PowerToys stability fixes land
A stability update for Microsoft's PowerToys rolled out this week, improving reliability for the most‑used utilities—useful for teachers projecting timers, managing multiple displays, or running classroom timers on Windows devices. The fixes are pitched as small IT wins that smooth digital transitions. (xda-developers.com)
Microsoft published PowerToys version 0.98.1 as a maintenance patch in late March 2026, positioning it as a follow‑up to the March 17, 2026 v0.98 release. (neowin.net) ( ) The Command Palette received a string of crash and UI fixes in 0.98.1, with context menu actions restored, dock popup crashes addressed, scrolling restored, and visual “blinking” artefacts reduced. (xda-developers.com) ( ) XDA reports that a single GitHub contributor, user @jiripolasek, authored all the documented Command Palette fixes in this patch, with issue IDs cited for each correction. (xda-developers.com) Always On Top gained a specific control change in 0.98.1: the changelog adds support for configuring the increase/decrease opacity hotkeys independently from the main pin hotkey. (neowin.net) Keyboard Shortcut Manager was temporarily altered to improve stability by removing the ability to toggle the Keyboard Manager service separately from the module, and the editor now accepts whitespace‑only shortcuts. (neowin.net) The Settings component saw crash fixes including decoupling Settings.UI.Library from PowerDisplay.Lib to fix a PowerToys Run crash and a repair for the Settings button opening a blank page on the What’s New screen. (windowsreport.com) ( ) Users can install 0.98.1 via the project’s GitHub assets or trigger “Check for updates” from PowerToys Settings > General when the build is available through auto‑update. (neowin.net) ( )
