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System Tools

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• Awesome Windows 11 - Windows 11 Resources
• PC-Optimization-Hub - System Optimization Resources
• ️ Gaming Optimization
• PowerToys - System Tools / Search / Plugins /
• Sysinternals - Advanced System Tools / Suite
• CPU-Z, winfetch, CPU Fetch, Glow or GPU-Z - System Info Tools
• SuperF4 or FKill - Process Killers
• AutoHotkey - Task Automation /
  / Script Gen / Resources
• VCRedist - AIO Repack for Microsoft Visual C++ Redists
• AutoIt / Resources, Power Automate, sikulix or ChoEazyCopy - Task Automation
• Windows-11-Guide or Pastas - Windows Guides
• NanaRun - System Admin Tools
• PolicyPlus - Local Group Policy Editor
• PowerPlanSwitcher - Quickly Change Power Schemes
• Scheduler or TaskRunner - System Task Scheduler
• CoreTemp or System Informer - Process Monitors
• ThrottleStop - Laptop CPU Monitor / Optimizer
• RegExp, RegScanner, ripgrep-all or Registry-Finder - Registry Explorers / Scanners
• WinbIndex - Windows System Files / Binaries
• OfflineInsiderEnroll - Enable Windows Insider without Account
• WLSetup-All - Windows Live Essentials 2012 Archive
• Rhasspy - Voice Assistant
• OpenRecall or Windrecorder - Memory Search App / System Recorders
• Time.is - Check Accuracy of System Clock
• G-Helper - Armoury Crate Replacement
• LenovoLegionToolkit - Lenovo Vantage Replacement

System Debloating

• Debloat Guide - Windows Debloat Guide
• Bulk Crap Uninstaller, Revo Uninstaller or GeekUninstaller - Bulk Uninstallation Tools
• SophiaScript - Debloater
• BleachBit - Clean System Storage
• GhostBuster or Device Cleanup Tool - Remove Non-Present Devices
• Win11Debloat - Debloater
• Should I Remove It? - Program Removal Guide

System Tweaks

• Windhawk, MajorGeeks Windows Tweaks, Winaero or - System Tweaking Tools / Warning
• EverythingToolbar or yasb - Tweaked Taskbars
• Open Shell - Tweak Start Menu / Start Skin
• EarTrumpet, Volumey or Volume2 - Tweak Volume Mixer
• AltSnap - Tweaked Windows Dragging
• abbodi1406, BatUtil or TechNet-Gallery - System Scripts
• Win10 Widgets or Eww - Widgets for Windows
• Wintoys - System App Tweaking
• Wox, Listary, FlowLauncher, Ueli /
  - Keystroke / App Launchers
• Kando - App Launcher / Pie Menu /
  /
• Hunt and Peck or Cerebro App - Tweaked System Navigation
• SmartSystemMenu - Tweak System Menu
• EasyContextMenu, Nilesoft Shell or ContextMenuManager
• RCWM - Tweaked Context Menus
• Spencer - Classic Start Menu
• Taskbar Tweaker - Taskbar Advanced Features
• Taskbar Hide - Easily Hide / Show Taskbar
• QuickLook - macOS Quick Look for Windows
• TopNotify - Move Windows Notifications

Package Managers

• WinGet - CLI Package Manager / Repos / Automation / Auto Update
• UniGetUI - GUI for Popular Package Managers
• Scoop - Portable Package Manager
• sfsu or hok - Fast Scoop Utilities
• Spinel - Multi-Program Install Script Generator
• Chocolatey / GUI /
  , Patch My PC or RuckZuck - Package Managers
• Silent Install - Build Multi-Program Installers
• 0Install - Decentralized Cross-Platform Package Manager
• portableapps - Package Manager for Portable Apps
• Baulk - Minimalist Package Manager
• NirLauncher - Portable Package Manager for NirSoft Utilities

