After buying the Laptop of your choice, its time to add some cool new things to it. A laptop or Desktop without some cool apps is not a good to go thing. So, lets go ahead and explore some of those apps and who knows you may find your favorite ones in the list. Anyone who has used Windows through more than one version knows that, no matter how many utilities Microsoft adds to its operating system, there are always apps and utilities that will enhance your use. They all are free to download so no need to worry about it.
1.Wox
A lot of the windows user might not like the default search option, as it shows many non related search queries results from the web and at times it is slow. Wox is like spotlight(search feature in Mac OS) for Windows. It is a hell lot faster than the native search option provided. It even allows third-party plugins which means there are endless features one can get. Our favorite plugin is Everything which lets you search anything from your entire directory. The best part is that you can open the search box over any window by pressing ALT+Space and then type in your query. It does anything you throw at it from searching on Youtube to converting languages and even performing calculations.
Download Everything (Plug-in)
2.Potplayer
You all must be aware of VLC or even be using it. But PotPlayer is another media playing app which is quite faster than VLC as it loads faster and even supports 3-D videos. A small thing to note is that it has dark theme. It has all the latest codecs and supports multiple subtitles formats. It eats up lesser RAM as compared to VLC and is very lightweight app. It’s easy to use interface makes it more good.
3.Interner Download Manager (IDM)
It is a tool to increase download speeds, resume and schedule downloads. It will restart broken or interrupted downloads due to lost connections, network problems, computer shutdowns, or unexpected power outages. Simple graphic user interface makes IDM user friendly and easy to use and has a smart download logic accelerator that features intelligent dynamic file segmentation and safe multipart downloading technology to accelerate your downloads. IDM integrates seamlessly into your browser to automatically handle your downloads and even lets you download Youtube videos with various formats. It automatically saves your downloads into defined categories.
4.Recuva
Recuva is a popular data recovery program that comes with a selection of advanced tools, including a secure overwriter, a formatted drive scanner. It enables you to retrieve data from reformatted or damaged drives, improving the chance of a successful recovery. A deep scan mode is also available, which is useful for finding hidden files. You can also take a snapshot of your recovered files and create a virtual disk image to prevent future data loss. If you know what sort of file you’re looking for, you can also specify this before commencing your search for a faster, more effective file recovery scan. Sometimes you want a file gone for good, Recuva’s secure overwrite feature makes sure your files stay erased.
5.Lastpass
LastPass is a tool that allows you to securely generate and save passwords, and use these passwords across multiple devices. It also has browser extension which gives you all the functionalities. It automatically fills up your details and has multi-factor authentication. It is one of the most trusted password manager so you can trust this app with its security.The free plan will suffice all your basic need and it currently offers 30-days premium trial offer. In case you are concerned about its security you can check this link.
Download Lastpass(for Android)
6.Sand Boxie
Sandboxie runs your programs in an isolated space which prevents them from making permanent changes to other programs and data in your computer. This is for those who try a hell lot of softwares or those who are very concerned for their PC. It runs those suspicious softwares in a virtual environment. The free version lets you run only on environment at at time. Running your Web browser under the protection of Sandboxie means that all malicious software downloaded by the browser is trapped in the sandbox and can be discarded trivially. Now you don’t have to worry about your files being getting corrupted.
7.Sharp Keys
SharpKeys is a really useful app that allows you to alter the mapping of your keyboard in Windows in order to make different keys perform different functions. In simple words it lets you assign various functions to the keys of your keyboard so you can use this to assign functions to yours least used keys like the extra ALT, Shift and CTRL keys or you caps lock keys. The SharpKeys utility manages a Registry key, which allows Windows to remap one key to any other key. Included in the app is a list of common keyboard keys and a Type Key feature to automatically recognize most keyboard keys. You can manually do all the things but why go through all the trouble when this app is there.
8. Remote Finger-Print
How many laptops do really come with fingerprint sensor ? A quite few of them come with it but on contrary every smartphone has a fingerprint sensor. Okay, not taking iPhones into the account. So, this app lets you use your mobile fingerprint sensor to unlock your laptop and it is very seamless. All you have to do is to download its android app and there you go. One downside of this app is that both the mobile and laptop needs to be on the same WI-FI network.
9.Steam Mover
If you are running low on storage on your SSD or a particular drive and many big games or applications are eating out your space then this app is a one click solution for you. You can use this app to move large sized games/applications from one drive to another at ease when the ‘cut and paste ‘ option doesn’t work. (Yes, cut and paste maynot work always as you can miss registry settings and Dlls in windows directories ,etc. as a result the game/app may not work on the new location)
10.Da-Vinci Resolve
This app is last in the list cause it a more professional use oriented app. Itis the most efficient and powerful replacement of Adobe Premier Pro. It can be used to create professional videos and there is nothing more to say. In order to us it you must have to give time to it. It can do pretty much everything but still there are some thing it cant being it a free software. You can also buy its premium option if you like the free one.
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