Microsoft is busy. Lots of changes to be released imminently for Windows server or soon. Also, lots happening for next version as well.
Third party virus scanning software is being moved out of Kernel mode to avoid repeat of Crowdstrike incident.
Windows Protected Mode and Windows Ready Print no longer require third party print drivers to be installed.
New storage stack being developed. New NVME drivers now available for Windows Server 2025 to improve local NVME drive performance by 60+ percent. NVME-Of of fabric being worked on for next release to improve network access to NVME drives.
ReFs (next file system) now has ability to boot and will become default file system in next release of Windows Server. ReFs improves on NTFS in several areas including resiliency and reliability and scalability.
New update stack is being worked on to unify Windows updates, and updates for drivers and first party/3rd party application software.
A stricter and more robust third-party driver certification program (ODI) is being worked on to improve performance, thermals, battery life, and reliability on modern Windows hardware by tightening how OEMs and IHVs (Intel, AMD, Qualcomm, NVIDIA, etc.) build and ship drivers.
There is a tone more but too numerous to mention.
Now disable that stupid OneDrive backup request when Windows starts please. So unbelievably frustrating to only have “remind me later” instead of “no and never ask me again”
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That maybe will give ideas to people.
I'll start fitrs.
Those are the main categories.
[*]Operation system
[*]Office application software
[*]Browser
[*]E-mail client
[*]Instant messenger
[*]Music player / editor
[*]Video player / editor
[*]Picture viewer / editor
[*]Burning software
[*]Virtual CD software
[*]Download accelerator
[*]Torrent client
[*]P2P
[*]Antivirus software
[*]Firewall
[*]Spyware tools
[*]Archiver
[*]Codecs/packs
[*]Rippers
[*]FTP uploader
[*]System optimisers
[*]RSS reader
That's mine.
Operation system - Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP2
Office application software - Microsoft Office Professional Edition 2003 SP2
Browser - Maxthon / Internet Explorer 6 SP2 / Firefox
E-mail client - Outlook Express
Instant messenger - MSN Messenger 7.5 / ICQ Lite 5.04 / Skype 2.0 / mIRC
Music player / editor - WinAmp 5 / Windows Media Player 10
Video player / editor - VideoLan / mv2 player / Media Player Classic / Windows Media Player 10
Picture viewer / editor - ACDSee 8
Burning software - Nero Burning Rom 6 / CloneCD 5.2.6.1
Virtual CD software - DAEMON TOOLS 3.47(4.00)
Download accelerator - Flashget/Download manager
Torrent client - BitComet/
P2P - Limewire
Antivirus software - Kaspersky Anti-Virus Personal Pro
Firewall - Windows XP SP2
Spyware tools - SpyBot Search&Destroy
Archiver - WinRar/WinZip
Codecs/packs - K-Lite Mega Codec Pack
Rippers - UltraISO / Alcohol 120% / Easy CD-DA Extractor
FTP uploader - Cute FTP 7
System optimisers - Registry Mechanic / WinXP Manager / Tweak UI Powertoy / Startup Control Panel
RSS Reader - Abilon
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