Victim of Success Blog

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fix-browsertamer 1.1

Make BrowserTamer stick as default on Windows 10/11: UCPD, UserChoiceLatest, PS-SFTA, registration fixes, phantom-browser cleanup, and uninstall.

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itch batch downloader v0.1.1 released!

Version 0.1.1 brings important fixes to modern itch.io download handling, including newer button formats, Cloudflare mirror support, better filename fallback logic, and safer download behavior when metadata is missing. The release also updates dependencies and significantly refreshes the documentation.

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fix-browsertamer 1.0 available on GitHub

Modern Windows versions introduced mechanisms such as UCPD and UserChoice protections that prevent programmatic changes to default browsers. This post introduces a script that restores Browser Tamer as the default browser and automates the entire workaround process

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Fixing Browser Tamer Issues in Windows

After Windows updates introduced stronger protections around default applications, tools like Browser Tamer stopped working reliably. In this guide I explain what changed, why it happens, and what I found out on restoring Browser Tamer as the default link handler on modern Windows systems

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Hillbilly Moon Explosion live: a great night… Well, almost for Everyone

Finally saw Hillbilly Moon Explosion live after years of Spotify obsession. Great energy, solid setlist with our favourite tracks, and a crowd of all ages enjoying the vibe. Most of the band were friendly and down-to-earth — special shoutout to Sylvain for being a legend. Only downside? A major customer success misstep

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GOG Galaxy will now shutdown

Ideas to fix GOG Galaxy error “Connection to the Communication Services was lost and could not be restored! GOG Galaxy will now shutdown”

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Unknown disconnecting device

How to identify a device that continuously connects and disconnects in a loop on Microsoft Windows?