System processes
Security > Internet: Antivirus + Adware
- AVG Antivirus (free Antivirus) AND
- Spyboot Search & Destroy (free Adware) AND
- Windows: Start > Control Panel > Windows Security Center: Firewall + Automatic Updates + Virus Protection: On
Optimise > System: Clean + Repair
- Advanced System Care (free Optimiser) OR
- CCleaner (free Optimiser) OR
- Windows: Start > All Programs > Accesories > System Tools > Disk Cleanup (poor optimiser)
Defrag > Faster: Disks + Programs
- Smart Defrag (Free Defragmenter) OR
- Auslogics Disk Defrag (free Defragmenter) OR
- Windows: Start > All Programs > Accesories > System Tools > Disk Defragmenter (poor Defragmenter)
Msconfig > Faster: Startup + Memory
- How to use MSCONFIG (article: Microsoft System Configuration Utility) AND
- Windows: Start > Run > MSCONFIG > OK > Starup (tab) > Untick… > OK > Restart
Software applications
Files
- Filezilla (Free FTP solution and open source, both a client and a server are available)
- Winmerge (Compare both folders and files)
Coding
- Sublime (A sophisticated text editor for code, markup and prose) OR
- Atom (A hackable text editor for the 21st Century)
Images
- Pain.NET (Free Software for Digital Photo Editing) Quick and easy edits image editor OR
- GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program) More powerful image editor
Editing
- OpenOffice (The Free and Open Productivity Suite)
- Lightshot (The fastest way to take a customizable screenshot)
- Mango Recorded (Best Free Screen Capture & Video Recording Software)
Vide Players
- BS.Player (Free Video Player) OR
- VLC Media Player (Free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and framework that plays most multimedia files as well as DVDs, Audio CDs, VCDs, and various streaming protocols.)
Video Editors
- HandBrake (Tool for converting video from nearly any format to a selection of modern, widely supported codecs.)
- VirtualDub (Compress Video)
Sound
- Audacity (Audio editing and recording app)
Remote Access
- TeamViewer (Secure remote desktop access) OR
- CrossLoop (Free Access your computers from anywhere)
Others
- Speccy (Fast, lightweight, advanced system information tool for your PC)
- FileHippo (Utilities page)