PortableApps.com Platform

I kept getting this error:

Google Chrome Portable | PortableApps.com Installer
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The installer was unable to download Google Chrome (Stable). The installation of the portable app will be incomplete without it. Please try installing again. (ERROR: Reget Error)

It wasn't until I played peek-a-boo by switching back-and forth while it was downloading Chrome did it finally fully download and the install of Chrome 135 portable was successful. This was an issue a week or two ago.

I keep randomly getting this error for various apps, before it was Firefox when I tried updating it, now it was Notepad2 while Notepad++ installed just fine in same batch install of 2 apps. I don't have any proxy or network issues and I don't know why would hosting server not permit the download for my location as popup mentions. I've also checked my DNS logs and there is nothing being blocked there.

Why is this happening?

I've got a brand new 256GB Sandisk flash drive. When I install the platform, any time I use the one app that I install (Chrome 64) my system "hangs" for sometimes up to 30 seconds. It's not stable at all.

I've tried partitioning the drive to a 32GB partition for it to run, that did not help.
I've tried formating NTFS, that did not help
I've tried running ExFAT on the whole 256GB (No Partitions) that did not help.

It just seems overall not stable.

Greetings,
Great work all these long years, I am back once again to set up a portable library.

A few questions if you don't mind, I found it hard to search the forum, so will just ask here.

A) Can I block a single app from update? I have a license for PDF Exchange Editor Plus; an old build from last year, so don't want the app to auto update. Can an ini file or something control if a app updates?

When i start the platform (29.5.3) the desktop icons disappear. On a second pc it wouldn't do this.

Is this a feature or a rare bug?

Does anybody know about this?

bkh

7-Zip 24.09 (x64)
Windows 11 Home

I have just installed the Portable version of 7-Zip.
I am trying to open a file in order to extract it.
A pop-up window appears with the message "Access is denied"
.
How do I correct this problem, please?

I copied on to a new USB stick using a current backup from a stored desktop, and after it completed installing, I launched the Start button to get the menu to pop up, and I see that I got a Shutdown button instead of Eject button instead. When I click on the Shutdown button, it's asking me if I want to shutdown Windows or not. I don't want that. Not at all.

Eject button (like it should) https://imgur.com/a/JXwqqtw

For the backup option in the menu, is it possible to add a password to that process?

I used to be able to have the desktop background change when I START the menu. I had to download the menu and start over with it on a new USB and I am missing how to do that again. I searched, but I am not sure what to replace or where.

Weird, can only download a about 1.xx MB file