10 must have apps...

swarfega · Nov 10, 2021

Dru2 said:
For the record all I use is Edge. It hasn't given me any reason to look elsewhere.

Indeed, I love the options it has and the ease of use.

swarfega · Nov 10, 2021

BunnyJ said:
Chrome??

Edge is now on Linux.

BunnyJ · Nov 10, 2021

swarfega said:
Edge is now on Linux.

Wow.. news to me.

swarfega · Nov 10, 2021

BunnyJ said:
Wow.. news to me.

It has been for a few months now. I use it on my Arch btw.

TheMystic · Nov 11, 2021

IOBit, Auslogics and Glary Utilities seem to be bundling a lot of unwanted stuff in their software always.

CCleaner slim has been flagged, although the regular and portable versions are clean.

WiseCleaner products are currently clean.

VirusTotal scans are never clean for their products.

swarfega · Nov 11, 2021

TheMystic said:
IOBit, Auslogics and Glary Utilities seem to be bundling a lot of unwanted stuff in their software always.

CCleaner slim has been flagged, although the regular and portable versions are clean.

WiseCleaner products are currently clean.

VirusTotal scans are never clean for their products.

Another supporter of Wise Disc Cleaner here.

TheMystic · Nov 11, 2021

swarfega said:
Another supporter of Wise Disc Cleaner here.

Not really. I heard about it only now, downloaded a couple of their products and they turned out to be clean.

Do you have an opinion on their products?

swarfega · Nov 11, 2021

I meant that I've been using it a while instead of ccleaner and I support it.

TheMystic · Nov 11, 2021

swarfega said:
I meant that I've been using it a while instead of ccleaner and I support it.

Just found that their Data Recovery program is flagged on VirusTotal. One has to be careful.

LeLibran · Nov 11, 2021

TheMystic said:
Just found that their Data Recovery program is flagged on VirusTotal. One has to be careful.

I'd be more surprised if it wasn't flagged by at least some 'malware scanners' as suspect. By definition a 'Data Recovery App' is designed for the explicit purpose of hacking any system it's used on, i.e. it's sole purpose is to attempt to recover deleted data which the person who deleted that data may or may not want to happen. Whether or not that recovery action is legitimate only the user of the app can know.

BaJohn · Nov 11, 2021

TigerTom said:
Really? I should try it out again. Because usually I keep my laptops upside down to allow more airflow to the fan.
(And no, I don't work under a glass table to see the screen..I use an external monitor and keyboard )

If the air is coming in the bottom (normal way up) why not just buy a "ready made 2 fan cooling tray". They are not expensive.
They plug into a USB port and I use one under my router as it has been suggested that it fails because it runs hot.
Mine is reasonably quiet and has been running 24/7 for well over a year.
They give a very good flow, much better than using natural airflow.

Singleton · Nov 12, 2021

Kinda surprised I haven't seen EdgeDeflector. Make Windows Search use your preferred browser rather than Edge. Personally, I install it right after installing Brave. Nice to have a Browser with built-in Ad Blocking.

TheMystic · Nov 12, 2021

Singleton said:
Kinda surprised I haven't seen EdgeDeflector. Make Windows Search use your preferred browser rather than Edge. Personally, I install it right after installing Brave. Nice to have a Browser with built-in Ad Blocking.

I have a separate post where I have sorted software by category. I am not sure which category to include this in. Let me know so I can add a new category, if required, and list the app there.

hdmi · Nov 12, 2021

Singleton said:
Kinda surprised I haven't seen EdgeDeflector.

Choosing to use the Windows 7 style Start Menu in Open-Shell gives me a search box at the bottom of my Start Menu, this search box has the Internet search option enabled by default. It respects the Default browser setting. Even with EdgeDeflector installed, IMO searching the internet via Windows Search is still not quite as user-friendly in comparison to this, as I can simply press Alt + S after I typed my keywords in my search box whereas telling Windows Search to switch to the internet takes a tiny little bit more effort AFAIK, if you don't use your mouse or a touchscreen. It's small differences like these that tend to be among the deciding factors when determining which method or strategy I'll prefer to use─or not use.

Wisewiz · Nov 12, 2021

TheMystic said:
IOBit, Auslogics and Glary Utilities seem to be bundling a lot of unwanted stuff in their software always.\

My recent experiences with IOBit and Glary were annoying enough to put me off them permanently. Glary had two DUPs (Definitely unwanted programs) in its installer and IOBit had two DUPs that were "optional," but then put two others on this machine, and it took me the better part of an hour to get rid of all the traces of those programs. Dammit, dammit, dammit.

The-Hive · Nov 12, 2021

Here is mine in no particular order:
MediMonkey
Revo Uninstaller
ExplorerPatcher
CDex
VLC
PSP 7 (old but does what I want for quick cropping)
Greenfish Icon Editor
File Unsigner / File Unlocker
Resource Hacker
Be.Hex Editor
Shadow Explorer
Winaero Tweaker / UWT
Macrium Reflect

A bit over, listed 15

TheMystic · Nov 12, 2021

The-Hive said:
Here is mine in no particular order:
MediMonkey
Revo Uninstaller
ExplorerPatcher
CDex
VLC
PSP 7 (old but does what I want for quick cropping)
Greenfish Icon Editor
File Unsigner / File Unlocker
Resource Hacker
Be.Hex Editor
Shadow Explorer
Winaero Tweaker / UWT
Macrium Reflect

A bit over, listed 15

Are you using MediaMonkey Gold edition?

I have tried their free edition, and I found MusicBee to be better in almost every respect.

But the MusicBee installer is being flagged on VirusTotal lately. So I just use the Microsoft Store version.

The-Hive · Nov 12, 2021

Yes I am on gold, running MediaMonkey 4 and MediaMonkey 5 portable, I have been with them for many years I would guess at 10+ as I use it so much I know exactly how to set up and sync with my phone. It was great to be using it in the early days and then watch the program develop

FrancoDT · Nov 12, 2021

Singleton said:
Kinda surprised I haven't seen EdgeDeflector. Make Windows Search use your preferred browser rather than Edge. Personally, I install it right after installing Brave. Nice to have a Browser with built-in Ad Blocking.

Your EdgeDeflector recommendation caught my interest and I was gonna try it but then I saw this:

Something changed between Windows 11 builds 22483 and 22494 (both Windows Insider Preview builds.) The build changelog makes a few mentions of changes to the protocol and file associations/default apps system. However, it omitted the headline news: You can no longer bypass Microsoft Edge using apps like EdgeDeflector.

Known issues