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OP News: (27.4.2011)
Added Developer Files in case someone acctualy wants to take a look at the Source Code from mamaich. See Post Nr. 5
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There is still alot of Information yet to be Organized and published but feel free to submit Links, Drivers, Addons, Plugins, or anything else you found and tested. Just always remember never to publish any licensed stuff.
Some Cool stuff some XDA Members have already tested: Photoshop 4.0, 3D Max v3.1, ZBrush2, SiSoft Sandra 2000, OpenOffice, Virtual Joystick, etc.
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[QEMU Applications]
QEMU v0.91 [/Storage Card/QEMU] --> Download
Qemu Manager v7.0 (April 2010) with Qemu 0.11.1 and KQEMU Support -> Download
Qemu Manager v6.0 (April 2009) with Qemu 0.10.2 and KQEMU Support -> Download
Qemu Manager v5.0 (Feb 2008) with Qemu 0.9.0/0.9.1 and KQEMU Support -> Download
Qemu Manager Version 4.0 (Feb 2007) With QEMU 0.9.0 and KQEMU support -> Download
3D_Toolbar_V1.qtb
3D_Toolbar_V2.qtb
3D_Toolbar_V3.qtb
3ddesktop.qtb
boot_Toolbar.qtb
BOOT3D.qtb
FULL.qtb
full_keyboard.qtb
toolbar-boot.qtb
toolbar-Desktop.qtb
toolbar-full.qtb
toolbar-fullO.qtb
toolbar-her.qtb
toolbar-min.qtb
Attached is a preliminary Version of QEMU Extended and preped for Windows 98SE by aSiD1712 and contributing work by TruckyBN. See Original Thread -->
[QEMU Plugins]
int33mouse.dll [missing Description]
int21hk.dll [missing Description]
heroes2.dll [missing Description]
FMOD.DLL [missing Description]
LIBUSB0.DLL [missing Description]
SDL.DLL [missing Description]
[QEMU Settings]
[Screenshot QEMU Manager running Windows 98SE]
Code:
CMDLINE.TXT
-tb-size
8
-emul
\Storage Card\QEMU\emul\WinXX
[QEMU Information]
QEMU is a generic and open source machine emulator and virtualizer.
When used as a machine emulator, QEMU can run OSes and programs made for one machine (e.g. an ARM board) on a different machine (e.g. your own PC). Or viceversa. By using dynamic translation, it achieves very good performance.
In order for QEMU to run under Windows Mobile it was necessary to recompile the OpenSource Code. Mainly mamaich at pdaprime.com has taken on this task himself in 2004 and succesfully recompiled QEMU. Unfortunately in March 2010 Mamaich announced the following:
"I've stopped working on QEMU and HOMM 1-2 ports for WinMobile. Earlier I've published complete source code and a toolchain used to build QEMU, but links were lost after this forum have crashed. I'll look for them and reupload in a few days. Currently I'm attaching source code for launcher and all plugins. To build them you'll need Visual Studio 2008. To build QEMU you'll need cygwin, my GCC 3.3.3 port (a bit modified for QEMU), i'll upload them after I'll find them.
Edited:
Added toolbar editor with sources. To compile - use C++ Builder. Usage is similar to DosBox TB editor.
Edited:
Added compiler (arm-wince-pe-gcc.rar). Extract it to /usr/ directiory of CygWin installation and add /usr/local/arm-wince-pe/bin/ to the start of CygWin $path. This GCC is already preconfigured for QEMU, it contains all needed libs like SDL. Added qemu src (qemu-0.9.1.rar). It is already "./configure"d, just use "make" to build in CygWin environment. Normally QEMU.EXE file should not be modified at all. Everything is controllable from plugins."
March 2010 Mamaich (pdaprime.ru)
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So were does that leaves us? First off we want to thank mamaich for the great work he has done and wish him all the best. We are putting this together in order to search for someone else with enough knowledge to recompile QEMU and add Network functionality if possible. Hopefully someone steps up to the plate and cracks this nut. He will be able to completly rely on our help in any way shape or form. We will post any Developer Information mamaich has provided at PDAPrime as soon as possible but we would like to check first with mamaich and or pdaprime. For now you can find the allot of the Information here
Original Developer Files from Mamaich (Ad Free xda-developers.ch Links):
arm_wince_pe_gcc.rar (Compiler)
GEN_Toolbar.rar ()
qemu_0.9.1.rar
ui_and_launcher.rar
Download here
This is only a quick overview. We will create Step by Step Instructions for you to follow eventually.
