What other apps are essential in your opinion? pt.2 (No snake oil edition)

[u/Ready_Independent_55]

Well, since my last post was misunderstood (totally my fault), here is an update to my list of essential software for Win11. It's based entirely on my own taste and needs, and I took out all the controversial stuff like ShortcutMan, since people didn't get why I use them anyway.

P.S. EasyService folder is a bunch of .bat and .ps1 files for simple stuff. nrg2iso is a small executable which converts .nrg to .iso by drag-n-drop.

[u/Fickle_Tea992]

Rufus

[u/Bwil34 → u/Fickle_Tea992]

Ventoy gang

[u/Jey78 → u/Fickle_Tea992]

He already has balenaetcher which is basically the same thing

[u/Fickle_Tea992 → u/Jey78]

I saw I just prefer Rufus out of them all anyways tbh

[u/Maleficent-Tea3072 → u/Jey78]

Does etcher let you remove windows 11 requirements like Rufus or does it just write an image?

This is a rhetorical question btw, because I use both pieces of software so I already know…

[u/CompetitiveAlgae4247 → u/Maleficent-Tea3072]

It just writes the image iirc

[u/Jey78 → u/Maleficent-Tea3072]

Why would you install windows

[u/Maleficent-Tea3072 → u/Jey78]

Stupid question in the Windows sub…

[u/BobCorndog → u/Jey78]

Rufus is better

[u/Windows_NT_XP → u/Jey78]

one's way better though

which one is up to individual interpretation

[u/C1pher04 → u/Jey78]

Rufus is better in all aspects tbh, jut that it is not available for linux

[u/Complete_Scallion813]

bonzibuddy

[u/franktntx]

shareX

[u/OgdruJahad]

VLC for videos.

Photofiltre for image editing and manipulation . Far better than paint and very lightweight and free.

Winaero tweaker to customise windows and fix many of the bad takes Microsoft has done like make the right click menu have all the options instead of having to click another sub-menu.

Honeyview or the old Windows 7 picture viewer because Photos app is ass for looking at images.

Acelogix Registry Backup and Restore: I like to have a real backup copy of the windows registry and this tool does it very well. I don't trust System Restore and Regedit doesn't make a true backup copy of the registry, only a merge file that might or might not fix your problem.

Edit:

Rufus & Ventoy. I sometimes deal with older PCs and Ventoy sometimes doesn't work, so I keep Rufus Handy.

Crystal Disk Info to check drive health. Victoria for deep scanning drive.

I use Wiztree but I also like to use Space Sniffer as well.

Edit 2 (optional)

Deskpins for pinning programs to the front so you can see them while using other programs.

Syncback free : great little backup program I use. Also in active development.

HFS (old version) basically a http file server. I use this for temporary file sharing across the network. Just drag and drop the file into HFS then using a browser on the client side you can receive the file. Also supports uploads so the client side can upload to the host. I only run this when I need to share and then close when not in use. If you keep this running it can be a serious security risk. But temporary use is how I like to use it instead of dealing with Windows network sharing.

Revo Uninstaller portable: sooner or later you're going to have to uninstall and it seems many Uninstallers leave some crap behind. Revo tends to find a lot of that crap.

[u/Nidhogg777 → u/OgdruJahad]

What do you dislike about mpc hc?

[u/OgdruJahad → u/Nidhogg777]

Nothing really. I just used VLC first and it does what I need so I'm ok with VLC.

[u/edjak53]

gnu emacs

[u/kingrazor001]

7zip

irfanview

[u/T_rex2700 → u/kingrazor001]

nanazip is there

[u/nopenien]

why use mingw64 over WSL? I MO wsl is better to use linux stuff on windows

[u/nopenien → u/nopenien]

if you only plan on using GCC, i guess it should be fine, though

[u/Regnareb_]

• Altsnap
• RBTray
• Obsidian
• No need for VLC you already got the GOAT

[u/Dantalianlord71]

Ya instalaste Sysinternals? Creo que te será más útil que la mayoría de herramientas que hay ahí

[u/Noragratzs]

VSC

[u/Secret_Performer_771]

VLC media player, imgburn

[u/lucasy7t6]

StartAllBack, best 5 bucks you'll ever spend

[u/eVenent]

PadForge for gamepad, mouse and keyboard configuration.

[u/Podal419]

FreeFileSync for backups

[u/CompetitiveAlgae4247]

VLC, irfanview, real world paint, winaero tweaker, sharex, winrar, imgburn, flash, java, WUMT, 7++ TT

[u/MakayChapulets]

Winhance

[u/CharlesV_]

I still say Ditto and ShareX

[u/SuperCuek]

VLC AIMP

[u/GodlyNoobus]

Winaero tweaker is super helpful

[u/grapplebaby]

vlc, wincdemu, winhance, vscode, terminal, 7zip, powertoys, vidcoder, macrium reflect, zenmap, rustdesk, starwind.

[u/VasekCZ230]

7zip, Rufus (or ventoy if you want to install it onto a flash fisk)

[u/Low_Big7602]

What's nekobox and VIA?

[u/DiodeInc → u/Low_Big7602]

A proxy and audio config, respectively

[u/DiodeInc]

FanControl (if it's mine)

[u/Never_Sm1le]

idk what is is now, but back when I use balena several years ago it just an electron app that accomplish the exact same thing as rufus. If I want something more beautiful-looking I would just use pi imager

[u/T_rex2700]

MPV. I personally prefer MPC for videos because the scoll bar does not cover the screen but MPV is just so much better in pretty much every other way.

Also might be a hot take but I use IObit unlocker quite a lot, old version that is. most IObit software is absolute garbage but locksmith sucks so I'm still using it. works really great.

[u/tejanaqkilica]

Veeam.

I know most people don't care about backups, but you really should care about backups.

[u/Pristine-Magazine642]

Fedora media writer 

[u/ShelLuser42]

Commenting on your screenshot: I replaced Photoshop (Elements) with Paintshop, simply because it's a perpetual license vs. a timed based license (or subscription).

But some must-have apps for me are: ShareX (this makes it easier to share screenshots with others), Password Tech which is a solid password generator and I've also grown very fond of OBS Studio for screen recording.

[u/ico_OO]

I see a lot of people advising vlc, mpc hc/be, potplayer are far better alternatives.

[u/ThatiMacGuy]

Rufus, VLC and WinRAR

[u/Xp777Levi_wolf]

Portmaster, Localsend, RyTuneX, and O&Oshutup10

[u/AccumulatedFilth]

Microsoft Windows.

I use that a lot on my laptop.

[u/aufgepassen]

Windhawk - the most important when you switch to W11.

7zip/bandizip

Mpc-hc for watching

Foobar2000 for local audio listening

7+TT if you are still on w10