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Residential Software Recommended For Windows

Everything I recommend in one place. The Software is distributed "AS IS". No warranty or any kind is expressed or implied. You use at your own risk. I will not be held liable for data loss, damages, loss of profits or any other kind of loss while using or misusing software. A "" signifies some of my personal favorites.

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Antivirus


AntiMalware

  • Malwarebytes Anti-Malware
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    Powerful Malware protection. Free version is standalone and must be run manually. The paid version has real-time protection and has some extra features. Do not use the paid real-time protection with AVG Anti-virus unless you have a fairly new "beefy" computer as it will eat your system resources.

AntiSpyware

  • SuperAntispyware
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    Features many unique and powerful technologies to removes spyware threats. Use in conjunction with your anti-virus monthly. The free version is sufficient enough to get the job done. The paid version includes automatic updates and real-time protection.

Cleanup & Optimization

  • CCleaner
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    It's a solid "windows cleaner" that protects your privacy online and makes your computer faster along with clearing up some of the junk files. Use monthly and do not use the registry cleaner unless you are tech savvy.
  • Defraggler
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    Use it to defrag your entire hard drive, or individual files . A good alternative to the standard Disk Defragmenter built into Windows. Use monthly.

System Utilities

  • Speccy
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    An advanced System Information tool for your PC. Need to find out what's inside your computer? No problem! Speccy will give you all the information you need.
  • WinDirStat
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    Disk usage statistics viewer and cleanup tool.

Backup & Sync

  • Dropbox
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    The easiest way to store, sync and share files online.
  • mSecure
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    mSecure is a password manager that allows you to store tons of private information, and sync them between all of your devices.

Recover


Web Browsers


Essential Browser Plugins

  • Adobe Flash Player
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    Required for viewing multimedia, executing Rich Internet Applications, and streaming video and audio, content created on the Adobe Flash platform on most websites.
  • Java
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    It is used on a lot of popular websites to play online games, chat with people around the world, calculate your mortgage interest, and view images in 3D, just to name a few.
  • NET Framework
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    NET Framework (pronounced dot net) is a software framework developed by Microsoft that runs primarily on Microsoft Windows.
  • Silverlight
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    Microsoft Silverlight is an application framework for writing and running rich Internet applications, with features and purposes similar to those of Adobe Flash.

Miscellanous Browser Plugins

  • Adblock
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    You won't know what you're glad you're missing. With AdBlock, most ads aren't even downloaded at all. So you can focus on enjoying the content you want, and spend less time waiting for it.
  • Flash Video Downloader
    Chrome Plugin
    Popular Video Downloader. Downloads most popular media formats, flash videos.
  • Video Downloader Professional
    Chrome Plugin
    Download videos from web sites or just collect them in your video list without downloading them.
  • StumbleUpon
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    StumbleUpon is the easiest way to discover the best photos, videos, and new content around the world.

Media Players

  • VLC Media Player
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    Free multimedia player that plays most multimedia files as well as DVD, Audio CD, VCD, and various streaming protocols.

Streaming Music

  • Spotify
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    Spotify is a digital music service that gives you access to millions of songs.
  • Last.fm
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    Last.fm is a music discovery service that gives you personalised recommendations based on the music you listen to.
  • Pandora Internet Radio
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    Pandora is free, personalized radio that plays music you'll love. Discover new music and enjoy old favorites.

Recording, Burning, Converting & Editing

  • Audacity
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    Audio editor for recording, slicing, and mixing audio.
  • Bandicam
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    Bandicam will help you record a video with high compression ratio, while keeping the video quality closer to the original work, and provides performance far superior to other programs that provide similar functions.
  • DVDFab
    Free Trial
    DVDFab provides fastest DVD & Blu-ray copy, ripper software to Copy Blu-ray & DVD to portable devices, convert your favorite movie to any media format including DVDR and iPad/iPhone/iPod.
  • HandBrake
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    HandBrake is a tool for converting video from nearly any format to a selection of modern, widely supported codecs.
  • Movie Maker
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    A free video editing software by Microsoft that offers the ability to create and edit videos as well as to publish them on OneDrive, Facebook, YouTube, and Flickr.
  • Vocaroo
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    Vocaroo is a quick and easy way to share voice messages over the interwebs.

