PortableApps.com Platform

There are lots of threads & a FAQ on disabling the Splash screen. (Thank you for providing that option.)

But the initial launch of our Python free & open-source project has a LOT of housekeeping to do. It compiles & caches all that Python source. Plus, all this 1st launch housekeeping takes significantly longer on an external USB port than internal devices riding that broader bus.

Duplicate of Bug 63172

Hello,

Lately I am seeing the Access Violation error with the latest updated platform -

Screenshot: https://imgur.com/a/dwoaHxx

I just tried updating AndreaMosaic, ClamWin, and Yumi via PortableApps.com Platform (PAP). All 3 downloaded. Yumi updated fine. Then I got an error from PAP stating that AndreaMosaic and ClamWin did not download. But I watched them download via a network monitor, so I know they did. I have a hunch the wrong error message is being delivered to users when the hash does not match.

(And why wouldn't the hashes be matching?... did you forget to update them for the new versions?)

I wanted a little while, and repeated the process; then it all worked.

Since maybe 1-2 weeks after updating (and maybe after I once interrupted an update) and I want to terminate PortableApps it hangs with the message that UpdateService is still running and I have to terminate the program in the Task Manager.
Please advice.

I have a Asus Zenbook 13 and the font is blurry for some reason on the app. (Portableapps.com text)

.. Please see screenshot URL.

https://i.imgur.com/B66wRTc.png

Is there an option to turn off this text/image? If not can it please be a feature of the next release?

Is there any problem with the RSS feed?

Since 2021-04-14, new releases aren't being shown.

Initially seen the QuiteRSS and then using the web-interface at https://portableapps.com/feeds/general

Hi!
I would like to have the option "Check for updates automatically".
This will be convenient, for example, when the computer has been running for a long time without rebooting.
It would be handy to see notifications that there are new versions of portable software.

Hi.

This post is a feature request.

So I've just installed several apps on the Portableapps platform. Because of bandwidth limitations, this process takes some time (about an hour).

Some of the reason it takes long time, is that some applications demand the user to click "yes I agree to whatever the message says". In practice, if you want to make this fast, then you must "babysit" the installation - because the time between each of those interruption is very random.

Is there anything that can be done about the sometimes 5+min long start up time of portable apps application? Also, sometimes it likes to crash and not load at all. I've tried multiple USB devices and computers and cant seem to get a stable install. I could be missing something. Been searching the forums and haven't found anything yet to solve my issue.

The PortableApps.com Platform works okay with dark OS themes, but it could use a bit of love: