ShadowGuard is a new app designed to detect when malware or ransomware is attempting to delete File Shadow Copies and take action. Typically ransomware will attempt to delete Shadow Copies of your files prior to encrypting, so you can’t restore them, but ShadowGuard can step in at this stage to stop it completely. Upon detection ShadowGuard will: Prevent the command from execution (Preserving your Shadow Copies) Terminate the application that initiated the command (This would be the...
Do you prefer to use certain programs over Microsoft’s default offerings? If so, you probably have run into the issue of having your preferred program defaults reset to Microsoft Windows defaults. Default Programs Manager is a small program that provides two options: Save your current program default settings Restore your saved program default settings Head over to the main page to download it!
Tweaky is yet another tweak app, but for PC techs and IT Pros specifically. Tweaky combines the best elements of Uncle Carey’s Windows 10 Optimizer, Uncle Carey’s Windows 10 Netfix, the best tweaks from our d7x technician’s tool, and adds in your user suggestions for tweaks and branding opportunities. Read more and Download here. Be sure to send us your suggestions for the app after trying it out!
Add a “Command Prompt Here” option to your right-click/context menu in Windows Explorer and on the Desktop, which of course opens cmd.exe and changes path to the current directory in Windows Explorer. The option did already exist if you held the SHIFT key down when right-clicking the background of Windows Explorer, but this was replaced by PowerShell in Windows 10; and besides, you had to hold down SHIFT (with this .reg addition, you do not.) ...
Uncle Carey’s Windows 10 NetFix was conceived by Carey Holzman and developed by d7xTech.com to make life easier when setting up or troubleshooting file sharing and communication between network devices on Windows 10/8.x. We at d7xTech thought it would be a good idea to expand upon it and include some networking repair functionality found in our d7x Technician’s tool, but this is entirely optional. This tool is perfect for: Anyone who wants to easily apply these tweaks and fixes to...
Lockdown is a preventative measure for use against malware/ransomware attacks, which works by leveraging Windows Software Restriction Policies to prevent programs from running unexpectedly and from blocked locations. Lockdown is designed in the opposite way that CryptoPrevent works with SRP, in that Lockdown by default blacklists the entire file system, and whitelisting must be applied to allow programs to run (even built-in Windows programs!) Locksmith also goes a step further and restricts not only executables,...
Uncle Carey’s Windows 10 Optimizer was conceived by Carey Holzman and developed by d7xTech.com to make life easier when optimizing Windows 10. Carey originally contacted us to create a tool customized to his own specifications, for his own use in PC builds and repair work, and he thought it would be a great tool for his subscribers who expressed an interest in it as well. This tool is perfect for: Anyone who wants to easily apply these optimizations to their own...
dErase is a tiny app designed for one purpose only, to delete files and/or directories with optional secure deletion routines. It can also fill a drive’s free space with garbage data in order to force-overwrite any “deleted” (yet still there) data on the disk. dErase can also be scripted. What makes the dErase files different from standard delete utilities, is that it will ignore file system ownership/permissions entirely while deleting, getting around access denied and...
Switch one program with another! For example, anytime you perform any action that would normally start Microsoft Paint, you can switch this program with Paint.NET, so that it starts instead! Another working example is switching Microsoft’s Notepad with Notepad++ if you prefer that app to the standard Notepad included in Windows. The above examples make it incredibly useful after major Windows 10 updates which reset file associations back to defaults; with Program Switcher you can...
Program Blocker v2 has just been released! This version adds the ability to block programs from the internet only (via Windows Firewall). Program Blocker is FREE for personal AND commercial usage! All versions of Windows are supported!
