Using Microsoft’s Internet Explorer along with ActiveX technology, we could provide free diagnostic and maintenance tools that didn’t need to be installed. As times changed and PC Pitstop grew, we transitioned to a software subscription model to not only provide better and more secure diagnostic and maintenance tests, but turn our focus towards computer security with PC Matic.
We are pleased to announce the release of the newest version of the Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack, MDOP 2015. It is now available for download for volume license customers, as well as via MSDN, with complete support for Windows 10. In addition to Win10 support, here are just a few of the additional enhancements available in the latest release:
Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V) 5.1 provides more advanced package editor capabilities, a new management console, improved App-V 4.0 package conversion, new support for multiple scripts per trigger, and more.
Microsoft BitLocker Administration and Monitoring (MBAM) 2.5 SP1 adds support for custom pre-boot recovery message and URL (a new Windows 10 feature), encrypted hard drives, used space only encryption, new imaging scripts, importing volume recovery and TPM owner information from Active Directory, and more.
Microsoft User Experience Virtualization (UE-V) 2.1 SP1 now roams network printers, adds awareness for cloud synchronization already being performed by Windows or Office 365, and roams taskbar settings between Windows 10 devices.
Microsoft Advanced Group Policy Management (AGPM) 4.0 SP3 adds PowerShell support to automate several administrative tasks that previously could only be done through the UI.
Microsoft Diagnostics and Recovery Toolkit (DaRT) 10 adds supports the ADK for Windows 10 and Windows PE 10, enabling all existing DaRT features to work with Windows 10.
To learn more about MDOP, check out the complete materials available on TechNet.
J.C. Hornbeck| Solution Asset PM | Microsoft GBS Management and Security Division
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Example of a 4 GB flash drive
For the purposes of this list, a portable application is software that can be used from portable storage devices such as USB flash drives, digital audio players, PDAs[1] or external hard drives. To be considered for inclusion, an application must be executable on multiple computers from removable storage without installation, and without writing settings or data onto a computer's non-removable storage. This includes modified portable versions of non-portable applications.
3Development
5Graphics
6Document-based
8Games
9Internet
11Multimedia
12Networking
13Other tools
14PDF tools
15Security and encryption
16System maintenance
Bundles[edit]
Launchers[edit]
Appetizer (Dock application)
Development[edit]
Scripting languages[edit]
Portable Python
Portable NSIS Version
Portable AutoIt
Portable AutoHotkey (zip file)
Portable Perl (Strawberry Perl Portable Version)
Compilers[edit]
IDEs[edit]
Portable Eclipse
Portable Code::Blocks (needs MinGW installed, which is portable too)
Portable Dev-C++
Hackety Hack, which is an educational version of Ruby, can be installed on pendrive
SharpDevelop Portable
Setup creators[edit]
Nullsoft Scriptable Install System Portable (PortableApps.com format)
Visual mapping/productivity tools[edit]
Graphics[edit]
3D modeling and rendering[edit]
Anim8or – Free 3D modeling and animating software.
Blender:
BlenderPortable
Blender Pocket
XBlender[2]
Animation[edit]
Graphic editors[edit]
GIMP:
GIMP Portable VS 2008 is the Gimp portable version of Gimp on Windows platforms (Windows XP, Vista, NT Server 2003, NT Server 2008)
Portable Gimp – for Mac OS X
X-Gimp
X-GimpShop
Inkscape:
X-Inkscape
Portable Inkscape – for Mac OS X
Icon editors[edit]
GIMP – Supports reading and writing Windows ICO files.
IrfanView – Supports converting graphic file formats into Windows ICO files.
