DosProbie Posted May 3, 2014 Share Posted May 3, 2014 Have you got a favorite program ( or applications that you have created ) for Windows 8-8.1 that you think is useful and would like to share? Just to kick things off here is Free standalone WiFi manager program that I ran across that works really well and brings back some network management features missing from Windows 8. Feel free to add any appication that you think may help others. Enjoy..DP Wi-Fi Network Manager 1.0.0 - http://main.kerkia.com/Products/WinFi/description.aspxDescription:WinFi is your new WiFi network manager for Windows. As Windows 8 removed abilities to manage network profiles and perform various actions such as forgetting networks, changing their priorities, etc., WinFi was built to bring you all you need within one handy, complete, nice-looking utility that will not only save you lots of time but also help you solve connection issues and optimize your WiFi experience. Winfi was built initially because abilities to manage profiles and forget networks were removed from Windows 8.1. Alternatives involve using the netsh command line utility which is cumbersome for most users. Gives full management of user profiles with a easy graphical interface. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoelC Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 Of course there are the BIG ones, like Classic Shell and Aero Glass for Win 8, but one of my favorite little free utilities (not written by me) allows me to turn off automatic Windows Updates entirely, and notifies me of the availability of updates in much the same way the notifications came through with Windows 7: http://www.quppa.net/wunotify/ -Noel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DosProbie Posted May 6, 2014 Author Share Posted May 6, 2014 Thanks, Noel!I use that one as well, another feature that Windows 8 and 8.1 did away with,.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DosProbie Posted May 14, 2014 Author Share Posted May 14, 2014 (edited) AdwCleaner v3.208 by Xplode Have you or someone you know installed a program only to find out that it came with unwanted toolbars, browser hijacker and crapware?AdwCleaner is a portable freeware app that aggressively targets and removes adware, toolbars, browser hijackers, and other potentially unwanted programs and works with Windows 8 and 8.1. I recently received a customer laptop infected with the V9.com portal virus and spent about 2 hrs manually trying to remove it (even Malwarebytes Pro had no effect) but Adw did it in a matter of seconds!Enjoy!..DP http://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/adwcleaner.html Edited May 14, 2014 by DosProbie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osRe Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 (edited) QtTabBarhttp://qttabbar.wikidot.com/Adds tabs, features, configurability, to Windows/Files Explorer. Too bad it's mostly .NET, so it's a bit slow to start and I suspect memory leaky, but so far it's the best file manager I've found for Windows. (There's also a less developed branch on SourceForge.)7+ Taskbar Tweakerhttp://rammichael.com/7-taskbar-tweakerTaskbar behavior tweaks, slight visual configurability, and a few extra features.FileMetahttp://filemeta.codeplex.com/Adds the ability to add/edit file comments which can be viewed in an Explorer column. Editing is from File Properties, or Details Pane. Can also edit other file metadata (tags, rating, etc.). The metadata is stored in an ADS (alternate datastream). But it's not as straightforward as it could've been due to NT6's limitations; it needs to register separately for each file extension, and it can't coexist with other property handlers, such as the stock handlers that show OLE or media file metadata in Explorer. Edited May 14, 2014 by shae Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aloha Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted May 17, 2014 Just tried AdwCleaner, and think it's rather good. Won't run it for the second time in the future, though! Generally, I don't like applications that force users to restart Windows without a choice to cancel it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DosProbie Posted May 17, 2014 Author Share Posted May 17, 2014 It reboots because of cleaning up the registry and then prints log file when back at desktop..DP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoelC Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 (edited) Quero Toolbar for adding a dedicated Search box back into the top chrome of IE11. You can turn off everything it does and still have the search box, and it interacts just the way I expect it to. I put it on the same line as my menus. http://www.quero.at/ -Noel Edited May 19, 2014 by NoelC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DosProbie Posted May 19, 2014 Author Share Posted May 19, 2014 Sweet!, Thanks Noel and the ad blocker is a nice addition as well..DP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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