microsoft/PowerToys v0.95.1

Release 0.95.1

Repository: microsoft/PowerToys

Tag: v0.95.1

Published: 2025-10-23T16:06:23Z

Prerelease: no

Release notes: This patch release fixes several important stability issues identified in v0.95.0 based on incoming reports. Check out the v0.95.0 notes for the full list of changes.

Installer Hashes

[ptUserX64]: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases/download/v0.95.1/PowerToysUserSetup-0.95.1-x64.exe [ptUserArm64]: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases/download/v0.95.1/PowerToysUserSetup-0.95.1-arm64.exe [ptMachineX64]: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases/download/v0.95.1/PowerToysSetup-0.95.1-x64.exe [ptMachineArm64]: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases/download/v0.95.1/PowerToysSetup-0.95.1-arm64.exe

| Description | Filename | |----------------|----------| | Per user - x64 | [PowerToysUserSetup-0.95.1-x64.exe][ptUserX64] | | Per user - ARM64 | [PowerToysUserSetup-0.95.1-arm64.exe][ptUserArm64] | | Machine wide - x64 | [PowerToysSetup-0.95.1-x64.exe][ptMachineX64] | | Machine wide - ARM64 | [PowerToysSetup-0.95.1-arm64.exe][ptMachineArm64]

Highlights

Light Switch

⚠️ NOTE: If you encountered issues with automatic light/dark theme switching before this update, try turning Light Switch off and back on to reset it. ⚠️

• #42434: Fixed bug where Light Switch was enabled by default
• #42434: Fixed bug where Manual time schedule was being overridden by sunset calculations
• #42434: Renamed "Manual" mode to "Fixed Hours" for clarity
• #42434: Created a new "Off" mode that disables the schedule but still allows the shortcut to be used
• #42434: Fixed a bug which allowed the taskbar to be the accent color in light mode (this should only be allowed in dark mode)
• #42774: Fixed a bug where light/dark times where not updating when switch between modes (Specifically manual back to Sunset to Sunrise mode).

CmdPal

• #42467: Fixed crashes on pages using filters (e.g., Windows Terminal profiles, Windows Services) when built with trimming or AOT by removing runtime bindings from the FiltersDropDown control.
• #42405: Fixed an issue where window style changes (such as WS_EX_TOOLWINDOW) were not properly applied by ensuring cached window data is refreshed.

Find my mouse:

• #42774: Fixed bug that would cause the window to lose focus
• #42774: Fixed bug that would cause the mouse to go busy (hourglass)

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Installer:

• #41975: Removed WiX v3 infrastructure and migrate exclusively to WiX v5, cutting build times.

Bug report:

• #42399: Improvements to the bug report system