- MSWE = MSFE
- LicenseCrawler - (the system scan takes a while)
- How to Find an Office Product Key: 10 Steps (with Pictures)
- Essential Apps to Install on Windows and macOS | TechSpot - The full list
- Windows Repair Toolbox - OlderGeeks.com Freeware Downloads
- Ultimate Boot CD ISO - OlderGeeks.com Freeware Downloads
- Tweaking.com - Windows Repair - OlderGeeks.com Freeware Downloads
- SIV (System Information Viewer) - OlderGeeks.com Freeware Downloads
- Hiren's BootCD PE x64 - OlderGeeks.com Freeware Downloads
- NirSoft - NirLauncher, MyUninstaller, SearchMyFiles
- Viewing PrivaZer - OlderGeeks.com Freeware Downloads
- WordPad
- R.I.P. WordPad — Here are two great replacements @ AskWoody -|- AskWoody subscription
- WordPad is no longer being updated and will be removed in a future release of Windows. We recommend Microsoft Word for rich text documents like .doc and .rtf and Windows Notepad for plain text documents like .txt.
- Microsoft Is Taking WordPad Out of Windows
- AbiWord
- AbleWord - OlderGeeks.com Freeware Downloads
- File compression:
Since it takes less time for smaller files to be transferred over the
Internet, files are often compressed or made smaller.
- When you download a compressed file (*.zip, etc...) you must uncompress or unzip it.
- When you download an executable program file (*.exe), it does not need WinZip. It is able to uncompress itself when you run it.
- NanaZip
- 7-Zip
- *.zip, 7-Zip, 7z, RAR
- 7-Zip - ZIP file archives - $0
- CDN - 7-Zip compresses files efficiently
- 7-Zip bug could allow a bypass of a Windows security feature. Update now | Malwarebytes - 2025-01-22
- How to Extract .RAR Files for Free on Windows and Mac - 7-Zip
- WinRAR
- PKZIP
- WinZip
- Five Apps: Compress and manage archive files - TechRepublic
- see: 7-Zip, ALZip, PeaZip, WinRAR, Universal Extractor
- = bundleware, begware, bloatware, shovelware, and perhaps the most accurate, crapware.
- Don't confuse crapware with trialware - a trial version of software you might actually want that is active for a limited time.
- Five apps for getting rid of aggravating crapware | TechRepublic
- PC Decrapifier Wipes Unwanted Junk | The PC Decrapifier
- SlimComputer - Slim Down Your New Computer!
- Revo Uninstaller
- See also: Cleanup
- See also: Windows Installation & Setup ... - winstall.htm
- See also: Searches...
- See also: Searching Windows
- See also: Menu - Windows Start Menu ...
- AquaSnap
- Circle Dock
- Dexpot - The utility for virtual desktops
- Fences
by Stardock
- Stardock Software Catalog: Windows Customization Apps and Utilities
- Stardock Spring Sale: Up to 50% Off Select Software
- Stardock Fences 6: Automatically organize your desktop apps, files, and folders on Windows 10 and 11
- Fences - CNET Download.com - Desktop Icons
- CA$15/1PC/yr or CA$43/1PC/permanent
- No longer free since v2.00
- Stardock WindowBlinds: Skin and Theme your Windows Desktop
- Stardock Start11: Restore the Classic Start Menu in Windows 10 and 11.
- Alternatives to Stardock Fences
- Great Fences Alternatives: Top Desktop Customization Tools in 2026 | AlternativeTo
- The 9 Best Free Alternatives to Fences for Windows Desktop Management
- Desktop Fences - by Hand Water Pump - $0
- No installation required - fully portable. Simply extract the executable and run it. The necessary configuration files (fences.json, options.json) will be created on first run. Attention: Only user-writable locations are compatible.
- limbo666 · GitHub - author
- Desktop Fences Releases · limbo666/DesktopFences - GitHub
- Desktop Fences+ - Free Download - OlderGeeks.com Freeware Downloads
- iTop Easy Desktop
- Nimi Places
- Portals: Desktop Organization
- Sideslide
- Tago Fences
- Tokri
- xLaunchpad
- Stardock Software Catalog: Windows Customization Apps and Utilities
- Quick Launch toolbar
- Add the Quick Launch Bar to the Taskbar in Windows
- R-click on Taskbar > Toolbars > New toolbar... > Folder > Paste this string into the Location Bar "%appdata%\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch" > Select Folder (button) > Unlock the Taskbar and move it and then add shortcuts to it.
