added option to enable verbose status when logging in and shutting down, added directory optimization option for explorer.exe and fixed a bug in the settings loader where the file stream did not advance when a field was disabled, which led to incorrect offsets

Author: backslashspace

OS Stimulator.csproj

@@ -205,6 +205,9 @@
   <ItemGroup>
     <Resource Include="Program\Privacy_and_Security\_notes.txt" />
   </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <Resource Include="notes.txt" />
+  </ItemGroup>
   <Import Project="$(MSBuildToolsPath)\Microsoft.CSharp.targets" />
   <PropertyGroup>
     <PostBuildEvent>call ..\..\Build-Incrementor.exe ..\..\Properties\AssemblyInfo.cs</PostBuildEvent>

Program/Applications/ImageGlass.cs

@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ private static async Task ImageGlass() => await Task.Run(() =>
                 Directory.CreateDirectory(RunContextInfo.Windows.UserHomePath + "\\AppData\\Local\\ImageGlass");
 
                 File.Copy(RunContextInfo.ExecutablePath + "\\assets\\ImageGlass\\igconfig.json", RunContextInfo.Windows.UserHomePath + "\\AppData\\Local\\ImageGlass\\igconfig.json");
+                File.Copy(RunContextInfo.ExecutablePath + "\\assets\\ImageGlass\\igconfig.json", "C:\\Program Files\\ImageGlass\\igconfig.json");
 
                 Log.FastLog("Done", LogSeverity.Info, IMAGEGLASS_SOURCE);
             }

Program/OptionSelector.xaml.cs

@@ -175,25 +175,25 @@ private void None_Click(Object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
         private unsafe void Save_Click(Object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
         {
         redo:
-            OpenFileDialog openFileDialog = new();
-            openFileDialog.InitialDirectory = RunContextInfo.ExecutablePath;
-            openFileDialog.FileName = _configuration.Filename;
-            openFileDialog.CheckFileExists = false;
-            openFileDialog.Filter = "Configuration file (*.cfg)|*.cfg|All files (*.*)|*.*";
-            openFileDialog.FilterIndex = 1;
-            openFileDialog.Title = "Select " + Title + " file";
+            SaveFileDialog saveFileDialog = new();
+            saveFileDialog.InitialDirectory = RunContextInfo.ExecutablePath;
+            saveFileDialog.FileName = _configuration.Filename;
+            saveFileDialog.CheckFileExists = false;
+            saveFileDialog.Filter = "Configuration file (*.cfg)|*.cfg|All files (*.*)|*.*";
+            saveFileDialog.FilterIndex = 1;
+            saveFileDialog.Title = "Select " + Title + " file";
 
-            if (!(Boolean)openFileDialog.ShowDialog()!) return;
+            if (!(Boolean)saveFileDialog.ShowDialog()!) return;
 
             FileStream fileStream;
 
             try
             {
-                fileStream = new(openFileDialog.FileName, FileMode.Create, FileAccess.Write, FileShare.Read, 4096, false);
+                fileStream = new(saveFileDialog.FileName, FileMode.Create, FileAccess.Write, FileShare.Read, 4096, FileOptions.SequentialScan);
             }
             catch (Exception exception)
             {
-                Log.FastLog($"Failed to open '{openFileDialog.FileName}' in write mode: {exception.Message}", LogSeverity.Error, "SaveConfig");
+                Log.FastLog($"Failed to open '{saveFileDialog.FileName}' in write mode: {exception.Message}", LogSeverity.Error, "SaveConfig");
                 goto redo;
             }
 
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ private unsafe void Save_Click(Object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
 
             fileStream.Flush(true);
 
-            Log.FastLog($"Wrote config for '{Title}' to {openFileDialog.FileName}", LogSeverity.Info, "SaveConfig");
+            Log.FastLog($"Wrote config for '{Title}' to {saveFileDialog.FileName}", LogSeverity.Info, "SaveConfig");
 
             fileStream.Close();
             fileStream.Dispose();
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ private unsafe void Load_Click(Object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
 
             try
             {
-                fileStream = new(openFileDialog.FileName, FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read, FileShare.Read, 4096, false);
+                fileStream = new(openFileDialog.FileName, FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read, FileShare.Read, 4096, FileOptions.SequentialScan);
             }
             catch (Exception exception)
             {
@@ -250,7 +250,11 @@ private unsafe void Load_Click(Object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
 
             for (Int32 i = 0; i < _optionsLength; ++i)
             {
-                if (!_checkBoxes[i].IsEnabled) continue;
+                if (!_checkBoxes[i].IsEnabled)
+                {
+                    ++fileStream.Position;
+                    continue;
+                }
 
