This time, instead of talking about famous and powerful programs, we see those practical and useful little Windos tools that it can be convenient to add to improve the system and perform normal operations more quickly. These are useful applications that are always ready to search and launch commands on your computer or to customize the Windows interface so as to increase productivity and save time during the day.
In this selection we see 20 Windows tools (both for Windows 7 and for Windows 10) which are accessories for daily use, which perform various tasks and which can be downloaded and installed for free .
READ ALSO: Top 20 free Windows Utilities, to have and keep
1) Universal Viewer is a program capable of opening Word documents without installing Office or Open Office and also allows you to open images, videos, audio, Excel sheets and any other type of file.
2) Volumouse is a tool that activates the volume control by turning the mouse wheel. It can be configured to activate only when the cursor is over the taskbar, making it much faster and easier to lower and raise the speaker volume.
3) WinDirStat is a program that allows you to graphically display the space occupied by the files on the hard disk . With this type of application, it becomes easy and immediate to find the fullest folders and recognize the largest files which can then be deleted to free up space.
On another page, other free programs to view the space occupied by each folder and hard disk of the PC
4) F.Lux is the most useful tool for Windows 7 to change the brightness of the screen automatically according to the time of day, to mitigate the blue lights and not to tire the eyes too much. While Flux also works well in Windows 10, the automatic screen brightness change feature is in Windows 10 settings.
5) Teracopy to copy and move files
One of the innate problems of each Windows version is its slowness in copying a file and transferring it from one disk to another or on a USB stick. Teracopy solves this problem by speeding up the data transfer process and also giving you the option to pause and resume copying. In addition, the copy is never stopped and, even in the case of errors or damaged files, the error is only displayed at the end with options to solve the problem. Teracopy is perhaps the best Windows tool for copying many files quickly and together.
6) Everything is the best application to find files on Windows quickly.
7) Ditto to see text and images saved in the Windows clipboard .
Another problem that Windows has never solved concerns the "clipboard", that is the memory where an image or a portion of text is saved when copying and pasting. So it happens that if you do "copy" on one word and then also on another, what you paste is the last element while the others are lost.
Ditto is therefore one of the programs to view the notes and manage the copy and paste so that you can copy more things and then selectively or later paste them.
8) QTTabBar is the Windows tool for transforming folder windows so that they are tabbed like those of the browser, making it easy to open multiple folders together in the same window. QTTabBar also adds buttons and quick controls to copy, move, search and perform any type of operation on files.
9) IOBit Uninstaller is the ideal program to uninstall software from Windows. Since the uninstaller of Windows programs always leaves useless traces and data that wastes space, the IOBit uninstaller is always useful to prevent this from happening. The tool is really easy to use and eliminates almost all types of junk files left behind by the removed programs, including registry entries, integrated system files, temporary files. It also allows you to remove programs in bulk and automatically responds to most requests that are made during uninstallation procedures.
10) Unchecky is a really important tool to be used on the PCs of less experienced people, who when they install new programs do not read and check the wizards, thus ending up accepting every sponsor and unwanted software that accompanies it. Unchecky automatically deselects or rejects offers of additional installations when installing new programs and defending your computer from junk and malicious programs
11) PC Decrapifier is the program to be used on a new pre-installed computer, already full of useless programs to be removed. This tool will do the cleaning job in one go by removing any bloatware from the Windows installation.
12) EagleGet is the best download manager to control file downloads and speed them up. Similar to other download managers, it offers maximum download speed using multi-thread technology and allows you to stop and resume downloads from the internet without having to start over from scratch in case of interruption.
13) Listary
This fantastic tool for Windows is a file manager, which allows you to search for files in folders and quickly access any data. Listary allows you to find practically anything on your PC simply by typing what you need, integrating into the explorer and the system. Its speed and ease of access are unique features of an indispensable tool for everyone, significantly better than Windows 10's Cortana.
14) 7-Zip is another indispensable program for everyone, to be used instead of the integrated Windows compression tool. With 7Zip you can compress and decompress files using the right mouse button menu, you can create Zip files, decide the compression level, you can extract zip and rar files and check archives completely.
15) SageThumbs
I had already written about SageThumbs in another article as a Windows program capable of enabling the display of image previews in Windows folders. After installing SageThumbs, however, you also have another feature: a new item is added to the menu that appears by pressing the right button on an image file . The menu item allows you to see the image thumbnail, set it as a background, convert it to another format and send it via Email.
A similar tool that also contains a button to rotate the image is XNView Shell Extension
16) Process Explorer is the perfect tool to check the processes running on your PC, in order to know what is slowing down your computer and, if necessary, to identify active malicious processes.
Process Explorer is one of the best alternatives to the Task manager to manage processes and activities on Windows.
