Here is the list of the software utilities on my computers that have withstood a whole year of tinkering with Windows 10, bad Windows updates, hard drive partitions getting swapped back and forth, crappy antivirus programs, and other scam software (Here’s looking at you Zemana!).
- Defraggler
- Notepad++
- GitHub Desktop
- Rufus
- VirusTotal Uploader
- Windows Defender
- Google Chrome
- Crystal Disk info
- TightVNC
- Visual Studio Community 2017
- WinDirStat
- Revo Uninstaller
- Startup Delayer
- IrfanView
- Steam
- Belarc Advisor
- Driver Booster (IObit)
- and finally… Windows 10 itself! Yup, no clean installs since the first installation.
Other programs have had to uninstalled and then reinstalled because of bugs or updates. Or sometimes they just quit working.. MalwareBytes almost made it onto this list, but I’ve never seen an install of it lasting more than few months before it just disappears. As in, no clue why and no traces of it left on the computers.. /shrug !
