System - Miscellaneous (51)

ColorConsole is an enhanced console with changeable font, style and color. Features include sizable window, multi-tabs, copy/paste/cut function, a fast folder switch, and export to RTF and HTML.

O&O ShutUp10 modifies system settings to disable distractions and enhance user privacy. The program makes recommendations on available changes that are useful or rarely interfere with standard operations. You can disable tracking, personalization, advertisements, and a variety of system data sharing.

The computer POST (Power On Self Test) tests the computer, insuring that it meets the necessary system requirements and that all hardware is working properly before starting the remainder of the boot process. If the computer passes the POST, the computer will have a single beep (with some computer BIOS manufacturers it may beep twice) as the computer starts and it will continue to start normally. However, if the computer fails the POST, the computer will either not beep at all or will generate a beep code, which tells the user the source of the problem. This little utility will help you to lookup these beep codes and figure out what they represent.

FileActivityWatch displays information about every read/write/delete operation of files occurs on your system. For every file, it displays the number of read/write bytes, number of read/write/delete operations, first and last read/write timestamp and the name/ID of the process responsible for the file operation.

ShellBagsView displays the list of individual window's folder settings. These settings, saved to the registry every time an Explorer window is opened, include date/time opened, entry number, display mode (Details, Icons, Tiles and so on...), the last position of the window and the last size of the window.

Program allows you to set the mode of the selected Windows Explorer folders: Tiles, Details, Content, List, Small Icons, Medium Icons, Large Icons.

SUMo (Software Update Monitor) finds outdated tools on your machine and enables update discovery. This helps resolve software bugs as well as avoid security risks associated with unpatched programs. Supports Microsoft programs, beta software, and classes both minor and major updates.

A pro version is available that supports program auto-updates.

SUMo Portable is a PortableApps version of the program.

HandleCountersView shows the current number of handles (File, Directory, Token, Job, Thread and so on...) opened by every process running on your system and the change in number of handles since the last time that you reset the counters.

FileAccessErrorView is a diagnostic tool for Windows that displays information about errors occur while programs running on your system try to open/read/write/delete a file. It displays the filename that the application tried to open/read/write/delete, the process id/name of the application, the error code (NTSTATUS code), the description of the error code, the number of times that this error occurred and the timestamp of this error.

AppReadWriteCounter analyzes disk read/write operations of every application running on your system. The program displays the current file and number of bytes, operations, and speed. Details about the application are also available, including product name, version, etc. making the file read/write operations.

Useful for testing, benchmarks, and seeing which programs use your disk most often.

ServiWin utility displays and provides access to controls for a list of installed drivers and services on your system. For some, a variety of information is displayed such as file description, version, product name, company that created the driver file and more. The program allows the stop, start, restart, pause and continue function of a service or driver, as well as changing the startup type of service or driver (automatic, manual, disabled, boot or system).

A list of services and drivers can be saved to file or a view HTML report of installed services/drivers can be opened in your default browser.

LoadedDllsView scans all running processes on your system and displays the list of all DLL files loaded by these processes. The program also shows the number of processes that load each DLL in the list. When selecting a file in the upper pane, the lower pane displays the list of all processes that use the selected file. You can also select one or more DLL files and then export the list into comma-delimited/tab-delimited/html/xml file.

SimpleProgramDebugger is a simple debugging tool that attaches to existing, active program or starts a new program in debugging mode and then displays all major debugging events occurs while the program is running. This includes Exception, Create Thread, Create Process, Exit Thread, Exit Process, Load DLL, Unload Dll, and Debug String.

After the debugging events are accumulated, you can easily export them into comma-delimited/tab-delimited/xml/html file or copy them to the clipboard and then paste them into Excel or any other spreadsheet application.

WinUpdatesView displays the history of Windows updates on your system. It can load the Windows updates history from your local system, using API, and it can also read and parse the Windows updates database file (DataStore.edb) from external drive or from remote computer on your network.

For every Windows update history record, WinUpdatesView displays the following fields: Title, Description, Install Date, Update Operation (Install, Uninstall, Not Started, In Progress), Operation Result (Succeeded, Succeeded With Errors, Failed, Aborted), Category, Information URL, Support URL, Uninstall Notes, Client Application ID, Service ID, Update ID, Revision Number, Unmapped Result Code, Server Selection, hResult.

AppCompatibilityView displays the list of all programs that run with different compatibility settings, stored in the Registry under
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\AppCompatFlags\Layers
and the same location in HKLM.

The program enables easy compatibility settings modification, addition, or removal of multiple applications at once.

BatteryInfoView displays the current status and information about your battery on laptops and netbook computers. The displayed battery information includes the battery name, manufacture name, serial number, manufacture date, power state (charging/discharging), current battery capacity, full charged capacity, voltage, charge/discharge rate and more.

