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https://sourceforge.net/projects/easyhideunhide/

Desktop Environment

THIS IS NOT A FOLDER LOCKING/HIDING/SECURITY SETUP SOFTWARE . This software just retrieves/lets u change the state of your windows hidden file system.

Open Source (Free)

https://sourceforge.net/projects/winbolt/?source=frontpage&position=4

Security, System, Administration

Automats the standard process of annoying Windows Updates, Malware Scans, running CCleaner etc.

http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/t/576010/winbolt-maintenance-automation-tool-v20/

Open Source (Free)

https://sourceforge.net/projects/regshot/

1,481 Downloads (This Week) 2016June28

Registry Compare Utility, Logging Registry

A registry compare utility that allows you to quickly take a snapshot of your registry and then compare it with a second one - done after doing system changes or installing a new software product

https://www.howtogeek.com/198679/how-to-use-regshot-to-monitor-your-registry/

Open Source (Free)

https://sourceforge.net/projects/supergrub2/?source=directory

Helps you to boot into most any Operating System (OS) even if you cannot boot into it by normal means

http://www.supergrubdisk.org/forum/

http://www.supergrubdisk.org/wiki/SuperGRUB2Disk

Open Source (Free)

http://sourceforge.net/projects/boot-repair-cd/files/

4.5 Stars (84) Last Update: 2015-12-23

Rescue disk including the Boot-Repair tool - THE Rescue Disk that you should keep close to your computer ! ; Fast and efficient.A must have

http://sourceforge.net/p/boot-repair-cd/home/Home/

Open Source (Free)

http://www.321download.com/LastFreeware/index.html

Can easily get rid of those old and obsolete registry entries created by software that you have destroyed ages ago. And by easily, I mean easily.

https://sourceforge.net/projects/pcsolution/?source=typ_redirect

System Shortcuts

Retrieve your PC info and easy access to important tools

Open Source (Free)

http://www.freebyte.com/fbtaskscheduler/

A small and zero-install program which enables you to start other programs automatically, periodically and at pre-defined times. This program functions very well in combination with backup software like Freebyte Backup, disk fragmenters, virus scanners and other regularly scheduled functions.

http://www.top5freeware.com/windows-task-scheduler

http://www.hoverdesk.net/index.php

Registry Manager, and more

Some features included: Powerful registry search and cleaner, Startup and Application, Junk files management (privacy cleaning), Process navigator, process and files live monitor, Repair box, Windows Tweaks and much more

Free for personal use only

https://sourceforge.net/projects/rescatux/

Systems Administration, Installation/Setup, Live CD

A GNU/Linux rescue cd (and eventually also Windows) but it is not like other rescue disks. Rescatux comes with Rescapp. Rescapp is a nice wizard that will guide you through your rescue tasks

http://www.supergrubdisk.org/rescatux/

Open Source (Free)

http://filehippo.com/download_samurize/

An advanced system monitoring and desktop enhancement engine for Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista

http://www.samurize.com/modules/mydownloads/

https://sourceforge.net/projects/btmgr/

Boot, {Multiple} Systems Administration

An os independent BootManager which has easy to use interface and many other features. The main goals of SBM are to be absolutely OS independent, flexible and full-featured. It has all of the features needed to boot a variety of OS

https://sourceforge.net/projects/btmgr/

Open Source (Free)

http://www.hirensbootcd.org/hbcd-v106/

Partition Tools, Backup & Recovery, Antivirus Tools, Testing Tools, Password Tools, Mini Windows XP

http://www.hirensbootcd.org/about/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYb2yTPyAiw

http://www.hirensbootcd.org/usb-booting/

http://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/glary_utilities.html

Offers powerful and easy-to-use system tools and utilities to help fix, speed up, maintain and protect your PC. [NOTE: $PatchCache$ shows up new, with over half a Gigabyte of data unseen, with system files displayed.]

https://alternativeto.net/discussions/applications/11718/be-careful-in-the-installation/

https://winaero.com/index.php

Currently Being Reviewed.