The list continues in a second part of this article with other tools to be installed on Windows that improve PC functions
In other summary articles we have also seen:
In this selection we see 20 Windows tools (both for Windows 7 and for Windows 10) which are accessories for daily use, which perform various tasks and which can be downloaded and installed for free .
READ ALSO: Top 20 free Windows Utilities, to have and keep
1) Universal Viewer is a program capable of opening Word documents without installing Office or Open Office and also allows you to open images, videos, audio, Excel sheets and any other type of file.
2) Volumouse is a tool that activates the volume control by turning the mouse wheel. It can be configured to activate only when the cursor is over the taskbar, making it much faster and easier to lower and raise the speaker volume.
3) WinDirStat is a program that allows you to graphically display the space occupied by the files on the hard disk . With this type of application, it becomes easy and immediate to find the fullest folders and recognize the largest files which can then be deleted to free up space.
On another page, other free programs to view the space occupied by each folder and hard disk of the PC
4) F.Lux is the most useful tool for Windows 7 to change the brightness of the screen automatically according to the time of day, to mitigate the blue lights and not to tire the eyes too much. While Flux also works well in Windows 10, the automatic screen brightness change feature is in Windows 10 settings.
5) Teracopy to copy and move files
One of the innate problems of each Windows version is its slowness in copying a file and transferring it from one disk to another or on a USB stick. Teracopy solves this problem by speeding up the data transfer process and also giving you the option to pause and resume copying. In addition, the copy is never stopped and, even in the case of errors or damaged files, the error is only displayed at the end with options to solve the problem. Teracopy is perhaps the best Windows tool for copying many files quickly and together.
6) Everything is the best application to find files on Windows quickly.
7) Ditto to see text and images saved in the Windows clipboard .
Another problem that Windows has never solved concerns the "clipboard", that is the memory where an image or a portion of text is saved when copying and pasting. So it happens that if you do "copy" on one word and then also on another, what you paste is the last element while the others are lost.
Ditto is therefore one of the programs to view the notes and manage the copy and paste so that you can copy more things and then selectively or later paste them.
8) QTTabBar is the Windows tool for transforming folder windows so that they are tabbed like those of the browser, making it easy to open multiple folders together in the same window. QTTabBar also adds buttons and quick controls to copy, move, search and perform any type of operation on files.
9) IOBit Uninstaller is the ideal program to uninstall software from Windows. Since the uninstaller of Windows programs always leaves useless traces and data that wastes space, the IOBit uninstaller is always useful to prevent this from happening. The tool is really easy to use and eliminates almost all types of junk files left behind by the removed programs, including registry entries, integrated system files, temporary files. It also allows you to remove programs in bulk and automatically responds to most requests that are made during uninstallation procedures.
10) Unchecky is a really important tool to be used on the PCs of less experienced people, who when they install new programs do not read and check the wizards, thus ending up accepting every sponsor and unwanted software that accompanies it. Unchecky automatically deselects or rejects offers of additional installations when installing new programs and defending your computer from junk and malicious programs
11) PC Decrapifier is the program to be used on a new pre-installed computer, already full of useless programs to be removed. This tool will do the cleaning job in one go by removing any bloatware from the Windows installation.
12) EagleGet is the best download manager to control file downloads and speed them up. Similar to other download managers, it offers maximum download speed using multi-thread technology and allows you to stop and resume downloads from the internet without having to start over from scratch in case of interruption.
13) Listary
This fantastic tool for Windows is a file manager, which allows you to search for files in folders and quickly access any data. Listary allows you to find practically anything on your PC simply by typing what you need, integrating into the explorer and the system. Its speed and ease of access are unique features of an indispensable tool for everyone, significantly better than Windows 10's Cortana.
14) 7-Zip is another indispensable program for everyone, to be used instead of the integrated Windows compression tool. With 7Zip you can compress and decompress files using the right mouse button menu, you can create Zip files, decide the compression level, you can extract zip and rar files and check archives completely.
15) SageThumbs
I had already written about SageThumbs in another article as a Windows program capable of enabling the display of image previews in Windows folders. After installing SageThumbs, however, you also have another feature: a new item is added to the menu that appears by pressing the right button on an image file . The menu item allows you to see the image thumbnail, set it as a background, convert it to another format and send it via Email.
A similar tool that also contains a button to rotate the image is XNView Shell Extension
16) Process Explorer is the perfect tool to check the processes running on your PC, in order to know what is slowing down your computer and, if necessary, to identify active malicious processes.
Process Explorer is one of the best alternatives to the Task manager to manage processes and activities on Windows.
The list continues in a second part of this article with other tools to be installed on Windows that improve PC functions
In other summary articles we have also seen:
- 20 programs for the maintenance of the Windows PC
- Best accessories of Windows 7, among the least known and hidden
- Top 50 Microsoft PC programs to download for free