BatteryInfoView also provides a log window, which adds a new log line containing the battery status every 30 seconds or any other time interval that you choose.

WinPrefetchView is a small utility that reads the Prefetch files stored in your system and display the information stored in them. A Prefetch file contains information about the files loaded every time you launch an application. It is created by Windows and is used for optimizing the loading time of the application in the next time that you run it. By looking in these files, you can learn which files every application is using, and which files are loaded on Windows boot.

KCleaner helps you quickly remove old junk files and temp data to clear up space on your system. The program includes standard deletion or wipe functions for a host of different tools and programs, including Windows' unnecessary operating system files.

WPD (Windows Privacy Dashboard) disables, uninstalls, or blocks many components and features that are either wasteful or share too much information from within the Windows operating system.

Note that some disabled functions may be restored after Windows system updates.

DShutdown is an automation program that allows you to perform variety of activities on either your computer or remote PCs. Functions include awaken, sleep, shutdown, close/open programs, alarms, lock, and more. Triggers include after a time period, program close (e.g. once file compression completes), activity monitor, network rate (e.g. when a large download finishes) and even monitor color changes.

linkMaker provides a better interface to create shortcuts, symbolic links and ntfs hardlinks/junction points. It makes all options available on one screen, and tries to auto-fill as much info as it can.

BOOTICE is a boot-related maintenance gadget that is used to install, repair, backup and restore disk (mirrored) MBR or partition PBR; edit Windows boot configuration file BCD; manage UEFI startup items; VHD / VHDX file management. In addition, it has disk sector editing, disk filling, partition management, disk partitioning and formatting, GRUB4DOS menu editing and other functions.

NOTE: Homepage is down, linking to Softpedia.

sTray is a tiny, tray-based utility with quick access to shutdown, restart, switch user, log off, lock, sleep, hibernate functions etc. This is especially useful for remote desktop users as these commands are missing from Microsoft's Remote Desktop (RDP) tool.

AppCrashView displays the details of all application crashes occurred on your system. The crash information is extracted from the .wer files created by the Windows Error Reporting component of Windows.

Postpone Restart addresses common Windows annoyance: after installing official Microsoft updates, Windows will constantly prompt you to restart. Worse, in Vista and above, the updates are on a timer and, if you happen to be away when the timer runs out, the computer will automatically restart. Postpone Restart will automatically press the "Postpone" button for you, letting you avoid this headache.

To disable the postponing, simply exit the application.

AllThreadsView displays a list of all running threads from all processes on your system in one table. For every thread, the following information is displayed: Thread ID, Creation Time, Kernel Time, User Time, Duration, Start Address, Priority, Base Priority, Context Switch Count, Context Switch Change (Since the last refresh), Wait Reason, Process ID, Process Path.

KeyboardStateView displays the current state and virtual key code of every key you press. It also allows you to view the current state of all keyboard keys.

For every key, you can view Key Name (VK_XXXX), Description, Key Code (Decimal), Key Code (Hexadecimal), Key Pressed Status, Key Toggled Status (Useful for Num Lock, Caps Lock) and last time that the key was pressed.

RecentFilesView gives access to the information stored each time that you open a file from Windows Explorer or from a standard open/save dialog-box. When the name of the file that you opened is recorded by the operating system, some of the names are saved into the 'Recent' folder, while others are saved into the Registry. This utility displays the list of all recently opened files, and allows you to delete unwanted filename entries for privacy or brevity.

DLL Export Viewer displays the list of all exported functions and their virtual memory addresses for specified DLL files. You can easily copy the memory address of the desired function, paste it into your debugger, and set a breakpoint for this memory address. When this function is called, the debugger will stop in the beginning of this function.

For example: If you want to break each time that a message box is going to be displayed, simply put breakpoints on the memory addresses of message-box functions: MessageBoxA, MessageBoxExA, and MessageBoxIndirectA (or MessageBoxW, MessageBoxExW, and MessageBoxIndirectW in unicode based applications) When one of the message-box functions is called, your debugger should break in the entry point of that function, and then you can look at call stack and go backward into the code that initiated this API call.

Folders Popup lets you move easily between frequently used folders within save dialogs. Click the middle mouse button to access your favorite folders within the menu.

A 64-bit version is included in the download.

Coffee_FF helps power saving features on your computer work smarter by keeping your computer awake while a program or network connection is active. The program does not disturb the monitor sleep mode.

You can choose from multiple network devices (e.g. wireless vs. wired) and/or multiple programs to watch. 64-bit version included in download.

SpecialFoldersView displays the list of all special folders in your system, and allows you to easily jump to the right folder simply by double-clicking the folder item. Since Windows has dozens of folders for storing application settings and files, Internet files, temporary files, shortcuts, etc. this program makes them easy to access by unifying them all in one place.

