Best free Win10/11 sys tools - Updated June 15, 2024

Use these free utilities to backup, update, clean, and optimize Windows 10/11.

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  1. Easy maintenance process

    1 - Backup data to cloud storage - Proton Drive 2 - Uninstall unused software and apps - Bulk Crap Uninstaller 3 - Update drivers - Snappy Driver Installer Origin 4 - Update OS and Programs - WingetUI + UCheck 5 - Remove unnecessary startup items - Autorun Organizer 6 - Clean junk files and trackers - Privizer 7 - Disable Windows tracking - ShutUp10

  2. Emphasizes privacy with end-to-end encryption, Proton Drive safely stores, synchronizes, and shares files across devices via web and mobile applications.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Tor
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  3. Free and open-source tool for batch uninstalling multiple apps with minimal input, removing portable, protected, and damaged software, and cleaning up leftovers.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  4. Snappy Driver Installer Origin is a portable Windows tool to install and update device drivers. It can be used offline to install drivers where Internet isn't available. No more searching for drivers after a clean install, just let Snappy Driver Installer Origin do it's...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Intuitive interface for managing software via multiple Windows package managers. Supports install, update, bulk actions, backups, metadata review, and notifications.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Chocolatey
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  6. Free startup manager for Windows. Options include: disabling startup entries, custom startup delay for each startup entry, virus scan for each startup entry, undo options for changes made to startup entries, ...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Best free PC cleaner and security tool offering comprehensive scanning to remove unnecessary tracks, secure digital footprints, and free up disk space, with registry backups.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  8. O&O ShutUp10++ means you have full control over which comfort functions under Windows 10 and Windows 11 you wish to use, and you decide when the passing on of your data goes too far. Using a very simple interface, you decide how Windows 10 and Windows 11 should respect your...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  9. Other great freeware tools

  10. SophiApp icon
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    SophiApp is a free, open-source app for fine-tuning Windows 10 (Windows 11 is in the work). It offers a modern UI/UX, tons of tweaks, and shows how Windows can be configured without making any harm to the OS.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  11. Ultimate Windows Tweaker 5 for Windows 11 is now available for download! This popular Windows tweaking software adds tweaks for the new operating system and is widely regarded as the best Windows 11 tweaker.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    UWT4 for Windows 10: File Explorer
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  12. Professional Windows diagnostic tool offering real-time hardware monitoring and comprehensive device information, ideal for experts and integrators.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
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    OCCT is an all-in-one stability check & stress test tool. OCCT is great at generating heavy loads on your components ( CPU, GPU, Memory, GPU Memory & Power supply ), and aims at detecting hardware errors or stability issues faster than anything else.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    Monitoring view during a stress test
    Configure a stability (stress) test
    Integrated benchmark
  14. Fan Control is a focused and highly customizable fan controlling software for Windows. It supports multiple temperature sources in min, max and average configurations, and fan curve functions, including but not limited to, linear, graph, and mix to control a single fan.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Main UI.
    Graph fan curve editor.
  15. Locate files and folders by filename on Windows instantly, displaying all items on NTFS volumes and mapped network drives. Supports 19 languages.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Locate files and folders by name instantly.
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    Lightweight Simple Image Viewer with Slide show feature, Resize and Lossless-cut, Color correction, Rename, Multi-language and more...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
    Very simple. Only a title bar other than the picture.
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