1. Create an Image - use the following command using the qemu-img.exe provided in the QEMU v0.91 [qemu-img create image.img 1000MB] (Creates a Unformated 1Gb Image)
2. Install OS using QEMU Manager for Windows. -> Download here
3. Copy QEMU to SD Card -> Download Example
4. Adjust CMDLINE.TXT, EMUL_CMDLINE.TXT, emul_ini.txt and plugins_ini.txt according to your specific OS and Environment
5. Add a Second Drive by creating a new Image and adding files with WinImage or create a ISO with Nero and load it as a CD Image in QEMU Manager.
6. For debugging and Errors please check the output in: QEMU_OUT.TXT [Error Log]
[QEMU Links]
XDA-Developers Links:
[QEMU on himalayas]
[Windows 95 on HD2]
Offsite Links:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QEMU [QEMU @ wikipedia.org]
http://wiki.qemu.org/ [QEMU Wiki]
http://www.davereyn.co.uk/ [Home of QEMU Manager]
http://forum.pdaprime.ru/index.php?showtopic=45356&st=240 [Original Thread from mamaich]
http://www.qemu.com/ [QEMU git repositories]
YouTube Videos:
Windows 95 on a HD2 [Swiss420]
Developer Links:
Bug in qemu 0.9.1 (and maybe later) + fix [mamaich @ QEMU Forum]
VBEMP x86 Project - Universal VESA/VBE Video Display Driver [Bearwindows and AnaPa Corporation]
[QEMU Drivers]
[Verified Drivers: These Drivers have been tested and as working classified]
Drivers for Cirrus GD-5446 video adapter
"None available"
Drivers for Realtek 8029AS network adapter (for other OSes try NE2000 compatible driver)
"None available"
Drivers for Realtek 8139 network adapter
"None available"
Drivers for Sound Blaster 16 adapter"
None available"
[Caution: These Drivers have not been tested yet: Use and try at your own Risk - Leave Feedback with exact file name]
Drivers for Cirrus GD-5446 video adapter
DOS Drivers
OS/2 Drivers
Windows 3.1, Windows NT and Windows 9x Drivers
Drivers for X.Org and X11 are inside "cirrus" module.
QNX includes the driver.
Drivers for Realtek 8029AS network adapter (for other OSes try NE2000 compatible driver)
BeOS R4 and R4.5 instructions (Use NE2000 PCI)
BeOS R5 instructions (Use NE2000 PCI)
DOS driver for NDIS2
LANtastic 4 driver
LANtastic 5 driver
Windows NT 3.51 driver
Windows NT 4.0 driver
Novell NetWare Client32 driver
Novell NetWare Client for DOS ODI driver
Novell NetWare Client for OS/2 ODI driver
Novell NetWare Server driver
OS/2 driver for NDIS2
SCO UNIX driver
UNIXWare driver
Windows for Workgroups driver (3.1 and 3.11)
Windows 95 driver
Windows 98 driver
Windows 2000 driver
Windows XP includes driver
Windows Vista stopped support
Linux driver is in ne2k-pci.c
Drivers for Realtek 8139 network adapter
BeOS R4 and R4.5 driver
BeOS R5 driver
DOS driver for NDIS2
FreeBSD driver (for versions that do not include it in kernel repository)
JavaOS driver
MacOS 8.5, 8.6, 9.0 and 9.1 driver
Novell NetWare Client32 driver
Novell NetWare Client for DOS ODI driver
Novell NetWare Client for OS/2 ODI driver
Novell NetWare Server (from 3.12 onward)
SCO UNIX driver
Slackware Linux 8 driver
Solaris 7, 8, 9, and 10 driver
UNIXWare driver
VXWorks for x86 driver
Windows NT 3.51 driver
Windows NT 4.0 driver
Embedded Windows NT 4.0 driver
Windows for Workgroups driver (3.1 and 3.11)
Windows 95 driver
Windows 98 driver
Windows 98 Second Edition, Windows Me and Windows 2000 driver
Windows XP and Windows XP Professional x64 Edition driver
Windows CE 2.0 for x86 driver
Windows CE 3.0 for x86 driver
Mac OS X 10.0.4 and Darwin/PPC 1.3.1 driver
Mac OS X 10.1, Darwin/PPC 1.4.1 and Darwin/PPC 5 driver
Mac OS X 10.2 and Darwin/PPC 6 driver
Linux driver is in 8139too.c or 8139cp.c
Windows Vista, Windows 2003 and Windows CE.NET include drivers
Drivers for Sound Blaster 16 adapter
DOS driver
Windows NT 4.0 driver
Windows 95 and Windows 98 driver
OSS and ALSA have drivers.
