Web User - UK (2019-12-11)

Best FreeSoftware

30 11-26 December 2019

Microsoft’soperatingsysteminstallsalotof

updatesonyourPC–mostareusefulbutsome

causeunintendedproblems.Thisnewportable

programfromsoftwaredeveloperNirSoft

showsyoualltheupdatesthathavebeen

installedonwhateverdeviceyouruniton.It

workswithallversionsofWindows,fromXP

onwards,andshowswhetherupdateswere

successfullyinstalled,failedorremoved.You

canviewupdatesbytitle,description,install

dateandmore.It’sausefultoolforkeeping

trackofwhichupdateshavebeeninstalledon

yoursystem,thoughitdoesn’tgiveyouthe

optiontoremoveanyproblematicones.

Oneofthe best waysto backupsoftware
CDs, DVDs andBlu-raysistosavethemas an
imagefile. If youdownloadanoperating
systemfromtheweb,it’slikelytocome
packagedin this way.
ISOWorkshopisafreeprogramthat lets
youmakeISO imagefiles fromyour own
content, as well as viewandextractfiles,
convert oneimageformat to another (IMGto
ISOfor example), and more.
This latest versiongives theinterfaceabit
of amakeover, withredesigned icons,and
addssupportfor virtualdrives.Makesure
youdecline thebundled junk during
installation.

Lotsofprogramssetthemselvestostart
alongsideWindows.Withcertainapplications–
suchasantivirussoftware–that’sagoodthing,
butyoudon’twantallyoursoftwarelaunching
simultaneouslyandslowingdownyoursystem.
AutorunOrganizerletsyoumanageWindows
startup,soyourPCbootsfaster.Youcan
temporarilydisableitems,removethemordelay
theirstartupfor 3 0seconds.Theprogramalso
alertsyoutoanymaliciousitemsbychecking
themonVirusTotal.
Thisversionswitchesfrom32-bitto64-bit
architecture,whichshouldmakeitmuch
quicker.Besuretodeclinethebundledjunk
duringinstallation.

SYSTEMTOOL

AutorunOrganizer4
bit.ly/arun4 90
Minrequirements:Windows 7 /8.1/1 0
Filesize: 1 5.3MB

SYSTEMTOOL

Windows Updates History

Viewer

http://www.nirsoft.net

Minrequirements:WindowsXP/Vista/7/8.1/1 0

Filesize: 8 5.1KB

ISOTOOL

ISOWorkshop 9
http://www.glorylogic.com
Minrequirements:Windows7/8.1/10
File size:3.5MB