A collection of useful links and software I often use.
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Shortcuts
→ Retrieve official Microsoft Windows images
→ Retrieve official Microsoft Office downloads
Featured Links
Bing Web Master
Microsoft’s tool for monitoring website performance on Bing.
BitLocker Recovery Key Retrieval Reference
Resource page to retrieve your BitLocker key.
Convert HEIC to PNG
An online conversion tool to convert HEIC image files to more common PNG format.
Convert PNG to ICO
An online conversion tool to convert PNG image files to the format Windows uses as icon files.
Convert PNG to SVG
An online tool to a transform PNG image files into a scalable vector graphic file.
Convert point measurement to pixel approximation
A guide to approximation of different “point” sizes are to pixels and EMs.
Convert Unix Timestamps
Make sense of the UNIX timestamp you got from whatever program you are troubleshooting.
DNS propagation checker
Check if the changes you made to your DNS record is applying across the world.
Download: Windows Store apps directly
Download Windows Store apps directly, as sometimes the Store just doesn’t suffice.
EditPad
A notepad like tool to create plain text files or to clear weird formatting.
Google Search Console
Check your website’s performance on Google and get other insights.
IP address checker
Quickly check your IP address and other info tied to your IP.
Legacy Windows product keys (for educational purposes only)
Find keys for obsolete versions of Windows (3.1-Me).
Network Port Checker
Check if your local FTP server, Minecraft server, VPN, is working correctly.
Ninite
A simple tool to select a batch of popular Windows-based programs and save it to a single installer that always downloads the latest version.
Random.org
A website that features many tools, including a password generator, for all the random needs.
Track your US represenatives and Senators
A useful tool to find your represenatives in Congress in the Senate (for US citizens only)
Downloads
Note these downloads are only for Microsoft Windows, unless otherwise specified.
PSTools (SysInternals)
A handy toolset that helps you complete complex Windows admin tasks.
Available for: Windows
Audacity
Popular audio manipulator and track editor and sound recorder.
Available for: Windows, macOS, Linux
EasyBCD
A simple and advanced tool to modify your PC’s BCD boot configuration and other BCD files and more.
Available for: Windows
Microsoft Touch Pack for Windows 7
A collection of games and apps that take advantage of PCs with touch. Can be run beyond Windows 7. Though some web-based apps do not work, like Surface Globe.
Available for: Windows
NTLite
A utility to modify Windows WIM images, add and remove features, and add drivers to install images.
Available for: Windows
7Zip
Popular and useful free archive decompressor and compressor.
Available for: Windows, macOS, Linux
CPU-Z
A utility to check your processor model and technical specifications.
Available for: Windows, Linux
ImgBurn
A straightforward tool to burn disc images and create DVDs and capture and verify burns and more.
Available for: Windows
MultiMC
An alternate lightweight Minecraft launcher, optimized for multiple Minecraft instances. A personal recommendation, as it launches faster than the new native launcher.
Available for: Windows, macOS, Linux
Paint.NET
Easy to use image manipulator with the features like layers and effects that Microsoft Paint should’ve had.
Available for: Windows
Process Explorer
A very verbose and power-user version of Task Manager, useful to find process chains and resource holds.
Available for: Windows
SpeedFan
A classic utility to monitor and check CPU temps and fan speeds.
Available for: Windows
(new) TeraCopy
A utility that can bypass Windows’ slow file transfer system that can copy, verify, files from one destination to another.
Available for: Windows
Rufus
A straightforward tool to flash OS images to flash drives with appropriate formatting and filesystem.
Available for: Windows
WhatPulse
A utility to monitor keyboard, network, and mouse usage.
Available for: Windows, macOS, Linux
Official Windows Recovery Media
Windows 11 Recovery Media
Click here
Windows 10 Recovery Media
Click here
Windows 8.1 Recovery Media
Click here
Official Office Recovery Media
Office 365 Recovery Media
Click here
Office 2013 or later (non 365) Recovery Media
Click here
Note: Windows 7, Office 2007 and 2010 are no longer available to download from the official Microsoft download resource pages.
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