Windows 98 SE, Windows Me, Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows 2003 include drivers.
Windows Vista dropped support.
[DOS & Windows 3.1 for QEMU]
Reserved for Windows 3.1
[Windows 95 for QEMU]
Windows 95 osr2
Graphics: Cirrus Logic 5446 PCI v1.41
Network: [Not yet Available]
Sound: Creative Labs Sound Blaster 16 or AWE-32
Hard disk controllers: Intel 82371SB PCI Bus Master IDE Controller
Monitor: (Unknown)
Mouse: (Unknown)
Ports (COM & LPT): COM1 / LPT1
System Devices: (Unknown)
Videos:
Windows 95 on HD2 [by Swiss420]
Screenshots: 1
[PDAPrime Thread]
Mamaich [pdaprime], aSiD1712 [xda-developers], TruckyBN [xda-developers]
[Windows 98 for QEMU]
Reserved for Windows 98 Ori.
[QEMU for Windows 98SE]
Windows 98 Second Edition
Videos:
"None yet"
Screenshots: 1 2
Windows NT 4.0 for QEMU
Reserved for Windows NT 4.0
[Windows ME for QEMU]
Reserved for Windows ME
[Windows 2000 for QEMU]
Reserved for Windows 2000
[Windows XP for QEMU]
Reserved for Windows XP
[Windows 7 for QEMU]
Reserved for Windows 7
Linux Builds
There are many Open Source Operating Systems that run great under QEMU for Windows Mobile. Here you will find a few that have been reported as Working.
--------------------
Puppy Linux / Linux
Puppy Linux is a special build of Linux meant to make computing easy and fast
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Icaros Desktop light / pre-configured AROS Desktop Environment / AmigaOS 3.1 / Fast and Stable
Icaros Desktop is a pre-configured AROS desktop environment for the PC platform, distributed on a bootable live media. The AROS Research Operating System is a open source lightweight, efficient and flexible desktop operating system, aiming at being compatible with AmigaOS 3.1 at the API level, while improving on it in many areas. [Supports Amiga Forever and AMIGA Games - Untested - Please Report findings]
First
Great work mate!
I think this will be going to an big Thread!
Greetz Tokl
Looks like a very interesting thread I downloaded the QEMU.7z file and transfered it to my phone, but without a base OS, I doubt it'll work. I think I have a 95 disk laying around here somewhere. How would I go about emulating it? Those posts only have images of download links, no actual links
BarrettBear said:
Looks like a very interesting thread I downloaded the QEMU.7z file and transfered it to my phone, but without a base OS, I doubt it'll work. I think I have a 95 disk laying around here somewhere. How would I go about emulating it? Those posts only have images of download links, no actual links
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Yes you are right the acctual instructions are not yet published. But to get you jumpstarted just download QEMU Manager for Windows here use that to install your Windows 95 or 98 and transfer the image to the SDCard. Will send you a IM with some more information. Feel free to ask if you get stuck same goes for everyone else.
Hello,
I want to port my existing WP7 app (C# + XAML) to a Windows 8 Metro Style App and of course I would like to reuse as much code as possible.
What would be the best way to start? Should I just install the WP7 developer tools on top of Windows 8 x64 with Dev Tools? Will this allow me to debug my projects for both Windows 8 and WP7 (using the WP7 emulator)?
Furthermore I found this link from Microsoft:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/hh465136.aspx
Any further links would also be welcome.
