Power Toys
 
  PowerToys are a great set of FREE utilites developed
by the Microsoft Windows Shell Development Team.

I love several of these tools and think you will too. I find Tweak UI indispensible, and I also use CabView, Find-X and SendTo-X. If you're a Windows power-user, go ahead and try them out. I'm certain you will find your own favorites.

While I have received no reports of problems running the PowerToys you should keep in mind that these tools are not a part of Windows and are not supported by Microsoft or IBM. For this reason, neither Microsoft nor IBM Technical Support is able to answer questions about PowerToys.

By using these unsupported tools, you are using them at your own risk.

If you think you're ready to become more productive right away, go ahead and follow the simple setup instructions to download the Power Toys.

Download Instructions
  1. Create a folder for the PowerToys. Open Explorer, Right-click in the location of your choice, Choose New and Click Folder. Name the folder "PowerToys".
  2. Download the PowerToys. Click the link on the PowerToy page to download the file "PowerToy.exe". Save it in the Power folder you just created.
  3. De-compress the file "PowerToy.exe". Open the PowerToys folder and double-click the file "PowerToy.EXE". This will create several new files in your Power folder.
  4. Install the PowerToys. Find the new Setup Information files ("INF" files -- they look like notepads with a little yellow gear on each). Right-click each one (one for each PowerToy), then choose Install.
 
 
PowerToys Set for Windows 95
Why wait? Download the entire set of PowerToys now!
(204 kb, last updated: 11/17/96)
 
If the thought of all that power seems overwhelming, you can download individual PowerToys by following the same instructions, but instead of downloading the whole set, just click on the names below.

Many of the Windows 95 PowerToys also run on Windows NT. Those that do so are indicated below.

 
NEW! Desktop Menu
Open items on your desktop from a convenient menu on the taskbar.
(25kb, last updated: 9/13/96. For Windows NT and Windows 95.)
 
CabView
Treat .CAB files like folders -- look inside, then drag files in and out with ease.
(41kb, last updated: 2/2/96. For Windows 95.)
 
CD AutoPlay Extender
Make autoplay work on any non-audio CD -- get speedy access to the programs you want to use.
(18kb, last updated: 8/16/95. For Windows 95.)
 
Contents Menu
Get to your files without even opening their folders.
(16kb, last updated: 2/2/96. For Windows 95.)
 
Explore From Here
Open the Explorer, rooted anywhere you want. This one's great over networks.
(6kb, last updated: 8/16/95. For Windows NT and Windows 95.)
 
FlexiCD
Quick, convenient audio CD control --- from the taskbar.
(24kb, last updated: 6/04/95. For Windows 95.)
 
QuickRes
Change the screen's resolution and bit depth right from the taskbar... without rebooting!
(40kb, last updated: 10/23/95. For Windows 95.)
 
Round Clock
A round analog clock... with no square window!
(14kb, last updated: 10/20/94. For Windows 95.)
 
New! Find X 1.2
Customize your Find menu with drag-and-drop.
(14kb, last updated: 9/11/96. For Windows NT and Windows 95.)
 
Send To X 1.4
Send To Any Folder returns, and he's brought some of his friends.
(23kb, last updated: 9/1/96. For Windows NT and Windows 95.)
 
Shortcut Target Menu 1.2
Get the properties for a shortcut's target just by right-clicking the shortcut.
(19kb, last updated: 11/17/96. For Windows NT and Windows 95.)
 
Tweak UI 1.1
Adjust your Windows user interface, including menu speed, window animation, and Internet Explorer.
(64kb, last updated: 11/17/96. For Windows NT and Windows 95.)
 
XMouse 1.2
Make the focus follow your mouse without clicking -- just like X Windows!
(10kb, last updated: 6/04/96. For Windows 95.)
 
Command Prompt Here 1.1
Start a command prompt in the folder of your choice with the click of a button.
(7kb, last updated: 11/17/96. For Windows NT and Windows 95.)
 
Telephony Location Selector
Mobile computer users can change their dialing location with ease from this handy icon on the taskbar.
(9kb, last updated: 1/17/96. For Windows 95.)


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PowerToys Tips and Tricks


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