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Get a single & unique place to launch all your Windows apps?

Submitted by chrisfox on March 18, 2022 - 4:13am

Hi,

I using Windows (11) and I have an issue my apps cannot be launched from a single panel launcher. I have some apps installed in Windows and some portable apps opensource and not opensource as well. As a result, you never know if you have to access them:
a/ from the Windows button
b/ or from a portable launcher.

Thunderbird Portable or is it?

Submitted by eNdEmiOn on March 14, 2022 - 5:45pm

My PC died so I transferred the backup drive to another system. But when I tried to run Thunderbird Portable (TBP) it told me to go f**k myself. Well it didn't say so literally and I can't recreate the issue with error as now if I try to open the backup it just refuses to open at all. It does show up in Task Manager for a bit but then just disappears.

Thoughts on 64-bit-only for Firefox Beta, Dev, Nightly and Thunderbird Beta

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Submitted by John T. Haller on February 9, 2022 - 2:09pm

I recently switched the Google Chrome Portable Beta and Dev channels to 64-bit from 32-bit. I did this as it's currently not a dual mode 32-bit + 64-bit app due to the touchy launcher and portablization. I'm considering switching Firefox's Beta, Dev, and Nightly channels as well as Thunderbird's Beta channel to 64-bit only. It's currently a dual mode app, but I'm wagering than anyone wanting to test out upcoming features is probably not using an old Windows 32-bit machine. This would save on build and upload time.

official portable iron browser isnt portable

Submitted by paleskin on February 5, 2022 - 12:41pm

I use dual boot windows 10 OSes, if i open the portable iron browser from another windows OS, then all of my add-ons, setting will be gone

this happens when i used the official portable iron browser form their site

will the portable iron browser from this portableapps site, acts any differently ?

the same also applies to the official portable vivaldi,slimjet, opera

and how about all the chromium based portable browsers from portableapps, will they act like the official ones or as true portables ?

thanks

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