- How to Restore the Quick Launch Toolbar to the Taskbar in Windows 7
- Dummies
- cmd
> gpedit.msc > User Configuration > Administrative Templates
> Start Menu and Taskbar > Show QuickLaunch on Taskbar >
Enable
- "If you enable this policy setting, the QuickLaunch bar will be visible and cannot be turned off."
- Right-click the Taskbar > Toolbars > New Toolbar > navigate to the folder
C:\users\your_name\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch> click on the "Select Folder" button.
- cmd
> gpedit.msc > User Configuration > Administrative Templates
> Start Menu and Taskbar > Show QuickLaunch on Taskbar >
Enable
- Add the Quick Launch Bar to the Taskbar in Windows
- Rainmeter, desktop customization tool
- Windows 7 Start Button Changer | The Windows Club
- Widgets
- See also: Searches ...
- Desktop Search Utilities = Off-line search utilities to search your computer or your network.
- Start Menu - Windows ...
- Under Settings > Search > Searching Windows > Classic (set search to Classic, which only applies to Libraries and Desktop, or choose Enhanced indexing to search the whole computer).
- R-click on the Taskbar > Search > Hidden
- Just touch the Windows key and start typing to find anything on your computer.
- Default Apps by file type
- Date / Time / Region
- PowerToys
- I stopped using the Start Menu - and I don’t miss it at all - MakeUseOf
- PowerToys Run - Alt+Spacebar
- Command Palette - Windows Key+Alt+Spacebar
- Everything
- Everything
- Everything - by VoidTools
- Everything - voidtools = search engine that locates files and folders by filename instantly for Windows.
- Everything (software) - Wikipedia
- Everything Download Free | TechSpot
- To run Everything on Windows system startup without the UAC prompt:
- Everything > Tools (menu) > Options > General
(tab) > check "Everything Service" > uncheck "Run as
Administrator" > OK
- Other search tools
- Windows - Microsoft
- Stardock
- Agent Ransack for Windows - Free download and software reviews - CNET Download - ??
- Copernic Desktop Search Software
- Cortana (virtual assistant) - Wikipedia - replaced by Microsoft Copilot (an AI chatbot) in 2023
- Fluent Search – Fast, Fluent Desktop Search
- You can search your PC in an instant with this tiny app - MakeUseOf
- Fluent Search is a lot more powerful and, importantly, customizable than PowerToys.
- But Fluent Search tracks your data??
- Google - Search within a specific website (site:)
- Google Desktop - $0 - has been discontinued
- Listary – Free File Search Tool & App Launcher - ??
- Open-Shell/Open-Shell-Menu: Classic Shell Reborn. - GitHub
- X1 - Unified, Actionable Search - US$79/yr
- See also: Hardware ...
- Video cards = Graphics cards ...
- Intel Driver & Support Assistant
- Identify your products and get driver and software updates for most of your Intel hardware.
- DriverView: Loaded Windows Drivers List
- To create a spreadsheet file containing detailed information about all the installed drivers, you would use the command:
- Driverquery /fo csv /v > alldrivers.csv
- DriverView is a lightweight utility with a simple GUI interface for viewing detailed information about all the installed drivers on your system. There's no installation procedure, just download the zip file, extract the executable DriverView.exe, and run it.
- To create a spreadsheet file containing detailed information about all the installed drivers, you would use the command:
- Driver-Drivers Windows95/98/2000/NT Complete Driver Hardware Search
- DriverGuide.com (printer drivers, cdrom drivers, modem drivers, sound drivers, mouse drivers, monitor drivers, etc.)
- Drivers
- Driver Support
- Top 10 Best Driver Updater Tools For Optimum PC Performance
- Removal instructions for TweakBit Driver Updater - Malware Removal Self-Help Guides - Malwarebytes Forums
- These so-called "driver updaters" try to convince users that their systems have problems. Then they try to sell you their software, claiming it will remove these problems.