A universal tweaker software which supports Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1 and Windows 10.

https://winaero.com/download.php?view.1796

http://www.5group.com/wordpress/2015/10/10/keylock-monitor-1-0-2/

The keyboard modifier keys tool KeybMon, which displays their status on your screen, has been updated. The tool uses an external DLL to monitor key status

http://www.5group.com/wordpress/

https://emcosoftware.com/unlock-it

It allows you to take a control on resources locked by a system, applications and services. If a resource is locked, the program unlock it by closing file handles and terminating the locked processes. Also the program allows you to delete resources that cannot be deleted using the standard methods. If you have insufficient privileges to manage a recourse, the program grants the required privileges.

https://emcosoftware.com/freeware

http://rufus.akeo.ie/

Create bootable USB drives the easy way

http://www.howtogeek.com/136987/how-to-create-a-bootable-dos-usb-drive/

GNU Free Software

http://www.dcmembers.com/skwire/download/drive-letters-tool/

Drive Letter Order Editor

Can rearrange how your drives are displayed. 'Run As Administrator'

http://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/drive_letters_tool.html

https://sourceforge.net/projects/cleantp/

File Management, System Shells, Systems Administration

Deletes unused, temporary, sometimes hard to find files for you, automatically

http://www.5group.com/cle/

http://www.5group.com/cle/

http://www.5group.com/wordpress/projects/

Open Source (Free)

http://www.karenware.com/powertools/ptrecycler.asp

View and manage all drives' Recycle Bin. Empty bins manually, and automatically

http://www.karenware.com/powertools.asp

https://www.karenware.com/powertools/runtimes

Basic Use is Free

https://mh-nexus.de/en/hxd/

Hex Editor and Disk Editor

HxD is a carefully designed and fast hex editor which, additionally to raw disk editing and modifying of main memory (RAM), handles files of any size. The easy to use interface offers features such as searching and replacing, exporting, checksums/digests, insertion of byte patterns, a file shredder, concatenation or splitting of files, statistics and much more. Editing works like in a text editor with a focus on a simple and task-oriented operation, as such functions were streamlined to hide differences that are purely technical. For example, drives and memory are presented similar to a file and are shown as a whole, in contrast to a sector/region-limited view that cuts off data which potentially belongs together. Drives and memory can be edited the same way as a regular file including support for undo. In addition memory-sections define a foldable region and inaccessible sections are hidden by default. Furthermore a lot of effort was put into making operations fast and efficient, instead of forcing you to use specialized functions for technical reasons or arbitrarily limiting file sizes. This includes a responsive interface and progress indicators for lengthy operations.

https://mh-nexus.de/en/hxd/StarManSaveSectors.htm

https://mh-nexus.de/en/programs.php

http://www.resplendence.com/registrar

Registry Editor and more...

Offers solutions for backing up and restoring registries, fast background search and replace, a bookmark editor with categories which supports key coloring and adding descriptions to registry keys and values, detailed property pages, tools for easy navigation. The program offers multi-level undo so all registry changes can be individually undone. The software offers a registry defragmenter as well as a registry monitor which logs registry access by the system and other applications in detail. It provides security editors which allow you to set access permissions on your registry keys. An advanced registry compare tool allows you to check the differences between two keys in detail. Registry files can be edited in a separate registry window.

http://www.resplendence.com/main

Free for personal use only

http://wincdemu.sysprogs.org/

One-click mount ISO, CUE, NRG, MDS/MDF, CCD, IMG images. Supports unlimited amount of virtual drives. Runs on 32-bit and 64-bit Windows versions from XP to Windows 7

http://sourceforge.net/projects/wincdemu/

Open Source (Free)

http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/drive_letter_view.html

Drive Letter Editor

'Run As Administrator' view the list of all drive letter assignments in your system, including local drives, remote network drives, CD/DVD drives, and USB drives - even if they are not currently plugged. It also allows you to easily change a drive letter of USB devices and remote network shares, as well as to delete a drive letter of USB device that is not plugged. You can also use DriveLetterView to export the list of all drives into text/csv/html/xml file.

http://ultimateoutsider.com/downloads/

Disable the 'Get Windows 10' notification area icon

WORKS GREAT!!! - A tool that can remove and disable the 'Get Windows 10' notification area icon on Windows 7 and Windows 8

http://blog.ultimateoutsider.com/2015/08/using-gwx-stopper-to-permanently-remove.html

https://sites.google.com/site/getridathatcomputerproblem/home/microsoft-windows/windows-7-tips-and-tricks/gwxstopperpermanentlydeletesgetwindows10nagwareinwindows781

http://sourceforge.net/projects/pcsm/?source=directory

Automation of Combined Tools

Has combined open source tools such as Little Registry Cleaner, Bleachbit and Ultradefrag that run periodically for PC maintenance and performance. It is very simple and automated

Open Source (Free)

https://sourceforge.net/projects/nsis/?source=frontpage&position=7

Build Tools, Software Distribution, Installation/Setup

A system to create Windows installers. Can create such installers that are capable of doing everything that is needed to setup your software. NSIS is script-based and allows you to create the logic to handle even the most complex installation tasks. Many plug-ins and scripts are already available: you can create web installers, communicate with Windows and other software components, install or update shared components and more.

Open Source (Free)