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How I've Improved Windows 11 With a 30-Year-Old Tool

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Windows doesn't have a built-in feature to pin inactive windows on top, I rely on PowerToys to handle this task.

Image Resizer lets me set presets for specific sizes and resize images with a few clicks.

The Text Extractor uses OCR (Optical Character Recognition) to copy text directly from anywhere on the screen, including videos.

Preview Pane is a built-in Windows feature that lets you view file contents in the File Explorer sidebar without opening them.

By default, File Explorer doesn’t generate thumbnail previews for Markdown , PDF , G-code, QOI , and various source code files.

Crop and Lock lets me crop an application window to display only the section I need.

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