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Cheat Happens is back at it with another batch of free trainers, all delivered through their slick trainer manager, Aurora. If you're new to Aurora, think of it as your personal concierge of game cheating. It auto-downloads, organizes, and updates your trainers without the usual hoops.

BitLocker is Microsoft's built-in encryption tool for Windows, designed to secure data by encrypting entire drives. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BitLockeBitlocker has been around for a while, since Vista -- believe it or not -- but recently, users have been rediscovering this option, likely because of the requirement of TPM for Win 11, the easier implementation, and the average user's higher privacy/security IQ. We have seen more questions this month on Bitlocker than in the last five years. So what is it and why should you bother? Be...

Microsoft PowerToys just got even more fabulous with it's 0.89.0 release. The update adds a sweet new Advanced Paste feature by introducing media transcoding support. (The process of converting a file from one format, codec, or resolution to another.) Now, you can convert video and audio files directly from your clipboard into different formats without needing separate software! This is really useful for quick format conversions like AVI into MP4 or extracting audio into MP3 with just a few clicks. What Is Enhanced Advanced Paste in PowerTo...

The Ultimate 25 Must Have Windows Programs for 2025 Choosing the best software for Windows users in 2025 was no easy task. With thousands of utilities available, narrowing it down to just 25 must-haves required striking the perfect balance between power-user favorites and tools that everyday PC users find helpful. We wanted to build a list that enhances security, improves performance, and boosts productivity without overwhelming users with overly technical software or emptying their wallets. Everything on the list is either free, open-source, or fr...

So, I was surfing around the other day, thinking it'd be fun to turn our awesome MajorGeeks Halloween Wallpapers into a screensaver for download. Simple enough, right? Not really. The prices of some of these so-called ''professional'' screensaver maker programs are insane! We're talking hundreds of dollars just to slap a few images into a screensaver, and even then, they would limit how many I could distribute --- screw that. We have no problem paying for software, and I am not saying they are not good programs, but why...

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Gaijin Password Generator helps you to generate secure passwords easily from a portable app for use on USB devices.

WipeFile is a portable utility designed to delete selected files and folders by thoroughly overwriting them.

Ivacy provides you with anonymous internet browsing power from a user-friendly interface with support for over 1000 different servers.

Fox Tunes is a modular music player that uses the BASS framework supporting ASIO and WASAPI output modes.

Ylva Password Manager is a straightforward and secure option for managing all your important passwords.

Emsisoft Decrypter for ZQ is to use for decrypting files held hostage by the ZQ Ransomware - do not pay!

Emsisoft Decrypter for MegaLocker will help you to decrypt files encrypted by the MegaLocker ransomware so you do not have to pay.

Easy Drive Icon Changer Simplifies Drive Icon Changing

Reset Windows Update Tool is designed primarily to reset Windows Update, but it also provides fixes to other types of issues related to Winsock, registry and more.

Managed Disk Cleanup was designed to provide you with a portable alternative to Disk Cleanup program in Windows.

Inviska MKV Extract is a cross-platform utility for extracting elements from MKV files. Requires MKVToolnix.

Inviska Rename allows you to perform simplified batch renaming of files/folders, inserting prefixes/suffixes, and text section replacement.

Hardentools is designed to harden your machine's overall security via the disabling of multiple Windows, Office, and Acrobat Reader features including ActiveX, autorun, autoplay, and macros.

Un-Hider is a super-simple portable option for unhiding files/folders hidden by viruses from your PC or devices such as pen drives, SD cards, HDD, etc.

All Tasks is a folder containing all the God Mode tweaks in a single folder that allows you to create a quick access shortcut for your desktop.

SanDiskGuard allows for simple access to SSD data directly from SMART attributes. This tool can not only be used for SanDisk products but also other types as well. There isn't a list that we could find or mention of what devices are supported, but SanDiskGuard will let you know quite fast if it will work for yours on the first run. http://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/sandiskguard.html SanDiskGuard's UI provides multiple types of information about your drive like serial number, maximum LBA, WVM, whether the PI type is enabled/disab...

Win10 All Settings is a portable utility designed to allow for straightforward access and use of multiple Windows 10 system settings.

