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https://wiki.syslinux.org/wiki/index.php?title=Isohybrid
Though it can do other stuff, I use this to edit ISO images meant to be burned to a CD or DVD, to make them appropriate for copying to, and booting from, a USB stick.
Phenomenal. I wish I knew about this a long time ago. I've ignored many Linux distributions because of the very issue this tool solves.
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Linux distributions + Debian >
https://launchpad.net/~yannubuntu/+archive/ubuntu/boot-repair
https://sourceforge.net/p/boot-repair/home/Home/
Automagically repairs a boot loader.
This is something I wish I had/knew about a long time ago. I've had bootloader misadventures that really stressed me out.
I'll accept this, even though it uses systemd.
See also:
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Linux distributions + Gentoo >
(on Wikipedia)
https://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=systemrescue
https://www.system-rescue.org/ [ 1 ] was https://www.system-rescue-cd.org/
A Linux distribution. A Linux system rescue disk.
I'm sure an updated version will use systemd, as Gentoo now does.
Footnotes
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(on Wikipedia)
https://winscp.net/eng/index.php [ 1 ] was http://winscp.sourceforge.net/eng/index.php
An SFTP, FTP, WebDAV and SCP client.
Windows Secure Copy
Footnotes
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https://wincontig.mdtzone.it/en/index.htm
A defragmentation tool for individual files.
Note that defragmentation is irrelevant with an SSD, and even with a HDD, Windows will auto-defragment if you leave it alone for a bit. For windows 8 and Windows 10, my administrative settings are so aggressive that when I'm inactive for five minutes it pokes around to see what it can defragment.
I had tested v1.0.0rc1 on Windows 8.1 a while back, for Path of Exile - (2013 game).
(on Wikipedia)
https://www.aida64.com/
A general system information utility.
I'm not going to pursue the trialware AIDA64.
(on Wikipedia)
https://www.techpowerup.com/gpuz/
A GPU (graphics card) information utility.
Included in FurMark.
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http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/cprocess.html
A process viewer.
It's 80k, so why not include it in my kit.
As of 2016-02-12 this was last updated 2008-05-22.
Windows NT needs psapi.dll downloaded and put in system32
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Confuses a hidden Keylogger (if any) by generating a ton of fake key strokes internally.
Tested v0.1alpha, on 2016-02-10, on Windows 10, updated recently.
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http://mion.faireal.net/BES/ (source code)
Throttles CPU usage. Good for grinding applications to a halt, for testing, or to make sure that CPU-hogging applications don't shit all over your computer.
Tested 1.7.0-alpha on 2016-02-12 on Windows 10, updated recently.
