Windows Line Edition

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.

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

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.
  • 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 a known issue in the OS, that being the desktop being a black screen, and you not being able to change the wallpaper.

Gallery

Themes