- Update Windows Drivers Automatically | Norton Driver Updater - CA$70/yr
- Removal instructions for TweakBit Driver Updater - Malware Removal Self-Help Guides - Malwarebytes Forums
- Never Download a Driver-Updating Utility; They're Worse Than Useless
- SimilarImagesFinder
- How to Find and Remove Duplicate Files on Windows - Duplicate Cleaner Pro, Auslogics Duplicate File Finder, CCleaner, SearchMyFiles
- In order of my preference:
- Auslogics
- Duplicate File Finder - Auslogics - Free $0 / Pro CA$36
- Compare Duplicate File Finder Versions - Auslogics
- Auslogics Duplicate File Finder – Remove Duplicates in One Click — Auslogics Blog
- How to Find and Remove Duplicate Files on Windows (Guide) - Tech2Geek
- Built-in preview pane that allows you to view images, listen to music files, and preview videos so you can see what files you're deleting.
- Duplicate Cleaner - (DigitalVolcano Software Ltd)
- Duplicate Cleaner - Remove duplicate files - Free (only for old outdated products) or US$85 perpetual license (only for a specific version) - 7 day trial
- Duplicate Cleaner feature list
- Duplicate Cleaner Pro - US$85/perpetual - 7 day trial
- This is NOT Duplicates Cleaner (by kaeroscorps.bolddesk.co)
- Ashisoft
- Duplicate File Finder - Ashisoft - US$40/yr or US$80/lifetime
- Top 16 Best Duplicate File Finder Tools for Windows | Accurate & Safe
- Very limited options for themes (all very dark).
- Easy Duplicate Finder: Find and remove duplicate Files Fast - US$40, Reduced to US$30 when you try to uninstall the trial
- NirSoft
- UninstallView - View installed applications on Windows 11 / 10 / 8 / 7 / Vista and optionally uninstall them
- SearchMyFiles by NirSoft - Alternative to Windows Search For Files + Duplicates Search - with advanced filters
- Download SearchMyFiles from NirSoft - $0 - Simple old-style interface
- Very fast, because it displays the list of scanned duplicates while it continues to search.
- MyUninstaller: Alternative to the standard Windows Add / Remove module - $0
- Take an inventory of what's installed so you'll know what to reinstall when you have your Windows 7 machine up and running. A quick way to do this is with NirSoft's MyUninstaller, a freeware utility which lets you dump out a complete list of all formally installed applications to a text, XML or HTML file. This gives you a manifest to follow when you want to reinstall what's needed. If you can't remember product keys for Office and the like, the same fellow's also written a tool to dump product keys for many common MS applications.
- The MyUninstaller utility is a
standalone executable. It doesn't require any installation process or
additional DLL's. Just copy the executable file to any folder you want,
and run it.
After your run it, MyUninstaller loads the list of the installed applications from the Registry, and gathers information about each installation item. The loading and analyzing process might take between 5 and 15 seconds and even more, depending on your hardware, operating system, and the quantity of the installed application on your computer. - After the analyzing process is finished, MyUninstaller displays the details of all installed applications on your computer. Be aware that some columns, like version, product name, company and others, are displayed for most installed applications, but not for all of them. In rare cases, It's also possible that wrong information about an installed application will be displayed.
- NirLauncher - OlderGeeks.com Freeware Downloads
- Directory Opus = DOPUS - Excellent product, but not quite as good at removing duplicates as some dedicated programs.
- TreeSize Personal (US$25/user/year) or Professional (US$50/user/year) - (Not the Free edition) - Try a dedicated duplicate files remover.
- dupeGuru | finds duplicate files - $0 - Simple old-style interface
- CCleaner - Free 1PC (no duplicate file cleaning?), Pro CA$19/yr/1PC), Pro CA$55/yr/3PCs, Pro CA$100/yr/3PCs - No trial period.
- CCleaner's Duplicate Finder scanning is very very slow. Scanning does not continue in the background.
- 30-day money-back guarantee on subscriptions for certain Avast, AVG, CCleaner (including Defraggler, Recuva and Speccy) and HideMyAss! Solutions.
- Renewal will be at the undiscounted price CA$55).
- Free version offers to "Declutter your disk space - Scan for hidden and leftover files that accumulate over time." Not a Duplicate Finder???
- Scans your computer, then pops up ads for its other products that you don't want or need.
- Windows "Search For Files And Folders"
- See: Everything
- See also: PowerShell (in Windows) ...
