PC Utilities
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
Optimize > System: Clean + Repair
- Advanced System Care (free Optimizer) OR
- Glary Utilities (free Optimizer) OR
- CCleaner (free Optimizer) OR
- Windows: Start > All Programs > Accesories > System Tools > Disk Cleanup (poor optimizer)
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
Developer software
- Filezilla (Free FTP solution. Both a client and a server are available. FileZilla is open source software distributed free)
- Winmerge (Compare both folders and files)
- Lightshot (The fastest way to take a customizable screenshot)
Video software
- HandBrake (Tool for converting video from nearly any format to a selection of modern, widely supported codecs.)
- VirtualDub (Compress Video)
Player software
- 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.)
- BS.Player (Free Video Player)
Other software
- Speccy (Fast, lightweight, advanced system information tool for your PC)
- TeamViewer (Secure remote desktop access) OR CrossLoop (Free Access your computers from anywhere)
- FileHippo (Utilities page)