ChrisPC Free VPN Connection will assist in circumventing internet censorship and allow access to blocked, filtered or restricted websites.

Visual Studio Code is a lightweight but powerful multiplatform source code editor for use on your desktop.

Microsoft Windows USB Troubleshooter gives you access to the official USB troubleshooting app essential if yours is missing.

Remove Telemetry-Win10 Upgrade Updates Script will help get rid of all the bad Windows 7 updates that contain telemetry or nags to update to Windows 10.

Eassos Recovery Free enables you to perform data recovery for files and partitions easily. Eassos Recovery Free will permit you to recover lost data due to deletion, formatting, RAW drive, missing partition, virus infection, etc. you can use it to recover files and partitions from PC, laptop, SSD, USB drive, digital cameras, cellphones, etc.

Microsoft Edge is a web browser based on the Chromium open source project and other open source software. Anyone who's used Google Chrome will immediately feel right at home with the new Microsoft Edge since both browsers are based on Chromium.

Kaspersky ShadowHammer Check is a portable utility that was released to assist users that want to check if their machines have been compromised by Operation ShadowHammer.

FixMy10 is a portable tool that was designed for fixing many common Windows 10 issues.

Fido is a PowerShell script from the creator of Rufus that features a simple graphical interface tailored for downloading Windows 10 and 8.1 retail ISOs.

ISO Creator allows ISO image generation from media in CD, DVD, or BluRay drives as well as hard disk folders via the right-click context menu.

Restore Windows Photo Viewer enables you to bring back the classic Windows Photo Viewer to Windows 10/8/8.1 which is hidden.

Simplix UpdatePack enables you to update your live Windows 7 system as well as integrate hotfixes into a Windows 7 distribution.

ADATA SSD ToolBox provides multiple ways for users to obtain disk information, and change settings easily as well as speed up your SSD and improve its lifespan.

Keep Your Western Digital Hard Drive Updated with WD Universal Firmware Updater

Ghidra Reverse Engineering Tool Released Publicly By The NSA

CpuFrequenz is a small portable benchmark tool designed to determine your PCs CPU frequency.

Dell OS Recovery Tool can be used for the creation of a USB recovery drive to reinstall the Windows or Linux that came with your PC.

Diagnose Printer Issues and More with Microsoft Printer Troubleshooter

ISO to USB is a simple freeware app designed to allow you to burn ISO's to any USB drive you wish.

Windows 10 Guides for Beginners contains eight PDF guides from Microsoft to help you get started using Windows 10.

Easy Dark Mode is a nicely done app that will be of use to any Windows 10 user who wishes to switch back and forth between light and dark in a single click.

O&O AppBuster displays and allows you to remove the additional Microsoft apps provided during the Windows 10 setup. During the Windows 10 setup, Microsoft not only installs the operating system alone but also numerous additional apps. Some of these apps are useful; some are not depending on the user. O&O AppBuster gives you the power to remove any unwanted apps efficiently. It also provides a way to retrieve any that you have removed by accident.

Windows 10 System Tweaks contains numerous tested Windows 10 tweaks to add or remove context menu items, disable unwanted apps and more. Many of these tweaks can be done manually by searching MajorGeeks or https://www.majorgeeks.com/content/overview/how_to.htmlbrowsing our How-to section. Included in the download are dozens and dozens of tested system tweaks for Windows 10. Everything from adding and removing context menu items to http://www.majorgeeks.com/content/page/how_to_stop_microsoft_edge_from_running_in_the_background.htmldisabling Micros...

Install the Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Offline in Windows 10 Via Batch File

Windows10Debloater will remove all of the Windows 10 bloat and its traces while providing you with the option of reverting any changes if needed.

Intel announced that they have completed software validations and started releasing new microcode for current CPU platforms in reaction to the following Spectre threats. The update listed is KB4465065. Spectre Variant 3a (CVE-2018-3640: ''Rogue System Register Read (RSRE)'') Spectre Variant 4 (CVE-2018-3639: ''Speculative Store Bypass (SSB)'') L1TF (CVE-2018-3620, CVE-2018-3646: ''L1 Terminal Fault'') http://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/intel_cpu_microcode_update.html This new r...

Disable the Windows 10 Startup Delay contains two registry hacks to enable or disable the Windows 10 startup delay. After Windows loads up, it doesn't start loading your startup apps immediately as to dedicate more resources to load system services and files. If you have a fast computer and particularly an SSD, you can disable this feature and have even your apps start loading the moment Windows boots instantly up. https://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/disable_the_windows_10_startup_delay.html The zip file contains two files to enable o...

KillEmAll is a portable utility designed for killing all non-essential Windows programs immediately.

Uninstall Microsoft Office is designed to allow removal of Microsoft Office products from your machine while retaining files, documents, or workbooks created using the apps.

Windows USB/DVD Download Tool is a free Microsoft app designed to allow you to create a copy of an ISO onto a USB or DVD.

Cleanmgr+ is a portable app that builds upon the Microsoft Disk Clean-up Tool (Cleanmgr.exe) by adding additional features and deleting more junk than the Disk Clean-up Tool.

Microsoft Windows Commands Is an A to Z PDF of Available Windows Commands

Microsoft Show or Hide Updates Troubleshooter is designed to aid you in uninstalling a problematic Windows Update as well as preventing that update from installing until the next scheduled Windows Update. Click on wushowhide.diagcab and then click on Next in the lower right corner. After scanning, you can Hide Updates or Show Hidden Updates. A report is available at the conclusion if you select Show Hidden Updates. http://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/microsoft_show_or_hide_updates_troubleshooter.html Selecting Hide Updates will show you a l...

Microsoft now is allowing sign-ups to be the first to try the upcoming brand new Microsoft Edge browser powered by Chromium.

Windows Audio Loudness Equalizer will help you to control each applications volume separately as well as attempting to equalize peak levels for each app to your preferred level.

SecretMessager provides a simple way to encrypt your messages before sending them permitting you to keep the details secure.

AuroraDecrypter is designed to assist in decrypting files targeted by the Aurora ransomware.

MiTeC EXE Explorer is a portable utility designed to assist you in reading/displaying the properties and structure of executable files.

RisohEditor is designed to allow adding, editing, extracting and removing of resource data from DLL/EXE files.

CloneApp UA (Universal Apps) is a portable utility that permits you to create backups of your installed Modern UI apps data easily.

Windows 10 Auto-Night-Mode is designed for automatically switching between the dark and light theme of Windows 10.

Steam Library Manager allows you to backup, restore, move your Steam games and will be especially useful for users with large game libraries. If you are an avid gamer, you have probably amassed a large assortment of games. Steam Library Manager gives you the option forgo deleting games but instead offers you an alternative and easy way to manage them. You can sort games by name, ID size on disk to name a few of the available filters. https://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/steam_library_manager.html Using Steam Library Manager is relatively si...

Context Cleaner helps you to clean up the context menu from unwanted additions and more. This portable utility is designed for managing the content contained in the context menu. Often when you download an app, it will add items to the context menu, and they remain there even after you have uninstalled the app. Context Cleaner is designed to give you the power to find and remove these items in a relatively simple fashion. To remove an item without a utility like Context Cleaner can be difficult for novice users as well as time-consuming locating ...

Ron's WebLynx is a powerful link organizer designed to help you manage 100's or even 1000's of websites links allowing you to effectively take control of your internet.

Python is a dynamic object-based programming language that is relatively easy-to-learn making it a great choice for users looking to sink their teeth into coding for the first time.

Crypt It will allow you to encrypt/decrypt files and text all from a straightforward portable utility.

Restart on Crash monitors user-selected applications and will automatically relaunch any that hang or crash. It permits you to add any number of applications for monitoring as well as the ability to enable/disable them individually and edit the command line for use when you restart an application. The fact that it is portable allows you to keep it on a USB drive so that you can utilize it on the go to keep your apps up and running with a minimum of user action. https://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/restart_on_crash.html Restart on Crash is p...

Strong Passwd Generator provides you with a secure password creation utility designed to fully automate the task of creating strong, hard to crack, passwords. After installation, you're presented with a collection of options to create the password you desire. These include: Include lowercase Include uppercase Include numeric characters Include special characters Exclude ambiguous characters Exclude similar characters Auto-copy passwords to clipboard. http://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/strong_passwd_generator.html You can also ...

naBoota allows you to create a bootable USB drive for the operating system of your choosing in a simple and efficient manner.

Wifi Password Recovery allows you to recover wi-fi network passwords saved locally eliminating the need to alter your router's settings.

File Extension Fixer is useful tool that is capable of repairing damaged executable file extensions.

Notes Keeper is a portable tool specifically designed to assist you in saving and efficiently retrieving notes.

Digital Clock gives you a straightforward portable timepiece for display on your desktop.

Trout is designed to provide you with a straightforward no-frills portable audio player - just listen to some music.

Bitser allows efficient managing of ZIP, ZIPX, 7Z, RAR, ISO, MSI, VHD, GZIP, BZIP2,TAR, RAR5, DMG, LZMA, LZMA2, NTFS, FAT, MBR, SquashFS, CramFS, CAB, CPIO, DEB, LZH, NSIS, RPM, UDF, WIM, XAR, XZ, Z and has additional features not found in other compression programs. Installation is required, and Bitser gives you the option of adding to your Context Menu during the installation. You can add or remove this after installation. Bitser is simple to use with a set of tabs across the top for Create, Manage, Report, Passwords, and Options. Underneath t...

SmartSystemMenu is a portable utility designed to permit the extending of the system menu for all windows in the host system.

Win Facebook Blocker is designed to be a useful little tool that allows you to block/unblock known Facebook domains and subdomains with ease.

Strely (Cleaner/Booster/Anti-Shortcut) was originally designed to help eliminate USB virus shortcuts but has since evolved into a memory booster, drive cleaner, and system tweaker.

Intelligent Standby List Cleaner is designed to monitor and clear the memory standby list when it is greater than 1000mb (1gb).

Lenovo System Update is a wizard-based utility that allows you to download and install all the latest Lenovo system drivers, software, and BIOS updates efficiently.

HTTP Downloader was designed to help you maximize download throughput via high-performance input/output completion ports (IOCP).

Intel Microcode Boot Loader assists you in the process of creating a bootable USB flash drive that will automatically apply the latest Intel microcodes ensuring that your CPU is protected from speculative execution side-channel vulnerabilities like the now infamous Spectre.

God Mode Launcher is a simple app that provides you with a zero-interface launcher for God Mode. No need to create a shortcut just use this app and you have access.

Most of us are used to files that come in ZIP format. Windows even supports opening these directly, albeit a bit slow. But, how do you open compressed files that you don't recognize? Luckily there are dozens of free programs, and a couple of shareware programs, to make this effortless at any skill level.

ConfigureDefender is a portable utility specifically designed to allow you to manage the settings for Windows Defender in Windows 8.1/10 in an efficient manner.

GameMode for Windows 10 was designed to help boost the performance of your Windows 10 PC while gaming.

Win10 Settings Blocker is a portable app designed to permit you to block specific options from the Settings application in Windows 10 easily. This utility will be useful for System Admins needing to lockdown an entire network but also anyone who shares a computer with multiple people who keep changing up the settings. Changes such as those offered by this app can be made using the Group Policy or the Windows Registry to block options in the Settings application, but this app makes it a little easier to achieve. https://www.majorgeeks.com/files/...

Sordum Hibernate Enable or Disable is a portable app designed to allow for the simple disabling/enabling of hibernation on your machine.

NVSlimmer is a freeware tool that permits you to remove and customize all the included programs and settings bundled with your NVIDIA driver package. You can then repackage your drivers or apply and install.

Many Windows users have experienced that annoying and time-consuming issue where the Windows Update when gets stuck in a loop, for example downloading updates get stuck at 95% - forever. What to do? Well, now there is Windows Update Cache Cleaner which will clear the Windows Update cache to help resolve those issues.

Enable or Disable Possibly Unwanted Applications Protection contains registry files that can quickly enable or disable "Possibly Unwanted Applications Protection" in Windows Defender.

Thumbcache Viewer is a portable app that permits extracting thumbnail images from the thumbcache_*.db and iconcache_*.db database files. It is set up to be easy-to-use and will be comfortable for even the most novice of users.

NT Registry Analyzer provides the ability to analyze the registry and remove/repair remnants left when uninstalling software and hardware.

Shortcut Virus Remover is a portable utility that allows you to wipe the shortcut virus from your USB drive.

NoVirusThanks Win Update Fixer is a simple utility that will allow you to fix common Windows Update errors with ease

JSoft PDF Reducer is a simple option for compressing, merging, and splitting PDF files easily.

DNSCrypt-Proxy is a multi-platform command-line proxy for ensuring your DNS traffic is encrypted. But don't fear if you are unfamiliar with command prompt, Tim has written the ultimate listing of all known http://www.majorgeeks.com/content/page/the_ultimate_list_of_every_known_command_prompt_command.htmlcommand prompt commands to help you through. It operates by bridging applications that are awaiting regular DNS with secure servers that support encrypted DNS (DNSCrypt and DoH). DNSCrypt-Proxy is also capable of displaying DNS activity, cac...

File Association Fixer Tool is a straightforward tool will help you fix file association problems on Windows 10 that can be potentially caused by installation errors, viruses, malware, etc.

AZip is a useful portable utility that enables you to efficiently manage and create ZIP archive content.

Executor is set up to be a fully customizable alternative to Windows Run that will enable you to enjoy a personalized multi-purpose launcher and more.

Icecream PDF Candy is designed as an all-in-one PDF utility containing a comprehensive suite of tools that has everything needed for working with PDF files.

SmartTaskbar is an Open Source app that permits you to hide the Taskbar while applications are displayed full screen.

EncryptPad is a simple portable utility designed to allow you to view and edit symmetrically encrypted text. It can be utilized through the command line or via a GUI and is intended to be a tool for the encryption/decryption of binary files and uses OpenPGP RFC 4880. In the case of EncryptPad, it differentiates itself from other OpenPGP software which their primary purpose is asymmetric encryption, where EncryptPad is symmetric encryption. Also, OpenPGP file format allows you to encrypt a file with another tool (gpg for example) implementing that...

ProcessMonitor is a portable tool designed for process monitoring allowing you to stay informed whether a specific process is running and if not it allows you to restart them automatically. The goal with this tool is to make tracking of processes simple by preconfiguring a watchlist. There are times when a process will stop and can cause network, security, etc., issues if they are not running. For example, running a gaming, web, database or mail server. ProcessMonitor gives you the ability to ensure they are running as required. It can track them...

Hidden Windows 7 Features is a straightforward app that allows you to uncover features hidden in Windows 7 without the need to manually modify the registry. With this enhancement, you can quickly uncover many useful features in as a little as one-click from the organized interface. Each feature set is broken out into seven categories that encompass everything from taskbar to keyboard. Once you choose an area you want to augment, you can check or uncheck the relevant feature and hit apply. Simple really. No need to mess around with changing regist...

Windows Defender Offline will help you remove stubborn malware like rootkits from your machine prior to starting Windows via bootable media. Other types of anti-malware software attempt to remove malware after Windows has already started but this can be futile as they have already activated their malicious code before the Windows operating system even starts. Windows Defender Offline will mitigate that by allowing you to save removable media like a CD, DVD, or USB flash drive then boot from there to initiate the scan. http://www.majorgeeks.com/f...

History Eraser is a Chrome extension designed to allow quick deletion of typed URLs, cache, cookies, your download, and browsing history all with a single click.

Microsoft Program Install and Uninstall Troubleshooter will fix problems that block programs from being installed or removed including corrupted registry keys that prevent you from installing or removing programs. This utility will help fix corrupted registry keys on 64-bit operating systems, registry keys that control the update data, problems that prevent new programs from being installed, and issues that prevent existing programs from being completely uninstalled or updated. It can also help with problems that block you from uninstalling a pro...

SSE Setup is a straightforward Windows installation creator that provides a step-by-step guide to make creation as simple as possible.

Advanced BootInforma Permits Viewing of Specific Active Processes

Sordum Random Password Generator is a portable utility that simplifies the process of generating unique random passwords. It allows the utilization of the full spectrum of symbols, alpha (both upper and lowercase), and numerical.

HostsCK provides you with the ability to access and edit the Windows Host File so you can manage the list of blocked/allowed websites with little fuss.

