File Actions menu in PowerToys will add extra features when selecting files

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Published onFebruary 2, 2024

published onFebruary 2, 2024

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PowerToys is one of those tools that you need to have since it brings various enhancements and tools to Windows. We use these tools daily, and we wrote about ourtop PowerToys utilitiesnot that long ago.

Speaking of which, it seems that new PowerToys features are in the works that will bring a new context menu with some special actions.

The File Actions menu brings checksum generation and more to PowerToys

Aaron Junker on Twitter presented a new feature of PowerToys that he’s been working on.

I’m currently working on a new#PowerToysmodule that enables a new file menu where you can select different actions to perform on your selected files. Currently my plan includes the actions below.But I’m curious: What do you want in this menu? What would make your life easier?pic.twitter.com/wIQJeFRRki

The new feature is called the File Actions menu and it allows you to perform different operations on selected files. Aaron has presented two screenshots and we can see that the following options are available:

This feature is still in development, and Aaron is looking for suggestions on features that users would like to see in this menu, so feel free to hit him up with your ideas.

According to Aaron, this is a standalone menu that is triggered by a keyboard shortcut, so don’t expect to see it added to the context menu in Windows 11.

As fans of PowerToys, we’re excited about the all upcoming features, and we hope Aaron’s File action menu will be added to the app.

In case you haven’t tried this set of tools, this is a perfect time to do so with our guide on how toinstall PowerToys on Windows 11, so don’t miss it.

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File Actions menu in PowerToys will add extra features when selecting files#

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