Files App and PowerToys Finally Give Windows What Mac Had for Years

The popular third-party file manager Files has released version 4.0.24 with a highly requested feature - native integration with PowerToys Peek, allowing users to quickly preview documents and media just like macOS Quick Look.
 

With this update, selecting any file in Files and pressing the Space key will open Peek's preview overlay without launching separate applications.

The feature supports Office documents, videos, images, web pages, and more.

Additional improvements in this release include a new "Copy" action when right-clicking sidebar items, auto-filled document names when creating new files, shadow effects for the Omnibar, and AND/OR operator support for tag searches.

Bug fixes address crashes in Dual Pane mode during window resizing, git branch switching issues during merge conflicts, and incorrect display of PNG-based .ico files in the sidebar.
 

To take advantage of this integration, you'll need Microsoft PowerToys installed on your system.

Download PowerToys to unlock Peek and dozens of other productivity utilities for Windows 10 and 11.