DtWinVer is a comprehensive portable OS detection utility that works as a C++ class and will provide you with various details related to your OS.

Free VPN Test provides you with a simple way to get the details about what private data is possibly leaking from your machine. It will constantly update itself as you navigate the web, so you always know what data is being exposed.

Kill-Update is designed to give more update control by permitting you to manually manage when Windows 10 updates happen beyond the scope of simply setting up active-hours.

Windows Defender Browser Protection is a Google Chrome extension capable of extending the capabilities of Windows Defender giving you much-needed additional protection against phishing, malicious websites and more. Windows Defender Browser Protection is designed to help further protect you against online threats of all kinds, like links in phishing emails and websites that are set up with the clandestine purpose of tricking you into downloading and installing malicious software that can harm your machine. https://www.majorgeeks.com/files/detail...

SendTo Menu Editor is designed to make managing the shortcuts in the Windows Send To menu a more simple process.

wufuc will permit you to continue installing updates on Windows 7 and 8.1 systems with AMD Ryzen, Intel Kaby Lake, or other unsupported processors by disabling the "Unsupported Hardware" message.

Adaware Web Companion is brought to you by Lavasoft who delivered one of the first anti-malware tools to the web. It is a set of tools that can be loaded as browser extensions with the goal of keeping you safe while web surfing.

FRSWiggle is a small utility that gives you the option to prevent your machine from going into sleep mode and also blocks the screensaver from running.

AyaN Smart System Care 4 puts all the tools needed in one place so you can clean junk files, browser cache/history/cookies, stop processes/services, optimize your system, and more.

This utility will help fix and repair corrupt JPEG headers using a reference or sample file as well as repairing invalid JPEG markers.

Keep yourself informed about various system modifications with this straightforward utility designed to monitor your drives, directories, and files for any changes that occur in real-time.

This newly listed tool is for assisting you to fix file association problems on Windows 10. These issues are commonly caused by installation errors, viruses, malware, etc.

Nothing fancy here, just a fun and simple way to visually spice up your mouse cursor with fun trails and graphics.

Like many, we were pleasantly surprised to see Classic-Start released continuing the Classic Shell project allowing you to easily change your Start Menu to the classic Windows 7 look with single or dual panes as well as allowing you to customize even further.

If your computer won't boot, not all is lost. There are five free apps that you can use to boot from CD, DVD, or a thumb drive to run diagnostics, make repairs, back up files, and more.

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Soda Player provides you with a simple but fast option for streaming torrent videos and movies minus download requirements.

NoVirusThanks Systray Refresh is a service only app that silently operates in the background ensuring your systray stays clean from dead icons left behind after you terminate a program.

PDF24 Creator can create or convert http://www.majorgeeks.com/mg/sortname/pdf_tools.htmlPDF files into multiple file formats. PDF24 will assist you to merge and split PDFs, extract pages from any P...

IObit Malware Fighter 4 Free is an advanced malware & spyware removal utility that detects and removes the deepest infections and protects your PC from malicious behavior in real time. This is on...

This past week was busy with many updates but there were also some really good new additions as well. So just in case you missed them we will make it easy and group them all together. This eclectic g...

Dns Lock is a portable utility that permits you to quickly change the address of your IPv4 DNS server and protect it from being changed. http://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/dns_lock.htmlhttp://w...

QuickHash is a straightforward and fast hash verification utility designed to ensure the authenticity of downloaded files. http://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/quickhash.html It will quickly dis...

MyPC Process Monitor helps manage running tasks, processes, threads, modules, services and more on a local or remote computer.

Stop Resetting My Apps can stop Windows 10 from resetting apps after Windows Updates or large updates Microsoft Edge, Photos or Groove Music.

ZHPDiag scans your machine for and diagnoses if any malware, trojans, etc., are present then displays potentially vulnerable areas.

You know that feeling - someone looking over your shoulder while you are working or pretending to work. ;) It would be of great use to have the ability to hide those private apps quickly and in minim...

A Sharper Scaling keeps your upscaled images crisp and clear with specifically designed algorithms that improve image scaling quality.