- No
- Duplicates Cleaner - Windows - Windows - kaeroscorps.bolddesk.com
- This is NOT Duplicate Cleaner (by DigitalVolcano Software)
- Free version is useless; Must upgrade to Prime (=Pro version - CA$46 MS-Store) = deceptive
- Duplicates Cleaner | Microsoft Store
- Speedy Duplicate Finder - Free $0? - Not worth the money. (Premium US$40/lifetime)
- Videopix - Duplicate File Remover - Seems like some kind of malware.
- DupeRazor Duplicate Files Removal Kit - CNET Download.com - discontinued by urbantwilight.com
- Duplicates Cleaner - Windows - Windows - kaeroscorps.bolddesk.com
- TBA
- Auslogics
- Email duplicates
- Linux
- Recuva - a clean, simple undelete program from Piriform, the makers of CCleaner
- SpinRite
- SpinRite scans spinning or solid-state mass storage media to verify, restore, repair and improve its current readability.
- The latest version of SpinRite, long regarded as the go-to software to recover data from corrupted hard drives, adds testing and tuning of solid-state drives to hard drive rescue.
- Before running SpinRite, use Clear Disk Info to show the SMART data for a drive, fundamental in deciding whether to tune a drive with SpinRite Level 3 or to take other action.
- GRC | Hard drive data recovery software
- Topic: SpinRite offers us help for solid-state drives @ AskWoody -|- AskWoody subscription
- Clear Disk Info
- Clear Disk Info displays the SMART data maintained over the life of a drive, and it shows SMART data in a format easy to interpret and understand.
- Carifred - IT software for Windows
- How To Recover Permanently Deleted Photos from Gallery [12 Simple Fixes]
- Recover a Deleted Photo or Video on your iPhone or iPad | TechRepublic
- How to open your messed up files | Popular Science
- File Recovery – BinaryBiz
- File Scavenger - Data recovery tool for Windows 7, Vista, XP, 2000, Server 2003/2008 and NT - $50
- RecoverMyFiles - Data Recovery Software to Undelete Files; Disk recovery; Recover Deleted Files - $70-$300
- Kernel Data Recovery - Hard Drive Data Recovery Software Utilities & Disk Recovery Tools - Nucleus
- Windows File Recovery - Available in the Microsoft Store, the app requires Windows 10 May 2020 Update or higher (Version number 2004 of higher).
- File System
- Windows file systems @ AskWoody -|- AskWoody subscription
- Overview of FAT, HPFS, and NTFS File Systems - Windows Client | Microsoft Learn
- FAT = File Allocation Table
- NTFS = New Technology File System
- ReFS = Resilient File System
- HPFS = High Performance File System (OS/2)
- Tools / Utilities - to create, delete, manage, and move NTFS disk partitions around
- Disk Management console (diskmgmt.msc)
- MiniTool Partition Wizard (MTPW)
- Paragon Partition Manager
- EaseUS Partition Master
- How to interpret SSD or HDD SMART in an advanced way
- CrystalDiskInfo, HD Tune, Hard Disk Sentinel, G Smart Control, HDDScan, DiskCheckup
- Get-PhysicalDisk | Get-StorageReliabilityCounter | Select Wear
- PowerShell > Get-PhysicalDisk | Get-StorageReliabilityCounter | Select Wear > Wear=5 means the SSD is about 5% worn out
- How to check SSD health on a Windows PC
- How to check your SSD health
- How to Check Your Hard Drive's Health | PCMag
- Windows 10 to Start Warning Users of Imminent SSD Failure | PCMag
- Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 20226 - Settings > System > Storage > Manage disks and volumes > Properties (where the Drive Health information is located).
- Best 7 Free Tools to Check SSD Health
- Three Ways To Check Hard Disk Health on Windows
- cmd > CHKDSK
- See: WMIC
- CrystalDiskInfo
- Hard Disk Sentinel
- HDD Scan
- ------------
- Your SSD's manufacturer gave you a free tool that's better than anything Microsoft offers
- Check Disk (chkdsk) - Read Event Viewer Log | Tutorials
- Clear Disk Info - OlderGeeks.com Freeware Downloads
- Core Temp - Free Download - OlderGeeks.com Freeware Downloads - temperature-monitoring tool
- CrystalDiskInfo
- (Windows, free, also in portable version).