Terminal / CLI

• The Terminal Directory - List of Terminal Emulators
• terminals-are-sexy - Terminal Resources
• Awesome CLI Apps or Command Line Tools - Command Line Resources
• ss64 - Command Line Reference Index
• Windows Terminal / 2, ConEmu, Hyper, Tabby, MobaXterm or WezTerm - Windows Terminals
• BusyBox - Unix Commands for Windows
• Clink - Command Line Editing
• Nushell - Alt Shell
• Tiny Care Terminal - Terminal Dashboard That Cares
• Command Challenge - Command Line Learning
• Mintty - Cygwin Terminal Emulator
• GetDNote - Command Line Notebook
• PowerShell - Widndows / macOS / Linux PowerShell
• LeanandMean - Powershell Snippets / Use with Caution
• PowerShell Scripts or WindowsPowerShell - Alt Shell Scripts
• Starship - Cross-Shell Prompt

Remote Desktop

• Parsec - Desktop Client /
  /
• RustDesk - Desktop Client /
  /
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• Aspia - Desktop Client /
  /
• Sunshine - Gaming Remote Desktop Client /
  /
• Moonlight - Gaming Remote Desktop Client /
  /
• Arcane - Desktop Client
• HopToDesk - Desktop Client /
• CoScreen - Desktop Client
• Remotly - Desktop Client
• Bananas - Desktop Client /
  /
• ChromeRemoteDesktop - Web-Based
• InputDirector - Multi-Computer Client
• Mouse Without Borders - Multi-Computer Client
• p2p - Portable Client
• Screensy - Web-Based /
• Screego - Web-Based /
• Screen-Sharing - Web-Based /
• TigerVNC - VNC Client /
• TightVNC - VNC Client
• noVNC - JavaScript VNC Client /

Clipboard Managers

• Ditto - Clipboard Manager /
• PasteBar - Clipboard Manager /
• CrossPaste - Clipboard Manager /
• ArsClip - Clipboard Manager
• ClipAngel - Clipboard Manager
• CopyQ /
  or XClipper /
  - Clipboard Managers with Editing and Scripting Features
• MultiClipBoardSlots - Extend Clipboard by 10 Memory Slots

Window Managers

• GlazeWM - Tiling Window Manager Inspired by i3wm
• Komorebi or WorkSpacer /
  - Tiling Window Managers
• Whim - Pluggable Dynamic Window Manager
• DWM - Port of X11 dwm to Windows

Virtual Machines

• Awesome Web Desktops or Simone's Computer - OS Emulators / VMs
• ️ Android Emulators
• ️ Hackintosh Resources
• VMware Workstation or VirtualBox / Portable - Virtual Machines
• Virt-Manager /
  , MultiPass /
  or Vagrantup /
  - Virtual Machine Managers
• Looking Glass - App for Using Kernel-Based Virtual Machine Configured for VGA PCI Pass-Through /
• Qemu, Hyper-V or Denodo Test - Virtual Machines
• OSBoxes - Preinstalled Virtual Machine
• Terminator - Online Virtual Machines
• JSLinux - Online Linux Virtual Machines
• QuickEmu or Dexpot - Virtual Machine Creator
• Virtual x86 - x86-compatible OS Emulators
• PCjs Machines - Classic Computer Emulators
• InfiniteMac - Apple OS Emulators
• winevdm - 16-bit Windows on 64-bit Systems
• Blink - Linux Emulator for Windows
• Dockerholics - Docker Apps
• WebCatalog - Turn Sites into Desktop Apps

Hardware Tools

• ️ PC Building / Shopping
• PSU Calculator - Find Compatible Power Supplies
• DeviceTests - Multiple Device Tests
• NotCPUCores, BES, ParkControl, QuickCPU or Process Lasso - CPU Optimizer
• Ozone3D, UNIGINE Benchmarks or OCCT - System Benchmarking
• Testmem5 - Memory Benchmarking
• MemTest - Memory Diagnostic Tool
• SDIO, Drivers Collection, Driverscape or DriverStoreExplorer - Update / Install Missing Drivers / Note
• VOGONS - Vintage Computer Hardware Forum

