Microsoft has released a new stable version of its PowerToys software suite. Version 0.59 marks the first official build of PowerToys designed to run natively on ARM computers. Every module of the PowerToys package, including the installer, has been recompiled for the ARM64 architecture, which brings better performance and improved efficiency while using less memory.

Notably, Microsoft started laying out the ARM groundwork during the 0.58 release cycle. However, the previous version of PowerToys didn't ship the compiled ARM64 binaries. As a result, performance on ARM devices wasn't as good as that of native ARM64 applications. Now that the native ARM version of PowerToys is available via stable channel, it will significantly improve the overall user experience on devices like the Surface Pro X in comparison to the older builds that ran through emulation.

There’s still another notable addition, which is support for up to 4 modifier keys for shortcuts in Keyboard Manager. The team has also completed Power Rename's transition to WinUI 3.

Aside from that, version 0.59 includes fixes, tweaks, and other improvements to a wide range of the included apps in PowerToys. You can see the full changelog below:

If you haven’t yet, you can download the latest version of PowerToys from its GitHub repository, or you can search for it on the Microsoft Store. If you already have PowerToys installed, you should be prompted to download version 0.59 automatically.

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Source: PowerToys Github