I think this link answers some of your questions.
As for what OS should you install the developer tools on, I would think it is up to you. If you decide to install onto Windows 8, just remember that Windows 8 is still under development, and that it may not be stable. (In other words running your tools and applications on it may not be as easy as you would like them to be.)
Microsoft has released a tool that check your PC if it is Windows 8 capable or not. It will check your PC requirements along with the apps you have installed on your existing OS and will tell if these apps are compatible with Windows 8 or not.
You can download this tool from here.
Source
Windows 8 How-To Posts
Windows 8 How To: 1. Switch Between Metro UI and Desktop Mode
Windows 8 How To: 2. Switch Between Apps or Snap Apps
Windows 8 How To: 3. How to Power Off Your Device
Windows 8 How To: 4. Show and Access the Control Panel
Windows 8 How To: 5. Show and Access Administrative Tools
Windows 8 How To: 6. Show All Apps
Windows 8 How To: 7. Switch Between Windows Accounts and Local Accounts
Windows 8 How To: 8. Set up a Picture Password
Windows 8 How To: 9. Set Up a Printer
Windows 8 How To: 10. Customize Metro UI – App Tiles and Groups
Windows 8 How To: 11. Install Language Packs for Multilingual Support
Windows 8 How To: 12. Show and Use “Run” Command
Windows 8 How To: 13. Show and Use cmd Prompt (DOS Mode)
Windows 8 How To: 14. Show and Use PowerShell
Windows 8 How To: 15. Show and Use Desktop Applications
Windows 8 How To: 16. Install .NET 3.5 and Windows Live Essentials
Windows 8 How To: 17. Add New Tab or New InPrivate Tab in Metro Style IE Browser
Windows 8 How To: 18. Configure WiFi Connection and Airplane Mode
Windows 8 How To: 19. Show Hidden Files, Folders and Drives
Windows 8 How To: 20. How to Start Windows 8 in Safe Mode
Windows 8 How To: 21. Install and Uninstall Metro Style Apps
Windows 8 How To: 22. Enable or Disable Sharing Between PCs Using HomeGroup
Windows 8 How To: 23. Find and Use Windows Help and Support
Windows 8 How To: 24. Show and Configure Free Anti-Virus App (Windows Defender)
Windows 8 How To: 25. Show and Enable Split Touch Keyboard (On-Screen)
Windows 8 How To: 26. Set up Remote Desktop Connection
Windows 8 How To: 27. Backup your Files Using File History
Windows 8 How To: 28. Restore Files Using File History
Windows 8 How To: 29. Restore System to a Previous State Using Restore Point
Windows 8 How To: 30. Restore your Device using Refresh and Reset
Source
How to make the Close, Minimize & Maximize buttons bigger for easy touch.
I need a little help. In windows 7 you could go through Personalize/Windows Color and increase the size of the Close, Minimize & Maximize buttons to make them touch friendly. In Windows 8 CP I can't seem to find where to do this. Does anyone know or has anyone found where to make this change.
Thanks for the help,
peacock93
peacock93 said:
I need a little help. In windows 7 you could go through Personalize/Windows Color and increase the size of the Close, Minimize & Maximize buttons to make them touch friendly. In Windows 8 CP I can't seem to find where to do this. Does anyone know or has anyone found where to make this change.
Thanks for the help,
peacock93
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Right click on the desktop, choose screen resolution. Choose 125%.
It makes everything more touch friendly. Increases fonts also along with buttons. That's what i do on my Asus tablet.
Yes you can make windows completely 100% private as if it was linux.
Ofcourse privacy doesn’t fix zero day security exploits, this guide is about privacy not security.
For a first impression of what a truely optimized windows system looks like check the screenshots below.
Make a backup of your data is always the first thing to do.
➤ 1 Download the official windows iso from microsofts website (The iso NOT the mediacreationtool !!)
If you can’t download the iso install the useragentswitcher browser extension and switch to linux (microsoft's website detects your operatingsystem and doesn't let you download the iso if you are on windows...)
https://microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10ISO
User-Agent Switcher and Manager – Get this Extension for Firefox (en-US)
➤ 2 Download rufus and use it to create a bootable usb drive with the windows iso file you just downloaded
Rufus - Create bootable USB drives the easy way
➤ 3 Use the bootable usb drive to Install windows 10 pro offline
You will have to boot into BIOS mode and change the primary boot device to the usb drive
➤ 4 Use https://privacy.sexy 10 to generate a script that will rip the guts of microsoft out of windows
Use either one of the predefined settings (standard, strict, all) or create your own script via the options.
