Tune up your computer with recommended software for a safe, secure, and productive PC

Password management, MFA, & Passkeys

Bitwarden (free, or $10/year to add one-time key support)

KeePass (free and open source)

AV/EDR

Windows Security App (built into Windows 10/11)

Malwarebytes (free - will try to upsell you, but still decent)

Software patching

UniGetUI (free and open source)

Backup

Dropbox (2gb free online sync/backup)

Google Drive (15gb storage with free google account - best photo backup & sharing)

Backblaze

FreeFileSync (best for syncing files to external media manually)

Duplicati (local backup utility - free personal version)

FBackup (free local backup utility)

Productivity

Firefox (free and independent browser with great extensions)

Sumatra PDF (free, small and lightning fast PDF/epub/mobi reader)

VLC (free and open source media player)

7-Zip (free and open source archive file manager - zip, rar, cab, 7z, etc.)

Paint.NET (free image and photo editor)

Quick installer to get KeePass, Malwarebytes, Dropbox, Firefox, SumatraPDF, VLC, 7-zip, Everything, and Paint.NET installed all at once

From Ninite.com - download & run

BONUS - Security Awareness

Know the Red Flags of Social Engineering

Walk on,

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