Top 15 REQUIRED Windows Programs Everyone Should Have

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  • @ThioJoe
    @ThioJoe  Před 4 lety +875

    Even I don't know what's going on in the thumbnail tbh

    • @HK-xz6nn
      @HK-xz6nn Před 4 lety +12

      lmao

    • @meer9098
      @meer9098 Před 4 lety +63

      It's funny how you went from trolling type tech videos to actual tech videos.. I remember watching you as a kid and actually tried downloading more ram

    • @Humaid09
      @Humaid09 Před 4 lety +2

      ok

    • @mitkobomba
      @mitkobomba Před 4 lety +3

      uhh the video is from 4 minutes ago but it says this comment is from 14 hours ago...?

    • @squirrelmodz
      @squirrelmodz Před 4 lety

      nice

  • @s.satgurushanmugam8084
    @s.satgurushanmugam8084 Před 4 lety +93

    0:40 VLC + MPC (Media Players)
    1:22 Notepad++ (Better Notepad)
    2:00 DropBox (File Sharing Service)
    2:50 BackBlaze (Backup Service)
    3:25 f.lux (Screen Warmer)
    4:02 qBittorrent (Torrent)
    4:40 WinRAR / 7Zip (Archive Programs)
    5:24 Discord (Social Media For Gamers)
    5:58 Steam (Gaming Platform)
    6:25 OBS (Livestreaming + Recording)
    7:10 ShutUp10 (Lets You Change Windows 10's Annoying Features)
    7:50 ShareX (Screenshots + Other Stuff)
    8:50 Windows Defender (Default Windows 10 Antivirus)
    9:10 AV-Test (Find Best Antivirus)
    9:30 Chromium Browser or Mozilla Firefox (Web Browsers)

  • @pulkit200
    @pulkit200 Před 4 lety +1236

    You were already legend but after paying for WinRAR you have become legend among legends

    • @bedrockcoder5169
      @bedrockcoder5169 Před 4 lety +11

      What does paying for WinRAR even do?

    • @magicpeterpalmer
      @magicpeterpalmer Před 4 lety +65

      Bedrock Coder they get money

    • @jm-sh6qr
      @jm-sh6qr Před 4 lety +45

      @@bedrockcoder5169 Even though average home users usually don’t care about legal stuff, businesses have to if they want to be on the legal side of things or at least keep that reputation. A company will find a license for all the software their employees use. In this case, of course, not all companies play by the book but a great number of them buy licenses in order to avoid potential lawsuits or prosecution. Companies who do this are the greatest source of revenue for WINRAR.

    • @adamskrzymowski4025
      @adamskrzymowski4025 Před 4 lety +25

      @@bedrockcoder5169 it lets you join r/PaidForWinRAR

    • @mng519
      @mng519 Před 4 lety +9

      @@bedrockcoder5169 Gets rid of the nag popup to buy it.

  • @tonyrulez69
    @tonyrulez69 Před 4 lety +39

    0:35 - Media players - VLC, MPC-HC (VLC is mediocre, MPC-HC is deprecated, I would suggest PotPlayer)
    1:13 - Productivity - Notepad++
    1:58 - File storage - Dropbox, Backblaze
    3:27 - Miscellaniuos - f.lux
    4:04 - File sharing - qBittorrent
    4:37 - File compression - 7-zip, WinRar
    5:22 - Gaming - Discord, Steam, OBS
    7:13 - Utilities - O&O ShutUp10, ShareX
    8:41 - Antivirus - Windows Defender
    9:25 - Web browser - Chromium based browsers, Firefox

    • @rooki311
      @rooki311 Před rokem

      but no b*tc.... oh sry links

    • @TheExileFox
      @TheExileFox Před rokem +1

      With VLC never getting it's skins fixed (they have been buggy for a decade), PotPlayer looks so much nicer if you want dark themes. And PotPlayer does handle files a little better too.

    • @samyt681
      @samyt681 Před rokem +3

      MPC-HC is not deprecated, along with mpv its one of the best thanks to plugins like madvr, xysub filters and lav filters.
      MPC-HC last release was on 08 Jul 2022

  • @joesatchton212
    @joesatchton212 Před 4 lety +7

    Good list as usual - I use or am familiar with about 90% of them. One thing about your security section though - I advocate a tiered security approach, which most computer security experts suggest. Relying on only one anti-virus program is not enough in my view, even a single paid option. You should recommend additional programs such as MalwareBytes to supplement your machines.