Be careful when creating your own script, you can break functionality like windows search, to keep functionality only standard and strict are recommended.
➤ 5 Install Device Drivers
If you have an nvidia GPU use NVCleanstall for an installation that will remove MOST of the
integrated driver spyware https://techpowerup.com/download/techpowerup-nvcleanstall/
Install your CPU chipset but DO NOT install intel management engine or AMT vPRO, these are known backdoors so governments can potentialy remotely access your pc.
Intel Desktop Chipsets - Latest Motherboard Desktop and PC Chipsets
https://amd.com/en/support
➤ 6 Install Netframework Offline
Many programs require old netframework version to work, you don't need windows update for that.
To install offline without using windowsupdate you need a copy of the windows iso you previously
downloaded.
Mount the windows iso
Open powershell as administrator
Use this command to install netframework:
Dism /online /enable-feature /featurename:NetFX3 /All /Source:X:\sources\sxs /LimitAccess
Replace Source:X: with whatever the location of your mounted iso is, for example Source:
To find out where your iso is mounted, open the windows explorer, rightklick on the mounted iso and select open file location.
➤ 7 Install Visual Studio Redistributables
Latest supported Visual C++ Redistributable downloads | Microsoft Learn
➤ 8 Install Librewolf WebBrowser (no extensions required, ublockorigin is already preinstalled)
Installation – LibreWolf
Searchengines:
https://search.brave.com
https://searx.work/ Luxembourg (LU)
https://searx.fmac.xyz/ Switzerland (CH)
https://searx.tuxcloud.net/ Czechia (CZ)
https://searx.prvcy.eu/ Finland (FI)
Duckduckgo cannot be trusted anymore since they had a tracking agreement with microsoft.
Don't use startpage search engine or waterfox browser, both have been acquired by an adversting company called System1.
Librewolf is a modified version of firefox for increased privacy and security, while google chrome and microsoft edge collect your entire browsing history and every website you visited.
PS: Opera Browser is now owned by china, delete that if you haven't already.
➤ 9 Use ShutUp10 to modify windows privacy settings
Recommended: Klick on “actions” select “activate all privacy settings”, then manually uncheck what
you need.
Examples: microphone, camera, bluetooth, notifications.
O&O ShutUp10++ – Free antispy tool for Windows 10 and 11
➤ 10 Go Online for the first time, instantly install Portmaster from https://safing.io
Select Quad9 as your DNS server, they are non-profit, unlike most other providers like your internetservicepovider (ISP) are commerical and spy on everything you do on the internet.
Configure portmaster to block all connections by default and only allow what you need. (must have for privacy)
Unlock the systemdnsclient in portmaster otherwise you cannot connect to the internet. (all other windows services can be fully blocked)
Now klick on systemdnsclient and block connections that you don't trust, for example:
go.microsoft.com
ctldl.windowsupdate.com
services.gfe.nvidia.com (block this if using an nvidia GPU, even if you use nvcleanstall)
There should not be many connections to block if you used https://privacy.sexy 10 to cleanup windows.
➤ 11 Install a trusthworthy VPN, for example ProtonVPN or Mullvad (They have a free plan and are based in switzerland)
If you are currently using one of these, nordvpn, expressvpn, surfshark, you're making a big mistake. These providers are known to share your data with advertising companys and law enforcement.
They also use google trackers and analytics, source:
why not to use nordvpn
why not to use surfshark
why not to use expressvpn
why protonvpn is probably much better
Free VPN download for your device | Proton VPN
Obviously as you will do almost all of these steps offline you will have to downloaded all the software beforehand and copy it to an offline drive which you can access without any internet connection.
A usbdrive would be enough.
