--- title: "PowerToys is fixing Windows one problem at a time, and it convinced me not to switch to Linux just yet" url: https://daily.dev/posts/powertoys-is-fixing-windows-one-problem-at-a-time-and-it-convinced-me-not-to-switch-to-linux-just-y-btjp9ibyj source_url: https://www.xda-developers.com/powertoys-is-fixing-windows-one-problem-at-a-time-and-it-convinced-me-not-to-switch-to-linux-just-yet type: article source: "XDA Developers" published: 2026-06-25T22:03:00.495Z updated: 2026-06-25T22:03:21.285Z tags: ["linux", "windows", "productivity"] reading_time: 6 upvotes: 0 comments: 0 language: 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 is fixing Windows one problem at a time, and it convinced me not to switch to Linux just yet **[XDA Developers](https://daily.dev/sources/xda-developers)** · 6 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Microsoft PowerToys has become an essential toolkit for Windows 11 users frustrated by the OS's longstanding usability issues. Key features highlighted include Command Palette as a superior replacement for Windows Search, a trio of clipboard tools (Text Extractor, Advanced Paste, Advanced Copy) that solve formatting headaches across PDFs and web content, and FancyZones for tiling window management across multiple monitors. The author argues these tools collectively make Windows 11 competitive enough to avoid switching to Linux, noting that PowerToys v0.100 continues to address annoyances Microsoft itself has left unresolved. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Windows is becoming a power-user OS again, but only because PowerToys fixed it first](https://daily.dev/posts/windows-is-becoming-a-power-user-os-again-but-only-because-powertoys-fixed-it-first-gugimtqqt) · XDA Developers · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [PowerToys is Microsoft's test lab for the Windows features you actually want, and some have actually made it over](https://daily.dev/posts/powertoys-is-microsoft-s-test-lab-for-the-windows-features-you-actually-want-and-some-have-actually-nejrw13d9) · XDA Developers · 2 upvotes · 0 comments - [PowerToys is now stable enough to replace my entire third-party tool collection](https://daily.dev/posts/powertoys-is-now-stable-enough-to-replace-my-entire-third-party-tool-collection-xtge4n72d) · XDA Developers · 2 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#linux](https://daily.dev/tags/linux), [#windows](https://daily.dev/tags/windows), [#productivity](https://daily.dev/tags/productivity) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/powertoys-is-fixing-windows-one-problem-at-a-time-and-it-convinced-me-not-to-switch-to-linux-just-y-btjp9ibyj)