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Microsoft is working on a new tool for PowerToys that would serve as an app launcher, with the company explaining that the purpose is to make it “faster than the Start menu.”

Codenamed PowerLauncher, the new PowerToys app launcher will only be available on Windows 10 and will work similarly to the built-in macOS Spotlight app. Microsoft says users will be able to launch it by pressing the Windows key + Space – on macOS, users can fire up Spotlight by pressing Cmd + Space. On load, PowerLauncher will show up on the screen with a simple search box, but depending on settings, it can also display history. Context menu options will also be offered to run a specific app as administrator, open file location, or open in console.

"Replacing the Windows key + R hotkey"

Autocompleting and text suggestions will also be offered for even faster searching, Jessica Yuwono, program manager at Microsoft explains. Just like the other PowerToys modules, PowerLauncher will come with its own pack of settings, and users will be allowed to configure the preferred search result, the preferred search time, the number of results shown, the default shell, and the default terminal. Furthermore, PowerLauncher will include options to choose a different hotkey for launching the search, as well as additional keyboard shortcuts for opening the right-click context menu and running as administrator options. PowerLauncher can also override the Windows key + R and Windows key + S hotkeys currently used by the Windows run and search features, respectively. PowerLauncher is still in the works at the time of writing, but it could be released for PowerToys on Windows 10 in the coming weeks. Given the project is still in planning phase, some of the details here could change by the time the go-ahead for Windows 10 users is given.

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Microsoft launched the new Microsoft Edge browser based on the Chromium engine earlier this month, and now users on Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 10, and macOS can download it to check out what the software giant has been working on for the past 12 months or so. As many have already heard, Windows 10 devices will be provided with the new Chromium-based browser via Windows Update as an automatic update, which means they are supposed to get a new browser without any action on user’s side.

However, there are a few things that you need to know regarding the way Edge will land on your Windows 10 device. And it all starts with the download options. Basically, Microsoft is offering two different options to download Edge: • Manual download via standalone links • Automatic download via Windows Update As far as the manual download goes, users on all platforms can download Microsoft Edge and install it on their devices. This works just like it does for any other app and Windows version – you get the installer, launch it, and then complete the process by following the instructions on the screen. Once you install the Chromium Microsoft Edge manually on your device, it automatically replaces the existing version of Microsoft Edge (referred to as legacy), but certain data, like favorites, passwords, and basic settings, is transferred to the Chromium sibling. In other words, you should experience a seamless transition from one browser to another, with no interruption in terms of data. Web apps will also continue to work normally after switching to the new browser. The automatic download on Windows Update will take place in stages. This means not everyone is getting the new browser at once, as Microsoft wants to complete more validation before shipping it to all production devices. This is a process that reminds of the Windows 10 feature update rollout when Microsoft first completes a series of verifications before pushing the update to new sets of devices. Insiders in the Release Preview ring are the first ones to get the new browser.

In other words, you may not see the new browser on Windows Update right now, but there’s always the option to manually download it on your device using the method described above. When the new browser shows up on Windows Update, it automatically replaces the existing version of Microsoft Edge, and your data is saved, so again you get a seamless transition from one app to another. It is configured as the default browser on your device. Enterprise and education users aren’t getting the browser via Windows Update. However, if Windows 10 Home or Pro is deployed in a certain network, organizations can use the Blocker Toolkit to block the installation of Microsoft Edge on Windows Update. Microsoft Edge will be updated every six weeks, and updates will be pushed to Windows 10 devices via Windows Update – users will also have the option to download new versions manually using the dedicated links for these builds.

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