PowerToys Run Overview

Overview

PowerToys Run is a quick launcher for power users that has additional capabilities without sacrificing performance. It is open source and modular for additional plugins. Press Alt+Space and start typing! If that shortcut isn't what you like, don't worry, it is fully configurable in the settings.

1. Get Started

1.1 Requirements

• Windows 10 version 1903 or higher

1.2 Features

Search for applications, folders, or files

Search for running processes (previously known as WindowWalker)

Clickable buttons with keyboard shortcuts

Invoke Shell Plugin using "> "

Do a simple calculation using calculator

1.3 Settings

Settings	Action
Open PowerToys Run shortcut	The keyboard shortcut to open/hide PowerToys Run
Ignore shortcuts in Fullscreen mode	When you are in full-screen Run won't be engaged with the shortcut
Maximum number of results	Maximum number of results shown without scrolling on PowerToys Run
Clear the previous query on launch	When launched, it will be blank rather than highlighting previous search
Disable drive detection warning	The warning, if all your drives aren't indexed, will no longer be visible

1.4 Keyboard Shortcuts

Shortcuts	Action
Alt+Space	Open or hide PowerToys Run
Esc	Hide PowerToys Run
Ctrl+Shift+Enter	(Only applicable to applications) Open the selected application as administrator
Ctrl+Shift+E	(Only applicable to applications and files) Open containing folder in File Explorer
Ctrl+C	(Only applicable to folders and files) Copy path location
Tab	Navigate through the search result and context menu buttons

1.5 Action key

These will force PowerToys run into only targeted plug-ins.

Action key	Action
=	Calculator only. Example =2+2
?	File searching only. Example ?road to find roadmap.md
.	Installed app searching only. Example .code to get Visual Studio Code
//	URLs only. Example //microsoft.com to have your default browser go to https://microsoft.com
<	Running processes only. Example <outlook to find all processes that contain outlook
>	Shell command only. Example >ping localhost to do a ping query

2. Known Issues

For a list of all known issues/suggestions, check it out here.

3. Attribution

Wox

Beta Tadele's Window Walker