Kevin’s Picks: ZoomIt

Need a quick way to zoom in on your screen or annotate it live? PowerToys ZoomIt lets you do it instantly with a simple shortcut—here’s how to set it up.

In this Pick, let's look at Microsoft's latest PowerToy called ZoomIt. It's a classic free Windows utility that many people still swear by. Now, it's part of the PowerToys package. It's actually been around since the 90s.

Once ZoomIt is running, you can, well, zoom in, to anything on your screen while showing something live. The keyboard shortcut can be easily changed. You can also put a circle or rectangle around something.