Windows app replacements.


ibay770

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Tired of all the limitations of Windows apps? I made a list of apps to replace them, the criteria being they must be free, and they must be able to integrate in the Windows shell or be able to do so with software.
Feel free to add your comments/suggestions.

Windows replacements
 

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Win 11
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Surface Pro 3
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i5
Memory
8GB
I used to do that in earlier windows but most of default APPs got better and judging by Insider Dev builds they are getting a makeover. While I was working i had to use 3rd party scientific and conversion calculators but newest one in windows have many functions. Instead of Notepad i mostly use Wordpad as it is almost MS Office Word.
Some APPs I even retroed, New Paint to old one and Photos with old Picture viewer. Using VLC for all media and Total Commander like forever.
Speccy for instance is too poor for me, using HWinfo64 and CPU-Z/GPU-Z instead.
 

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W11 Pro and Insider DevAMD Ryzen 9 7900x2x16GB Kingston 6000MHz, Cl 32 @ 6200MHz Cl30Gigabyte Rx 6600XT Gaming OC 8G Pro
OS
W11 Pro and Insider Dev
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Manufacturer/Model
Home brewed
CPU
AMD Ryzen 9 7900x
Motherboard
ASROCK b650 PRO RS
Memory
2x16GB Kingston 6000MHz, Cl 32 @ 6200MHz Cl30
Graphics Card(s)
Gigabyte Rx 6600XT Gaming OC 8G Pro
Sound Card
MB, Realtek Ac1220p
Monitor(s) Displays
3 x 27"
Screen Resolution
1080p
Hard Drives
Kingston KC3000. 1TBSamsung 970 evo Plus 500GB, Crucial P1 NVMe 1TB, Lexar NVMe 2 TB, Silicon Power M.2 SATA 500GB
PSU
Seasonic 750W
Case
Custom Raidmax
Cooling
Arctic Liquid Freezer III 360mm
Internet Speed
20/19 mbps
Feel free to add your comments/suggestions.
You should recommend Process Hacker Nightly instead, weekly updates, more features, like a dark mode.

Notepad++ seems to much, too overwhelming, I prefer Notepad3, simple yet powerful.

I also can not imagine Windows without a Swiss knife Windows Repair Toolbox, it replaces computer management.
 

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Home2FH2CanAMD Ryzen 5 8600G (07/24)2x32GB Kingston FURY DDR5 5600 MHz CL36 @5200...ASROCK Radeon RX 6600 Challenger D 8G @48FPS ...
OS
Home2FH2Can
Computer type
PC/Desktop
CPU
AMD Ryzen 5 8600G (07/24)
Motherboard
ASROCK B650M-HDV/M.2 (07/24) BIOS 4.43 AGESA ComboAM5 1.3.0.1b Patch A (07/26)
Memory
2x32GB Kingston FURY DDR5 5600 MHz CL36 @5200 CL40 (07/24)
Graphics Card(s)
ASROCK Radeon RX 6600 Challenger D 8G @48FPS (08/24)
Sound Card
Creative Sound BlasterX AE-5 Plus (05/24)
Monitor(s) Displays
24" Philips 24M1N3200ZS/00 (05/24)
Screen Resolution
1920×1080@165Hz via DP1.4
Hard Drives
Kingston KC3000 NVMe 2TB (05/24)
ADATA XPG GAMMIX S11 Pro 512GB (07/19)
PSU
Seasonic Core GM 550 Gold (04/24)
Case
Fractal Design Define 7 Mini with 3x Noctua NF-P14s/12@555rpm (04/24)
Cooling
Noctua NH-U12S with Noctua NF-P12 (04/24)
Keyboard
HP Pavilion Wired Keyboard 300 (07/24) + Rabalux 76017 Parker (01/24)
Mouse
Logitech M330 Silent Plus (07/26)
Internet Speed
500/100 Mbps via RouterOS (05/21) & TCP Optimizer
Browser
Edge, Brave for YouTube, LibreWolf for FB
Antivirus
NextDNS blocking 1/3 Traffic
Other Info
Phone: Motorola Moto G86 (02/26)
Backup: Hasleo Backup Suite (PreOS)
Headphones: Sennheiser RS170 (09/10)
Chair: Huzaro Force 4.4 Grey Mesh (05/24)
Notifier: Xiaomi Mi Band 9 Milanese (10/24)
FlexCore USB-C 3.2 Gen 1 (M) to LAN (F) (08/25)
Thank you! made those changes.
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Win 11i58GB
OS
Win 11
Computer type
Laptop
Manufacturer/Model
Surface Pro 3
CPU
i5
Memory
8GB
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