PowerToys Get Updated: Version 0.49 Arrives With New Find My Mouse Feature

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Microsoft has announced the release of a new version of its popular PowerToys which now reaches version 0.49. Some PowerToys that can be downloaded from Github and from the Microsoft Store and that includes among its novelties a utility that they have come to call Find My Mouse "

Find My Mouse is the main novelty, a function to help us find the pointer of the mouse that we have connected, but it is not the only improvement. And it is that this version of the PowerToys launches a new design for the PowerRename interface and merges Video Conference Mute with the stable versions along with improvements and bug fixes usual.

The mouse cursor is always at hand

"The main novelty is the new Find My Mouse function, a functionality that helps users to find the mouse pointer that is connected to the PC. A function that is activated by default and that can be deactivated at will as well as temporarily disabled when we play."

To use it, simply press the left control key twice to reveal the position of the pointer, which is ideal when it comes to large, high-resolution screens or people with low vision.

There's also a new user interface in PowerRename that now has a look that makes it easier to integrate with the Windows 11 design.Also Color Picker's HEX format will correct problems with multiple color inputs that only accept six characters. This is the full changelog.

• The Find My Mouse utility is here to quickly locate the cursor on the screen
• Accessibility and minor UI improvements on the settings page.
• Added links to Setup menus for various utilities within their respective editors.
• Configuration improvements to improve clarity of various options.
• Enhanced Settings to adjust size and position as needed when multiple monitor conditions change.
• Added screen reader improvements for accessibility.
• Fixed bugs with Color Picker HEX formats.
• Accessibility improvements to screen reader and user interface to distinguish border colors when matching.
• Fix Color Picker and OOBE windows being adjusted by FancyZones.
• Fix regression with layouts not being changed by shortcuts.
• Fixed crash issue with FancyZones editor.
• Fix resetting zone layouts after screen lock.
• Accessibility improvements are coming to the screen reader in the editor.

• Fixed crash issue when editor is opened at high zoom on 4k monitors.
• Added a redesign to the PowerRename user interface.
• In PowerToys Run the Windows Terminal plugin is added. Opens shells via Windows Terminal via the _activate command by default.
• Added environment variables to the folder plugin search.
• Fixed certain schemas being overwritten by HTTPS.
• Fixed issue with program plugin getting stuck in infinite loops as certain file paths were searched recursively.
• To mute video conferences, VCM has been added to stable versions of PowerToys.

The latest version of the PowerToys can be downloaded from Github and can also be downloaded from the Microsoft Store.