Free Windows 10 Applications - sirinc2.org Presentations/Mar 2019... · 2019-03-18 · Windows 10...
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Free Windows 10 ApplicationsMARCH 21, 2019
SIR Computer & Tech Leadership TeamCAT Tech Advisors (The “Experts”)
Phil Goff
Derek Southern
Dean Steichen
Barry Brown
Frank May
Neil Schmidt
CAT Support Team
Dan Green (Treasurer)
Nick Bowes (Asst. Treasurer)
Dick Curry (Coffee Master)
Bill Phelon (Membership)
Windows 10 App News Articles
Several 1st of Year Tech articles about Windows 10 Apps:
Useful and Unknown Software and Tools of 2018 for Windows (ampercent.com)
Top 35 free apps for Windows 10 (computerworld.com)
The 20 Best Productivity Apps for Windows in 2018 (zapier.com)
2019 list: Best free software for a new Windows 10 (windowsreport.com)
Our favorite Windows apps will help you get the most out of your new PC (digitaltrends.com)
SIR Area 16 Computer & Technology Group “Tech Advisors”
Windows Store
How do you load “apps”?
Windows Store
Find it in your “Start”
screen
Or just type “Store” in
the search bar
Download program from web
site
PC Utility AppsPC Utility AppsPC Utility AppsPC Utility Apps
Digital Trends
News aggregator
Personalize to include articles
of interest to you:
Technology
CNET
Mobile Technology
The DYI PC
Home Automation
Etc., etc.
Available for PC, mobile
Free (Windows Store)
Also available for Mac
Microsoft “OfficeOnline”
Computerworld
Web based MS Office
View, edit and create Office files on your browser
Get many of the features of Word, Excel, Powerpoint and OneNote
Somewhat similar to Google Docs
Free (Windows Store)
FreeOfficeOffice productivity suite
Similar to WORD, EXCEL, etc.
Runs inside your favorite browser
Free (freeoffice.com)
Available for Mac
Computerworld
Windows 10 “OneNote”Note-taking app
Take detailed, intuitively organized notes that capture images, audio, text, and more
Data accessible and may be edited on both PC & mobile devices
Free (Included with Windows 10)
App available for mobile devices
Available for Mac
zapier.com
Windows 10 “Snipping Tool”Capture screenshot of all or part of your PC screen
Capture words or images
Copy/paste snapshot
Save snapshot as a jpg file
Print snapshot
Free (Included with Windows 10)
Mac snipping type tool: Skitch
Barry Brown
Windows 10 “Photos”
Barry Brown
Windows photo viewer
Quick and easy photo viewer
Import images from mobile via
WiFi (see Appendix for details)
Free (Included with Windows 10
Note: If “Photos” app not found:“intowindows.com/how-to-enable-windows-
photo-viewer-in-windows-10/”
Google PhotosStore, retrieve and manage your photos
Free unlimited storage (16mp max photos and 1080p video)
Apps for iOS, Android and all the major browsers on any platform
Can set to auto upload pics from phone or WiFi enabled camera
Automatically analyzes every photo
Great facial recognition
Free (photos.google.com)
Also available for Mac
Computerworld
AutoHDR
Barry Brown
Creates high dynamic range
images
HDR from a single picture
Improve photos in an
incredible way
Free
(autohdr.en.lo4d.com)
Adobe Photoshop Express
Digital Trends
Photo editing
Limited access to Photoshop’s
photo-editing tools
Free (Windows Store)
IrfanView
Neil Schmidt
Quick image viewer/converter
View images
Convert/Resize/Crop
Optimize
Scan & print
Create slideshow
Free (Windows Store)
Free Cam
Barry Brown
Create screencasts, edit recorded videos, and upload to YouTube
Record your screen
Fine-tune your videos
Share videos
Free (freescreenrecording.com)
Microsoft “To-Do”
Phil Goff
Create intelligent to-do lists
Shopping, travel, etc. lists
Links to mobile app
Free (Windows Store)
Duolingo
Digital Trends
Learn a new language
Spanish, French, German,
Portuguese, Italian, Irish,
Dutch, Danish and English
Free (Windows Store)
Xodo PDF Reader & Editor
Trusted Reviews
PDR reader and editor
Edit PDF documents
Fill in forms
Annotate documents
Collaborate online with
others
Free (Windows Store)
Primo PDF
Phil Goff
Create PDF files
Create file size that fits your needs (print quality, screen quality, etc.)
