Most Popular Software Applications for you

 Microsoft offers several utilities aimed primarily at anyone who needs more control over their device, which are not included by default in Windows. Most of these tools are developed by Microsoft, the company itself, but there are also tools developed by Sysinternals – which Microsoft acquired in 2006 and still have software in place today – that can be used on any version of Windows including Windows 7.

 Below we review these are the best tools that you must have on your device because they are very useful.

 1 PowerToys

It is a simple tool that offers users a set of assistance features to increase productivity or add more customization to the user interface. Personally,

 I consider it one of Microsoft's most powerful and best tools to improve the way we use Windows every day.

With it, you can change the functions of the keyboard buttons or adjust the dimensions of the images with the click of a button! Or quickly launch programs or organize open windows to equal sizes similar to the Snap Layouts feature in Windows 11, or rename more than one file at once, it even provides a feature to keep the computer running even when there are no ongoing activities, or disable a specific key in the keyboard.

 Finally, the tool adds a feature that allows you to learn the code of any color you see on the screen to use in your designs.

 All of these features can be easily activated through the simple interface of the tool, which also shows a quick explanation of how to use each feature when activated.

 Knowing also that the tool is not only limited to the mentioned features, but PowerToys gets continuous updates to add more new features.

2 Process Explorer

This tool is a more advanced version of Task Manager that includes interesting additions to manage tasks on your computer professionally.

 For example, Process Explorer allows us to know the files, folders, and even the registry path associated with each processor program and helps you detect "malicious processes" and monitor resource consumption more accurately than the default task manager in Windows.

The graphical interface of the tool looks complicated, but once you know the function of each element, you will get used to it.

 All processes and program tasks are displayed in the form of a branched list so that it is easy to discover the tasks on which a particular program is based and then you can finish the task completely, "freeze" or restart it and find out The path of the file(s) that are responsible for running it..etc.

And in case you find a suspicious process/task or you don’t know its source, right-click and choose “Check VirusTotal” to take advantage of the most powerful features of this tool, so that when you click on this option, the process is scanned using more than 70 different anti-virus engines, and then it tells you the result that Explains the truth of the matter.

Overall, Process Explorer is an excellent tool for monitoring and controlling processes, and seems very ideal for computer users who want to know what happens "behind the scenes" when they run programs.

3 Autoruns

Windows already offers the ability to manage installed programs that start automatically as soon as the computer is turned on as this is one of the things that is done through the Task Manager.

 But with Autoruns, you will get more control over these programs to make your system boot time faster. Plus it helps you detect malware when Windows starts up.

When you launch Autoruns for the first time, you may be surprised by the number of tasks that start running as Windows boots up, and the graphical interface of the tool will not be familiar if you are a novice user as all the information seems to be nested and not well organized.

 This is because the tool is intended for experts or advanced users of the computer, who can dive into the many control tools for almost everything related to Windows.

 Autoruns displays not only programs that start with Windows, but also services, scheduled tasks, installed toolbars, etc.

To disable any item from automatically starting after Windows boots up, just remove the checkmark (✔) next to its name, and then it will disappear completely, and if you want to remove it permanently from the list, right-click and then "Delete".

 You will notice that Autoruns displays in front of you details about each item such as the company that developed the program and the path of the program or file, and you can even know the last time that program was run automatically.

 You can also send any suspicious program to VirusTotal through the right-click menu so that it will be scanned for malware or viruses.

In short, there are many programs for managing items that start automatically with your computer booting up, but if you are a technical person or have advanced skills in using Windows, this is the best program for you to understand and control everything that starts with the system.

4 Disk2vhd

It is a tool that allows you to create an exact copy of the Windows system that is currently installed on your computer and the programs you are using.. generally, everything is on the hard drive and then save this copy in VHD or VHDX format so that you can run it in VirtualBox or Hyper-V as a virtual system.

 In simpler words, the tool creates another copy of your computer to run as a virtual system, instead of using the mentioned programs to install Windows from scratch (as a virtual system), the tool takes a copy of the contents of the hard disk and runs it directly on that system.

To start using Disk2vhd, select the partitions you want to clone by placing a checkmark (✔) next to the partition name.

 Here you must select the partition containing the Windows files, usually Partition C, to clone the copy of Windows installed on your device. Then select where to save the copy.

 You can also choose to use the latest VHDX format used in all versions of Windows and accepted by virtual systems builders, or VHD which is the oldest format. Finally, click on Create to start cloning.

Once you are done, you can use the created VHDX file to run the operating system cloned in a virtual machine using Hyper-V or VirtualBox.

 This is useful for anyone who, for example, wants to install untrusted software and watch the reaction of the virtual system before installing it on the main machine to prevent the risk.

 5 Windows File Recovery

Windows comes with tools that help you create backup copies of important data.

 But only a few people actually use these tools. So Microsoft introduced its new Windows File Recovery application to support users when any files are lost or deleted inadvertently, as it provides a simple - and not easy - way to try to recover files that are no longer on the hard drive for any reason.

Of course, the app is free, but it only works on versions 2004 of Windows 10 and later. In addition, it is handled by commands such as CMD, as it does not come with a normal user interface, so you may face difficulty when relying on it to recover your important files again.

Other than that, the app offers advanced features that give you more control over the data recovery process, such as searching for deleted photos only or searching for files that were in a specific folder.

 Moreover, it allows you to exclude certain types of files during the search process.

 Here it should be noted that the application supports the recovery of files from internal storage such as the hard or external such as the SD Card or any external hard connected to the computer.

6 Bing Wallpaper

Surely you have noticed that every day Microsoft's search engine called Bing displays a great background on the homepage to give the visitor a different impression and a new experience than other search engines.

And now with Microsoft's Bing Wallpaper tool, you can make every new wallpaper that appears in the Bing search engine your device's desktop wallpaper.

 The tool not only sets a new photo on your desktop every day, but you can also browse photos and see where they came from and where they were taken.

 Bing Wallpaper is quite similar to Windows 10's Spotlight feature, which changes the lock screen image every day.

The tool is very light and easy to use, just launch it and you will immediately notice that your current desktop wallpaper has been replaced by a new one automatically — this wallpaper is the same as what appears on the Bing homepage today.

 You can now click on the "Finish" button and the tool will still run in the background. When you start your computer the next day, the tool will start automatically, downloading and setting a new desktop background image.

 7 Mouse without Borders

A tool that allows you to share mouse and keyboard between computers, as well as clipboard sharing and the ability to transfer files between devices in a jiffy.

 Mouse without Borders works very familiar for anyone who has tried to use the popular TeamViewer to connect to another device remotely, where each device has a different ID and the user has to type the code of the computer he wants to connect to and share the mouse with.

The tool, despite its simple functionality, includes a large number of settings that can be modified to your liking for a better experience. For example, you can prevent the mouse pointer from reaching a certain area on the screen, preventing the clipboard from being shared, or make the pointer move from one device to another smooth so that the mouse movement starts from the beginning of the edge from which it moves to the screen of the second device.

 There is also a set of keyboard shortcuts that facilitate your use and control of the program.