Hardware Monitors

• HWiNFO - System Info & Monitoring
• Scrutiny, GSmartControl /
  or smartmontools - Hard Drive Monitors
• CoolerControl - Cooling Device Monitor
• BatteryMode - System Tray Battery Percentage / Managers /
• HWMonitor - Hardware Monitors
• fastfetch - System Info & Monitoring
• Task Manager DeLuxe - Task Manager Alt
• Libre Hardware Monitor - Updated Fork of Open Hardware Monitor
• FanControl /
  or FanCtrl - PC Fan Controllers
• Traffic Monitor - Network & Hardware Monitor
• bottom or Glances /
  - Terminal Hardware Monitors

GPU Tools

• NVTOP - GPU / Accelerator Process Monitor
• GreenWithEnvy - Manage / Control NVIDIA Cards
• NVCleanstall or NVSlimmer - NVIDIA Driver Packages
• Display Driver Uninstaller, 2 - Display Driver Removal Tool /
• TinyNvidiaUpdateChecker - NVIDIA GPU Update Checker
• nvidiaProfileInspector - Modify / View Hidden NVIDIA Settings / Guide
• RadeonSoftwareSlimmer - Debloat AMD Drivers
• R.ID - AMD 3rd Party Drivers /
• SMCAMDProcessor - AMD Processor Power Management
• PresentMon - GPU Benchmarking
• Universal x86 Tuning Utility - Laptop GPU Controller /
• RyzenAdj - Ryzen Laptop GPU Controller

Disk Tools

• Awesome Storage - File Storage Resources
• Awesome DataHoarding - Data Hoarding Resources
• WizTree - Disk Usage Analyzer
• CrystalDiskMark or CCISOBench - Disk Benchmarking Tools
• GParted /
  , MiniTool Partition Wizard or AOMEI Partition Assistant / Unlocker - Partition Managers
• Validrive - Check True Storage Size of USB Devices
• WinDirStat - Disk Usage Analyzer / Cleanup Tool /
• TrueNAS - Storage System
• QDirStat - Directory Statistics
• CrystalDiskInfo - S.M.A.R.T. Data Analyzer
• Macrorit Partition Expert or Diskovery - Disk Usage Analyzers
• Gdu or dua - Disk Usage Analyzer with Parallel Processing
• Erdtree - Cross-Platform Disk Usage Analyzer
• PC Manager - Disk Managers / Cleanup
• Air Live Drive - Mount Cloud Drives as Local Disks
• SFTPDrive - Mount SFTP Servers as Local Disks

Monitor Tools

• DisplayFusion or Dual Monitor Tool - Dual Monitor Tools
• f.lux, LightBulb, ScreenTemperature or SunsetScreen - Adjust Display Color / Temperature
• Monitorian, Twinkle Tray /
  or Dimmer - Adjust Monitor Brightness
• EIZO, Monitor or LCDTech - Monitor Performance Tests
• TestUFO - Monitor Framerate Test
• LittleBigMouse - DPI Test
• Scalizer - Auto DPI Scaling / YouTube
• ICM or ICC Profiles - ICC Profiles and Monitor Calibration
• Display Calc - Display Distance / Dimension Calculator
• Multi-Monitor Calculator - Dual-Monitor Setup Planning / Tests
• Wide Gamut - Color Compatibility Test
• Dead.Pixel - Dead Pixel Test
• JScreenFix - Repair Stuck Pixels
• CenterOfMyScreen - Find Center of Monitor
• ShowDesktopOneMonitor - Show Desktop for Only One Monitor
• Deskreen /
  or SpaceDesk - Use Mobile Device as Monitor
• ShaderGlass - Custom Screen Shaders
• DaltonLens or Toptal - Color Blindness Filters
• NVDA - Screen Reader for Blind Users /

