22/03/2026 Topic: Win11 client machine takes long time to settle Gianluca Administrator	For the record, it turned out the issue was caused by Windows as I suspected. Thanks to a user with a bit more dedication and patience than Shadohz, I was able to implement a workaround that allows SyMenu to bypass Windows excessive timeout when dealing with disconnected network drives. The workaround is now available to everyone through the new SyMenu release. Here are all the details: https://www.ugmfree.it/forum/messages.aspx?TopicID=969&MessageID=3724#post3711
26 days ago Topic: SYMenu shows only discontinued applications Gianluca Administrator	When all programs appear as discontinued, it means SyMenu wasn’t able to download the program definitions. Without definitions, every single program becomes unknown and, consequently, marked as discontinued. Anyway you can easily force SyMenu to download the definitions again. However, since SyMenu downloads new definitions every time it starts and therefore should automatically fix this kind of issue, why doesn’t the problem resolve itself? There are four possible cases: Something went wrong during the download and the definitions file became corrupted. This is the easiest case to fix, because you can simply force a new download using the special button (read here). Eventually you can manually download the file if SyMenu is not able to do that by itself. The _Cache folder of your SyMenu suite is no longer accessible. Restore the correct permissions and everything will work again. Your firewall is blocking SyMenu’s web connection. In this case, it’s up to you: if you want online services, you need to trust the program. You are using an old version of SyMenu. In the past, older versions caused several problems (misuse, abuse, and false errors), so I blocked them from accessing the SPS service. If you want to access the SPS suite, you must use the most recent version of SyMenu. With these four tips, you will definitely solve the problem. If you want to let me know which one worked for you, I’d be glad to hear it.
20 days ago Topic: Elemental Tracker - A major rewrite of the Publish Gianluca Administrator	Not at all. PortableFreeware community is larger than SyMenu’s, and there will probably be more people who can make good use of Elemental Tracker. Here, instead, the users who can benefit immediately are the SPS editors who are still using the old PAT. And, almost forgot, PortableFreeware has always been friendly toward SyMenu… unlike the other one BTW great job with ET! edited by Gianluca on 18/04/2026

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