Microsoft releases PowerToys v0.79.0 with amazing new shortcuts options in Keyboard Manager

It feels like it has been a while since there were any particularly dramatic changes or additions to PowerToys, but now Microsoft has just pushed out PowerToys v0.79.0. The latest version of the essential utilities collection does not, unfortunately, gain any new modules this time around, but there are significant updates to existing tools. Chief among these are updates to Keyboard Manager that means, among other things, it is now possible to create a keyboard shortcut to launch a particular application. See also: The v0.79 release cycle sees the PowerToys development team focusing on 'stability, improvement and new features', and… [Continue Reading]