Wednesday, July 8, 2026

Portable Apps Bat File

If I get on someone else's PC I need apps they don't have. Here is a partial (growing) list.
Some are curls and some open download links if curl doesn't work.
Copy the text and make a bat file.

Curl Portable Apps

mkdir C:\Portable\Excluded
mkdir C:\Drivers\Benchmarks
mkdir C:\Desk
mkdir C:\Pictures\Wallpaper
mkdir C:\"Program Archives"

cd /d C:\Portable

rem Free PC Audit
echo Free PC Audit
curl.exe -L -O https://www.misutilities.com/freepcaudit.exe
"C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe" x "freepcaudit.exe" -o"freepcaudit" && del "freepcaudit.zip"

echo Notepad Classic
curl.exe -L -O -A "Mozilla/5.0" -e "https://win7games.com/" https://win7games.com/download/notepad.zip   
"C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe" x "notepad.zip" -o"Notepad" && del "notepad.zip"

echo WindowsUpdateMiniTool
curl.exe -L -o "WindowsUpdateMiniTool.zip" "https://drive.google.com/uc?export=download&id=0BwJH2CazcjsINFZFc1pVdk9mNHM" 
"C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe" x "WindowsUpdateMiniTool.zip" -o"WindowsUpdateMiniTool" && del "WindowsUpdateMiniTool.zip"

echo Windows_Repair_Toolbox
curl.exe -L -O "https://windows-repair-toolbox.com/files/Windows_Repair_Toolbox.zip" 
"C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe" x "Windows_Repair_Toolbox.zip" -o"Windows_Repair_Toolbox" && del "Windows_Repair_Toolbox.zip"

echo WirelessNetworkWatcher
curl.exe -L -O "https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/wnetwatcher.zip" 
"C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe" x "wnetwatcher.zip" -o"wnetwatcher" && del "wnetwatcher.zip"

echo WiseDiskCleaner
curl.exe -L -o "WDCFree.zip" "https://downloads.wisecleaner.com/soft/WDCFree_11.1.6.832.zip" 
"C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe" x "WDCFree.zip" -o"WDCFree" && del "C:\Portable\WDCFree.zip"

echo HWINFO
curl.exe -L -o "hwi_822.zip" "https://sourceforge.net/projects/hwinfo/files/Windows_Portable/hwi_822.zip/download" 
"C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe" x "hwi_822.zip" -o"hwinfo" && del "hwi_822.zip"

echo Volumouse 64
curl.exe -L -O https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/volumouse-x64.zip
"C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe" x "volumouse-x64.zip" -o"volumouse-x64" && del "volumouse-x64.zip"

echo Portableapps
curl.exe -L -o "PortableApps.exe" "https://sourceforge.net/projects/portableapps/files/latest/download"

echo UltraVirusKiller
curl.exe -L -o "UVK.exe" "https://www.carifred.com/uvk/UVKPortable.exe"

echo Revo Uninstaller
curl.exe -L -O https://sourceforge.net/app/revo-uninstaller-portable/files/windows/RevoUninstallerPortable_2.4.1.paf.exe/

rem these open browser to download
echo Safe Mode Launcher
start https://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/safe_mode_launcher.html

Pause

I hate the Portableapps splash screen on their programs
1. In app folder copy .ini file and paste in root of folder.
2. Rename the .ini same name as program
3. Open .ini and change DisableSplashScreen=true
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Friday, July 3, 2026

The New APK Post

SmartTube 
Downloader 79015

Stremio
Available on Play Store. Don't need much else.


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Thursday, July 2, 2026

Group Policy Edits

Updates Offered But Not Auto Installed

Press Win + R, type gpedit.msc, and press Enter. 
Navigate to: Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Windows Update > Manage end user experience
Double-click Configure Automatic Updates. 
Select Enabled.
In the Options dropdown, select 2 - Notify for download and notify for install (or Notify for download and auto install depending on your OS version).
Click Apply and OK, then restart your computer. 
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Friday, June 19, 2026

Veeam Agent for Windows Backup

 I trying the "Gold Standard" of Windows backup. Or so the AIs say.

