If the icon doesn’t appear, open the PowerToys (Preview) shortcut from the Start menu to get the System Tray icon to appear. Double-click the icon to launch the PowerToys Settings screen. Once installed, PowerToys will appear in the Windows System Tray. You can still install it from GitHub if you open the latest release and click the PowerToysSetup exe file, then double-click the downloaded exe file. However, with the launch of Windows 11 and the new Microsoft Store, you can also now install PowerToys as you would any other app.

We've already seen Visual Studio added to the Microsoft Store, and Microsoft is showing more support for its own platform with releases like this.Initially, the only way to install PowerToys was by downloading it from its GitHub page. Pretty much any app can be added to the Microsoft Store now, including PWAs (like the new Reddit app) and traditional desktop apps.

With Windows 11, Microsoft wants the Store to be your go-to destination for all your apps, and this time, it's taking that goal seriously. It seems this should come alongside an official announcement, but the listing went live before it happened. It being available on the Microsoft Store should make it more discoverable for users on Windows 11. Until now, PowerToys was only available to download through GitHub, or using package managers like winget or Chocolatey. The goal is to let users mute themselves more easily in any app they use without having to think about the different ways to do it in each app, and without having the app window active. There's also an experimental tool called Video Conference Mute, which provides system-wide microphone muting and webcam control.

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