- CrystalDiskInfo & CrystalMark.info - $0 - Download
- The standard tool comes as a 4 MB .exe file, and its installer contains ads, so make sure you use the “Custom Installer” option and uncheck the side tool (ad).
- Confusion about terms: TBW = TeraBytes Written = Total Bytes Written, Total Host Writes, Total NAND Writes, Total LBAs Written
- E9 SSD Life Left
- CrystalDiskInfo download | SourceForge.net
- CrystalDiskInfo - Crystal Dew World [en]
- CrystalDiskInfo download - Crystal Dew World
- CrystalDiskInfo: Interpreting the info in the report
- CrystalDiskInfo Guide: How to Check Hard Drive and SSD Health - DiskDojo
- The main panel shows all SMART attributes in a table. Here's what the columns mean:
Column Meaning ID Hex code identifying the attribute. Standardized for common attributes, but vendors can add custom ones. Current The current normalized value (usually 0-100 or 0-253). Higher is generally better. This is a vendor-specific scale. Worst The lowest normalized value this attribute has ever reached. If Worst is close to Threshold, the drive has been near failure. Threshold The failure threshold set by the manufacturer. If Current drops below this, the drive is considered failing. Raw Value The actual raw count. This is what you should read. The normalized values are often confusing — raw values tell the real story (e.g., "5" reallocated sectors, "23,456" power-on hours). Focus on Raw Values
The Current/Worst/Threshold columns use a normalized scale that varies between manufacturers and is often confusing. A "Current" value of 100 might be perfect for one attribute and meaningless for another. Always read the Raw Value column — it gives you the actual count in human-readable numbers.
- The main panel shows all SMART attributes in a table. Here's what the columns mean:
- Health Status
- CrystalDiskInfo Health Status
- Health Status – Crystal Dew World
- CrystalDiskInfo Guide: How to Check Hard Drive and SSD Health - DiskDojo
- CrystalDiskMark - simple disk benchmark software
- GSmart - (Windows, macOS, Linux, free and geared towards advanced users).
- Hard Disk Sentinel - HDD health and temperature monitoring = hdsentinel
- (Windows, very complete, with continuous monitoring and alerts).
- Hard Disk Sentinel - HDD health and temperature monitoring - $53
- Estimated remaining lifetime; SMART; Disk information; Nice interface; Free trial; US$30/CA$47/PC or US$53/5PCs
- Lifetime License! Never pay again for any new versions (of the same type).
- HDD Scan
- HD Tune (Windows, paid with trial, more performance-oriented and surface testing).
- HWiNFO Sofware
- HWMONITOR | Softwares | CPUID - a hardware monitoring program that reads PC systems main health sensors : voltages, temperatures, powers, currents, fans speed, utilizations, clock speeds ...
- Intel Memory and Storage Tool (GUI) - intelMAS - Doesn't provide much useful info.
- Intel SSD Toolbox - Deprecated - Recommended: Intel Memory and Storage Tool (GUI) - intelMAS
- Intel® Memory and Storage Tool (GUI) - intelMAS - EOL
- Open Hardware Monitor - No installation. Portable. Just run the download. - Doesn't provide much useful info.
- Samsung Magician Software ...
- S.M.A.R.T. Monitoring Tools download | SourceForge.net - CLI only (no GUI)
- S.M.A.R.T. - Wikipedia
- S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology)
- 231 0xE7 Life Left (SSDs) - A normalized value of 100 represents a new drive, with a threshold value at 10 indicating a need for replacement. A value of 0 may mean that the drive is operating in read-only mode to allow data recovery.
- 241 0xF1 Total LBAs Written - Represents the total size of all LBAs (Logical Block Address) required for all of the write requests sent to the SSD from the OS. To calculate the total size (in Bytes), multiply the raw value of this attribute by 512B.
- S.M.A.R.T. attribute list
- SMART attributes vary between manufacturers.
- Our world is not very S.M.A.R.T. about SSDs @ AskWoody -|- AskWoody subscription
- How to Check Drive Health and SMART Status in Windows 10 Hardware & Drivers - Windows 10 Forums
- SSDlife Free
- SSDLife Pro - $26/1PC, $40/2PCs
- Many broken links on this site. Pages missing. No support.
- Problem finding drives on some systems.
