🌟Hand picked tools and services for a better windows experience🌟.
Recommended use: download the .txt file OR copy/paste into a .md file note app AND store on usb/pc for easy look up when needed OR bookmark this page.
Emojis for easy installation through the two app installers with three emojis. If both emojis, it means it is on both. Sometimes christitus has issues where it asks for user credentials so Patch My PC is prefferable and is what I use.
terminal admin:
- irm https://massgrave.dev/get | iex (activation windows/office)
- irm christitus.com/win | iex (app installer/updater)🥶🥶🥶
📜Browsers:
- DuckDuckGo
- Brave🥵🥶
- Chrome🥵🥶
- Vivaldi🥵🥶
- Firefox🥵🥶(use betterfox user.json)
- Waterfox🥵🥶
📜Needs:
- Patch My PC Home Updater (app installer/updater)🥵🥵🥵 https://patchmypc.com/product/home-updater/
- qBittorrent🥵🥶
- OnlyOffice🥵🥶
- Steam🥵🥶
- Geek Uninstaller 🥵(uninstall apps with this!)
- WizTree🥵🥶(easy storage management)
- VLC🥵🥶
- 7zip🥵🥶
- OOShutUp10++🥵 (disable windows telemetry, per user or all)
📜Wants:
- ImageGlass🥵🥶 (alternative photos app)
- Rufus🥵 (.iso usb installer)
- Ditto🥵🥶 (clipboard history saver)
- PDFgear🥶/PDF-XChange Editor🥵
- Discord🥵🥶
- Vesktop🥶 (discord foss, free modded nitro)
- Bitwarden🥵 (free password manager)
- Stremio🥶 (+Alldebrid, 3€/m watch any torrent on demand)
- File-Converter app🥶 (context menu any file converter)
- Files app🥶/ Opus directory(50€/lifetime) (explorer alternatives)
- LocalSend🥶 Android/macOS/iOS/Linux/Windows (local-filesharing)
- Netlimiter (internet traffic control)
- Notepad ++🥵🥶
- Flameshot🥶 (editable screenshots)
- HWiNFO64🥵🥶 (hardware information, realtime stats)
- 4K Video Downloader🥵 (youtube extract)
- Twinkle Tray🥶 (taskbar screen brightness / MSstore)
- Everything search🥵🥶(search for any file on pc quickly)
- Equalizer APO🥶(EQ headphones/speakers)
- OBS Studio🥵🥶(record/stream)
- Windows mods: RetroBar(win7/xp taskbar) / TransluscentTB🥶/ SoundManager / EarTrumper🥶
- 🥵EA/Epic/GOG/GeForce/Logitech/Ubisoft/Battle.net🥵
- Windows Media Creation Tool 10/11🥵(make .iso and use with rufus)
- Recuva🥵 (recover deleted files)
- Picocrypt(portable)/Cryptomator🥵/VeraCrypt🥵 (foss file encryption)
- Standard Notes (foss note taking and syncing)
📜Services:
- Video Editors: VSDC(free, pro32€/y) / Davinci Resolve🥵 / Kdenlive🥵🥶(foss) / Filmora(80€/lifetime) / PowerDirector(yarr?) / ShotCut🥵(foss) / Movavi Video Editor (100€/lifetime)
- Paint: Krita 🥵🥶(foss) / Clip Studio Paint(50€/lifetime) / Sketchbook(MS store 25€/lifetime)
- Debrid: Alldebrid(3€/m)
- VPN: IVPN (2$/week, 6$/month 140$/3y) Mullvad/AzireVPN(5€/m)
- DNS: ControlD (use 1hosts-lite)
- AV: Sophos Home Premium (better than Windows Defender because it has behaviour blocking and cheaper than bitdefender, kaspersky, eset, emsisoft)
- Mail: Posteo(12€/y)+ eM Client🥵(IMAP)
- Sync: SyncBackFree🥵
- Cloud: Filen(100GB/30€/stackable/lifetime)
- Upload files: swisstransfer.com, https://www.wormhole.app,
- https://kumu.io/Windscribe/vpn-relationships (companies connected to various vpn services)
- https://github.com/TunnlTo/desktop-app
📜pirateshit:
- AVOID REPACKMASTER(onyhash), CONTAINS aurotun info stealer in all uploads! 1337x/TPB/rarbg not yet banned malware uploader "onyhash" (repackmaster fakes) AVOID! Not detected by any AV database yet.
