Reporting Ransomware

US: https://www.cisa.gov/stopransomware/report-ransomware

Canada:
https://www.cyber.gc.ca/en/guidance/ransomware
https://www.antifraudcentre-centreantifraude.ca/scams-fraudes/ransomware-rancongiciel-eng.htm

10 Free Downloads from OlderGeeks – 2023

article: https://www.askwoody.com/newsletter/free-edition-pumpkin-spiced-fall-roundup-top-10-free-downloads/

I have only tried SIV (System Information Viewer).

Malwarebytes AdwCleaner
Malwarebytes Anti-Malware
LibreOffice Portable
PrivaZer
NirLauncher
Hiren’s BootCD PE x64
SIV (System Information Viewer)
Windows Repair
Ultimate Boot CD
Windows Repair Toolbox

VeraCrypt

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VeraCrypt

“Versions prior to 1.26.5 are capable of opening and converting volumes in the TrueCrypt format”. Newer VeraCrypt may not, therefore starting with version 1.26.5 and later, I would create a new encrypted file and put all the new contents in it.

web site: https://veracrypt.eu/en/

Windows 11 Traditional Copy-and-paste Menu

It is a registry edit.
https://www.askwoody.com/newsletter/ms-defcon-4-is-windows-11-really-a-disaster/ (free)

Windows 11 Start Menu and File Explorer

Two things for Windows 11, Start Menu and File Explorer:
https://www.askwoody.com/newsletter/free-edition-how-to-fix-file-explorer-folder-views-in-windows-10-and-11/ (free edition)

Windows 11 Start Menu

StartAllBack ($4.99 for 1 PC, $8.99 for 2 PC’s, or $11.99 for 3 PC’s)
“you shouldn’t run them at the same time as StartAllBack.Add-ons such as OpenShell and Start11, as good as they may be, create unexpected conflicts if you run them simultaneously with other user-interface replacements.”

“review of StartAllBack”: https://www.askwoody.com/2021/two-solid-replacements-for-the-kludgy-windows-11-start-menu/ (contribution subscription)

Windows 11 File Explorer
WinSetView: https://www.askwoody.com/newsletter/free-edition-how-to-fix-file-explorer-folder-views-in-windows-10-and-11/ (free edition)