Software that is generally recommended and you should use because https://privacy.sexy 10 will delete all preinstalled garbage apps.
https://7-zip.org/ (compression software)
https://notepad-plus-plus.org/ 2 (windows notepad on steroids)
Official download of VLC media player, the best Open Source player - VideoLAN (video and photo viewer)
If you wish to delete certain parts of windows or take ownership of them which by default your administratoraccount has no access to, use NSudo which is an extremely powerfull windows admin-tool that lets you take full control over windows.
https://github.com/M2TeamArchived/NSudo/releases/download/6.2/NSudo_6.2.1812.31_All_Binary.zip
Examples of what you should delete with nsudo: (No deleting those won’t break anything, renaming also works)
smartscreen.exe
upfc.exe
Compatibility Telement.exe
CompPkgSrv.exe
mobsync.exe
GameBarPresenceWriter.exe
microsoftedge
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Privacydroid said:
Yes you can make windows completely 100% private as if it was linux.
Ofcourse privacy doesn’t fix zero day security exploits, this guide is about privacy not security.
For a first impression of what a truely optimized windows system looks like check the screenshots below.
Make a backup of your data is always the first thing to do.
➤ 1 Download the official windows iso from microsofts website (The iso NOT the mediacreationtool !!)
If you can’t download the iso install the useragentswitcher browser extension and switch to linux (microsoft's website detects your operatingsystem and doesn't let you download the iso if you are on windows...)
https://microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10ISO
User-Agent Switcher and Manager – Get this Extension for Firefox (en-US)
➤ 2 Download rufus and use it to create a bootable usb drive with the windows iso file you just downloaded
Rufus - Create bootable USB drives the easy way
➤ 3 Use the bootable usb drive to Install windows 10 pro offline
You will have to boot into BIOS mode and change the primary boot device to the usb drive
➤ 4 Use https://privacy.sexy 10 to generate a script that will rip the guts of microsoft out of windows
Use either one of the predefined settings (standard, strict, all) or create your own script via the options.
Be careful when creating your own script, you can break functionality like windows search, to keep functionality only standard and strict are recommended.
➤ 5 Install Device Drivers
If you have an nvidia GPU use NVCleanstall for an installation that will remove MOST of the
integrated driver spyware https://techpowerup.com/download/techpowerup-nvcleanstall/
Install your CPU chipset but DO NOT install intel management engine or AMT vPRO, these are known backdoors so governments can potentialy remotely access your pc.
Intel Desktop Chipsets - Latest Motherboard Desktop and PC Chipsets
https://amd.com/en/support
➤ 6 Install Netframework Offline
Many programs require old netframework version to work, you don't need windows update for that.
To install offline without using windowsupdate you need a copy of the windows iso you previously
downloaded.
Mount the windows iso
Open powershell as administrator
Use this command to install netframework:
Dism /online /enable-feature /featurename:NetFX3 /All /Source:X:\sources\sxs /LimitAccess
Replace Source:X: with whatever the location of your mounted iso is, for example Source:
To find out where your iso is mounted, open the windows explorer, rightklick on the mounted iso and select open file location.
➤ 7 Install Visual Studio Redistributables
Latest supported Visual C++ Redistributable downloads | Microsoft Learn
➤ 8 Install Librewolf WebBrowser (no extensions required, ublockorigin is already preinstalled)
Installation – LibreWolf
Searchengines:
https://search.brave.com
https://swisscows.com
https://searx.work/ Luxembourg (LU)
https://searx.fmac.xyz/ Switzerland (CH)
https://searx.tuxcloud.net/ Czechia (CZ)
https://searx.prvcy.eu/ Finland (FI)
Duckduckgo cannot be trusted anymore since they had a secret tracking agreement with microsoft.
Don't use startpage search engine or waterfox browser, both have been acquired by an adversting company called System1.
Librewolf is a modified version of firefox for increased privacy and security, while google chrome and microsoft edge collect your entire browsing history and every website you visited.
PS: Opera Browser is now owned by china, delete that if you haven't already.
➤ 9 Use ShutUp10 to modify windows privacy settings
Recommended: Klick on “actions” select “activate all privacy settings”, then manually uncheck what
you need.
Examples: microphone, camera, bluetooth, notifications.
O&O ShutUp10++ – Free antispy tool for Windows 10 and 11
➤ 10 Go Online for the first time, instantly install Portmaster from https://safing.io
Select Quad9 as your DNS server, they are non-profit, unlike most other providers like your internetservicepovider (ISP) are commerical and spy on everything you do on the internet.
