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.

• CodePageInfo

  Lists installed code pages.

  Usage

  codepageinfo

  Keywords

  GUI, Diagnostic, Debugging, Localization

  Operating System

  Windows 95 or newer

  Download (38 KB)

• 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)

• 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)

• 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)

• 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)

• 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)

• 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)

• 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

  Download (25 KB) | Source

• 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)

• 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)

• 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)

• 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)

• 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.