utorrent
7-zip
AIDA64 Extreme
AnyBurn
Audacity
Autoruns
Bitdefender Internet Security
CCleaner
CPU-Z
EaseUS Partition Master
EMCO UnLockit
EVGA Precision X1
GPU-Z
Karen's Replicator and Karen's Directory Printer
Macrium Reflect
Minitool Partition Wizard
Mozilla Firefox
Paint Shop Pro 7.04
Revo Uninstaller
Sumatra PDF
VLC Media Player
Winaero Tweaker
XnView
Some may not like Malwarebytes but there's nothing wrong with it.
I use Sumo, the best program updater I've found so far.
See below where I have a comment:
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7-Zip - Unarchiver - essential for compressed file handling
GeForce Experience - Nvidia Drivers And Customization - not needed
MSI Afterburner - Versatile Graphics Card Utility
Rainmeter - Desktop Customization Tool
WinDirStat - Disk Usage Statistics Viewer - I use TreeSize instead
Your Phone - Links An Android Phone To A Pc
Memtest86 - Boots From A USB Flash Drive To Test The RAM - OK but you can use the built in memory test
Bitwarden - Password Manager
Foxit Reader - PDF Reader - I just use Chrome or Edge
OBS - screen capturing
HWinfo64 - System Information, Diagnostics And Benchmarking - very useful
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Aida 64 - System Information, Diagnostics And Benchmarking
AutoHotKey - Scripting
Ccleaner - System Optimization, Privacy And Cleaning - it's fine provided you don't fiddle with the registry. I use the portable version.
Glary Utilities - All-In-One Utility For Cleaning A Pc
IObit Advanced Systemcare - Scan, Repair, And Optimize
IObit Driver Booster - Driver Update Utility
IObit Uninstaller - Advanced Uninstall Tool - I use Revo Uninstaller
Iolo System Mechanic - Clean And Speed Up Your Pc
KeePass - Password Manager
PC Decrapifier - Bloatware Remover
Restoro - Free Version Scans Pc For Problems
Ryzen Master - Amd Utility For Overclocking
SUMo - Software Update Monitor
Speccy - Finds/Saves Computer Specs
Ultra Defrag - Disk Defragmenter For Windows
Malwarebytes - Malware Protection
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Autoruns - Controls Start-Up Apps - essential to manage start-up stuff
Dual Monitor Tools - Advanced Dual Or Multiple Monitor Setup
GParted - Partition Editor For Graphically Managing Disk Partitions - I use MiniTool Partition Wizard
Microsoft To-Do - Task Management
Ninite - Software Installer
NirSoft - Password Recovery
PowerToys - Productivity Suite
Prey - Mobile Device Tracking
Radeon Control Panel - AMD Control Panel
Recuva - Advanced File Recovery
Revo Uninstaller - Advanced Software Uninstaller - excellent
Rufus - Creates Bootable Usb Flash Drives
Seer Pro - Windows Quick Look Tool
TranslucentTB - Controls Appearance Of The Taskbar
TreeSize - Disk Space Manager - excellent
Wallpaper Studio 10 - Manage Wallpapers And Backgrounds
Windows Defender Offline - Offline Scanning Tool That Runs Outside Of The OS - installed anyway
I would also add these:
Macrium Reflect for backup
Wise Disk Cleaner to clean up temporary files
NVCleanstall to control NVidia driver installation
Driver Store Explorer (RAPR) to remove old drivers
Belarc Adviser to report system configuration
WinAero Tweaker to configure Windows appearance
DesktopOK to save icon layout on desktop
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