--- title: "Someone is making PowerToys Awake a lot easier to use, and you can help test it" url: https://daily.dev/posts/someone-is-making-powertoys-awake-a-lot-easier-to-use-and-you-can-help-test-it-2evexwhgq source_url: https://www.xda-developers.com/someone-is-making-powertoys-awake-a-lot-easier-to-use-and-you-can-help-test-it type: article source: "XDA Developers" published: 2026-07-06T07:14:17.896Z updated: 2026-07-06T07:14:41.793Z tags: ["open-source", "windows"] reading_time: 2 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. # Someone is making PowerToys Awake a lot easier to use, and you can help test it **[XDA Developers](https://daily.dev/sources/xda-developers)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A proposed redesign for PowerToys Awake is being floated by the PowerToys project manager, Niels Laute. The new design introduces a lightweight flyout accessible from the taskbar, replacing the need to dig into Settings or the tray menu. It offers quick preset timers and advanced scheduling with exact date/time for when the keep-awake mode turns off. The proposal is open for community feedback on GitHub before any official implementation. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [PowerToys finally made Windows feel like an OS I could actually own, not just rent](https://daily.dev/posts/powertoys-finally-made-windows-feel-like-an-os-i-could-actually-own-not-just-rent-fouvedl2a) · XDA Developers · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#open-source](https://daily.dev/tags/open-source), [#windows](https://daily.dev/tags/windows) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/someone-is-making-powertoys-awake-a-lot-easier-to-use-and-you-can-help-test-it-2evexwhgq)