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theshatterstone54 ,

I highly recommend trying out a tiling window manager. Yes, they exist for Windows. No, they’re not as good as on Linux or BSD, but it’s a completely different workflow and you won’t know if it’s for you until you try it. Komorebi seems to be a popular choice. I tried workspacer but it was a PITA to configure (I say that as someone experienced in configuring and using a tiler). The Komorebi discord seems to have a channel for sharing configs so you can check it out as a source of inspiration or as a base to build your own config onto.

Also, a package manager like scoop or chocolatey. If I had to return to Windows, this would be a nonnegotiable.

Also, Chris Titus’ winutil for debloating, removing spyware, installing good common software and running a range of tweaks (including disabling or delaying feature updates for better stability).

Vivaldi. Yes, it’s technically proprietary (if you care about that stuff) but it’s really good, if you’re a power user in the browser, or if you’re a tab hoarder. I can’t see myself living without workspaces in the browser now. And the panel is nice if you’re into it.

That’s about it.

saigot ,
  • PowerToys - originally this was an internal set of utilities that MS engineers made and decided to publish, lots of useful stuff
  • AgentRansack - For searching the content of files
  • Everything - For searching for file names
  • PUTTY - to connect to a more civilized OS (SSH client)
  • Obsidian - one note but better and offline.
  • Notepad++ - notepad but not shit
  • HWInfo64 - detailed system infomation and sensor info
  • WizTree - file usage analyzer, much better than the popular WinDirStat
yuuunikki OP ,

What’s more civilized os mean?

black0ut ,
@black0ut@pawb.social avatar

Something that isn’t Windows or MacOS. The BSDs for example 😉

yuuunikki OP , (edited )

Let me guess Linux aka neckbeard os?

Lol I upset the neckbeards

black0ut ,
@black0ut@pawb.social avatar

That’s an example, but you mentioned it yourself. The BSDs aren’t Linux.

user224 ,

Or to join some BBS.

oo1 ,

doom

ssm ,
@ssm@lemmy.sdf.org avatar

chocolatey

it’s a far cry from a package manager on an actually good operating system like openbsd ( it’s not linux ;) ), but it’s leagues better than cavemanning software off webpages with cancer like auto-updates to get around the lack of package management (or no updates, at all).

breadsmasher ,
@breadsmasher@lemmy.world avatar

PowerToys

fuzzzerd ,

Such useful features. They should be built-in. But I’m glad they’re serviced separately so we get updates outside windows update cadence.

breadsmasher ,
@breadsmasher@lemmy.world avatar

And open source

github.com/microsoft/PowerToys

MidnightBanjo ,

Seeing lots of excellent suggestions for general (7-zip, Notepad++, etc).

Foobar2000 is a good music player

I don’t know if it’s good, but I guess there is now a Lemmy Desktop app webcatalog.io/en/apps/lemmy/

I saw you said you use Plex. I assume you use Steam for gaming?

Is there any specific feature/use you want QoL improvements for?

yuuunikki OP ,

Hmm, i guess kinda stupid shit like taskbarX. QOL stuff the average person wouldn’t even think about improving

MidnightBanjo ,

Gotcha.

I know Mental Outlaw had a video about powershell scripts to help reboot Windows 10

Link

That might help speed it up and stop Windows from doing unnecessary background stuff and using resources

yuuunikki OP ,

Oooo

Rai ,

Foobar is the best ever forever. I still love you Winamp but FOOOOB

CyberSyndicalist ,
@CyberSyndicalist@hexbear.net avatar

Rufus

is great for making bootable USB drives.to install linux with

bandwidthcrisis ,

Veracrypt so that I can keep personal files safe from being read from the hard-drive (eg if it’s stolen and removed).

Winmerge for comparing files.

Obsidian for organizing notes (and emacs, but you probably don’t want that unless you already use it!)

Resilio sync so that I can mirror files to other PCs to be backed up.

Irfanview for image viewing.

Plus stuff that others have mentioned.

yuuunikki OP ,

Is reselio sync better than say syncthing and folder sync?

bandwidthcrisis ,

I’m not familiar with Folder Sync.

I prefer resilio because it seems more straightforward to set up. Add a shared folder to it, then it can provide a code to sync that folder to other machines. Then all the peers can sync files from any of the other peers. (I actually use to paid version, so that adding a new folder becomes available to sync everywhere).

I’ve recently tried SyncThing and first I accidentally created separate sync folders with the same name on different devices. I also didn’t realize that I had to set up which peers to sync with on each device, so some files did not sync to one phone because it only synced with a laptop that was offline. Also, the mobile app is limited until you use the “open web view” option that views a web page allowing more features to be edited (e.g. I could not change a folder to be bi-directional syncing on a phone and kept having it overwrite files with old ones until I found that setting).

However, last time I tried the resilio phone app (admittedly a few years ago), it worked by pollng for changes which drained the battery. Synching has not done that, it probably uses change notifications. So, despite the more confusing setup, I’ve started using syncthing for syncing to phones. Once I’ve become more familiar with it, maybe I’ll be happier to use it more.

But so far, in my limited experience syncthing is a little buggy - I’ve just checked my phone now and it’s just stuck on “syncing 91%” for the one small folder that I’m using. And the mobile app having two different interfaces is a strange choice.

This sort of problem, btw, is why I mentioned installing winmerge! It’s a great tool for sorting out merge conflicts in files.

CaptainBasculin ,

If you have a huge media library, an organizer like Kodi or Jellyfin helps a lot.

yuuunikki OP ,

I use one plex

CaptainBasculin ,

That’s a solid one too.

Brkdncr ,

If it came from an OEM then their tool that grabs driver/software updates. Lenovo Vantage for instance.

If it didn’t, then native apps that perform a similar task. Intel has one for their software/drivers, and another that’s only for their gpu. GeForce experience is another for their gpu cards. Likely others.

Powertoys. So many little apps that make things easier.

Monitor .inf files. I usually don’t notice an improvement but I like seeing my monitor in device manager instead of “Generic”

I used to say “Greenshot” but win11’s built in screenshot capture is good enough.

I go to the office website and make a PWA out of it. Makes it easy to open documents in their free web interface versions of office.

I make a PWA out of my gmail account web page.

Bitwarden or whatever password manager you use if not Edge.

Carol2852 ,
@Carol2852@discuss.tchncs.de avatar

Copyq clipboard manager

mkwt ,

Process Explorer is still great.

Sequentialsilence ,

Hwinfo

Windirstat

Ninite

Caffeine

VLC

Xnview

7-zip

Those go on every machine that I use, then you have your more specialized programs depending on industry.

zelifcam ,
@zelifcam@lemmy.world avatar

It’s been many years since I had a windows desktop, but that list is right on. Great base software for your install.

saigot ,

Don’t use WIndirstat, It is needlessly slow. Use something like WizTree instead

some_guy ,

Chocolatey

DmMacniel ,
@DmMacniel@feddit.org avatar

perhaps WSL?

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