{"id":12117,"date":"2017-05-08T16:12:42","date_gmt":"2017-05-08T10:42:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/?p=12117"},"modified":"2017-05-08T16:12:42","modified_gmt":"2017-05-08T10:42:42","slug":"10-best-windows-tools-power-users","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/10-best-windows-tools-power-users\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Best Windows Tools for Power Users"},"content":{"rendered":"

Windows has the greatest choice of software in the desktop OS world \u2013 no different OS even approaches. In any case, this large number of uses has one major issue \u2013 a ton of extraordinary applications go unnoticed and neglected. Regardless of the possibility that we attempt to utilize every one of them, there isn’t sufficient time in a day to carefully attempt and test them all, particularly the devices for power users. We present to you a curated rundown of cutting edge Windows tools that you can utilize \u2013 that we carefully picked and tested, so you don’t need to.<\/p>\n[ad type=”banner”]\n

1. Glasswire<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

Glasswire is a network monitor and firewall. It has a powerful yet spontaneous interface that\u00a0visualizes your network activity<\/strong>\u00a0on a graph by traffic type, application, and geographic location. The firewall\u00a0alerts you when an application connects to the internet for the first time, shows you which servers it is communicating with, so you can see possible threats and block them if necessary.<\/p>\n

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There is also a\u00a0bandwidth monitoring<\/strong>\u00a0feature that alerts you for\u00a0possible internet excesses, plus see what apps are using up all your bandwidth. Remote server monitoring is also supported, and these are only the features available in the\u00a0free version<\/strong>!<\/p>\n

Paid features<\/strong>\u00a0include ask to connect, webcam and mic usage detection, lets you see the device connected to your network, and a longer graph history. The paid versions of the app range from\u00a0$49-$199<\/strong>, differing only in the number of PC\u2019s and remote connections supported.<\/p>\n[ad type=”banner”]\n

Download<\/a><\/span>\u00a0(Supports Windows 10, 8.1, 8, 7)<\/strong><\/p>\n

2. Everything Search Engine<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

Everything is a search engine for your desktop. Unlike Windows\u2019 built-in file search, everything keeps a database of\u00a0all the files on your computer. As a result,\u00a0searching for any file name gives results almost\u00a0instantly<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Everything is fast, extremely lightweight (only a 500kb installer), uses minimal resources, updates the file index in real-time, has support for Boolean operators, wildcards, filetype search, and more.<\/p>\n

Download<\/a><\/span>\u00a0(Supports Windows 10, 8.1, 8, 7)<\/strong><\/p>\n

3. TreeSize<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

TreeSize helps you\u00a0find space hogs on your hard disk<\/strong>. It visualizes folder sizes via a colored bar, making it easy to distinguish which files and folders are taking up how much space.<\/p>\n

Apart from your local hard disks, TreeSize can scan smartphones and other mobile devices connected via MTP. It can be started from the context menu of folder or drives for quick lookup.<\/p>\n

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While the basic functionality is free, there are paid versions as well.\u00a0TreeSizePersonal<\/strong>\u00a0($24.95)<\/strong>\u00a0features include 3D charts and tree maps, list of duplicate files, and redundant file search.\u00a0TreeSize Professional ($54.95)<\/strong>\u00a0includes numerous export and reporting options, scan scheduling, and remote machine scanning.<\/p>\n

Download<\/a><\/span>\u00a0(Supports Windows 10, 8.1, 8, 7)<\/strong><\/p>\n

4. ShareX<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

ShareX is a\u00a0free<\/strong>\u00a0screenshot capture, screen recorder, file sharing and productivity tool. It is much more advanced than Windows\u2019 built-in Snipping Tool, as it has various methods of capturing screenshots including\u00a0full screen, window, monitor, region, freehand, and web page capture<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Not only does it capture screenshots, it has customizable after-capture tasks such as annotating, adding effects, watermarking, and uploading. A must-have tool for those who capture a lot of screenshots.<\/p>\n[ad type=”banner”]\n

Download<\/a><\/span>\u00a0(Supports Windows 10, 8.1, 8, 7)<\/strong><\/p>\n

5. Breevy<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

Breevy is a text expander for Windows that helps you type faster and more accurately by allowing you to\u00a0abbreviate long words and phrases<\/strong>. For example, you can define an abbreviation\u00a0jwc\u00a0as\u00a0john@wikitechy.com. In the future, just write the abbreviation\u00a0jwc, and it will automatically expand to\u00a0john@wikitechy.com. Saves a bunch of time.<\/p>\n

