I’m way too impressed by this new PowerToys animation

PowerToys is one of my favorite Windows apps, and the Windows Central team follows the app’s development closely. Normally, I highlight new PowerToys utilities or the favorite additions of the main man behind PowerToys. But sometimes the layout of PowerToys deserves a highlight.

A new Welcome screen is on the way to PowerToys, and it’s so gorgeous that I’m a bit disappointed that most people will only see it when initially installing the app. The engaging out-of-box-experience (OOBE) uses a Windows feature called Composition, allowing it to render at 60 FPS. The clip shared on X by Niels Laute doesn’t quite do the welcome screen justice due to compression, but the animation is still impressive.