PC Maintenance Tools (Free)
jv16 Power Tools:
* Automatically clean your Windows registry from obsolete and unneeded data
* Automatically fix many kinds of registry errors, such as broken file references
* Easily uninstall leftover traces of software you have thought you have already uninstalled ages ago
* Detect and remove unneeded history data and MRU (most recently used) lists that can contain sensitive information about you
* Locate and delete unneeded files, including temp files and duplicate files
* And over 27 tools more!
https://www.macecraft.com/jv16powertools2009-info/
AutoIt v3 is a freeware BASIC-like scripting language designed for automating the Windows GUI and general scripting: https://www.autoitscript.com/autoit3/index.shtml
Features:
* Simulate keystrokes and mouse movements
* Manipulate windows and processes
* Interact with all standard windows controls
* Scripts can be compiled into standalone executables
* Create Graphical User Interfaces (GUIs)
* COM support
* Directly call external DLL and Windows API functions
* Scriptable RunAs functions
* Detailed helpfile and large community-based support forums
Deskman- lock desktop and advanced security
https://www.anfibia-soft.com/products/deskman/index.html
Computer Usage Restrictions
• Desktop restrictions
• Start Menu restrictions, configuration
• Internet Explorer restrictions
• Control Panel restriction
• Taskbar restrictions
• Windows Explorer restrictions
Advanced Desktop Security
• Drive access protection
• Disable USB drives
• Disable Ctrl-Alt-Del
• Disable Alt-F4
• Disable all Winkeys
• Disable Task Manager hotkey
• Disable any key combination
• Disable any mouse button
• Disable cut, copy, paste
• Kiosk Mode
Freeze! Running Applications
• Capture running programs and make sure no other applications are used
• Notification of restricted programs.
Safe Start Menu
• Build a safe Start Menu
• Hide the original Start Menu
Autorun Options
• Add new entries
• Block new entries
• Enforce programs: make sure a critical program will be always running.
Desktop Lock
• One-button desktop protection
• Maintain desktop icons in the same position
• Restrict changes to desktop icons
• Remove unknown desktop icons
Security Profiles
• Defaulft profile: No Restrictions
• Defaulft profile: Basic Protection
• Defaulft profile: Limited Access
• Defaulft profile: Advanced Protection
• Defaulft profile: Internet Explorer Protection
• Defaulft profile: Kiosk Mode
• Add your own profiles
Advanced Setup
• Web interface
• User exceptions
• Autologon
• Silent installation available
• User profiles for fast deployment
• Import, export data file for fast deployment, backup
• Tight hotkey and password security system
https://www.piriform.com/recuva/download
Features:
Undelete files on your computer
Recovery from damaged or formatted disks
Recover deleted emails
Recover deleted iPod music
Restore unsaved Word documents
Quick-Start Wizard
Deep Scan
Securely delete files you want to erase forever
Portable version
Full Windows OS support and many languages
NVIDIA nTune
https://www.nvidia.com/object/ntune_5.05.38.00.html
NVIDIA® nTune is the ultimate utility for accessing, monitoring, and adjusting your system components, including temperature and voltages with clear, user-friendly control panels. Overclock your system for highest performance or underclock it for near silent operation. All changes are performed within the Microsoft® Windows® interface – enabling full functionality without the need to make changes in the BIOS and reboot your system.
CPU RightMark Lite for processor benchmarking
The CPU RM benchmark eliminates influence of all subsystems, except for memory and CPU-RAM bus, at the expense of measuring performance of different test application parts, which operation time is not related to “external” task execution time. For example, video pages changeover and hard drive access. Only processor operating time is considered.
https://cpu.rightmark.org/download.shtml
System Explorer
https://systemexplorer.mistergroup.org/
Major Features:
* Detailed informations about Tasks, Processes, Modules, Startups, IE Addons, Uninstallers, Windows, Services, Drivers, Connections and Opened Files.
* Easy check of suspicious files via VirusTotal or Jotti service.
* Easy search details about file/process via online databases.
* Launcher (“New Task…” dialog) with integrated AutoSearch and AutoCompletion.
* Action History for monitoring processes activities.
* Performance graphs for monitoring usage of system resources in time.
* System Snapshots for easy finding of system changes.
* System Report builds rich text report containing major informations about your System.
* Multilanguage and Plugins Support.
* Security feature with online File Reviews.
* WMI Browser and System Additional Info
Kill Disk – Hard Drive Eraser
Active@ KillDisk – Hard Drive Eraser is powerful and compact software that allows you to destroy all data on hard and floppy drives completely, excluding any possibility of future recovery of deleted files and folders. It’s a hard drive and partition eraser utility. Active@ KillDisk conforms to US Department of Defense clearing and sanitizing standard DoD 5220.22-M. The most secure Gutmann’s data destruction method is also implemented. Both WIPE and KILL functions support 17 security standards from various countries such as USA, Canada, Germany and others. You can be sure that once you clean up with Active@ KillDisk, sensitive information is purged out forever.
Can be used for erasing sensitive files forever.
https://www.killdisk.com/