Free and Some Paid Software Picks For The Windows 11 PC User

I’m just an average poor guy who has been testing software on Windows 11 since 2001.

These programs work very well for me, you may like them or you might not.

The programs in red text I use a lot and I highly recommend you try them.

Portable programs say portable to the right of them.

Microsoft Store apps say Microsoft Store to the right of them.

Online programs say online to the right of them.

To download apps and programs, use your browser to search for them, or the Microsoft Store.

When installing, make sure to read and to check and uncheck boxes for features you want or don’t want.

After installing, go to their options or preferences and check or uncheck features you want or don’t want.

I hope this list helps somebody.

List From    THE AVERAGE POOR GUY

Free Software Picks Pages

Page Range Categories Page
Free Software Picks Page 1 A–E Categories Page 1
Free Software Picks Page 2 F–M Categories Page 2
Free Software Picks Page 3 N–R Categories Page 3
Free Software Picks Page 4 S Categories Page 4
Free Software Picks Page 5 U–Z Categories Page 5
  • Red text = My strongest recommendations.
  • Portable = Program runs without installation.
  • Microsoft Store = App is available in the Store.
  • Online = Web-based program or service.

Category Overview

A–E Page 1 F-M Page 2 N-R Page 3 S Page 4 U-Z Page 5
AI – Artificial Intelligence File Unlock Network Sharing Scanner Copy Program Taskbar Add Extra
Add Copy Move To Right Click File Folder Delete Office Word Spreadsheet Screen Blackout Part or Full Text Editor
All in One Utilities Flash to USB Partition Drives Screen Brightness Turn Monitor Off
Android to PC Gaming Folder Explorer Password Generator Screen Capture TV Guide
Anti-Virus and Malware File Recovery Password Manager Screen Dimming TV Guide Digital Antenna
Benchmarking Folder Size Pay in 4 Payments Screen Keyboard Uninstaller Program
Boot Up Time Hard Drive Speed PC Cleaner Screen Recording Video Edit
Browser Hard Drive Temps PC Image Backup Recover Search Engines Video Joiner
Browser Extension Hard Drive Scan PC Shutdown Search for Files Video Player
Calculator Hard Drive Wiper Peer to Peer Download Share Security Camera Viewer Video Sharpener
Calendar Hide Desktop Icons PDF Reader Slide Show Virtual Display Add
Cell Phone to PC Hidden Object Game Photo Converter and Edit Start Up Program Delayer Virtual Mode
Clock Internet Speed Test Photo Resizer Stream TV Service Virtual OS
Clock Timer Media Server Photo Viewer and Edit Stream Movies VPN
Cloud Storage Memory Reducer Ping Send Software Download Sites Wake On Lan
Cookie Control Modify Windows Looks Programs and App Launcher Software Updater Webcam Off
CPU Temp and Memory Monitor Brightness Purchase PC Parts Sound EQ Webcam Settings
Defragmenter Monitor Move To Ram-Memory Info Sync and Backup Webcam Viewer
Desktop Icons Hide Mouse Repeat Clicker Randomize Files System Info Weather
Digital Antenna TV MP3 Edit Registry Cleaner Widgets
Disk Cloning MP3 Lyrics Finder Reminder and To Do Wifi Search and Strength
DVD and CD Recording MP3 Quality Remote Desktop Windows Shutdown Timer
DVD Drive & Disc Info MP3 Sound Level Remote Desktop LAN Only Windows Updates
Email MP3 Tag Editing
Encrypt Drives and Folders MP3 and Video Downloader
Extract Folders Music Player

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