                 Byte isChecked = (Byte)fileStream.ReadByte();
                 _checkBoxes[i].IsChecked = *(Boolean*)&isChecked;

Program/Privacy_and_Security/AttackSurfaceReduction.cs

@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ private static Task AttackSurfaceReduction()
             catch
             {
                 System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox.Show(
-                    "Unable to set asr rules, Windows Defender not installed or broken powershell integration.",
+                    "Unable to set ASR rules, Windows Defender not installed or broken powershell integration.",
                     "Not supported",
                     System.Windows.Forms.MessageBoxButtons.OK,
                     System.Windows.Forms.MessageBoxIcon.Error);
@@ -56,22 +56,22 @@ private static Task AttackSurfaceReduction()
 
             OptionSelector.Option[] options =
             [
-                new(false, false, "Block abuse of exploited vulnerable signed drivers",                                                  null!),
+                new(false, false, "*Block abuse of exploited vulnerable signed drivers",                                                  "breaks MSI Afterburner"),
                 new(false, false, "Block Adobe Reader from creating child processes",                                                    null!),
                 new(false, false, "Block all Office applications from creating child processes",                                         null!),
                 new(false, false, "Block credential stealing from the Windows local security authority subsystem (lsass.exe)",           null!),
                 new(false, false, "Block executable content from email client and webmail",                                              null!),
-                new(false, false, "Block executable files from running unless they meet a prevalence, age, or trusted list criterion",   null!),
+                new(false, false, "*Block executable files from running unless they meet a prevalence, age, or trusted list criterion",   "breaks things"),
                 new(false, false, "Block execution of potentially obfuscated scripts",                                                   null!),
                 new(false, false, "Block JavaScript or VBScript from launching downloaded executable content",                           null!),
                 new(false, false, "Block Office applications from creating executable content",                                          null!),
                 new(false, false, "Block Office applications from injecting code into other processes",                                  null!),
                 new(false, false, "Block Office communication application from creating child processes",                                null!),
                 new(false, false, "Block persistence through WMI event subscription. (file and folder exclusions not supported)",        null!),
-                new(false, false, "Block process creations originating from PSExec and WMI commands",                                    null!),
+                new(false, false, "*Block process creations originating from PSExec and WMI commands",                                    "breaks Windows Server Manager"),
                 new(false, false, "Block rebooting machine in Safe Mode (preview)",                                                      null!),
                 new(false, false, "Block untrusted and unsigned processes that run from USB",                                            null!),
-                new(false, false, "Block use of copied or impersonated system tools (preview)",                                          null!),
+                new(false, false, "*Block use of copied or impersonated system tools (preview)",                                         "breaks VeraCrypt"),
                 new(false, false, "Block Webshell creation for Servers",                                                                 null!),
                 new(false, false, "Block Win32 API calls from Office macros",                                                            null!),
                 new(false, false, "Use advanced protection against ransomware",                                                          null!),

Program/Privacy_and_Security/SystemSecurity/Harden.cs

@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ private async static Task Harden()
                new(false, false, "Set default app for .cmd to notepad",                             null!),
                new(true, false, "Set default app for .vbs to notepad",                              null!),
                new(true, false, "Set default app for .vbe to notepad",                              null!),
-               new(true, false, "*Block system apps in firewall (see tooltip)",                 "notepad.exe, regsvr32.exe, mshta.exe, wscript.exe, cscript.exe, runscripthelper.exe, hh.exe"),
+               new(true, false, "*Block system apps in firewall (see tooltip)",                     "notepad.exe, regsvr32.exe, mshta.exe, wscript.exe, cscript.exe, runscripthelper.exe, hh.exe"),
                new(true, false, "Deactivate anonymous Sam-Account enumeration",                     null!),
                new(true, false, "Activate Anti-spoof for facial recognition",                       null!),
                new(true, false, "Deactivate camera on locked screen",                               null!),

Program/System_Base_Configuration/Pacify.cs

@@ -40,9 +40,10 @@ private async static Task Pacify()
                 new(true, false, "Disable OneDrive Notifications in Explorer",                                              null!),
                 new(true, false, "Show more apps in the start menu",                                                        null!),
                 new(true, false, "Enable Numlock on start",                                                                 null!),
+                new(true, false, "*Don't automatically choose the appropriate folder type",                                 "This will speed up file explorer browsing in large directories, where normally it would first index all files and load all preview images of all videos"),
             ];
 
