Blacklist

Table of Contents

This serves as a master list of banned software that we do not permit in the community.

EOL OS

Any EOL OS is unsupported, it does not need to be listed here, but here are some examples

Name Notes
Windows XP  
Windows Vista  
Windows 7  
Ubuntu 12.04  
Windows 10 Any version prior to 22H2 is no longer supported. You can type “winver” into the start menu to see your current version.
Windows 11 See here to check which versions are currently supported. You can type “winver” into the start menu to see your current version.
ETC  

Unsupported OS

Any custom Windows ISO is unsupported. They are not endorsed by Microsoft and often remove or cripple important Windows features like Windows Update and Windows Defender. The developers of these ISOs can also decide whether or not to implement malware and put the user in danger. These unsupported OSs are not limited to but include the ones listed below.

  • AtlasOS
  • ReviOS
  • Tiny10
  • Tiny11

Debloaters

These break machines and are black boxes for troubleshooting. If you have an issue with an OS don’t use it. Do not break it then expect help.

Name Notes
Win10Debloater Sycnex
Win10Script ChrisTitusTech
Debloat-Windows-10 W4RH4WK
Tron Script bmrf

Utilities

Name Notes
WinRAR Use 7-Zip as a free alternative

Benchmark tools

Name Notes
UserBenchMark UserBenchMark is biased and untrusted

Driver finders

See here for our stance and instructions on drivers. All driver finders are blacklisted, it doesn’t have to be listed here.

Name Notes
SnappyDriver Installer  
DriverBooster  
DriverEasy  

System cleaners/optimizers

Cleaners have a long record of use in the Windows community but often times are abused, leading to broken systems and many wasted writes on an SSD.

System cleaners or optimizers often do more harm then good, and don’t solve issues. Always determine your real issue and solve it with a more direct method.

All cleaners/optimizers are blacklisted, it doesn’t have to be listed here.

Name Notes
Advanced SystemCare IOBit
Ccleaner Piriform
iolo System Mechanic iolo
Outbyte PC Repair Outbyte

Audio manipulation programs

Programs that use virtual cables often permanently damage Windows audio systems.

Name Notes
Voicemod  
Voicemeeter  
Clownfish  

Third-party AVs

See here for our stance on AV Tools. It doesn’t have to be listed here to be blacklisted.

Name Notes
Avast  
AVG  
Comodo  
Kaspersky  
McAfee  
Norton  
Webroot  

Precompiled Windows PE

Various PE distributions are illegal for various reasons such as distributing pirated/TOS breaking applications or requiring de facto payment prior to download.

Name Notes
Hirens  
Gandalf  

Vendors

This list of vendors offer nothing to the community or make multiple products that are considered PUPs/Malware.

Name Notes
IOBit All products