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.