Lets begin with the list.
1. 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.
2. 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.
Here’s our guide on cleaning up a new PC with PC
Decrapifier.
3. Macrium Reflect or Windows Backup and Restore
We have previously talked about 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.
4. 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.
5. Revo Uninstaller
Revo Uninstaller remains my tool of choice to clean uninstall
applications and programs from my Windows PC. It’s far
better than the default Add/Remove programs tool. A
must-have software for sure. Check out our guide on using
Revo Uninstaller to uninstall programs.
6. 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
7. 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.
8. 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
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.
9. 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. Our tutorial on using
Recuva will provide more information on using this tool.
10. VLC,Km Player 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. And while you are at it, check out our posts on
Chrome and Firefox.
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