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DECKHAND
Windows maintenance without the scare tactics
DECKHAND updates drivers (Microsoft Update) and apps (winget), cleans your disk without registry snake oil, and tames your startup - reversibly. No ads, no telemetry, full source published.
Hi Product Hunt!
I built DECKHAND out of irritation with what "free" Windows utilities have become: scare tactics ("1,247 registry errors found!"), bundled toolbars, RAM-booster placebo and a PRO upsell behind every button.
DECKHAND does six things in one window, and every one of them comes from official sources:
- driver updates from the Microsoft Update catalog (WHQL-signed only) + detection of devices with no driver at all
- app updates for Chrome and hundreds more via winget
- disk cleanup that shows file counts and sizes BEFORE deleting anything (and never touches passwords or history)
- reversible startup control - the same mechanism Task Manager uses, nothing gets deleted
- a repair toolbox (drive health, DISM+SFC, network reset...) where every tool shows the exact command it runs
- a starter pack: 26 hand-picked free apps installed silently on a fresh Windows
What's deliberately NOT inside: no antivirus (Defender is fine), no RAM/FPS "boosters", no registry cleaner - and the landing page explains why we're proud of those gaps.
On trust: the binary isn't code-signed yet (that's the next milestone), so instead of asking for trust - the full source is on GitHub, every download has a published SHA-256, and you can build an identical exe yourself with one command. Heads up: unsigned means Windows SmartScreen will warn you; "More info" then "Run anyway", or verify the checksum first.
MIT-licensed, and the free version is the whole product. I'd love your feedback - especially from people who fix their family's computers.
About DECKHAND on Product Hunt
“Windows maintenance without the scare tactics”
DECKHAND was submitted on Product Hunt and earned 4 upvotes and 2 comments, placing #160 on the daily leaderboard. DECKHAND updates drivers (Microsoft Update) and apps (winget), cleans your disk without registry snake oil, and tames your startup - reversibly. No ads, no telemetry, full source published.
On the analytics side, DECKHAND competes within Windows, Productivity, Open Source and GitHub — topics that collectively have 778.3k followers on Product Hunt. The dashboard above tracks how DECKHAND performed against the three products that launched closest to it on the same day.
Who hunted DECKHAND?
DECKHAND was hunted by Promptowy. A “hunter” on Product Hunt is the community member who submits a product to the platform — uploading the images, the link, and tagging the makers behind it. Hunters typically write the first comment explaining why a product is worth attention, and their followers are notified the moment they post. Around 79% of featured launches on Product Hunt are self-hunted by their makers, but a well-known hunter still acts as a signal of quality to the rest of the community. See the full all-time top hunters leaderboard to discover who is shaping the Product Hunt ecosystem.
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