- Victoria HDD Utility (and SSD)
- SpaceSniffer
- WinDirStat
= Windows Directory Statistics
- WinDirStat - Windows Directory Statistics - windirstat.info
- WinDirStat - Windows Directory Statistics - windirstat.net
- WinDirStat @ AskWoody -|- AskWoody subscription
- Viewing WinDirStat v2.0.3 - OlderGeeks.com Freeware Downloads
- Option to check the box for Scan for duplicate Files (impacts performance)
- WizTree
- See also: WinDirStat
- WizTree - The Fastest Disk Space Analyzer - $0
- See also: Cleanup
- Winaero Tweaker - $0
- Manage disks and volumes - detect hardware abnormalities for NVMe SSDs
- Settings > System > Storage > Manage disks and volumes > Properties, where the Drive Health information is located. There you'll see the estimated remaining life of the drive, its current temperature, and any warnings in red text. There's also the option to "Back up now" for convenience.
- See also: SMART
- WMIC
- See also: Windows Installation ...
- See also: Windows ...
- Windows > cmd > wmic diskdrive get model,status
- The WMIC command has been deprecated from Windows 11 with the release of 25H2.
- cmd > WMIC >
diskdrive get status
WMIC may be found inC:\Windows\SysWOW64\wbem\orC:\Windows\System32\wbem\- (Windows 10)
The WMIC command has been deprecated from Windows 11 with the release of 25H2. - How to Find Your Windows PC's Serial Number - HowToGeek
- Start > cmd (or PowerShell) > type "wmic bios get serialnumber"
- Start > PowerShell > "Get-CimInstance Win32_BIOS | Select-Object SerialNumber"
- How Old Is Your Hard Drive? Here's How to Check
- Deprecated
- ClipMate Clipboard Extender - Professional Clipboard Manager Software for Windows - US$35
- 1Clipboard - A universal clipboard managing app that makes it easy to access your clipboard from anywhere on any device.
- Improved copy and paste of URLs in Microsoft Edge - ^C, ^V
- Microsoft PowerToys - Advanced Paste - Win+Shift+V =
↑V
- Win+V = V
- Win+V =
- The Microsoft Office Clipboard Can Do More Than You Think
- ↑V
- The Microsoft Office clipboard can only hold up to 24 items. (FIFO)
- Ditto Clipboard - Free download and install on Windows | Microsoft Store
- MS-Edge extensions
- SmartCopy All-in-One Copy Tool - Microsoft Edge Addons - HTML shortcut Alt-1
- SmartCopy All-in-One Copy Tool - Extpose.com
- Firefox
- Link Text and Location Copier - Firefox add-on
- jgbishop/colt: Firefox add-on that makes it easy to copy link text and locations. - GitHub
- Copy URL + Title extension - Opera add-ons - Not nearly as good as IEB. Only for Opera and Google Chrome.
- CoLT: Firefox extension for copying link text - CoLT (short for "Copy Link Text") - $0
- MSIE
- IE Booster by Paessler
- Software to extend the context menu of MSIE. Show all forms and applets, page source, hyperlinks, images, style sheets, image information, current frame, resize browser window and more. Free 30 day trial.
- IEBoooster.exe - 1.5 (old, out of date, free)
- MSIE-9 - IEB will copy Title as (<A href="">Title</a>) but will not copy Title as (<A href="URL">Title</a>). This is a big disappointment. IEB is not being updated at all.
- Possible substitues for IEBooster don't work, for example:
- Shell Tools 1.1.0 (freeware) by Moon Software - Doesn't work with 64bit applications or 64bit OS.
- Internet Explorer Right-Click Menus
- Web page analyzer - Freeware Site Inspector - The "Cross-Browser" Browser (Freeware)
- PDF Manual (1 MB) - see page 44
- BootSpeed by AusLogics - Why is My Computer Slow to Load and Shut Down-Fix Slow Computer - Recommended by MakeUseOf.com
- ProcessLibrary.com - The Online Resource For Process Information! - This free and comprehensive online Process Library resource is for anyone who immediately wants to know the exact nature and purpose of any and every single process that is - or should not be - running on your PC.
- Boot Disk, Windows or DOS
- Note that DOS 6 can only format a disk with 2GB or less.
