Utilities

HWiNFO is a hardware diagnostic and system monitoring tool. You can think of it (to make an analogy) as an intelligent tester that helps you diagnose what's wrong with your car sensors. It does the same, but for your computer.

Bulk Crap Uninstaller is the best (and free) uninstaller for removing unwanted applications from Windows.

You can manage files faster with Commander. Use its dual-pane view to copy, move, rename or compare files, handle archives, connect to FTP servers and view images without switching apps.

Ant Renamer is a free, open-source Windows utility that is able to simplify batch renaming of files and folders using custom rules. You have support for Unicode, regular expressions, and various renaming operations like string replacement, numbering, and date insertion.

Classic Shell restores beloved features such as the famous Start Menu and Start button, Windows Explorer toolbar, etc. that were removed from Windows starting with Windows 8.