Downloading Media

  • Flash Video Downloader
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    Flash Video Downloader helps you to download embedded flash video from video sharing websites with no download link available.
  • KeepVid
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    Keepvid is a website which enables you to download any video from a website which you normally would not be able to. Very popular for downloading videos from YouTube.
  • SnipMP3
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    Convert streaming videos to MP3.

Image & Graphics

  • GIMP
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    Free image manipulation software. A good alternative for those who don't want to invest in Adobe Photoshop.
  • Irfanview
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    The best freeware image/graphic viewer for Windows. Extremely lightweight and supports a wide arrange of different formats.
  • Picasa
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    Picasa is an image organizer and image viewer for organizing and editing digital photos, plus an integrated photo-sharing website, originally created by a company named Lifescape.

Productivity

  • Adobe Reader
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    It is the global standard for electronic document sharing. Use it to view, search, digitally sign, verify, print, and collaborate on Adobe PDF files. If you are looking to create PDF's, you'll need purchase Adobe Acrobat or find another alternative as this software is used to read PDF's. *Note - Be sure to uncheck "McAfee Security Scan Plus" before downloading it.
  • Notepad ++
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    A free source code editor and Notepad replacement that supports several languages. A good alternative for those who don't want to invest in Adobe Dreamweaver.
  • Office 365 Home Premium
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    Office 365 Home enables you to install the latest full desktop version of Office applications, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote and Outlook, on up to 5 PCs or Macs, in addition to 5 Windows tablets or iPads—so you can use all the features offline as well as online. You can also install Office on multiple smartphones for easy access.
  • Open Office
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    Open source personal productivity suite. A good alternative to Office 365.

Web Based

  • Cloud Convert
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    Convert anything to anything. Currently supports 194 file formats with advanced features.
  • Google Docs
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    Google Docs is a free, web-based office suite offered by Google within its Google Drive service. Create and share your work online and access your documents from anywhere. Manage documents, spreadsheets, presentations, surveys, and more all in one place.

Miscellaneous

  • 7-Zip
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    Open source file archiver.
  • DropIt
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    A tiny, flexible, hard-working tool to automate sorting and filing data-files and folders. When you need to organize files, DropIt can eliminate much of the drudgery of searching and manually opening folders and moving files around.
  • IPVansh
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    IPVanish creates a secure tunnel between your computer and every website or application online allowing you to anonymously appear to be anywhere you choose.
  • f.lux
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    Makes the color of your computer's display adapt to the time of day, warm at night and like sunlight during the day. Must have if you have problems with going to sleep or have problems with eyes or headaches. For Windows, Linux and Mac.
  • Filezilla
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    FileZilla is free and cross-platform FTP application software
  • Free Download Manager
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    Free Download Manager is a powerful, easy-to-use and absolutely free download accelerator and manager.
  • ImgBurn
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    An awesome lightweight CD / DVD / HD DVD / Blu-ray burning application. You can also create Image files with it.
  • Start8 (Windows 8)
    Free Trial Icon Pack
    Start8 is designed specifically for Windows 8 and brings back the original functionality of your start menu as seen in previous Windows operating systems.
  • Start10 (Windows 10)
    Free Trial Icon Pack
    Start10 is designed specifically for Windows 10 and brings back the original functionality of your start menu as seen in previous Windows operating systems.
  • Virtual CloneDrive
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    Works and behaves just like a physical CD/DVD drive, however it exists only virtually. Image files can be mounted onto a virtual drive from your hard-disk or from a network drive and used in the same manner as inserting them into a normal CD/DVD drive.
  • Vuze Bittorrent Client
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    Vuze is the easiest to use and the best torrent download software on the internet.
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