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Quick Shell: all versions and old releases

Open saved terminal directories and run commands from PowerToys Command Palette

3 versions of Quick Shell are listed here, from June 19, 2026 to the current 0.2.4.0. Each one links to the publisher’s own installer files.

2026: 3 3 26
VersionDateSizeFiles
0.2.4.0Latest July 29, 2026 — 64-bit EXE (Inno Setup)ARM64 EXE (Inno Setup)
Release notes
### Changed

- Much smaller Command Palette package: Release MSIX is roughly ~30 MB after trim (down from ~126 MB) by dropping WinForms and stripping unused framework code, so installs and updates download less.
- Snappier search and list refresh by cutting allocations on hot paths (task search tokens, PATH lookups, display text, health-check parsing).
- Faster workspace suggestions and home-row enrichment with less redundant work while you browse and launch.
- Quicker terminal profile icon loading via Windows Terminal fragment discovery, icon resizing, and skip-reparse when fragment files have not changed.
- Smoother status and branch-picker refresh when drives come back online or a load fails (retryable errors, no stuck duplicate loads).

### Fixed

- Profile icons from Windows Terminal fragments (including relative paths and fragment `updates`) resolve more reliably.
- Blank `.ico` sources are handled without breaking valid PNG icons.
- Offline or repaired workspace folders re-probe after a short TTL instead of staying stuck until restart.
0.2.0.0 July 3, 2026 — 64-bit EXE (Inno Setup)ARM64 EXE (Inno Setup)
Release notes
- Discover local git repositories and add them as workspaces
- Workspaces with unified create/edit form, import, and export
- Optional companion app and dev-server command on open
- Terminal launch fixes for WSL/Ubuntu, Nushell, and Intelligent Terminal
- Default terminal and profile settings now persist correctly
- PowerToys Run plugin bundled in the installer
- Refreshed logo, terminal profile icons, and home display settings
0.1.2.1 June 19, 2026 — 64-bit EXE (Inno Setup)ARM64 EXE (Inno Setup)
Release notes
- Restore in-app shortcut create/edit, pin, and settings UI
- Preserve shortcuts across updates (recover from .bak and legacy paths)
- Fix Inno COM CLSID registry registration
- Run as administrator support

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