Windows applications
Awesome-Windows/Awesome : Curated list of best applications and tools for Windows
Internet¶
Command line tools¶
File compression¶
- 7-Zip : An open source file compressor/archive manager with a high compression ratio..
- 7-Zip-zstd : 7-Zip with additional support for Brotli, Fast-LZMA2, Lizard, LZ4, LZ5 and Zstandard (zstd).
- NanaZip : The 7-Zip derivative with Win 11 menu integration. It also has support for Zstandard format.
- Peazip : Cross-platform file and archive manager.
- Bandizip: Bandizip is a powerful archiver which provides an ultrafast processing speed and convenient features.
System tools¶
- Dism++ : Dism Windows image (wim) manipulator and system cleaner.
- Open Shell Menu : Classic Shell and startup menu for Windows 10/11.
- WinSetView : an easy way to set Windows File Explorer default folder views and disabling annoying groups.
- ExplorerPatcher : enhance the working environment on Windows 11.
- Chris Titus Tech's Windows Utility
- Display Driver Uninstaller (DDU) : cleanly uninstall NVIDIA/AMD GPU drivers.
System information¶
Benchmark¶
- CrystalDiskMark for HDDs/SSDs.
- Furmark for GPUs.
Package manager¶
- chocolatey : A Windows package manager.
- winget : Windows Package Manager CLI (aka winget). The package repo.
USB flash drive¶
- Rufus : Create a bootable USB drive.
- Ventoy : Create a bootable USB drive by loading ISO files in the partition.
- validrive : Validate real/fake USB drives. Youtube video