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Other than expanding text, you can also\u00a0configure it<\/strong>\u00a0to launch applications, websites, files, and folders. For example, type in\u00a0gg\u00a0to open\u00a0google.com, or type\u00a0ff\u00a0to open Firefox. The application is available in a\u00a030-day trial<\/strong>, after which you will have to pay\u00a0$34.95<\/strong>\u00a0to get the full version.<\/p>\n

Download<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>(Supports Windows 10, 8.1, 8, 7)<\/strong><\/p>\n

6. SharpKeys<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

What SharpKeys does is simple \u2013 it\u00a0maps one key on your keyboard to another<\/strong>. One common usage of this\u00a0free<\/strong>\u00a0tool is to get rid of the rarely-used\u00a0Caps Lock\u00a0key, and map it as an extra\u00a0Ctrl\u00a0or\u00a0Shift.<\/p>\n

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Keep in mind that SharpKeys only lets you map a single key to any other- it cannot let you\u00a0swap\u00a0two keys with each other, and neither can it map multiple key presses to one key. For example, mapping\u00a0Ctrl+C\u00a0to\u00a0Page Up\u00a0is\u00a0not<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>possible.<\/p>\n

Download<\/a><\/span>\u00a0(Supports Windows 10, 8.1, 8, 7)<\/strong><\/p>\n

7. Chocolatey<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

Chocolatey is a\u00a0free<\/strong>\u00a0command-line software manager for Windows. You can use it to\u00a0quickly install, update, and uninstall applications<\/strong>. Instead of opening your browser, searching for a software, downloading the installer, and clicking\u00a0next finish, all you need to do with Chocolatey is:<\/p>\n

choco install firefox sharex 7zip<\/code><\/p><\/blockquote>\n[ad type=”banner”]\n

<\/code>Download<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>(Supports Windows 10, 8.1, 8, 7)<\/strong>And that\u2019s it. This command will install Firefox, ShareX, and 7zip on your system automatically.<\/p>\n

8. Autoruns<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

Autoruns is a comprehensive\u00a0startup process monitoring utility<\/strong>\u00a0for Windows and it\u2019s available for\u00a0free<\/strong>. It shows you what programs are configured to run during system boot-up or login. It goes\u00a0beyond other AutoStart utilities, and reports Explorer shell extensions, toolbars, browser helper objects, Winlogon notifications, and much more.<\/p>\n

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The included\u00a0Hide Signed Microsoft Entries\u00a0option helps you identify auto-starting images that have been added to your system by third-party software. Run this once, and you will probably be surprised at how many services launch automatically!<\/p>\n

Download\u00a0<\/a><\/span>(Supports Windows 10, 8.1, 8, 7, Vista)<\/strong><\/p>\n

9. Quick Access Popup<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

Quick Access Popup (QAP) is a free tool that lets you add applications, folders, websites, and more to its highly\u00a0customizable pop-up menu<\/strong>. Any time or anywhere you click the middle mouse button (configurable), the pop-up will open and you can make your choice.<\/p>\n

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Apart from opening applications and folders, you can switch applications, open recent folders, access your clipboard history, create subfolders, and even restart, or shut down your system.<\/p>\n[ad type=”banner”]\n

Download<\/a><\/span>\u00a0(Supports Windows 10, 8.1, 8, 7)<\/strong><\/p>\n

10. FileMenu Tools<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

FileMenu Tools\u00a0adds a customizable context menu to Windows Explorer<\/strong>. It adds some built-in utilities that perform operations on files and folders such as run external applications, delete specific file types, and rename the selected files using a set of rules.<\/p>\n

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The\u00a0extensive set of utilities<\/strong>\u00a0lets you sync folders, find and replace a text string in all selected files, split files into multiple parts, join parts of a file which were previously split, shred files, delete empty folders, and much more for\u00a0free<\/strong>. Do give this a try if you find the basic Explorer context menu too basic.<\/p>\n

Download<\/span>\u00a0<\/a>(Supports Windows 10, 8.1, 8, 7)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Add these best Windows tools to your PC<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

And that is all for today\u2019s roundup of the best Windows tools for power users. Firewalls, search engines, text expanders, encryption tools, clipboards managers, we tried to cover all grounds here.<\/p>\n

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