After releasing a bunch of new features for Command Palette in PowerToys 0.96, Microsoft is working on even more improvements for this fantastic app launcher for Windows 10 and 11. The next update, version 0.97, is expected to bring new personalization features to Command Palette, making it more customizable.
A pull request on GitHub revealed that Microsoft is working on a new “Personalization” page for Command Palette settings. There, you will be able to adjust the launcher’s look, set a background, change its blur, tilt, and other options. Additionally, Microsoft will let you have the launcher colored with a matching system color, plus some of the existing settings will move to the new page.
Niels Laute, Product Manager at Microsoft working on PowerToys and Developer Platform, confirmed in his X that new personalization options are coming to Command Palette in version 0.97, which is expected to be this month’s feature update:
In addition to new Command Palette customization, Microsoft is working on two brand-new utilities for PowerToys. One is for managing display settings like brightness, contrast, and volume, and another one to make you look better during video calls by placing a virtual light ring around the edges of your display.
PowerToys is available from the Microsoft Store, GitHub, and winget on Windows 11 and 10. Although the latter is no longer supported (outside the Extended Security Updates program), Microsoft has no plans to drop Windows 10 just yet.