--- title: PowerToys 0.93 is here: faster Command Palette, new... description: PowerToys 0.93 introduces significant performance improvements through AOT compilation, reducing startup memory by 15%, load time by 40%, and installation size... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/powertoys-0-93-is-here-faster-command-palette-new-dashboard-ux-and-more-yyf5udgk8 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: PowerToys 0.93 is here: faster Command Palette, new dashboard UX and more | daily.dev og:description: PowerToys 0.93 introduces significant performance improvements through AOT compilation, reducing startup memory by 15%, load time by 40%, and installation size... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/powertoys-0-93-is-here-faster-command-palette-new-dashboard-ux-and-more-yyf5udgk8 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/yYF5udgk8.png og:image:alt: PowerToys 0.93 is here: faster Command Palette, new dashboard UX and more og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # PowerToys 0.93 is here: faster Command Palette, new dashboard UX and more **[DevBlogs](https://daily.dev/sources/devblogs)** · 3 min read · 66 upvotes · 1 comments ## Summary PowerToys 0.93 introduces significant performance improvements through AOT compilation, reducing startup memory by 15%, load time by 40%, and installation size by 55%. The release features a redesigned Settings dashboard with clearer utility toggles and shortcuts, a new Spotlight mode for Mouse Highlighter that dims the entire screen except around the cursor, and enhanced Command Palette functionality including restored clipboard history and app pinning capabilities. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@mreduar** · 0 upvotes > Nice!! --- Tags: [#performance](https://daily.dev/tags/performance), [#microsoft](https://daily.dev/tags/microsoft), [#windows](https://daily.dev/tags/windows), [#productivity](https://daily.dev/tags/productivity) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/powertoys-0-93-is-here-faster-command-palette-new-dashboard-ux-and-more-yyf5udgk8) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"PowerToys 0.93 is here: faster Command Palette, new dashboard UX and more","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/powertoys-0-93-is-here-faster-command-palette-new-dashboard-ux-and-more-yyf5udgk8","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/powertoys-0-93-is-here-faster-command-palette-new-dashboard-ux-and-more-yyf5udgk8"},"datePublished":"2025-08-13T15:12:31.243Z","dateModified":"2025-08-13T15:13:17.650Z","description":"PowerToys 0.93 introduces significant performance improvements through AOT compilation, reducing startup memory by 15%, load time by 40%, and installation size...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/3debaf484bf606873e5213aca3681ebc?_a=AQAEulh","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/3debaf484bf606873e5213aca3681ebc?_a=AQAEulh","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"DevBlogs","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"DevBlogs","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/t_logo,f_auto/v1/logos/8f68b453325f482ebeb73fb780092713","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/devblogs"},"commentCount":1,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/powertoys-0-93-is-here-faster-command-palette-new-dashboard-ux-and-more-yyf5udgk8","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":66},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":1}],"keywords":"performance,microsoft,windows,productivity","timeRequired":"PT3M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"DevBlogs","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/devblogs"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"PowerToys 0.93 is here: faster Command Palette, new dashboard UX and more"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/powertoys-0-93-is-here-faster-command-palette-new-dashboard-ux-and-more-yyf5udgk8","comment":[{"@type":"Comment","text":"Nice!!","datePublished":"2025-08-14T23:55:12.397Z","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/yYF5udgk8#c-UzpfJNEuM","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Eduar","url":"https://daily.dev/mreduar","image":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/22550119?v=4"}}]} ```