you and I thought ur so cute and professional. And now you do this video about towertoys. I love this collection, just like SysInternals, but this collection of tools is really good for everyday job life. I'm an architect and just changed to one of the biggest offices in germany and told the IT, include it into every station! Already I told my office before...this is so useful! The colorpicker for creatives..the renamer, new now i've read is an option to figure out processes that prevent a file from being accessed cause if "in use". Up to today i used process explorer from the sysinternals suite for this special problem of windows that occours from time to time, and with powertoys it's possible now too they say. i have to find out, good i remind me for that :DD
    Oh..and the coolest, but also easiest and fastest way to install powertoys is thru winget per shell :)

  • @512Squared
    @512Squared Год назад

    Loved this video - so many goodies with PowerToys

  • @GaryJohnWalker1
    @GaryJohnWalker1 2 года назад +1

    Terrific. I admit I've looked at powertoys every few years then forgot about them. But the current crop look really handy and I'm back on board with them. Thanks

  • @ePCAYT
    @ePCAYT 2 года назад +1

    GREAT summary. All appear incredibly useful. THANK YOU!

  • @dylan4331
    @dylan4331 2 года назад +2

    Thanks 🧡 a great sharing :)

  • @OntarioAndrews415
    @OntarioAndrews415 2 года назад +1

    Brilliant! Thank you!

  • @MrPicky
    @MrPicky 2 года назад +1

    Brilliant video - thanks 👍👍👍👍😃😃

  • @wijdanh326
    @wijdanh326 2 года назад +1

    You're amazing🤩✨✨!!!
    Thank you for making great videos💗💗💗!!

  • @salmanmohammad9659
    @salmanmohammad9659 Год назад

    Thanks a TON for introducing those very useful free utilities to the world

  • @behramcooper3691
    @behramcooper3691 2 года назад +1

    Great tutorial. I will definitely download them and use them with my Windows 10 PC. Do the Power Toys start up automatically with Windows, or do I need to manually start them after every boot up?

  • @thebrutaltooth1506
    @thebrutaltooth1506 2 года назад +1

    Useful, facy zones, ocr and mouse tools ftw!

  • @IvanFreelancer
    @IvanFreelancer Год назад

    I'm very interested in Text Extractor as a writer., and also Color Picker. Thanks Leila 😁

  • @sserubiricedrick9874
    @sserubiricedrick9874 2 года назад +1

    Thank you so much for the good work, we really appreciate it.
    Kindly create for us Introduction to python"lessons as well.

  • @grsthapit
    @grsthapit Год назад

    Thank you for your videos about tools.

  • @Alyssa_aria
    @Alyssa_aria 2 года назад +1

    Thanks for this!

  • @rwfrench66GenX
    @rwfrench66GenX 2 года назад +1

    Thank you for the video! I enjoyed how you constantly mentioned if something didn’t work you could go about it another way. Microsoft has been at it for 6 decades and they come out with software called Power Toys and they have to give you alternate ways of doing what they’re supposed to do! A few years back I bought an iPhone then I bought an Apple TV and all I had to do was hold my phone up to the Apple TV and it set itself up, no problems, no work arounds.

    • @rwfrench66GenX
      @rwfrench66GenX Год назад

      @@keiganthetennessean1796 70’s, 80’s, 90’s, 00’s, 10’s and 20’s

    • @rwfrench66GenX
      @rwfrench66GenX Год назад

      @@keiganthetennessean1796 lol you’re right, I was born in 1966 and just turned 57 but been in 7 decades. I don’t recall anything about the 60’s but neither do most people who lived through it 😂

  • @susank6122
    @susank6122 Год назад

    Leila,
    You are the BOMB!!! If I could have an idol, you would be her! WOW!!!!!!!
    Clip and paste text from anywhere and rename multiple files in explorer are my favorite. And color picker, very useful for my job. WOWWOWOWOWOWOW!!!!

  • @denouch358
    @denouch358 2 года назад +1

    I love your channel. You always have very useful information.

  • @rizwansarfraz9936
    @rizwansarfraz9936 Год назад

    exactly what I needed, thanks ❤

  • @yadavvml
    @yadavvml Год назад

    Thanks for the informative video Ms. Leila.. 🙂

  • @javiervidegain8728
    @javiervidegain8728 2 месяца назад

    I just discovered your channel. This video is awesome. I've already subscribed.

  • @hfftu
    @hfftu 2 года назад +1

    Fantastic tools
    Thanks Leila 😊

  • @andybeux
    @andybeux 2 года назад +2

    Great content Leila! Like always!

  • @goldilocks1964
    @goldilocks1964 Год назад

    Another amazing instructional video as always, Leila! Thank you for making it and sharing these helpful tools. I was happy that my IT department authorized installing PowerToys and I'm sorry I didn't watch this one and ask them about it 6 months ago! Wow, so many favorites! Paste as Plain Text, Always on Top, Find My Mouse/Highlighter, Color Picker, and Zones are very handy to my work! Building new muscle-memory keystroke habits to activate them will be the key that allows me remove my newest PostIt note that's now affixed to my monitor haha. Thank you again for the excellent video.