Windows (OMG) Manual

Nah, I hate Windows, but let me try to help ya

The workflow is as simple as Windows, as buggy as Windows and as problematic as... yeah, you guessed correctly. As Windows.

BEFORE YOU START, READ THIS!

Due to TLS requirements, only certain Windows versions are supported.

SUPPORTED

Windows 10
Windows 11
Windows Server 2022
Windows Server 2025
newer versions

MAY WORK, BUT NOT SUPPORTED. NO GUARANTEE.

Windows 7
Windows 8
Windows 8.1
Windows Server 2016
Windows Server 2019

WILL NOT WORK

Windows XP and older
Windows Vista
Windows Server 2008 and older
Windows Server 2012

Start VRSX on Windows

Download win-x64.zip and extract it.
Move the extracted win-x64 directory anywhere you want.
Open the win-x64 directory and double-click:
```
VRSX.exe
```
It has no icon yet. Yes, very fancy.
Windows SmartScreen will probably show a huge warning:
```
Windows protected your PC
Microsoft Defender SmartScreen prevented an unrecognized app from starting.
```
Click:
```
More info -> Run anyway
```
This happens because VRSX is not code-signed yet. I am not paying Microsoft for a code-signing certificate just for a beta. Windows may complain. Let it have its little moment.
VRSX should now be up and running.
If Windows Firewall asks for permission, allow access for:
```
Private Networks
```
Your browser should open automatically.

If it does not, open this manually:
```
http://127.0.0.1:8085
```
Activate VRSX using the license key available under the “My Account” section in ADS-B.Pro RadarView.

You are now running VRSX on Windows. Nobody panic.

How to make it start automatically?

Windows does not have a simple systemd, because... well, it is Windows.

If you want VRSX to run in the background without a console window staring at you like it knows your browser history, you have two options.

The Lazy Way

Create a shortcut to:

VRSX.exe

Then press:

Win + R

Type:

shell:startup

Press Enter and drop the shortcut into that folder.

VRSX will start when you log in.

Lazy? Yes. Works? Also yes.

The "Pro" Way: NSSM for old-but-bald Windows admins

Old but gold? Nah. Old-but-bald.

This one is for Windows admins who have seen things. Domain controllers at 3 AM. Printer spoolers possessed by demons. Group Policy doing interpretive dance. That one server nobody wants to reboot because “it has always worked like this”.

You know who you are.

NSSM, also known as Non-Sucking Service Manager, is a tiny tool that turns almost any .exe into a real Windows Service. Because apparently Windows needs a third-party tool to do what Linux admins solve with one suspiciously simple unit file.

Download NSSM.
Open Command Prompt as Administrator.

Yes, Administrator. Windows wants the ceremonial hat.
Run:
```
nssm install VRSX
```
In the NSSM window, select the path to:
```
VRSX.exe
```
Set the arguments to:
```
--headless
```
Save the service.

BANG. VRSX is now a background service that can start with the OS.

To start it manually:

net start VRSX

To stop it manually:

net stop VRSX

Congratulations. You have successfully convinced Windows to behave like a server operating system.