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title: PowerToys Peek utility for Windows
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description: A system-wide utility for Windows to quickly preview file content.
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ms.date: 11/19/2024
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ms.date: 01/28/2025
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ms.topic: concept-article
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no-loc: [PowerToys, Windows, Peek, Win]
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# Customer intent: Learn how to configure and use the Peek utility in PowerToys.
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# Peek utility
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A system-wide utility for Windows to preview file content without the need to open multiple applications or interrupt your workflow. It offers a seamless and quick file preview experience for various file types, including images, Office documents, web pages, Markdown files, text files, and developer files.
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A system-wide utility for Windows to preview file content without the need to open multiple applications or interrupt your workflow. It offers a seamless and quick file preview experience for various file types, including images, Office documents, videos, web pages, Markdown files, text files, and developer files. Peek also lets you see summary information about folders.
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## Pin preview window position and size
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The Peek window adjusts its size based on the dimensions of the images being previewed. However, if you prefer to keep the window's size and position, you can use the pinning feature. By selecting the pinning button, the window will preserve the current size and position. Selecting the pinning button again will unpin the window. When unpinned, the Peek window will return to the default position and size when previewing the next file.
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The Peek window adjusts its size based on the dimensions of the images being previewed. However, if you prefer to keep the window's size and position, you can use the pinning feature.
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By selecting the pinning button, the window will preserve the current size and position. Selecting the pinning button again will unpin the window. When unpinned, the Peek window will return to the default position and size when previewing the next file.
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## Open file with the default program
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Select **Open with** or <kbd>Enter</kbd> to open the current file with the default program.
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## See extra information about the current file
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Hover over the preview to see extra information about the file, including its size, type, and when it was last modified.
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## Delete files
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Press the <kbd>Delete</kbd> key to move the current file to the Recycle Bin.
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By default, a confirmation dialog will appear before deletions. To skip future confirmations, either:
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- Check the "Don't show this warning again" checkbox in the dialog.
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- Uncheck the "Ask for confirmation before deleting files" option in Peek's settings page.
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After deleting the file, Peek will automatically preview the next file. If there are no more files to preview, a message will be displayed.
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> [!TIP]
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> Only files may be deleted. Folders may not be deleted, even if they are empty.
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## Settings
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From the settings page, the following options can be configured:
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| Activation shortcut | The customizable keyboard command to open Peek for the selected file(s). |
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| Always run not elevated, even when PowerToys is elevated | Tries to run Peek without elevated permissions, to fix access to network shares. |
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| Automatically close the Peek window after it loses focus ||
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| Automatically close the Peek window after it loses focus ||
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| Ask for confirmation before deleting files | When enabled, Peek shows a confirmation dialog before deleting files. |
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