Microsoft's PowerToys adds a new tool to rename files in batches

Microsoft announced a new version of its open up source tool for power users, PowerToys, today. The update pushes the version number to 0.12, and information technology brings along several tweaks and the add-on of a new tool: PowerRename.

PowerRename is a tool that allows you to easily rename files in batches. If yous have a load of files that all need to be renamed, PowerRename should brand the task much easier.

Once opened, you lot can use PowerRename to search for files with a specific chemical element in their proper noun and have it replace that term with another you define. There are also several options allowing you to indicate types of files and folders to include or exclude.

The official release notes too particular a number of other improvements, including a dark mode for Settings and ShortcutGuide. Here's a look at all of what's new:

New utility: PowerRename
General: Microsoft signed binaries and installer
General: Dark Mode for the Settings and for ShortcutGuide
Full general: Stock-still a issues that was preventing the PT Settings to exist opened on some Windows configurations.
Full general: Various improvements for other UI/UX bugs.
FancyZone: Editor now supports multi-monitor
FancyZone: Hotkey to open FZ Editor is now configurable (Win+~ was unavailable on several not-United states keyboards)
FancyZone: Fixed a bug that was preventing from activating zones for applications with custom championship confined
FancyZone: FZ Editor tin can at present be used on small screens
FancyZone: Improved zone activation when dragging a window, smaller zones have precedence over larger zone (community contribution)
FancyZone: Fixed a crashing problems in FZ on some localized version of Windows (community contribution)
FancyZone: Stock-still issues preventing from resizing zone when zone border is on the right or bottom screen border
FancyZone: Fixed bug that was causing the job bar and other special system windows to be snapped into zones
FancyZone: Improved awarding detection for FZ history
FancyZone: Modify a FZ default settings to avoid interfering with full screen applications.

PowerToys is a reimagining of a tool past the same name that was popular in the Windows 95 era. The offset version was launched in September with a set up of 2 utilities, a Windows key shortcut guide that adapts to the program yous're using, along with a screen space customization tool chosen FancyZones.

PowerToys is available at GitHub for those who desire to give it a shot.

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