Thanks to some independent developers who distribute free utilities for the Windows system, we have a nice collection of tools that, depending on their function, can save us a lot of time in some basic operations or be a salvation when some more error occurs. or less severe on the PC. Among the best and most useful Windows utilities we will see here the truly free ones, which can be downloaded without hiding viruses, adware or sponsors, distributed by reliable developers such as Nirsoft, PortableApps or Sysinternals.
In particular, these utilities do not require installation and can therefore be performed as they are downloaded or even stored in a USB stick or in a cloud space to always have them available, from any PC, when they are needed.
1) CurrPorts is a network monitoring tool to view active and open UDP and TCP / IP ports on a local computer, which is useful for analyzing the connections used by different programs.
To better understand what it is, you can read the guide on how to see TCP connections, ports and internet usage on your PC
2) Process Explorer is a portable alternative of the Windows task manager, which displays complete information on each running process, on the linked DLL files, on the file paths and also on the possible danger.
Process Explorer is perhaps the best Task manager for managing processes and tasks on Windows
3) rKill to terminate suspicious processes and malware on Windows so that you can then remove them without difficulty with virus scanning.
It is one of the most important security programs of all.
4) DriverList for DriverList to see the list of drivers installed on the PC is the alternative to the Windows Device Manager, which lists all the loaded drivers with all the detailed information that can be useful to solve problems.
5) NetTraffic View and the other Nirsoft tools to sniff the PC network and intercept internet traffic and passwords, simple and basic, but very powerful and effective.
6) Wireless Network Watcher to find out who is connected to your wifi network and connects wirelessly
7) LastActivity View to check the activities on the PC in chronological order, to know how the computer was used.
8) Autoruns, to find out which programs are running automatically and start automatically when the computer is turned on.
Autoruns may not be the simplest utility of this type, to be used therefore, in case of difficulty, you can find an alternative in the article on programs to manage automatic startup in Windows and the computer.
9) Geek Uninstaller is one of the simplest and lightest portable utilities to use as an alternative to uninstall programs on Windows.
10) Clamwin or other portable antivirus scanners, to be kept always ready when the antivirus installed on the PC is rendered ineffective by a malware.
11) ADWCleaner, portable program to find and remove adware, spyware and harmful extensions on all web browsers.
It is undoubtedly one of the programs to always have and use on Windows
12) BatteryInfoView, to see if the laptop battery is still good .
13) WebBrowserPassView, to see the names and passwords of ligin saved on browsers
14) USBDeview lists all USB devices connected to the computer, also providing additional information to test, for example, the speed of data and file transfer of the USB drive.
15) CrystalDiskInfo, to know everything about the disks installed in the PC, to check the health status and performance of the hard disk or SSD.
16) HWInfo, a utility to know everything about the hardware and internal devices of the computer.
17) Windirstat to graphically see how disk space is occupied by each folder and file.
18) Eraser to permanently delete a file from the computer.
19) Windows Repair, a program that corrects the most common Windows errors caused by malware and viruses.
20) Tweaking.com Technicians Toolbox, free for non-commercial use, is a collection of Windows administration and system management and troubleshooting tools.