RegDllView displays the list of all registered dll/ocx/exe files (COM registration). For each registered file, you can view the last date/time that it was registered, and the list of all registration entries (CLSID/ProgID).

The program also allows you to unregister dll/ocx files that you don't need on your system anymore. If you have dll/ocx files that don't exist on your system anymore but their registration entries still exist in the Registry, you can manually remove these entries by using 'Delete All Entries For Selected Files' option.

OfficeIns displays the details of all installed Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, and so on...) add-ins on your computer, and allows you to disable / enable them.

WhatIsHang tries to detect software that is currently frozen or hanging, displaying information that can help explain what caused the issue. The program displays a list of related strings and DLL files, useful for developers as well as non-programmers to help find workarounds by helping determine the cause.

More developer-specific information includes Call Stack, Stack Data, Processor Registers, and Memory Data.

PromptHere is a small utility that sits in the system tray and allows you to open a command prompt directly in the folder you're browsing, using a custom shortcut mouse/key combination. You can also specify if you want the selected file's name pasted or not in the command prompt window by editing the .ini file. Works with a variety of file managers.

Written in AutoHotkey.

Closeout is a very simple program that, upon running, immediately closes all open programs. A set of exclusion rules can be set so some windows are ignored (see included readme file).

MoveME provides some simple but helpful desktop tweaks allowing easy window or dialog resize, move, and center actions on your screen with simple key shortcuts. Additionally, you can hide/show the Windows taskbar with a simple key combination.

Autorun Injector gives the user the ultimate control over their removable drive's "autorun" controls via the Autorun.inf file. This helps in case of infection or corruption, offering the ability to restore it to an accessible state as well as help decorrupt the entire drive. Also, it can protect the file from being accessed by malware activity, and prevent system corruption through removable media.

A 64-bit version is available (within the folder).

System Uptime will display how long your system has gone without reboot/shutdown in weeks, days, hours and minutes. This is useful for if the system is working as a server or for a quick security check, as most programs need to reboot to update.

NOTE: Site offline, linking to archive.org.

Oolauncher gives you greater control over programs that are automatically started after Windows finishes loading. By spacing out the launching of each application, the system could potentially feel faster and smoother during startup, as opposed to all the applications trying to launch simultaneously.

The program automatically imports current auto-start applications from registry/start folders and starts them one by one. It lets you specify the order, priority, window show style for each application in the list. It also gives you a "Restore" button in case you need to restore certain application back to their original location.

Note: Some users have expressed issues with the program. Main site no longer links to the file -- using Softpedia mirror (thanks midas).

SMART (Service Management And RealEasy Tweaking) Utility helps with automating the process of tweaking the Windows 7 services using the suggested configurations provided by BlackVipers.

Note: It is always recommended to create a System Restore Point before tweaking your system. Also, this is not a hard drive testing tool unlike other "SMART" tools.

JauntePE is a suite of tools that allows you to make applications portable by virtualizing access to the filesystem and registry.

For discussion and support, please visit JauntPE Sourceforge web forum or our two JauntPE dedicated forums -- JauntePE Discussion and JauntePE Launchers.

Coffee takes over for the default behavior of your computer when you double-click on a file, redirecting it to an application of your choice. The program supports relative pathways making it work together with other portable applications. Additionally, the program can be configured to open another associated program by holding ALT while double-clicking.

Alternatively, CAFE Mod is also available upon which Coffee is based.

Desktop Renamer, as the name implies, is a simple program that lets you rename any of the normally static system icons on your desktop, including My Network Places, Recycle Bin, My Documents, and My Computer.

RunAsSvc runs normal programs as services so that they are running in
the background, even when no user is logged on.

PastIconsFlusher will clean out the 'Past Icons' area in the 'Customize Notifications' menu in Windows.

AddToRun is a small utility that will allow you to open any file or application from the Start Menu's Run Command dialog box (WIN+R). It has a very simple interface which will allow you to select a file and assign it an alias or friendly name.

CreateDir quickly generates a directory chain and then opens the terminal folder. So for example, setting "c:\temp\win\dir\" will create that folder structure and then open the "dir" folder in explorer. Useful for quickly creating folders for required system folders, demos, and other operations.

The program includes a /q switch "Quiet Mode" for use with scripts and batch files. In this mode, directories are created without confirmation and not opened in explorer. Use /? switch for help dialog.

ResizeEnable lets you turn usually static windows into resizeable windows. This is useful for small message screens that require the user to scroll to see all the contained text, common with Windows error messages as well as programs designed for smaller screens.

Not all static windows will be affected.

MUICacheView allows you to easily view and edit the list of all MUICache items on your system. This cache is made up of registry keys that Windows automatically extracts each time you start using a new application. Windows takes the name from the version resource of the EXE file and stores it for later.You can edit the name of the application, or alternatively, you can delete unwanted MUICache items.

Note: Cache items will reappear the next time you run the application.