Summary
PowerToys v0.97.2: a bug-fix release that fixes annoying startup and feature glitches.
Light Switch now applies the correct theme on startup, so scheduled light/dark works at boot.
Cursor Wrap won’t re-enable itself and gains a toggle to disable wrapping with a single monitor.
PowerToys updates can be a real excitement rollercoaster. Sometimes they introduce brand-new tools that revolutionise how you use Windows, and sometimes they just contain bug fixes. However, regardless of how “boring” a patch is, all of them are really important for creating both a feature-rich and stable toolbox for Windows power users. The fanciest tools in the world won’t make a difference if they don’t work, after all.
Well, PowerToys v0.97.2 is out now, and, you guessed it, it’s a bug fix patch. However, the bugs it does squash are pretty annoying quirks with some of the more powerful and useful tools, so it’s well worth a download if your favorite feature is getting on your nerves lately.
PowerToys v0.97.2 fixes some annoying startup issues
Plus a host of other fixes
You can check out all of the fixes on the PowerToys GitHub page. The notes mostly contain patch fixes for some of the recent additions to the PowerToys suite, which should make them a lot less frustrating to use. For example, the Light Switch feature, which alternates your operating system between light mode and dark mode depending on what time it is, didn’t apply the right theme on startup. This new version will fix that, so give it a download if you want Light Switch to work perfectly on boot.
The new Cursor Wrap feature, which lets you move your cursor off one monitor edge and have it reappear on the other, also has a few welcome fixes to it. For example, if you disabled the “Automatically activate on utility startup” option, it would eventually re-enable itself, which has now been fixed. Plus, there’s a new setting that disables Cursor Wrapping when a single monitor is connected, which you can toggle on and off.
There are quite a few more fixes with this update, so check out the full list below:
Advanced Paste
#45207 Fixed a crash in the Advanced Paste settings page caused by null values during JSON deserialization.
Color Picker
#45367 Fixed contrast issue in Color picker UI.
Command Palette
#45194 Fixed an issue where some Command Palette PowerToys Extension strings were not localised.
Cursor Wrap
#45210 Fixed “Automatically activate on utility startup” setting not persisting when disabled. Thanks @ThanhNguyxn!
#45303 Added option to disable Cursor Wrapping when only a single monitor is connected. Thanks @mikehall-ms!
Image Resizer
#45184 Fixed Image Resizer not working after upgrading PowerToys on Windows 10 by properly cleaning up legacy sparse app packages.
LightSwitch
#45304 Fixed Light Switch startup logic to correctly apply the appropriate theme on launch.
Quick Access and Screen Ruler
#45443 Fixed crash related to IsShownInSwitchers property when Explorer is not running.
Workspaces
#45183 Fixed overlay positioning issue in workspace snapshot draw caused by DPI-aware coordinate mismatch.