Installation

Background

For good reasons, Windows 10 and 11 make it hard to install software downloaded from the internet when its source is unknown or untrusted. To identify the source of a piece of software, it can be m with a code signing certificate. Such certificates can be obtained from a trusted certificate authority such as the COMODO SSL Store. Obtaining a code signing certificate is quite a process, involving formal document notarization amongst other steps; and when the certificate expires after a year, the entire procedure has to be repeated. While this is standard practice for commercial companies, it is a significant hurdle for hobbyists offering freeware, such as Sunny Side Up Software.

Getting things running

Fortunately, Windows 10 and 11 makes it easy to remove the hurdle. In case you encounter issues with a downloaded installer,

Open Windows Explorer
Navigate to the Downloads folder
Right-click the installer and select Properties at the bottom of the menu
Check the Unblock box in the Security section at the bottom of the menu
Click OK

You should now be able to run the installer.

Is it safe?

All Sunny Side Up Software apps and installers are scanned for threats by Microsoft Defender before being uploaded to this site; and the webserver itself is protected against malicious access in various ways. As an additional security measure, all installers were checked by Jotti’s Malware Scan, “a free [online] service that lets you scan suspicious files with several anti-virus programs.” The scan results are available on the Security page. If you want to make sure an installer you downloaded is safe, you can run it through Jotti’s scanner yourself. Besides virus scan results, comparing the MD5 and SHA1 hash codes provided by the scan with the ones we report moreover allows verifying that the installer you downloaded is identical to the one we uploaded and hasn't been tampered with.