Free (primopdf.com)
MSN Weather
Digital Trends
Weather forecaster
Free (Windows Store)
Microsoft Sticky Notes
zapier.com
Note taking app
Jot down anything quickly for easy
reference
Free (Windows Store)
RAR Opener
Barry Brown
Extracts and opens compressed files quickly and easily
Free (rar-opener.jaleco.com)
Google Earth Pro
Barry Brown
Enhanced “Google Earth” app
Advanced measurements
High-resolution printing
Spreadsheet import (2500 addresses at a time)
Free (earth.google.com/intl/en/download-earth-pro.html)
PC System Management AppsPC System Management AppsPC System Management AppsPC System Management Apps
CCleaner
windowsreport.com
Remove old files from your PC
Free (ccleaner.com)
Belarc Advisor
Barry Brown
Analyses your PC
Details of all components and gives serial numbers, size, capacity
All the info you can imagine
Free
SpeccyExamines the innards of your PC
Ferrets out all sorts of info
Easy to output reports
Recommended over BelarcAdvisor
By CCleaner
Free (www.ccleaner.com/speccy)
Also available for Mac
Computerworld
Gary Utilities
Barry Brown
Clean-up PC files
Automatic maintenance
Erase privacy tracks on Windows shutdown
Checks for updates
Deep clean and fix
“Boosts PC speed and fixes frustrating errors, crashes and freezes”
Free (garysoft.com)
Revo UninstallerUninstalls desktop programs
Removes leftover pieces that
Windows uninstall misses
Also removes remnants of
programs that have already
been uninstalled
Free (revouninstaller.com)
Also available for Mac
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AutorunsList autorunning programsLets you turn off individual
programs
Doesn’t require installation
Free (https://docs.microsoft.com/en-
us/sysinternals/downloads/autoruns)
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Process ExplorerTells you which files are
currently open by what
program
Free (https://docs.microsoft.com/en-
us/sysinternals/downloads/index)
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WinDirStatIdentifies where all your drive space has gone
Microsoft app
“Tree map” usage pane
Meaningful Help info
Free (windirstat.net)
Computerworld
Wiztree
Maximum PC
Analyses your drives (similar to “WinDirStat”)
Finds the files and folders using the most space on your hard drive
Sort the contents of your entire hard drive by folder size and optionally delete files and folders
Free (wiztree.en.lo4d.com)
Windows DefenderAntivirus protection built-in to Windows 10
May not come out on top of all the antivirus benchmarks (Avast, Avira, AVG, Bitdefender)
Won’t bug you about paying for an upgrade or hijack your browser’s search engine
Free (Included with Windows 10)
Windows Defender Security Center
Computerworld
MalwarebytesRemoves malware and spyware
Double-checks for infections
Run manually (suggest once a week)
Combined with Malwarebytes support
forum, ultimate fallback for infected
systems (if you know it or not)
Free (malwarebytes.com)
Also available for Mac
Computerworld
LastPassPassword manager
Tracks your user IDs, passwords, and other setting and stores them in the cloud (encrypted)
Free (lastpass.com)
Also available for Mac
Computerworld
VLC Media PlayerMulti-media player
Plays nearly any media
Plays Internet streaming media with a click
Records played media
Converts between file types
Tolerates incomplete or damage media files
Starts to play downloaded media before the download’s finished
Free (Microsoft Store)
Also available for Mac
Computerworld
AutoCloseSpecify how and when to close the
running programs on your system
Free (autoclose.net)
ampercernt.com
RouterPassViewRecover your Wi-Fi router password
Free (routerpassview.en.lo4d.com)
ampercernt.com
WiFi AnalyzerAnalyzes your wireless network
Identify Wi-Fi problems
Find the best channel or the best
place for your router/access-point
Free (Windows Store)
Neil Schmidt
Advanced IP Scanner
Dean Steichen
Network scanner
Scans your network and documents the addresses for each device
Free (advanced-ip-scanner.com)
SDformatter V4.0
Dean Steichen
Formats SD cards
Quick and easy access to all memory card formats like SD, SDHC and SCXC
Gets rid of all the content stored on your SD card in one go
Free (www.sdcard.org/downloads/formatter_4/)
EaseUS Todo BackupNimble, general purpose backup tool
Can create full disk image backups, incremental drive and file backups
By default, it runs full backups one a week with differential backups every 30 minutes
Free (todo-backup.com)
Note: Be careful when installing to only get the Free version
Also available for Mac
Computerworld
EaseUS Partition Master (Free Edition)
Barry Brown
Resize drives, create drive partitions, merge partitions, clone hard-drive, etc.
Free (Windows Store)
Also available for Mac
TeamViewer
zapier.com
Remote access and control to your computer
Good for technical support efforts
Free (Windows Store)
Also available for Mac
Duplicate File Cleaner
Phil Goff
Find and remove duplicate files
Finds duplicate documents, photos, etc.
Sort out your image collection
Free (duplicatecleaner.com)
PC Tips...PC Tips...PC Tips...PC Tips...
How to Uninstall a Windows App
technicalnews.com
Remove an app
Settings Apps
Select the app Uninstall
Create Your Own Website App
Neil Schmidt
Directly jump to a website via
an icon on your Desktop
Copy URL address for the
website
On desktop, right mouse
click and select “New”
Select “Shortcut”
Insert URL address
Type name
Select “Finish”
Change Icon for New Website App
Neil Schmidt
Create a customized icon for your
Desktop app
Select a photo for your new Icon
Convert it to an ICO file using
icoconvert.com
Put cursor on desktop icon and right
mouse click
Select “Properties” “Change Icon”
Select “Browse” to find your new ICO
icon file
Hit “OK”
AppendixAppendixAppendixAppendix
WiFiWiFiWiFiWiFi Image Transfer Using Microsoft “Photos”Image Transfer Using Microsoft “Photos”Image Transfer Using Microsoft “Photos”Image Transfer Using Microsoft “Photos”
Load “Photos Companion” smartphone app (free)
Launch “Photos” Windows 10 app
Go to Settings: Preview “On”
Go to Import: “From mobile over WiFi”
Scan QR code on PC with phone app
Must be on same WiFi
Select photos to transfer
Find images in PC file folder: “Pictures > Imported
from Photos Companion”
Move photos to your own “organized” picture folders
Settings