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|screenshot = W8.1_Line_Edition_Desktop.png
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|original_os = [[:Category:Bootlegs based on Windows 8.x|Windows 8.1]]
|original_os = [[:Category:Bootlegs based on Windows 8.x|Windows 8.1]]
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== Description ==
== Description ==
The bootleg is a modified Windows 8.1 ISO. It updates the OS with a new look, and it adds some programs and themes and tweaks. Some parts of the setup are unattended.
The bootleg is a modified Windows 8.1 ISO. It updates the OS with a new look, and it adds some programs and themes and tweaks.


The autorun was made with AutoPlay Media Studio 8.1.
Some parts of the setup are unattended. The autorun was made with AutoPlay Media Studio 8.1.


== Changes from Windows 8.1 ==
== Changes from Windows 8.1 ==
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* All of the start screen's tiles have been removed. You have to press the escape key to get back to the desktop.
* All of the start screen's tiles have been removed. You have to press the escape key to get back to the desktop.
* The Command Prompt's foreground color is set to dark gray.
* The Command Prompt's foreground color is set to dark gray.

=== PortableApps.com collection quirks ===
* None of the PortableApps apps work, due to the PortableApps.com launcher being inside "Program Files (x86)", which the launcher does not work with.
* None of the PortableApps apps work, due to the PortableApps.com launcher being inside "Program Files (x86)", which the launcher does not work with.
* On-ScreenKeyboard does not work.
* On-ScreenKeyboard does not work.
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=== CD contents and other info ===
=== CD contents and other info ===
* There are several text files in the CD root, as per usual for Freeware Sys. One of them are instructions on how to fix a known issue in the OS, that being the desktop being a black screen, and you not being able to change the wallpaper.
* There are several text files in the CD root, as per usual for Freeware Sys. One of them are instructions on how to fix the desktop being just a black screen, and being unable to change the wallpaper.


== Gallery ==
== Gallery ==
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W8.1_Line_Edition_Copying.png | Setup while it's copying
W8.1_Line_Edition_Copying.png | Setup while it's copying
W8.1_Line_Edition_Boot.png | Boot screen
W8.1_Line_Edition_Boot.png | Boot screen
W8.1_Line_Edition_Desktop.png | Desktop
W8.1_Line_Edition_Desktop.png | Empty desktop
W8.1_Line_Edition_StartMenu.png | Start menu
W8.1_Line_Edition_StartMenu.png | Start menu
W8.1_Line_Edition_Demo.png | System Properties and About Windows
W8.1_Line_Edition_Demo.png | System Properties and About Windows

Revision as of 07:56, 7 July 2024

Windows Line Edition
Crusty Windows bootleg
The desktop of Windows Line Edition
The desktop of Windows Line Edition
Original OSWindows 8.1
Release date2014
AuthorFreeware Sys
CountryIndia
Language(s)English
Architecture(s)x86 (64-bit)
File size1.1 GiB
Download linkWindows Line Edition X64 - Freeware Sys.iso
Date addedAugust 6, 2022
Live CDNo

Windows Line Edition is a bootleg Windows 8.1 edition, which was created by Freeware Sys. It released in 2014, and was added to the archive on August 6, 2022. It is the second smallest bootleg in the Windows 8.1 bootleg archive, next to Windows 8.1 Super Lite 2017.

Description

The bootleg is a modified Windows 8.1 ISO. It updates the OS with a new look, and it adds some programs and themes and tweaks.

Some parts of the setup are unattended. The autorun was made with AutoPlay Media Studio 8.1.

Changes from Windows 8.1

Changes in pre-desktop procedures

  • New setup graphics
  • New boot screen logo

Look and feel

  • 12 new themes included
  • 10 new gadgets included
  • New icon set
  • New default avatar

Software

  • WinRAR 3.92 (cracked, registered to vista 7 user)

PortableApps.com

  • CCleaner
  • CPU-Z 1.68
  • GPU-Z 0.7.8
  • FileZilla 3.8.0
  • GIMP 2.8.10
  • HijackThis v2.0.5
  • Notepad++ 6.5
  • Kaspersky TDSS Killer
  • On-ScreenKeyboard
  • Process Hacker 2.33
  • Skype 6.11.0.102
  • uTorrent 3.4.1 build 31227

Customization Utilities

  • StartIsBack+ 1.6.2
  • MetroSidebar 0.2.1.0 Beta

Notes

Bootleg quirks

  • All of the start screen's tiles have been removed. You have to press the escape key to get back to the desktop.
  • The Command Prompt's foreground color is set to dark gray.

PortableApps.com collection quirks

  • None of the PortableApps apps work, due to the PortableApps.com launcher being inside "Program Files (x86)", which the launcher does not work with.
  • On-ScreenKeyboard does not work.
  • Notepad++ and CCleaner do not exist.

CD contents and other info

  • There are several text files in the CD root, as per usual for Freeware Sys. One of them are instructions on how to fix the desktop being just a black screen, and being unable to change the wallpaper.

Gallery

Themes