PC Tasks Optimizer is a highly straightforward utility intended to simplify the enabling or disabling of Windows tasks.

My Windows Services Panel provides an easy list for reference and control over frequently used services.

Tom's Hash Explorer calculate single or multi-file cryptographic hash values within a fast Explorer-like interface.

Clover adds multi-tab functionality to Windows Explorer allowing you to open multiple folders within the same window, folder bookmarks and more.

Note Diagnostics Tool compiles OneNote diagnostic and activity logs for use when troubleshooting issues with Microsoft's Support Team.

BestPractice makes learning to play music by ear easy by allowing you to manipulate an MP3 or CDs playback speed.

Use LSASecretsView to quickly locate and display system passwords and keys.

Windows and Office Genuine ISO Verifier is an easy-to-use way for double-checking ISO images when downloading from sources other than Microsoft.

Anti-Spam SMTP Proxy (ASSP) is an open-source SMTP Proxy server that incorporates auto-whitelists, greylisting, virus scanning, attachment blocking, and many other filter methods to combat SPAM.

Computer Repair Simulator combines game-like elements with hardwired educational instruction to help visually teach computer repair.

HARDiNFO Free collects all of your critical system information and displays it within a tasteful UI, it also allows you to run benchmark tests.

Picture Stamper is a user-friendly watermarking utility that supports numerous formats and styles.

Simple Software-restriction Policy Enhances PC Security protects your PC from many potential vulnerabilities/exploits by determining what software is allowed to run and what is blocked.

PreviousFilesRecovery helps locate and recover lost or deleted files from within the shadow copies of Windows.

WhySoSlow helps get to the bottom of what may be causing system slow-downs by checking CPU temperature, processes, memory, fragmentation, drivers and more.

CalcTape is a multifunctional calculator that permits the use of notations and corrections to calculations. Perfect for expense reports, taxes, etc.

LAN Messenger is a cross-platform instant messenger that allows server-less communications over local networks - it also includes AES encryption.

CredentialsFileView will extract and display passwords/decrypted data (allows simple multi-format exportation) from Windows Credentials Files in an easy-to-read table.

Convertilla easily converts your video and music files from one format to another. Supports FLV, MKV, MPG, AVI, MOV, WMV, 3GP, MP3, AAC, FLAC, WAV, and much more.

WinPurify assists you in disabling Windows 10 telemetry, updates, removal of universal apps as well as temporary data and help files.

Universal Windows Downloader gives one-stop downloading of Microsoft Windows 7-10 as well as other products including OneNote, Word, PowerPoint, Office, Outlook and more.

BlueGriffon is a free, full-featured HTML editor powered by Firefox's rendering engine Gecko.

Pinger allows you to ping multiple IP addresses and IPV4 network entities simultaneously to verify their validity.

Sweet Home 3D lets you visualize furniture placement right from your PC in 3D - no manual labor required!

Add a ghoulishly fun appearance to your PC or Android device with 4 spooky apps - don't be scared!

Colasoft MAC Scanner Free allows quick scanning of IP and MAC addresses within a local network with virtually no app configuration required.

Scrollout F1 is an easy-to-use anti-spam email gateway with a pre-configured email firewall and anti-virus protection for any of your email servers.

Quickly find then categorize images, emails, files and multimedia content located locally on your machine with Copernic Desktop Search Lite.

DarkAudacity is a useful audio editor and recorder modeled after Audacity but allows you to use a dark appearance to save your eyes.

Simple DNSCrypt blocks any 3rd party from attempting privacy penetration by allowing auto dnscrypt-proxy configuration to prevent DNS traffic snooping.

McAfee GetSusp finds suspected malware when other solutions have failed to do so via the McAfee Global Threat Intelligence File Reputation database.

Simple Disable Key permits you to easily disable or remove specific key functions/combinations.

Save.Me automatically saves files, folders, images, texts, URLs, and emails and allows you to easily organize them.

USB Disk Storage Format Tool will help format most USB flash drives via FAT, FAT32, exFAT, or NTFS partition types.

Protect your privacy while using Windows 10 from various security leaks (like Telemetry) with Win10 SpyStop

PC Services Optimizer allows you to easily tweak dozens of unnecessary Windows services without delving into any technical complexities.

