Top 15 free tools for every Windows desktop

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Published 15:01,

Powerful Windows utilities for a fast, productive desktop environment

  • Top 15 free tools for every Windows desktop
  • 1. SpiderOak
  • 2. SyncToy
  • 3. System Information for Windows
  • 4. Recuva
  • 5. 7Zip
  • 6. Image Resizer for Windows
  • 7. Auslogic Duplicate File Finder
  • 8. Revo Uninstaller Freeware
  • 9. Paint.Net
  • 10. Autoruns
  • 11. LastPass
  • 12. VLC Media Player
  • 13. Jaangle
  • 14. Process Explorer
  • 15. PicPick
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Top 15 free tools for every Windows desktop

Some people collect Windows utilities like windshields collect bugs. But for most of us, the word utility is key. If we find ourselves not using the tool a few times a week, we give it the heave-ho.

Utilities change all the time - and not always for the better. Newcomers usurp entrenched old favourites. Some find themselves in the news for the wrong reasons. And so you have to refresh your set of tools time and again.

Here are 15 utilities that belong in every Windows user's bag of tricks. They're all free for personal use, and many are free for corporate use as well.

Some people collect Windows utilities like windshields collect bugs. But for most of us, the word utility is key. If we find ourselves not using the tool a few times a week, we give it the heave-ho.

Utilities change all the time – and not always for the better. Newcomers usurp entrenched old favourites. Some find themselves in the news for the wrong reasons. And so you have to refresh your set of tools time and again.

Here are 15 utilities that belong in every Windows user’s bag of tricks. They’re all free for personal use, and many are free for corporate use as well.

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