Mouse / Keyboard

• /r/MechanicalKeyboards Wiki - Mechanical Keyboard Resources
• Hotkey Cheatsheet, Use The Keyboard, HotkeyP, Clavier++, Kinto or CheatKeys - Keyboard Shortcuts / Image, 2 / Course
• VIA /
  , SharpKeys, Kanata, keymapper, Ergogen, Mahou - Custom Keyboard Layouts / Remapping
• geekhack or KeebTalk - Keyboard Forums
• X-Mouse Button Control - Re-Map Mouse Buttons / Scroll Wheel
• MoveMouse or MouseJiggler - Simulate User Activity
• Raw Accel - Mouse Acceleration Tool
• StrokeIt - Mouse Gestures
• Espanso - Typing Shortcuts /
• win-vind - Vim Style Keybindings for Windows
• Vial - Custom Keyboard Config Tool
• KeyViz - Keystroke Visualizer
• WhatPulse - Mouse / Keyboard Usage Analyzer
• Kmonad - Keyboard Manager
• Deskhop - Quickly Switch Devices between Computers
• Switchy - Switch Keyboard Languages with Button
• Is this good? - Custom Keyboard Guides
• DreyMaR's - Keyboard Tips and Resources
• Keyboard University or KDB - Mechanical Keyboard Building Guides
• Cosmos - Create Custom Keyboards
• Keyboard Simulator - Design & Test Virtual Keyboards
• Key Test - Keyboard Tester

System Audio

• Equalizer APO / 2, AutoEq, PeaceEqualizer, Dolby Access / Note or FXSound - Audio Equalizers
• Wave Link or VoiceMeeter / Banana - Audio Mixers / Multi-Device Playback
• SoundSwitch - Switch Audio Device with Hotkey /
• SonyHeadphonesClient - Sony Headphones Clone
• Audiocheck - Audio Tests
• LowAudioLatency - Reduce Audio Latency
• DigitalFeed - Lossless Audio Sound System Test
• Online Mic Test or Check Mic - Mic Test
• Sound Meter or REW - Measure Surrounding Sound Level
• Krisp or noise-suppression-for-voice - Noise Suppression Tools
• AirPods Dirty Secret - AirPods Repair Directory

Windows ISOs

• Genuine Installation Media - Windows ISOs / Clean Install Guide
• files.rg-adguard or MVS dump - Verify ISO Legitimacy
• OS.click, MyDigitalLife or Microsoft SD - Windows ISOs
• Old School OS, OS Vault, VETUSWARE or WinWorldPC - Oldschool ISOs
• Fido - ISO Powershell Script
• NetBoot - Boot Operating Systems without ISOs
• CoolStar - Install Windows on Chromebook

USB / Bootloaders

• Rufus - Create Bootable USB Drives
• YUMI - Create Bootable USB Drives
• MediaCreationTool - Windows Deployment Automation
• USBTreeView - USB Device Tree Viewer
• CloverBootloader or EasyBCD - Bootloaders / Config

Windows Activation

• MAS - Activation Scripts / Windows / Office /
• KMS_VL_ALL_AIO - Offline Activator / Windows / Office
• OfficeRTool - Offline Activator / Office

Windows Updates

• Windows 10 After EOL - Receive Windows Updates After Win10's End-Of-Life
• ChangeWindows - Latest Windows Update Info
• stopupdates10 or InControl - Enable / Disable Win 10/11 Updates / Can Cause Breakage
• LegacyUpdate - Fix Windows Updates for Legacy Editions
• Extended Win 7 Updates - Extended Windows 7 Updates
• WURefresh - Reset Windows Update Components
• UUP Dump or Microsoft Update Catalog - Download Previous Windows Updates
• PC Health Check or WhyNotWin11 - Identify why your PC isn't Ready for Windows 11
• FlashMyBoard - Receive Motherboard Update Notifications

Windows Repair

• MagNumDB, ErrorLookup or Microsoft Error Lookup - Windows Debugging Tools
• /r/TechSupport / Wiki - Tech Support Subreddit /
• Hardforum, TechGuy, Eleven Forums or Ten Forums - Tech Support Forums
• Medicat - Computer Diagnostic / Recovery Toolkit /
• PhoenixPE - Recovery Environment
• Hiren's BootCD PE or Win10XPE - Preinstallation Environments / Recovery
• Magic Trace - Diagnose Performance Issues using Intel Processor Trace

