A new computer is always a new curiosity factor. When a user buys a new PC, he tries to personalize it. Make it more performing and make most of the machine, paid for. Many times, have we seen users searching web for the 'best softwares to install on computer'. Even though your PC comes with many pre-installed applications, but those are not sufficient. You know, "you can always do more."
So, in this post, Link Buddy will link you to the best free softwares, you would love to install and use.
1. Recuva
Recuva is an excellent (and free) software to recover deleted files. But why do we need it now? That’s because there’s a lot of deleting and uninstalling happening with CCleaner, Revo Uninstaller, PC Decrapifier and all. If you suddenly delete something that you shouldn’t, and then want to recover it, you would have this tool to fall back on. Download Here.
2. Microsoft Security Essentials
Microsoft Security Essentials might go down in history as one of the best free software released by this tech giant. This tool has given a number of antivirus vendors, especially those who provide full-fledged free versions, a run for their money. It can protect your PC from viruses, spyware and malware. Download Here.
3. Ninite
Ninite
will cover the “how to install” part when installing new stuff on your
PC. This all-in-one installer lets you pick software and install them at
one go. And the choices of course are very diverse. Check out our
previous guide on batch installing programs with Ninite.
4. Macrium Reflect or Windows Backup and Restore
We already know the importance of creating a system image and how to create it using the built-in Windows backup and restore center (you should also create a system repair disc). Now, this might not be available in all editions of Windows so I’d suggest a worthy, and more powerful alternative called Macrium Reflect. Use it to create an initial system image, and for other such tasks as you start using the computer. Download Here.
5. PC Decrapifier
Most of the branded laptops and desktops come bloated with
proprietary (and useless) software which you should get rid of if you
want your computer to function properly in the long run. Hence the old
and trusted PC Decrapifier
becomes a must-install software for new Windows computer owners to weed
out junk software and make space for better stuff. Download Here.
6. EASEUS Partition Master
EASEUS partition manager
is a nifty tool to create and manage disk partitions on Windows
systems. Even if you created partitions during the setup process, and
know how to use the disk management console to create partitions,
I’d recommend you download and keep this tool. That’s because it offers
some amazing features like resize, merge or split partitions, convert
FAT to NTFS, convert primary partition to logical and vice versa, and
much more.
The personal edition of the tool is free. It has professional and business editions too.
Also Check EaseUs CleanGenius - PC Optimizer.
8. CCleaner
You didn’t think I’d give a miss to CCleaner
in this list, did you? I am yet to find a better tool to perform a
routine PC maintenance and get rid of temporary files and data. The tool
is as amazing as it ever was. In fact, better, as it continues to be
regularly updated. And as you’d have guessed, we wrote a guide on using CCleaner too. Download Here.
9. VLC and Chrome / Firefox
Lastly, but by no means the leastly (or least, whatever), we have our usual suspects – VLC media player and Chrome and / or Firefox,
which I am clubbing together in the same point. Oh, and you don’t need
to install these separately because Ninite will take care of that. Just
make sure that you tick their names in Ninite before you start off with
the installation.
10. Dropbox or Syncback SE
The thing about data backup
is that people tend to procrastinate on it, which ultimately ends up in
a crisis situation when they have lost important data, and had no
backup whatsoever. Hence an online backup tool like Dropbox, and an offline sync and backup tool like Syncback SE
is included in this list of immediate installations for a new PC. Get
either, or both of them. I use both – Dropbox for online backup and
Syncback to keep my data synchronized with an external hard drive.
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