Viewers[edit]
FastStone Image Viewer: supports screen capture, multiple pix into a single PDF
Document-based[edit]
Office and publishing[edit]
Editors[edit]
Personal notes[edit]
Educational[edit]
Games[edit]
Doom I / II
Emulators[edit]
DOSBox – MS-DOS emulator
FCE Ultra – Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) emulator
MAME – Multiple Arcade Machine emulator:
MAMEUI32
VisualBoyAdvance – Game Boy, Game Boy Color, and Game Boy Advance emulator
ZSNES – Super NES emulator
Plug-in emulators[edit]
JoyToKey – Gamepad emulator
Internet[edit]
Web browsers[edit]
Google Chrome Portable
SRWare Iron Portable
Email clients[edit]
Mail – for Mac OS X
Opera (has integrated Email client)
sylpheed (zip version)
Instant messaging[edit]
Adium – for Mac OS X
Portable iChat – for Mac OS X
Pidgin Portable (formerly Gaim Portable)
FTP clients[edit]
Portable Cyberduck
Download managers[edit]
Free Download Manager (installation required to create portable version)
Opera (Integrated Download Manager)
[edit]
BitComet (needs msxml)
BitTornado (needs msxml)
Opera (integrated torrent client)
μTorrent (latest version)
Limewire Portable
qBittorrent Portable
Vuze Portable
IRC[edit]
ChatZillaNote: Requires a Mozilla based browser, e.g. SeaMonkey, or Firefox.
mIRCNote: There is a U3 version of mIRC that can be installed on U3 drives. The original application is portable, leaving behind only the license key in the registry. (This may not be true with the newer versions that are Vista-compatible, as their default user data area was changed to the user's application data folder.) Since v3.1, it can be started from a command line using the -portable switch to use settings, DLLs, and license keys that are stored in the same folder as mirc.exe.
Moka5 LivePC Engine (Portable VMware). Dynamically loads and unloads network drivers and requires administrator rights.
Mojopac portable chopped down copy of windows. Requires administrator rights.
Multimedia[edit]
File converters[edit]
CD/DVD burning[edit]
Portable ImgBurn
Editors[edit]
Portable Audacity – for Windows and Mac OS X
Audio/MIDI sequencer[edit]
Reaper has a .bat file for a USB stick installation
Players[edit]
foobar2000 – only supports xp and forward
SMPlayer (7zip version)
K-Multimedia Player (zip version)
Recorders[edit]
Video capture[edit]
Video repair[edit]
Networking[edit]
HTTP servers[edit]
Miscellaneous[edit]
Proxomitron – Filtering Web Proxy
Remote desktop[edit]
Other tools[edit]
Web editors[edit]
Portable Nvu and KompoZer – for Mac OS X and Windows.
OpenOffice.org Portable – Complete office suite, which includes HTML editor.
Calendar management[edit]
Portable Sunbird – for Mac OS X, and Windows
Portable iCal – for Mac OS X
File management[edit]
Directory Opus by selecting the USB/U3 export option
Servant Salamander 1.52
X-file X-file for Windows 98SE/2K or later
File archivers/extractors[edit]
PeaZip, for Linux and Windows
WinRAR, Portable version for Windows, still requires having a license for a regular version of WinRAR. The version number for WinRAR Unplugged is 3.8.0.1, while the latest WinRAR for Windows version is 4.11
PDF tools[edit]
Readers[edit]
Writers[edit]
Portable OpenOffice.org – for Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X
Security and encryption[edit]
Password management[edit]
KeePass Portable
Anti-spyware/malware[edit]
Antivirus[edit]
Steganography[edit]
Real-time disk/volume Encryption[edit]
FreeOTFE / FreeOTFE Explorer
System maintenance[edit]
Optimization and cleaning[edit]
Storage management[edit]
Visual maps of free space and biggest files and folders on hard drive.
System information[edit]
CPU-Z – CPU and memory hardware details – clock and FSB speeds, SPD, OS version.
AIDA32 – freeware system information, diagnostics, and auditing program
Speccy – System information tool.
Partition/file recovery[edit]
Recuva – has U3 variant.
See also[edit]
VMware ThinApp, a virtualization suite (with the ability to make portable programs)
References[edit]
^makeuseof.com. '100 Portable Apps for your USB Stick'. Retrieved 2008-01-24.
^Older Version of BLender
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