For some time now, users around the world have been opting to use Microsoft’s so-called PowerToys in the latest versions of Windows. These tools add and improve functions to the operating system, and new features are constantly being added.
The truth is that they are gradually gaining popularity thanks to all the advantages they offer us by improving the user experience of Windows. In addition, the tools available are increasingly more useful and offer us additional functionalities that we sometimes use daily on our PC. Just a few days ago we referred to one of the most anticipated tools of the PowerToys, Workspaces.
This came about through a recent update to the open source suite we mentioned. But it seems that the company wants to continue surprising us with its new features in this regard. That is why we are now going to talk about another of the most anticipated tools of recent times and that we will soon be able to install and use. Specifically, we are referring to the one called ZoomIt.
First of all we will tell you that you can download and install this open source project free of charge from this link.
And right now the aforementioned PowerToys utility suite is implementing another popular application called ZoomIt, as we told you. In case you didn’t know, this is a useful tool but it has been part of the Sysinternals application suite for some time. The curious thing about this is that the software giant acquired this set of tools in 2006. Here we find utilities for the file system, networks, process monitoring, and more.
How Zoomit will help us in Windows
That is why they have now taken advantage of the aforementioned ZoomIt tool to include it in their PowerToys. In this specific case we are faced with one of the most anticipated applications, especially useful for all those who usually make presentations and demonstrations on their computers.
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@markrussinovich @shanselman @Sysinternals Coming very soon into PowerToys! ZoomIt by @Sysinternals! Thanks everyone for the partnership!
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Thus, we will be able to use ZoomIt to enlarge a certain section that appears on the screen. At the same time, it will allow us to make notes in that same part, make freehand drawings, insert text, etc. In addition, it is worth noting that the tool itself allows us to record these presentations or display timers.
All this without consuming any of the computer’s own resources and being part of the PowerToys at no cost. It even works on Windows-based computers that are compatible with touch screens, which increases its usefulness significantly.
In parallel, this suite of Microsoft tools will also soon receive the so-called New+ function. Basically, this will allow us to create files and folders using custom templates. All this will add new entries in the Windows context menu to carry out actions such as copying or moving files, creating a new folder with highlighted items, copying images to the clipboard, etc.
Although we don’t yet know the exact release date of these tools, they shouldn’t take long. They are currently in the testing phase and will soon be available in the stable versions of PowerToys.
