microsoft/PowerToys v0.98.1

Release v0.98.1

Repository: microsoft/PowerToys

Tag: v0.98.1

Published: 2026-03-26T20:08:39Z

Prerelease: no

Release notes:

[ptUserX64]: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases/download/v0.98.1/PowerToysUserSetup-0.98.1-x64.exe [ptUserArm64]: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases/download/v0.98.1/PowerToysUserSetup-0.98.1-arm64.exe [ptMachineX64]: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases/download/v0.98.1/PowerToysSetup-0.98.1-x64.exe [ptMachineArm64]: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases/download/v0.98.1/PowerToysSetup-0.98.1-arm64.exe

Installer Hashes

| Description | Filename | sha256 hash | |----------------|----------|----------| | Per user - x64 | [PowerToysUserSetup-0.98.1-x64.exe][ptUserX64] | fc417bf42d6497a87682286fb541d4fa789ef0e4a812571bc0c2e4d591e63caa| | Per user - ARM64 | [PowerToysUserSetup-0.98.1-arm64.exe][ptUserArm64] | dd9f1e0243a16adaa831f8e1119ae7394cb031b5b12401a0a243880f8f099545| | Machine wide - x64 | [PowerToysSetup-0.98.1-x64.exe][ptMachineX64] | 43b25c7927d43b9b8ae0b4b7116a7a4ffca66fae031bcf4b30fe38ac382c6f35| | Machine wide - ARM64 | [PowerToysSetup-0.98.1-arm64.exe][ptMachineArm64] | e52788f0b199433a56b0cea5dda3611da2f9d0af123e2e90f9a908d8164aad20|

Highlights

This patch release fixes several important stability issues identified in v0.98.0 based on incoming reports. Check out the v0.98.0 notes for the full list of changes.

Always On Top

• Added support for configuring the increase/decrease opacity hotkeys independently from the main pin hotkey in #46410

Command Palette

• Fixed context menu actions not appearing for app search results on the main page in #46293 by @jiripolasek

• Fixed missing primary context command for items where the extension provides the command after initial load in #46131 by @jiripolasek

• Fixed a crash caused by a negative array size when calculating callback counts with disabled providers in #46215 by @jiripolasek

• Restored scrolling in the scroll container and updated the scroll-down button to use the correct caret glyph in #46447 by @jiripolasek

• Fixed DockWindow resource cleanup to properly dispose its ViewModel and unregister from the messenger when destroyed in #46303 by @jiripolasek

• Fixed dock popup crashes caused by accessing unparented popups before XamlRoot is set in #46305 by @jiripolasek

• Reduced visual "blinking" artifacts in the dock when Command Palette settings change by avoiding unnecessary backdrop recreation in #46309 by @jiripolasek

Keyboard Shortcut Manager

• Temporarily removed the ability to toggle the Keyboard Manager Service separate from the module for stability improvements in #46530

• Added support for whitespace-only shortcuts in new editor in #46510

Settings

• Fixed a PowerToys Run crash caused by a missing PowerDisplay.Lib.dll dependency by decoupling Settings.UI.Library from PowerDisplay.Lib in #46325

• Fixed the Settings button on the What's New page opening a blank page instead of the Home page in #46203 by @daverayment