APPS:
- https://pesktop.com/en/
- https://lrepacks.net/
- https://4download.net/
- https://filecr.com/en/
- https://programs.themicrotech.net/
- https://appdoze.net/
GAMES:
ANIME:
TV:
audioshit:
TORRENTS:
- https://knaben.org/ (1337x/TPB/rutracker)
- https://ext.to/
- https://torrentquest.com/
- https://uindex.org/
- https://knaben.xyz/
- https://bitsearch.to/
- https://btdig.com/ (unsafe, only last resort)
SUBTITLES:
- https://www.opensubtitles.org/en/search/subs
- https://subsource.net/info
- https://github.com/fmhy/FMHY
- https://github.com/fmhy/FMHY/wiki/%F0%9F%8C%80-Torrenting
List of on demand streamers (anime,movies,shows):
Privacy Tools:
📜Shit Hit the Fan Portables:
- 1.Norton Power Eraser
- 2.Adlice Protect Portable🥵(formerly RogueKiller)
- 3.Emsisoft Emergency Kit🥵
- 4.Sophos ScanAndClean (formerly HitmanPro)
Diagnostics:
- RogueKillerPE64
- Autoruns🥵🥶
- Adlice UCheck Portable
📜Windows fixes:
-
SFC (System File Checker): This command scans and repairs corrupted system files. To run it, open CMD and type
sfc /scannow -
DISM (Deployment Image Servicing and Management): This tool can be used to repair and restore the Windows image. In CMD, type
DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth -
CHKDSK (Check Disk): This command checks and fixes errors on a hard drive. In CMD, type
chkdsk C: /fto check and fix the C drive
Reset Windows: Settings->Windows Update->Advanced Options->Recovery->Reset this PC
Bypass TPM, CPU, RAM, and Secure Boot:
- Shift + F10 to open the Command Prompt.
- Type regedit and press Enter
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\Setup,
- New registry key named LabConfig
- DWORD value name:
- BypassTPMCheck value to 1
- BypassSecureBootCheck value to 1
- BypassRAMCheck value to 1
- BypassCPUCheck value to 1
Bypass network req on install:
- shift+f10 (for cmd)
- OOBE\BYPASSNRO
📜Secure DNS:
- https://controld.com/free-dns
- /IPV4/ 76.76.2.38 /IPV6/ 2606:1a40::38 /DoH: https://freedns.controld.com/x-1hosts-lite (doh/3)
- /IPV4/ 76.76.10.38 /IPV6/ 2606:1a40:1::38 /Dot: x-1hosts-lite.freedns.controld.com (dot/q)
Lists:
- https://hblock.molinero.dev
- https://firebog.net
- https://o0.pages.dev
- https://energized.pro
- https://github.com/hagezi/dns-blocklists
- https://blocklistproject.github.io/Lists
Blocklists (adblocker):
-
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/hagezi/dns-blocklists/main/adblock/multi.txt
-
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/privacy-protection-tools/anti-AD/master/anti-ad-adguard.txt
-
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/liamengland1/miscfilters/refs/heads/master/antipaywall.txt
-
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/AdguardTeam/cname-trackers/master/data/combined_disguised_trackers.txt (add to adblocker or if you use Vivaldi add to trackers)
Blocklists (dns blocking):
-
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/hagezi/dns-blocklists/main/hosts/multi.txt
-
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/hagezi/dns-blocklists/refs/heads/main/hosts/native.xiaomi.txt
-
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/hagezi/dns-blocklists/refs/heads/main/hosts/native.winoffice.txt
-
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/hagezi/dns-blocklists/refs/heads/main/hosts/native.vivo.txt
-
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/hagezi/dns-blocklists/refs/heads/main/hosts/native.samsung.txt
-
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/hagezi/dns-blocklists/refs/heads/main/hosts/native.roku.txt
-
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/hagezi/dns-blocklists/refs/heads/main/hosts/native.oppo-realme.txt
-
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/hagezi/dns-blocklists/refs/heads/main/hosts/native.lgwebos.txt
-
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/hagezi/dns-blocklists/refs/heads/main/hosts/native.huawei.txt
-
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/hagezi/dns-blocklists/refs/heads/main/hosts/native.apple.txt
-
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/hagezi/dns-blocklists/refs/heads/main/hosts/native.amazon.txt
𝔾𝕆𝕆𝔻 𝔹𝕆𝕐