Free Firewall will protect you against various internet threats on multiple fronts like by notifying you if an app attempts to access the internet.

QuickImageComment allows editing/viewing of EXIF, IPTC and XMP properties within a user-friendly interface.

VaultPasswordView will scan for and display Windows Vault passwords in an easy to read display.

Large Files and Folders Finder+ provides an easy way to monitor drive space by keeping track of large files and folders.

Prisma for Android allows you to spice up any image on your device with artistic filters that include vibrant colors and the styles of famous artists.

QRecorders offers a zero configuration screen recorder - just run, record and save.

Ping Monster is a networking tool for keeping you informed by enabling ping monitoring through email notifications, sound alerts, and HTTP post.

Snipaste is an able-bodied alternative to Greenshot that includes many additional useful features.

EasyUEFI will easily create, delete, edit, clean up, backup and restore your machine's EFI/UEFI boot options.

WinBolt is a toolkit to easily run system maintenance tools or anti-virus/malware tools including Rkill, TDSSKiller, CCleaner, Spybot and more.

Weed Killer is a simple solution for eradicating old files from folders and temp file build up management.

PowerRun is an easy-to-use privilege elevation tool for permitting locked Cmd.exe and regedit.exe actions to be performed.

Win.Privacy blocks information collecting Windows services through a quick one-click process.

Transwiz allows the easy transfer of settings and data to a new PC by compressing them into a standard zip archive.

Panzer Combat II is a webcam-based battlefield strategy game - battle other tanks and view the action on your PC!

S.S.E. File Encryptor securely encrypts confidential data files and folders using strong encryption algorithms like AES 256bit, Blowfish 448bit, Twofish 256bit and more.

PC Startup Master provides a simple way to obtain a faster PC startup via startup item configuration.

FolderShredder will permanently delete files using multiple overwrites, encryption, and more to ensure the target data is unrecoverable.

RuntimePack enables you to quickly find out which one of the Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable packages you need.

ZHPCleaner is an easy-to-use utility for scanning for and then removing malware from your browser.

FocusOn Image Viewer allows for quick editing, resizing or rotating of images.

Equalizer APO is a nicely designed system-wide equalizer with infinite sound adjustment possibilities - make your audio pop.

TidyTabs adds Chrome-style tabs into Windows Explorer, Microsoft Office or Notepad.

There is a rash on spam lately, and hence a rash of calls from friends looking to clean their computers, that LOOK like it is from Amazon, UPS, FEDX, ETC that entice you to over react to the email in ...

Iobit has released their latest product, Advanced System Care with Antivirus. Advanced System Care is a popular all-in-one suite for maintaining your computer. It already has a solid reputation for cl...

A strong password is not all that is needed to fully protect your precious data and files from prying eyes, court orders (heaven forbid) or theft! Even passwords can be cracked and laptops can be stol...

At some point, many of you will experience a stop error (BSOD) that seemingly has no fixable solution. Safe Mode doesn't work; Last Known Good Configuration doesn't work, and so on. Sometimes, there i...

If you are getting a red X where pictures should be, it is an easy fix. First off, obviously make sure it is happening frequently, not just on a website here and there because their can be a problem...

Back in the day many of us used the included Outlook Express with Windows. It was fast and easy to use so why not? That said Outlook Express isn’t available with Windows Vista or Windows 7; you can't ...

A new malware threat has been detected spreading on the web. Currently being refered to as Codec-C, it removes a user’s start programs as well as all of their shortcuts on the desktop. However, unlike...

April 13, 2012 Most people have heard of free antivirus software but maybe you are worried it is too good to be true? Do they really work? Can they be as good as paid antivirus programs? In short, ye...

Spring has arrived for many of us and if you are in some areas, like the Northeast, it almost feels like summer. What better way to get in the mood then to brighten up your computer with free, safe, s...

Microsoft recently reported that the Windows 8 Consumer Preview was downloaded an impressive 1 million times within the first 24 hours of it being released to the public. Needless to say, we download...

Active KillDisk (Freeware) Want to destroy the information on your hard drive to make it impossible to recover? Then active Active KillDisk is for you. The application will run on either a bootabl...

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