Free Software for Windows
I have spent countless hours researching and testing software programs. I have narrowed my research down to the following programs for Windows:
- PC Decrapifier (removes the pre-installed bloat on new PCs)
- Avast! (anti-virus)
- Windows Defender (anti-spyware)
- Malwarebytes (better anti-syware)
- CCleaner (clean temporary files, history, and cache; program uninstaller; registry cleaner; manage startup programs; don’t install the Yahoo! toolbar during the setup process)
- Firefox (web browser)
- Open Office (contains clones of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint)
- Audacity (audio editor)
- Foobar (audio player)
- Media Player Classic (installs with the next program below)
- K-Lite Codec Pack (essential codecs that lets you play any media file)
- Image Resizer (simple right-click on a picture program to resize images; not compatible with Vista)
- 7-zip file compression (use this instead of winzip)
- Soulseek (file-sharing program with NO spyware)
- uTorrent (torrent downloading program)
- Karen’s Relicator (file backup program)
- TweakUI (make safe tweaks to Windows)
- InfraRecorder (CD and DVD burning software)
- Everest (tells you all the information about your rig, e.g. RAM, video card, processor, etc.)
- Network Stumbler (detects and lists wireless networks in your vicinity)
- Eraser (permanently deletes files- use this because I can find files you emptied from your recycle bin years ago)