This fortnight’s topnewsoftware downloads to help youmake
themost ofyour PC,and they’reall FREE
13 - 26November 2019 29
TaskbarHideletsyouquicklyhideanyrunningapplication
window,includingremovingitsentryfromthetaskbar.
Launchtheprogramandit willdisplaya listofcurrent
applications.Selectoneandyoucanusethebuttonsabove
tohideit,showit,closeit,minimiseit tothesystemtrayor
forceit tostayontopofotherwindows.Youcanalsochange
theorderoficonsonthetaskbar,andhideelements,suchas
theStartbutton.ThisdesktopversionoftheonlinePDFtoolkitoffers 20
differenttools.It canconvertPDFs,createthemandmake
changestotheircontents.However,thefreeeditiondoes
havea fewrestrictions:theconversiontoolsarelimitedto
threepagesperfileandthePDFutilitiesonlysupport
documentswith 10 pagesorfewer.If youwishtoremove
theserestrictions,youcanupgradetothepaid-forversion,
whichcosts£38.99.
PDFTOOLKIT
CleverPDF 3
bit.ly/clever488
Minrequirements:Windows7/8.1/10 Filesize:29.3MB
SYSTEMTOOL
TaskbarHide
bit.ly/hide488
Minrequirements:Windows7/8.1/10 Filesize:883KBNewWindows 10 Appp
SketchPal
bit.ly/sketch488
Filesize:34MB
CreatedbyMicrosoftGaragelast
year,SketchPalis nowavailablein
theMicrosoftStore.Poweredby
WindowsInk,it’sdesignedtooffer
advancedinkingfeaturesandworks
withSurfacePen.Availablefeatures
includelayers,custombrushes,
colouringassist,strokecleanup
andreferencemode.Cross-device
connectionletsyouusea second
deviceasa remotepalette.Best Free Software
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This powerful tool tests hard drives for signs of failure and bad sectors, and makes
minor repairs. The software, which needs to be run in admin mode, displays drive
details and S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology) info,
and includes a disk editor for advanced users. The updated version has a new
interface and a reorganised Settings menu, and makes improvements to the various
tools. It also no longer tries to get S.M.A.R.T. info on flash and SCSI-drives.
SYSTEM TOOL
Victoria HDD 5
bit.ly/vic488
Min requirements: Windows 7/8.1/10 File size: 1.2MB