List of unfriendly tools
These were primarily for my own purposes, but maybe someone else finds a use for them. I do not give support for these, if you do not know, what they do, do not use them. Some of them can be dangerous.
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CodePageInfo
Lists installed code pages.
- Usage
codepageinfo
- Keywords
- GUI, Diagnostic, Debugging, Localization
- Operating System
- Windows 95 or newer
Download (38 KB)
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DaoExec
Runs a batch of SQL queries against a Microsoft* Access* database.
- Usage
daoexec -?
- Keywords
- Console, Batch, MSAccess, DAO, Automation
- Operating System
- Windows 95 or newer
Download (40 KB)
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DevInfo
Lists available DirectX 7, 8 and DirectX 9 devices.
- Usage
devinfo
- Keywords
- GUI, Diagnostic, Debugging, DirectX
- Operating System
- Windows 98 or newer, DirectX 9 or newer
Download (68 KB)
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GetIconMetrics
Displays icon-related system metrics. See also IconMetrics below.
- Usage
geticonmetrics
- Keywords
- Console, Diagnostic, Debugging
- Operating System
- Windows 95 or newer
Download (20 KB)
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FwAppend
Appends a remote IP to an existing Windows Firewall with Advanced Security rule. Note however, that this tool is not maintenance-free if used in automation, as the firewall rules do not fit an infinite amount of adresses.
- Usage
fwappend <rule name> <remote ip>
- Keywords
- Console, Administrative, WindowsFirewall, Automation
- Operating System
- Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008 or newer
Download (242 KB)
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IconMetrics
Compares various icon specific metrics. See also GetIconMetrics above.
- Usage
iconmetrics
- Keywords
- GUI, Diagnostic, Debugging
- Operating System
- Windows 95 or newer
Download (39 KB)
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JsonSuite
Tools for validating, compacting and prettifying JSON data.
- Usage
json* <file> [<file> ...]
- Keywords
- Console, Diagnostic, Json, Automation, Batch
- Operating System
- Windows 95 or newer
Download (24 KB)
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MouseTest
Displays mouse button presses and wheel rotations. Pointer has to be in the client-area of the window to be counted.
- Usage
mousetest
- Keywords
- GUI, Diagnostic, Debugging, Mouse
- Operating System
- Windows 95 or newer, Windows 98 or newer for mouse-wheel support, Windows 2000 or newer for 4th and 5th button support
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PingLogr
Continously writes ping times to a tab-separated-values daily log file.
- Usage
pinglogr <ipv4 address>
- Keywords
- Console, Diagnostic, Debugging, Logging, Ping
- Operating System
- Windows 95 or newer
Download (23 KB)
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PokePort
Checks whether TCP ports are open or not.
- Usage
pokeport -host <address> -port <port[,port[,port-range]]> [-delay <msec>] [-timeout <msec>] [-rand] [-open]
- Keywords
- Console, Diagnostic, Debugging, Ping, Port
- Operating System
- Windows 95 or newer
Download (11 KB)
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ResetDACL
Resets DACL (access permissions) of one or more files or directories to inherit from their parent directory.
- Usage
resetdacl <path> [<path> ...]
- Keywords
- Console, Administrative, Security, Permissions
- Operating System
- Windows NT or newer
Download (20 KB)
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SysColor
Displays a chart of current Windows system colors.
- Usage
syscolor
- Keywords
- GUI, Diagnostic, Debugging, Color
- Operating System
- Windows 95 or newer
Download (122 KB)
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UnASAR
Extracts ASAR files.
- Usage
unasar <file> [<file> ...]
- Keywords
- Console, NodeJS, File, Archive
- Operating System
- Windows 95 or newer
Download (69 KB)
More weird stuff
Various snippets, tools and ports can be found in the ATWL repository and on Github.