First, I double-dog dare you to find the free download on the Veeam site.
You can use Winget but it will be an older version which updates itself right away.
PatchMyPC has the current version install.

Second double-dog dare is make a recovery ISO Windows PE.
I couldn't get Veeam to complete the build.
Brave browser Ask of all people gave me the solution
Open CLI (command line interface, aka command prompt) as admin: C:\Users\George\Desktop>"C:\Program Files\Veeam\Endpoint Backup\Veeam.EndPoint.Manager.exe" /createrecoverymediaiso /f:C:\Users\George\Desktop\Generic.iso
*HaHa, if your name isn't George you might want to change that.
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Monday, June 15, 2026

VMware Workstation Pro

 The hardest part is finding it 😂

First you log on to https://www.broadcom.com/
Set up an account.

Log in to the Broadcom Support Portal and use the dropdown menu in the top-right corner (next to your name) to select VMware Cloud Foundation. 
You should now see the versions to download. 🔍


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Windows Update "Handled by Organization"

Tweaking software often adds registry entries to modify update functions.
This is how I cleared them.

This doesn't need to exist. The entire AU can be deleted.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AU

UX appears to be a legit entry. Delete every item in  Settings
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsUpdate\UX\Settings

Restarting should return full control to Update.
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Saturday, June 13, 2026

AnyDesk Settings

My tray icon read "no service"
There were no AnyDesk entries in the Outbound Firewall rules.
AnyDesk could not directly access on the local network and was forced to use remote servers.

Step 1: Create the Outbound Rule for the Application
This allows AnyDesk.exe to send data out. 

In the left pane, click Outbound Rules. 
In the right pane, click New Rule.... 
Rule Type: Select Program and click Next. 
Program: Select This program path and browse to: C:\Program Files (x86)\AnyDesk\AnyDesk.exe (If installed elsewhere, browse to your specific location). Click Next.
Action: Select Allow the connection.  Click Next.
Profile: Check Domain, Private, and Public. Click Next.
Name: Name it AnyDesk Outbound App and click Finish. 

Step 2: Create the Outbound Rule for the Domain (*.net.anydesk.com)
Windows Firewall doesn't have a direct "Domain Name" field in the basic wizard, so we use the Scope or a Custom Policy method.  The most reliable method in the standard wizard is to allow the ports used by that domain. 

Click New Rule... again in the Outbound Rules pane.
Rule Type: Select Port and click Next. 
Protocol and Ports:
Select TCP.
Select Specific remote ports.
Enter: 80, 443, 6568
Click Next.
Action: Select Allow the connection.  Click Next.
Profile: Check Domain, Private, and Public.  Click Next.
Name: Name it AnyDesk Outbound Ports (net.anydesk.com) and click Finish. 
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Friday, June 12, 2026

WSL Create a windows_backup Folder in Ubuntu

 I used WSL Ubuntu to make a Ventoy Persistance file. I needed a folder in Ubuntu that Windows could access the file.

Here are the commands.
# Create a destination folder in your Linux home (if needed)
mkdir -p ~/windows_backup/

# Now set ownership and permissions - these WILL work
sudo chown -R $USER:$USER ~/windows_backup/
chmod -R 755 ~/windows_backup/

In Windows File Explorer
\\wsl$
Or you may have a Linux Icon in the list on the left in Explorer

Now you can copy/paste files in that Ubuntu folder.
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Thursday, May 28, 2026

Plex Setup

File Structure and Naming

C:\TV Shows\
└── Bull\
    ├── Bull - S01E01.mp4
    └── Bull - S01E02.mp4   

I was binge-watching Bull and got stalled on a couple of episodes, so I downloaded them.
Now how do I stream them from my PC to my Shield?
Plex worked but it's not the easiest way.
Put them on a portable drive and plug it in.
I think I played them with VLC but I can't remember.
Everything just worked with no fuss.
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Portable Apps Bat File

If I get on someone else's PC I need apps they don't have. Here is a partial (growing) list. Some are curls and some open download l...