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  2. Portable application - Wikipedia

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    Most portable applications do not leave files or settings on the host computer or modify the existing system and its configuration. The application may not write to the Windows registry [3] or store its configuration files (such as an INI file) in the user's profile, but today, many portables do; many, however, still store their configuration files in the portable directory.

  3. List of Microsoft Windows components - Wikipedia

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    It rates the computer's performance using the Windows Experience Index. winsat.exe: Windows Vista: System Restore: Allows for the rolling back of system files, registry keys, installed apps, etc., to a previous state in the event of a system failure rstrui.exe: Windows Me: Windows Recovery Environment

  4. Mount (computing) - Wikipedia

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    An opposite process of mounting is called unmounting, in which the operating system cuts off all user access to files and directories on the mount point, writes the remaining queue of user data to the storage device, refreshes file system metadata, then relinquishes access to the device, making the storage device safe for removal.

  5. Directory (computing) - Wikipedia

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    [citation needed] The term directory refers to the way a structured list of document files and folders are stored on the computer. The distinction can be due to the way a directory is accessed; on Unix systems, /usr/bin/ is usually referred to as a directory when viewed in a command line console , but if accessed through a graphical file ...

  6. Windows App SDK - Wikipedia

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    Windows App SDK (formerly known as Project Reunion) [3] is a software development kit (SDK) from Microsoft that provides a unified set of APIs and components that can be used to develop desktop applications for both Windows 11 and Windows 10 version 1809 and later.

  7. Program Files - Wikipedia

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    Program Files is the directory name of a standard folder in Microsoft Windows operating systems in which applications that are not part of the operating system are conventionally installed. Typically, each application installed under the 'Program Files' directory will have a subdirectory for its application-specific resources.

  8. Universal Windows Platform apps - Wikipedia

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    APPX files are only compatible with Windows Phone 8.1 and later versions, and with Windows 8 and later versions. [32] The Windows Phone 8.x Marketplace allowed users to download APPX files to an SD card and install them manually. In contrast, sideloading of UWP apps was prohibited on Windows 8.x, unless the user had a developers license or was ...

  9. Glossary of file systems terms - Wikipedia

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    This is a glossary of common file system terms. [1] [2] Access control lists Does the file system support multi-user access control lists (ACLs). Attributes Lists the basic file attributes available. Bad sector allocation Describe how the file system allocates and isolates bad sectors. Directory structure Describes how the subdirectories are ...