Downloads That Enhance Windows’ Built-In Tools
Windows has a ton of great utilities, and while we can't
live without some of them, there's a special place in our heart for
programs that merely improve Windows, rather than adding new software.
Here are our top 10 apps that take Windows' built-in tools and make them
better.
MenuUninstaller
Unless
you make regular trips through Add/Remove Programs uninstalling
programs by the bunch, chances are you run into unwanted programs when
you're browsing the Start Menu, or sifting through your Program Files.
Instead of going all the way to Add/Remove programs to uninstall
something,
MenuUninstaller
puts an Uninstall option right in your context menu. Just right-click
on a shortcut or app, hit Uninstall, and it'll uninstall it for you. It
usually works pretty well. However, if you want something a little more
powerful, you can always go with another app uninstaller altogether—like Revo Uninstaller, which can uninstall every trace of a program just by clicking on its window.
MiniBin
If
you like to keep a clean desktop—and who doesn't—that Recycle Bin icon
might drive you mad, sitting in the corner. Even if it doesn't, you
might not like how it handles deletions, and
MiniBin
can fix that. MiniBin moves your Recycle Bin to your system tray, and
tweak how the Recycle Bin works. You can double-click on the system tray
icon to empty the bin, and even get rid of the prompt or system
progress display that comes with that operation, not to mention turn off
the sounds. It even has a CPU optimization option for older computers.
Unless
you make regular trips through Add/Remove Programs uninstalling
programs by the bunch, chances are you run into unwanted programs when
you're browsing the Start Menu, or sifting through your Program Files.
Instead of going all the way to Add/Remove programs to uninstall
something, MenuUninstaller
puts an Uninstall option right in your context menu. Just right-click
on a shortcut or app, hit Uninstall, and it'll uninstall it for you. It
usually works pretty well. However, if you want something a little more
powerful, you can always go with another app uninstaller altogether—like Revo Uninstaller, which can uninstall every trace of a program just by clicking on its window.
If
you like to keep a clean desktop—and who doesn't—that Recycle Bin icon
might drive you mad, sitting in the corner. Even if it doesn't, you
might not like how it handles deletions, and MiniBin
can fix that. MiniBin moves your Recycle Bin to your system tray, and
tweak how the Recycle Bin works. You can double-click on the system tray
icon to empty the bin, and even get rid of the prompt or system
progress display that comes with that operation, not to mention turn off
the sounds. It even has a CPU optimization option for older computers.