- Now available in both 32- and 64-bit versions for Windows and OS X as well as for USB flash drives, GoodSync can synchronize and or backup files on local drives, CIFS shares, FTP servers, WebDAV servers, Secure FTP (SFTP) servers, and Amazon S3 as well as Windows Mobile and Pocket PC devices (does anyone still use Pocket PC?). It can also copy locked files, encrypt files using the Windows Encrypting File System, handle symbolic links by either copying them or "drilling down" so the actual file is copied, copy NTFS Access Control List attributes, and perform line-by-line file comparisons using an external DIFF-like utility (such as WinDIFF ).
- Download HiBit System Information
- HiBitSoftware - (HiBit Uninstaller, HiBit Startup Manager, HiBit System Information)
- I have not yet tried this utility. Please let me know what you think about it.
- IObit.com Store - $$ | (See note about CNet.com/Download.com)
- IObit.com | Advanced SystemCare - Free Trial then $$ - Thanks to Stephanie Shen for recommending this site.
- TreeSize Edition Comparison | JAM Software
- TreeSize Free - For Private Use
- TreeSize Personal - US$25/yr - Free Trial 30 days - Will also scan network drives. - Perpetual licence (US$50/1yr), but updates and support are good for only 12 months.
- TreeSize Professional - US$50/yr - Free Trial 30 days - Will also scan network drives.
- TreeSize Professional - US$50/user/year
- see also Security
- Mike Lin's Freeware & Shareware
- Mike Lin - StartupCPL - (CPL = Control Panel)
- Memtest86+ | The Open-Source Memory Testing Tool
- memtest.org - $0
- Memtest86+ is unrelated to 'Memtest86', a closed-source `Freemium` software released in 2013 by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
- Boots from a USB flash drive to test the RAM in your computer for faults.
- Memtest86+ can be run from a USB Flash Drive (FAT32 formatted), CDROM drive (by burning the ISO to a blank disk) or Network boot (PXE).
- Memtest86+ Returns After 9-Year Hiatus With Support for the Latest Hardware - ExtremeTech - (2013-2022)
- memtest86plus: Official repo for Memtest86+ v6.00 (based on pcmemtest) - GitHub
- MemTest86 - Offical Site of the x86 Memory Testing Tool - memtest86.com by PassMark Software - Free or Pro-USD$44
- Memtest86+ is unrelated to 'Memtest86', a closed-source `Freemium` software released in 2013 by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
- Boots from a USB flash drive to test the RAM in your computer for faults.
- Mike Lin OfficeRecovery Home Page (GOT AN IMPORTANT OFFICE FILE... CORRUPTED? State of the art data recovery software for Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, and Exchange files! FREE demos.) Partition your HDD or SSD ... PC Hell: Computer Hints and Tips to bring you back from the edge PC Pitstop Tune-up your PC with this free Internet utility PDF - see Adobe ... PicPick Support Center - screen capture tool, intuitive image editor, color picker, color palette, pixel ruler, protractor, crosshair and even whiteboard PingPlotter
- Microsoft Doesn't Back Up the Windows Registry Anymore
- Microsoft
has confirmed that starting with Windows 10 version 1803 it no longer
performs automatic backups of the Windows Registry.
Microsoft only disabled the feature rather than removing it and you can turn the automatic registry backups on again. Microsoft refers to this as "legacy backup behavior" and it requires you to do the following:
Load the Registry Editor by typing regedit.exe in the Start menu
Navigate to HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Configuration Manager
Right-click Configuration Manager and create a new Dword (32-bit) Value
Name the new value EnablePeriodicBackup
Double-click EnablePeriodicBackup and set the value to 1
Reboot your PC
- Microsoft
has confirmed that starting with Windows 10 version 1803 it no longer
performs automatic backups of the Windows Registry.
- See support.htm#remote
- see also Security
- The registry is a special file in your hard disk that hold most of Windows settings data. Wish to improve your Internet speed or display message at Windows log-on? No problem, those tasks can easily be done by simply editing the registry value. Unfortunately, registry is not a friendly place for most people. Changing a wrong value in the registry may cause an unpredictable problem to your Windows. This is why novice users should not edit registry value directly using a registry editor by them self. In TweakNow WinSecret, we have gathered the most popular Windows XP/Vista registry settings and provide them for you in an easy and safe user interface.
- The scan is free. However, it won't fix anything unless you purchase it.
Uninstall doesn't work completely. You need to delete files. You need to make sure it isn't in your Startup folder.
Is this spyware?