Configure portmaster to block all connections by default and only allow what you need. (must have for privacy)
Unlock the systemdnsclient in portmaster otherwise you cannot connect to the internet. (all other windows services can be fully blocked)
Now klick on systemdnsclient and block connections that you don't trust, for example:
go.microsoft.com
ctldl.windowsupdate.com
services.gfe.nvidia.com (block this if using an nvidia GPU, even if you use nvcleanstall)
There should not be many connections to block if you used https://privacy.sexy 10 to cleanup windows.
➤ 11 Install a trusthworthy VPN, for example ProtonVPN (They have a free plan and are based in switzerland)
If you are currently using one of these, nordvpn, expressvpn, surfshark, you're making a big mistake. These providers are known to share your data with advertising companys and law enforcement.
They also use google trackers and analytics, source:
why not to use nordvpn
why not to use surfshark
why not to use expressvpn
why protonvpn is probably much better
Free VPN download for your device | Proton VPN
Obviously as you will do almost all of these steps offline you will have to downloaded all the software beforehand and copy it to an offline drive which you can access without any internet connection.
A usbdrive would be enough.
Software that is generally recommended and you should use because https://privacy.sexy 10 will delete all preinstalled garbage apps.
https://7-zip.org/ (compression software)
https://notepad-plus-plus.org/ 2 (windows notepad on steroids)
Official download of VLC media player, the best Open Source player - VideoLAN (video and photo viewer)
If you wish to delete certain parts of windows or take ownership of them which by default your administratoraccount has no access to, use NSudo which is an extremely powerfull windows admin-tool that lets you take full control over windows.
https://github.com/M2TeamArchived/NSudo/releases/download/6.2/NSudo_6.2.1812.31_All_Binary.zip
Examples of what you should delete with nsudo: (No deleting those won’t break anything, renaming also works)
smartscreen.exe
upfc.exe
Compatibility Telement.exe
CompPkgSrv.exe
mobsync.exe
GameBarPresenceWriter.exe
microsoftedge
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I don't use Windows, only Linux, but I thought this looked interesting. The bloatware decreases are crazy. Do you think this would work running in VirtualBox (I know VBox is proprietary, but at least cut down on how much spyware is on Windows)? The only time I do use Windows is on Linux to flash phones with Odin like this.
ethical_haquer said:
I don't use Windows, only Linux, but I thought this looked interesting. The bloatware decreases are crazy. Do you think this would work running in VirtualBox (I know VBox is proprietary, but at least cut down on how much spyware is on Windows)? The only time I do use Windows is on Linux to flash phones with Odin like this.
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Yes the same steps described here work with virtualbox.
Odin should work offline, so you can disable the checkmark "networkadapter" in virtualbox to cut the entire os from accessing the internet.
Or you could install portmaster to block microsoft from spying on your vm.
As described above there's a setting to block all connections by default, use that and only allow programs to access the network that you trust or need.
All in all, debloating is great for performance and privacy, but if you are just after privacy then portmaster should be the only thing you need (simplewall is another great option and they can be used together), ps: portmaster also supports linux.
Privacydroid said:
Yes the same steps described here work with virtualbox.
Odin should work offline, so you can disable the checkmark "networkadapter" in virtualbox to cut the entire os from accessing the internet.
Or you could install portmaster to block microsoft from spying on your vm.
As described above there's a setting to block all connections by default, use that and only allow programs to access the network that you trust or need.
All in all, debloating is great for performance and privacy, but if you are just after privacy then portmaster should be the only thing you need (simplewall is another great option and they can be used together), ps: portmaster also supports linux.
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Yes, I just installed PortMaster and it's amazing. Thanks!
Bumping this so more people will see and benefit from it.
Needless to say ANY windows users should install portmaster from safing.io, a must have.
Privacydroid said:
Bumping this so more people will see and benefit from it.
Needless to say ANY windows users should install portmaster from safing.io, a must have.
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Perhaps I should make tutorial on switching from Windows to Linux as well. Although I'm probably not the best for that, seeing as how I haven't used Windows. Oh well.