Here you will find a few small “quick n’ dirty” projects that don’t really deserve their own web page.
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AutoCleanMgr
This small EXE is for automating Cleanmgr.exe built into Windows with the /sageset and /sagerun automation options.
Anyone who uses cleanmgr.exe probably knows it has a /sageset and /sagerun parameter. First, you use cleanmgr.exe /sageset:1 (where 1 could be any number between 0 and 65535) and that brings up cleanmgr with the interface that you check what all you want it to clean up. Next you run cleanmgr.exe /sagerun:1 to run that profile and have cleanmgr actually do the cleaning.
This EXE automates the entire process. First, it emulates the /sageset function by writing the appropriate registry values to run pretty much everything (except it ignores MS Office setup files, Compress old files, and cleanup Memory dump files, but it sets EVERYTHING ELSE.) Next it runs cleanmgr.exe /sagerun:1 – so basically here you have a utility to automate selecting pretty much everything and running the cleanup process. All you have to do is double-click and relax.
This is highly useful for distributing to your clients as well!
Special thanks to Ohio Computer Repair Service for the project idea/request.
WARNING: Windows 10 version 1809 has introduced a new “Downloads” option to Windows disk cleanup tool CleanMgr.exe (why?!) This will of course delete all files in the default downloads folder. (More on that at ghacks.net) This means that AutoCleanMgr will delete all files in your downloads folder on current builds of Windows 10! There are currently no plans to update this app to change the behavior.
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LaunchDeviceManager
This small EXE is used basically for launching Device Manager, with a few helpful tasks performed first.
- Automatically Fixes Certain Malware Damage
- This utility first checks for a missing “Non-Plug and Play Devices” category in Device Manager, and applies the fix if necessary.
- (This category is normally visible by selecting “Show Hidden Files” from the View menu, however certain malware infections are designed to prevent the discovery and removal of malicious software drivers by damaging the ability to view and manipulate infected entries appearing in this area.)
- This utility addresses the issue by re-writing the following registry key with the appropriate values:
HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\{8ECC055D-047F-11D1-A537-0000F8753ED1}
- Automatically Shows you Non-Present Devices
- This utility installs a permanent environment variable (so you never have to set it again) named
DEVMGR_SHOW_NONPRESENT_DEVICESand set to 1 in the system registry. - This is so when you click the “Show Hidden Devices” option from the View menu in Device Manager, it shows you actual non-present devices in each category as well (this includes devices no longer detected as being attached to the system, but that were installed/attached at some point previously.)
- This can be extremely useful when troubleshooting and repairing issues with some devices.
- As the environment variable is set permanently, the intended behavior persists through subsequent launches of Device Manager, even when launched via standard methods.
- NEW v1.1 – 9/22/12 – This update automatically selects the “Show Hidden Files” option after opening Device Manager! To use, simply do not type or click anywhere for about one second after launching the app, so you do not take focus away from the Device Manager window as it is launching, during which time this utility sends keystrokes to the Device Manager window that automatically selects this option from the View menu.
- This utility installs a permanent environment variable (so you never have to set it again) named
These tasks are completed almost instantly in the background, just before the utility visibly displays a yes/no prompt to launch Device Manager.
Special Note for d7x users: this functionality is already performed in d7x when you select to launch “Computer Management” from the Windows menu, however the difference is that it only sets the DEVMGR_SHOW_NONPRESENT_DEVICES variable TEMPORARILY instead of permanently.
This app was designed upon request, to give the operator the ability to quickly launch Device Manager, while performing the automated tasks/repairs above, without using d7x, which could be convenient in some circumstances, and B. they wanted the variable set permanently for future use without this app.
Special thanks to Ohio Computer Repair Service for the project idea/request.
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QuickSystemRestore
This tiny executable merely creates a System Restore Point upon execution, but the goodies come with the included repair abilities:
If the first attempt at restore point creation fails, such may be the case if System Restore is disabled or damaged, it will perform a quick repair (disabling restrictive policy settings, ensuring the appropriate services are restarted, etc.) and make a second attempt at restore point creation.
If the second attempt fails, it will perform an advanced repair of System Restore and the required WMI service, then it will try again. (NOTE: At this stage on Windows XP, you may be prompted for the XP CD for reinstalling the System Restore component of Windows. If one is not handy, you can cancel the prompt and repair will proceed without this particular action.)
If the third attempt fails, you will be prompted to reboot the machine (as may be the case that one of the advanced repairs requires a reboot.) This is the only condition in which you would receive a prompt from this program, else it is entirely automated. So feel free to use Windows Task Scheduler to run this app on a schedule.
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UninstallAV
This tiny executable merely provides you with an easy interface to uninstall all “security” products from a system. It’s easy enough to just go to Control Panel to accomplish the same task, however this app was written only as a proof of concept, but if given enough interest, the EXE can be updated to run fully automated, removing everything that is found — and then I can see it becoming useful!
v1.1 adds the ability to remove products from Windows Security Center reporting.
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