Thursday, July 1, 2021

Temporarily disable extensions within Google Chrome

To temporarily disable all extensions within Google Chrome, use the command line switch of --disable-extensions.  So the entire path on a Windows client would be via Windows key + R:

"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --disable-extensions

WhyNotWin11 Utility

The WhyNotWin11 utility is similar to Microsoft's PC Health application, but it offers additional details as to why the computer in question can or cannot support Windows 11.  It is free and the source code is available.

https://github.com/rcmaehl/WhyNotWin11/releases

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/whynotwin11-is-a-better-replacement-for-windows-11s-pc-health-check/



Windows 11 system requirement check utility

The link below is to a health utility to determine if a computer has the hardware requirements for Windows 11.

Older computer models may not include the requirements of UEFI, Secure Boot, and TPM 2.0 enabled.

https://aka.ms/GetPCHealthCheckApp

https://www.howtogeek.com/737021/how-to-check-if-your-windows-10-pc-can-run-windows-11/






Virtual Machine Compute Optimizer (VMCO)

The Virtual Machine Compute Optimizer (VMCO) is a VMware Fling that enables the capture of information about the hosts and VMs running in a vSphere environment. It generates a report on the VMs and states if the VMs are optimized.

https://flings.vmware.com/virtual-machine-compute-optimizer

https://4sysops.com/archives/vmware-virtual-machine-compute-optimizer-free-tool/


PWA Screen Recorder

Below is a link to a PWA screen recorder.

https://screenrecorderweb.app/

File Converter

File Converter is a free utility for Windows to convert certain file formats to others.

https://file-converter.org/