-            OptionSelector optionSelector = new("Streamline & Pacify", options, new(true, 0, "pacify.cfg"));
+            OptionSelector optionSelector = new("Streamline & Pacify", options, new(true, 1, "pacify.cfg"));
             optionSelector.ShowDialog();
 
             if (!optionSelector.Result.CommitSelection) return;
@@ -522,6 +523,24 @@ await Task.Run(() =>
                     Log.FastLog("[MACHINE] Enabling Numlock after boot failed with: " + exception.Message, LogSeverity.Error, PACIFY_SOURCE);
                 }
 
+                try
+                {
+                    if (optionSelector.Result.UserSelection[27])
+                    {
+                        Log.FastLog("[User] Don't automatically choose the appropriate folder type", LogSeverity.Info, PACIFY_SOURCE);
+                        
+                        RegistryKey shell = Registry.CurrentUser.OpenSubKey("Software\\Classes\\Local Settings\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\Shell", true);
+                        shell?.DeleteSubKeyTree("BagMRU", false);
+                        shell?.DeleteSubKeyTree("Bags", false);
+
+                        Registry.SetValue("HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Classes\\Local Settings\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\Shell\\Bags\\AllFolders\\Shell", "FolderType", "NotSpecified", RegistryValueKind.String);
+                    }
+                }
+                catch (Exception exception)
+                {
+                    Log.FastLog("[User] Don't automatically choose the appropriate folder type failed with: " + exception.Message, LogSeverity.Error, PACIFY_SOURCE);
+                }
+
                 Util.RestartExplorerForUser();
             });
 

Program/System_Base_Configuration/StabilityReliability.cs

@@ -26,10 +26,11 @@ private async static Task StabilityReliability()
                 new(true, false, "*Remove dynamic user home directory links",    "By default, the documents, video and image folders are linked to each other,\nthis can lead to some unexpected behavior,\nlike copying the contents of all folders when only copying the documents folder."),
                 new(true, false, "*Use old boot policy",                         "Allows to enter the recovery menu during boot (F8)"),
                 new(true, false, "*Enable BSoD messages",                        "The old bluescreen of death | more crash information"),
+                new(true, false, "*Verbose System Status",                       "This is on by default on Windows Server | for example shows: Ending Services, Waiting for session manager etc instead of Shutting down"),
                 new(true, false, "*Show 'End Task' Button",                      "Allows you to end a task when right clicking an app in the task bar"),
             ];
 
-            OptionSelector optionSelector = new("Stability & Reliability", options, new(true, 0, "stability.cfg"));
+            OptionSelector optionSelector = new("Stability & Reliability", options, new(true, 1, "stability.cfg"));
             optionSelector.ShowDialog();
 
             if (!optionSelector.Result.CommitSelection) return;
@@ -203,6 +204,19 @@ await Task.Run(() =>
                 try
                 {
                     if (optionSelector.Result.UserSelection[10])
+                    {
+                        Log.FastLog("[MACHINE] Enabling Verbose System Status", LogSeverity.Info, STABILITY_RELIABILITY_SOURCE);
+                        Registry.SetValue(@"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System", "VerboseStatus", 1, RegistryValueKind.DWord);
+                    }
+                }
+                catch (Exception exception)
+                {
+                    Log.FastLog("[MACHINE] Enabling Verbose System Status failed with: " + exception.Message, LogSeverity.Error, STABILITY_RELIABILITY_SOURCE);
+                }
+
+                try
+                {
+                    if (optionSelector.Result.UserSelection[11])
                     {
                         Log.FastLog("[USER] Enabling 'End Task' Button", LogSeverity.Info, STABILITY_RELIABILITY_SOURCE);
                         Registry.SetValue(@"HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\TaskbarDeveloperSettings", "TaskbarEndTask", 1, RegistryValueKind.DWord);

Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs

@@ -23,5 +23,5 @@
 )]
 
 [assembly: AssemblyVersion("1.0.0.0")]
-[assembly: AssemblyFileVersion("1.0.0.776")]
+[assembly: AssemblyFileVersion("1.0.0.796")]
 [assembly: AssemblyInformationalVersion("api testing")]