Windows 11’s new PowerToys app is giving me Asteroids flashbacks from the ’80s

Microsoft’s PowerToys suite of utilities has gained a handy extra tool: CursorWrap, which “wraps” your cursor from edge to edge, while a separate update makes the Command Palette utility even more powerful.

If you grew up in the 1980s, you already understand what CursorWrap does. Imagine you are in an arcade playing a game of Asteroids. You fly your spaceship to the right side of the screen, avoiding giant space rocks, and, as you exit, poof! It deforms to the left. CursorWrap does the same thing.

Why should you care? Well, if you’re using multiple monitors – or just a large, widescreen display – you may not want to drag your cursor from one side of the screen(s) to the other. CursorWrap is essentially a mouse shortcut.

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PowerToys’ January update also includes other improvements, but the biggest appears to be a significant update to Command Palette, the tool Microsoft added just before Build 2025 alongside Windows Edit. Microsoft is now positioning Command Palette as the sequel or evolution of Windows Run, a command-line interface that was still receiving updates last December, but which may eventually be obsolete, if the company’s positioning is any indication.

The command palette lets you search for files or the web, search for an application in WinGet, use the calculator, and more. But what you couldn’t do was control PowerToys itself! You can now choose options for FancyZones, adjust advanced pasting, and much more. The update also gives you additional customization options such as appearance and even item ranking.

The PowerToys January 2026 update also offers more command line controls for various PowerToys apps like Peek.