5 Must Have Apps For Windows PC

There is plenty of apps or software out there for Windows, and you can easily use the OS for any kind of work. Windows is the most popular operating system on the market, after all. But the default Windows installation doesn’t offer that much, it’s more of a blank slate that you can customize to your will.

That is quite unlike Mac OS X, for example, which comes with most of the necessary everyday software included. (That’s why people think it’s easier to get started with Mac than Windows)

Alongside with the software and apps that you need, there are some apps that you should definitely install if you want to get the best Windows experience. Here are my top 5 picks.

Top 5 Must Have Apps For Windows PC

Mozilla Firefox

Firefox is simple the best browser out there for Windows. It’s had a lot of ups and downs in the past couple of years. But now it seems to be back on track and it can easily compare with Chrome in speed and outmatched any browser in the features or performance ratio.

Its secret is in the excellent extensibility and the thousands of add-on and themes that you can get for it. The big majority of which are also completely free. If you haven’t tried Firefox or are just using it without any of the wonderful plugins it has available (AdBlock Plus and NoScript are a must, for example), then you’re missing on a lot!

Mozilla Thunderbird

Another Mozilla product, Thunderbird is the best email client on the market – not even Outlook can match it when it comes to overall functionality. That’s even more impressive when you find out that it’s completely free!

Thunderbird has been a bit slow in development, but the latest version has everything you’ll need to easily manage multiple email accounts and your daily schedule or tasks with ease. You can filter emails, set up auto-responders in the app itself, sync it with pretty much anything out there, change the theme and use plugins (which significantly extend its functionality), and much more.

Kaspersky Internet Security 2012

Windows 7 is great at protecting your computer from Trojans, viruses and other malware, and if you use NoScript in Firefox, you’re probably protected more than a typical Mac OS X user. But of course, you can never be too careful, and if you frequently visit new sites or have a job that requires you to test multiple software tools and Web apps, it’s better to have a more powerful protection suite, and the Kaspersky Internet Security 2012 is the best there is right now. It doesn’t use many resources and it protects your computer from any viruses, spyware, Trojans and even unknown potentially dangerous apps, as well as filters your Internet traffic and block suspicious sites/apps. It’s paid, but it’s the perfect solution to total security on Windows.

Dexpot

Dexpot is a must have tool that makes your computer use easier and more productive. It’s basically a virtual desktop manager for Windows, and it does its job amazingly well. You can set up multiple virtual desktops and use them to better organize your virtual work space.

If you work with over a dozen windows open, I’m sure you’ll love having the ability to set them up on different desktops – it saves a lot of time when switching and working on different tasks at the same time.

ThrottleStop

ThrottleStop is a great tool that lets you manage your CPU’s power consumption. You can use it to under volt your processor or change the maximum multiplier, which saves quite a lot of battery life on a laptop.

It can also be used to overclock the processor, although only Core Extreme processors are supported.

Windows PC Must Have Apps For Conclusion

Sure enough, there are plenty of other apps that would come in very handy on a Windows machine. But thankfully, Microsoft is shipping Windows 7 and soon, Windows 8, with a lot of the basic stuff covered. ( There’s the snipping tool, the new MS Paint and Word-pad and other useful tools )

However, I believe that the software or apps listed above apps will make your overall experience better, so be sure to check them out when you get the chance.