Customization

• Windows-Ricing, or Heliohost Guide - Windows Ricing Resources
• Rainmeter - Desktop Customization /
• OpenRGB / Beta, WLED, Aurora, LiquidCTL, Artemis, RGBSync, SignalRGB or FireLight - RGB Lighting Control
• VSThemes, WindowsCustomization or 7Themes - Theme Indexes
• Styled Themes - Anime / Modern Style / macOS Style, 2 / Old School Style, 2
• VirtualCustoms or winthemers - Customization Communities
• Desktops - Customization Showcases
• XDesktopSoft - Desktop Customization
• SecureUxTheme or UltraUXThemePatcher - UX Patcher
• Cursormania Archive - Cursors
• MacOS Cursors for Windows, CursorOS or macOS-cursors-for-Windows - macOS Style Cursors
• Mechvibes /
  or MechaKeys - Keyboard Sound Effects
• ElectricSheep or After Dark CSS - Screensavers
• FolderMarker, Flaired Folder, CustomFolder - Custom Folder Icons
• Recycle Bin Themes - Custom Recycle Bin Icons
• msstyleEditor - Visual Style Editor
• StartIsBack or StartAllBack - Start Menu Customization
• Taskbar Tweaker, TranslucentTB, NiceTaskbar - Taskbar Customization / Old School Style
• AccentColorizer - Accent Color Customization
• BeautySearch - Search Customization
• ElevenClock - Clock Customization
• HackBGRT - Boot Logo Changer
• WinDynamicDesktop or Dynamic Theme - Auto Change Wallpaper
• ExplorerBlurMica - File Explorer Effects
• MicaForEveryone - Title Bar Effects
• Cute Borders - Border Color Changer (Win11 Only)
• ModernFlyouts - Modern Flyouts /
• Alternative Windows Shells Wiki - Alt Windows Shells
• Aerial - Apple TV Screensaver
• ExcelDarkThemeFix - Fix Excel on Themed Windows
• MacType - Use Mac Fonts on Windows /

App Themes

• Dracula /
  or Catppuccin /
  - Custom App Themes
• terminal.sexy, TerminalSplash, Solarized or WindowsTerminalThemes - Terminal Themes
• Rosé Pine /
  , Aura Theme, or theme.park - Custom App Themes
• Totally Awesome List - Old School App Themes
• Pokemon Terminal - Pokémon Terminal Themes
• Traffic Monitor - System Monitor Themes

Wallpapers

• wallhaven.cc - Search Wallpapers / Downloader / Client
• Wallpaper Abyss, WallpaperCave, WallpapersCraft, VSThemes - Search Wallpapers
• Rev Wallpaper or r/WallpaperRequests - Reverse Wallpaper Search
• Studio Ghibli Wallpapers or Ghibli Upscaled - Studio Ghibli Wallpapers
• Ultimate Windows Wallpack / Wiki, Spotlight - Windows Wallpapers
• LWP, /r/LivingBackgrounds, WALLegend or MoeWalls - Live Wallpapers
• /r/Wallpaper - Wallpapers Community
• DualMonitorBackgrounds - Dual Monitor Wallpapers
• Scenic Illustrations - Landscape Wallpapers
• CoolBackgrounds - Customizable Wallpapers
• Simple Desktops, Minimalistic Wallpaper, Positron Dream or SetAsWall - Minimalist Wallpapers
• Aesthetic Wallpapers - Aesthetic Wallpapers
• Mac Walls or BasicAppleBlog - Apple Wallpapers
• ChromecastBG - Chromecast Wallpapers
• Bing Wallpaper Archive - Bing Wallpapers
• Xbox Wallpapers - Xbox Wallpapers
• Screencaps or shot.cafe - Movie / TV Wallpapers
• Anime Pictures, WallpaperWaifu, TheOtaku or MyLiveWallpapers - Anime Wallpapers
• WallsPic, WallpaperFlare, HDQwalls or UHD Wallpaper - Misc Wallpapers
• G_Walls - Telegram Wallpaper Channels

Wallpaper Tools

• Wallpaper Engine / PKG to Zip / Collections, 2 / Workshop DL - Wallpaper Manager
• Lively or ScreenPlay - Live Wallpaper Manager
• backiee - Wallpaper Manager
• SuperPaper - Cross-Platform Multi-Monitor Wallpaper Manager
• Background Switcher - Multi-Host Wallpaper Switcher
• Faerber - Edit Wallpapers to Match Color Scheme
• AutoWall - Turn Videos / GIFs to Live Wallpapers
• Awesome Wallpaper - Show System Information on Wallpaper