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Please reduce time for downloading and installation for updates

Submitted by f_guy2020 on July 24, 2024 - 11:25am

Guys, could you optimize the process of downloading and installing updates? Your downloads and installations take several hours on my notebook or my work computer. This is completely unimaginable. Is it possible to somehow reduce this time by orders of magnitude, so that it doesn’t drag on for five or six hours, but within at least one hour?

The Kaspersky Virus Removal Tool Portable app should be removed from the site

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Submitted by BuddhaChu on June 23, 2024 - 9:33pm

That business has been sanctioned by the US Dept of State and can NOT supply any software to any US persons, directly or indirectly (via this website).

ref: https://www.state.gov/designating-kaspersky-lab-leadership-in-response-t...

Can a Registry key renamed/blocked

Submitted by Hansielein on June 14, 2024 - 8:04am

Hi!

Is there a way to do that? I want to change:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.rar\CLSID
to
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.rar\Ren.CLSID

Or just block the Access to this key. Is that possible? Because i have an old Programm which shows .rar files as empty folders, with that change above it works normal. Is it possible to just create an PortableApp out of it and change the registry key virtually?

Has ccPortable (aka CCleaner) become payware?

Submitted by occam on June 12, 2024 - 10:52am

Has CCleaner (ccPortable from Portable Apps) has become payware?

Until recently I had no problem running ccPortable on my Win 10 home.

When I click on 'custom clean' I get taken to a page where there is an offer ('use Pro version for free for 30 trial days') which I cannot refuse. Not accepting the Pro version means I cannot proceed with the cleaning. I'm blocked. Accepting the offer means I have to submit my Visa details to CCleaner, even if on a temporary basis ('30 day trial').

New user - help needed

Submitted by Rerih on June 10, 2024 - 6:36am

Very interesting looking software but I cannot find where it should be installed however.
May I introduce a few terms so I can better understand the architecture.
Source computer = My computer where I have all my apps installed/licenced etc.
Target computer = Where I want to run an portable app.
Cloud location = E.g. Onedrive etc.
Where should I install PortableApps.com?
On the target computer? But I cannot do that - not available to me.

many hard programs but worth it!

Submitted by ikopre on June 1, 2024 - 1:34pm

I am about to ask the moon I am very sorry. it is just to try. thank you. I love this site and the apps on it. I know it is impossible to have many of this apps and that people have a life but if I am luky some of these could be useful to you to even if will never be added. thank you for your unappreciated revolutionary work!
I would like to request the portable version for some programs that can be useful for education and other endevours:

Simultaneous Multi-PC Operation?

Submitted by jwinter on May 31, 2024 - 11:13pm

Storing portable apps in the cloud is very attractive these days as it is quite easy to login to one's cloud account on any computer and have all my portableapps instantly runable. This is great when remote controlling a PC via TeamViewer, RustDesk, etc. However what happens if one runs the same portable app launcher on both the local and the remote PC simultaneously since they are both sharing the same cloud storage?

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