Sideloading Windows 8 Applications

I present for your enjoyment the hoops one must alight through to work with Windows 8 in 2024.

 

Sideloading Windows 8 Applications

https://archive.org/details/Win8AppxArchive

How to install metro apps on windows 8.1 using wsappbak byu/randomusername12308 inwindows8

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Open PowerShell. Get a Windows developer registration using this command:

Show-WindowsDeveloperLicenseRegistration

If it doesn’t work […]

Windows Sandbox configuration

As part of cutting cableTV we have been using Windows Sandbox a lot. I never really looked into configuring Sandbox much as I had used Sandboxie in the past and it is super configurable. Sandboxie is starting to show it’s age, and Windows Sandbox is still here so…

Here is a MS Support page going […]

Controlling Microsoft via firewall rules

A post for my business brethren, or anyone with a firewall on their network (which, really, please consider!).

Microsoft is at war with my company. They forcibly introduce internet sites that have nothing to do with my business to my users, limiting the productivity of my employees and exposing my network to potentially compromised websites […]

How to disable every version of copilot?

I’m yanking this off Reddit for when they delete the thread (happening more frequently!!). How to get rid of copilot…

Did a bunch of digging today. It looks like you can also disable it via Intune, using a configuration profile. Thanks to https://www.reddit.com/user/maxpowers156/ for posting it.

*EDIT* 9-25 this config policy failed […]

How to Enable or Disable Storage Sense in Windows 10 & 11

Microsoft will now conveniently delete your files without your knowledge or consent! How typical of the bastards.

Storage Sense is installed by default with Windows 11, and added to Windows 10 with recent updates. It can be disabled by going to Control Panel -> Storage and setting it to disabled, or using the following Reg […]

Crap in Windows 10 (probably 11 too)

Another list of shit you can delete from Windows! Yea!

Source: Crap in Windows 10 (probably 11 too)

Great apps here

Some great windows privacy apps here at Belim’s site including BloatyNosy.

Source: All apps

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How To Find Wifi Password in Windows

Windows is such a secure operating system.  Here is the 30 second method of getting wifi passwords from a computer you have access to.

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Microsoft Windows and Office ISO Download Tool

Source: Microsoft Windows and Office ISO Download Tool

Thunderbird – crappy low cost booze and email client.

Seems I’m not alone in this fight. Fsck these fscking open source punks and their ignorance. Remember Win98 or XP? They had very nice settings for making shit bigger, and that was when 1024×768 reigned. Now with 4fsck’n monitors, fuck you old people and your old eyes! Lets makes the tiniest fucking fonts you have […]

TBFME

So I had a bunch of resources on the old site regarding The Battle for Middle Earth. Perhaps the greatest RPG ever… certainly the best LOTR RPG ever. 😉

Going over the old stuff, it was mostly dealing with Daemon Tools, .iso’s and such… the wayback machine has a good capture of that info […]

Remote Desktop Connection Manager

Source: Remote Desktop Connection Manager – Windows Sysinternals | Microsoft Learn

Last link was to a dead page on MS’s site.  This time I’ll grab the page (and the file, let me know if you need it).

RDCMan manages multiple remote desktop connections. It is useful for managing server labs where you need regular […]

Finding the Master Browser

Larger workgroups can be a chore. For example, finding the Master Browser…

Here is a batch/script for finding the Master Browser on your workgroup.

TITLE Browse Master Finder Color 18 cls @ECHO OFF ECHO This script is property of Mike. This script is to discover Browse Master. ECHO. ECHO. for /f “delims=\= ” %%C […]

Windows Firewall Control

Recently found this application via Wilders Security forums. Windows Firewall Control is so good, Malwarebytes bought it and hired it’s creator!

Give it a good look, it is uber powerful. But be quick – Malwarebytes has promised to delete this one from the internet at some point:

And not to worry—we will maintain, support, and […]

Microsoft Validation OS | Microsoft Docs

MS Giving away a OS? Wait, a not GUI OS?!

Source: Microsoft Validation OS | Microsoft Docs

ED Disfunction!

Spring cleaning on a summers day – of the digital sort. Cleaning up some steam games and I find that Elite Dangerous is using a whopping 27gb! In their defense, they tell you 20gb is required, and I’ve had the game installed forever… but still… dangerous indeed!

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First take on Windows 12

So MS has gone double back on the word, which is one way forward I guess. After saying that there would never be another:

“Right now we’re releasing Windows 10, and because Windows 10 is the last version of Windows, we’re all still working on Windows 10.” That was the message from Microsoft employee Jerry […]

Shutting Up Windows

Let us see if we can neuter Windows 10.

I’m so sick of Microsoft’s bu!!shit. They continue to fsck over business and their techie base. Modern Windows is nothing (but crap) compared to prior versions. If I need to go into the reasons, please just move along, this is not an article for […]

WinAero

So in going through the remains of Brainless from before the wipe, I ran across this site. I used their software in the past and they have some real neat offers.

Unfortunately, there may be the possibility that the developer is Russian. Consider this strongly before visiting.

https://winaero.com/winaero-apps/

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Blogosaur | Audio Edition, Music, VST & Wavosaur 4 all the people !

Wavosaur has been around forever and is a great tool from the days before.  Small, full of features, and if you can believe it, still being updated!  Give it a look if you wish.

Source: Blogosaur | Audio Edition, Music, VST & Wavosaur 4 all the people !