6 Free Must Have Utilities for Windows 7

1. Mozilla Firefox (download)

Mozilla Firefox - The world's much loved and second most widely used web browser after IE. Firefox's strength lies in its ability to aad a myriad of very cool add-ins/extensions that can greatly enhance your browsing experience. Loaded with features that Internet Explorer only recently braced, Firefox is also more secure than Redmond's Internet Explorer. Firefox, latest version 5, is a highly recommended.


2. CCleaner (download)

Windows 7 requires housekeeping, just like all the versions before it, if you want to keep it humming along nicely. CCleaner is a free utility that keeps the pesky Windows registry lean and mean, along with clearing out the junk web browsers leave behind. It can also clean temp files and old system restore point as well as force remove apps that refuse to uninstall via Add/remove programs or Programs and Features.


3. AVG Anti-Virus 2011 Free Edition (download)



AVG anti-virus is one of the most popular antivirus suites on the market today. It protects your computer from many kinds of viruses. It is a total security which can make the scans are faster, it does install more quickly, and some tweaks to the interface have made it easier to use.  The big improvement in this edition is Link Scanner, E-Mail scanner , an Update Manager Anti-Rootkit and PC Analyzer to provide more protection and better performance of your pc. The Free edition is highly recommended.


4. K-Lite Codec Pack (download)

K-Lite Codec Pack is a collection of audio and video components for Microsoft Windows that enables the operating system and its software to play back various audio and video formats generally not supported by the operating system itself. K-Lite Codec Pack also includes several related tools, including Media Player Classic, GSpot Codec Information Appliance, and Codec Tweak Tool.


5. PDF24 PDF Writer and Reader (download)



PDF24 is a freeware appilcation that functions by creating a "PDF printer" on your system.  When you want to create a PDF document from pretty much any application you just choose to print it to the PDF printer and it creates a PDF document to a location of your chosing.


6. Photo Scape (download)




Photo Scape is a free, low resource alternative to Photoshop ternative for it. Photo Scape  supports RAW, as well as all other major image formats from JPEG and PNG to animated GIF’s. It comes with rebuilt templates for users to create photo collages, fumetti, and Web comics, and has a standard set of red-eye removal, light/shadow, and contrast-editing features. You can also batch edit images, combine them, and print them out one at a time or several at once. All this for free and with a small use memory footprint.

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