  • @mrslammahoe956
    @mrslammahoe956 Před 4 lety +324

    Editing Team: What is joe doing in today's thumbnail?
    ThioJoe: Yes

  • @mjdxp5688
    @mjdxp5688 Před 4 lety +42

    My personal additions to this list would be Classic Shell/Open Shell and Winaero Tweaker. Classic Shell's main feature is the Classic Start Menu, which I like because it's very customizable and works great. Winaero Tweaker lets you change a lot of useful Windows settings that would otherwise require a registry edit or some other complicated way to access.
    The very first programs I'll install on a new Windows installation are the two I mentioned above, 7-Zip, and Firefox.

    • @casedistorted
      @casedistorted Před 2 lety +1

      My first programs usually include WinDirStat and Everything. And flux

    • @SleepTime-Dark
      @SleepTime-Dark Před 5 měsíci

      ​@@casedistortedEverything is great! Can't live without

  • @TonyStark-pi4mc
    @TonyStark-pi4mc Před 4 lety +50

    0:37 media player classic (video player)
    1:20 notepad plus plus (notepad, texteditor, codeeditor)
    4:36 7zip
    6:24 Obs(screen recorder)

  • @theoldgringo1966
    @theoldgringo1966 Před 4 lety +21

    Regarding cloud storage. I believe many users have (irks me to no end) Microsoft Office 'the rental'! As those who use this are aware, it comes with 1Tb+ free storage. Makes the 'rental' a bit more bearable. Office costs $69 annually that's a lot cheaper than your Dropbox @ $10 a month.

  • @Not-Lunar
    @Not-Lunar Před 4 lety +271

    Me: how many thiojoes are in the thumbnail?
    Thiojoe: Yes

    • @Veo87
      @Veo87 Před 4 lety

      One type, four tokens.

    • @Freakazoid12345
      @Freakazoid12345 Před 4 lety +4

      Terrible, non-sensical, unfunny, over-used meme.
      Just repeating stuff from children and people who can't speak english?
      Tell me, where is the joke here?

    • @xBZZZZyt
      @xBZZZZyt Před 4 lety

      4

    • @Secondarian
      @Secondarian Před 4 lety +1

      @@Freakazoid12345 It doesn't exist.

    • @Freakazoid12345
      @Freakazoid12345 Před 4 lety

      @@Secondarian thanks for saving me the time looking for it.
      Where did this lame joke come from?
      A "crap baskets" Team 4 Star movie?

  • @Tired_Night_Owl_in_the_Woods

    I personally love Total Commander as file manager. It has a ton of options!

  • @aprenticefollower7156
    @aprenticefollower7156 Před 4 lety +3

    Joe, thanks for the video. I already have most of the programs that you have mention. And that is thanks to you; keep up the good work

  • @fernandoribeiro9076
    @fernandoribeiro9076 Před 4 lety +8

    Cool tip, if u press 'D' inside media player classic u can download subtitles directly from the player, if the subtitles u need aren't there, they probably don't exist xD

  • @vanamutt43
    @vanamutt43 Před 4 lety +71

    I keep unsubscribing when this dude makes troll videos and resubscribing when actually useful videos drop lol

  • @bobcarn
    @bobcarn Před 4 lety +7

    I don't know if you ever covered it, but one thing I've been finding increasingly essential for helping out other people is Quick Assist. It's built into Windows 10 and it's so freaking easy when someone calls and says "I need your help. My computer's not working right." I start up Quick Assist and log into my MS account, and I just tell them: "Click Start, type 'Quick', and choose Quick Assist from the listing." They type in the 6-digit code I give them (they don't need to log into an account or anything) and I can connect to them, see what they're doing, take control (with their permission), and fix their problem or help them out. The best part is that you don't have to guide them through downloading or running software from one of the other remote-control services. Those are great when you want to regularly connect to certain computers, but when a family member or friend calls with a problem for the first time, you can have them running Quick Assist within a minute and be connected to them and helping.

    • @shadow-wulf
      @shadow-wulf Před rokem

      if this still works it might be a life saver for me. I use chrome remote and while it works properly my FiL keeps deleting it somehow, and due to his mental decline it takes 2 to 3 hours....just to reinstall that, once im in, i can usually fix his computer in minutes. so if QA lives and works, I'm all over it. thx for posting

    • @bobcarn
      @bobcarn Před rokem +2

      @@shadow-wulf It's still part of Windows (it's an app). There was an update though and the last time I tried to have someone run it, they needed to update it (I had to walk them through that process, it was done through the Windows Store). But it still works like I said. It's VERY useful.

  • @Nazrininator
    @Nazrininator Před 3 lety +1

    I use everything you've mentioned except for MPC (I use VLC), Backblaze (I use FreeFileSync), WinRAR (I use 7-Zip), and ShareX. I also use Classic Shell to get the old-school Windows Start Menu back.

  • @Jhet
    @Jhet Před 3 lety +3

    WinDirStat is also a really good program for organizing and visualizing what's taking up storage space

  • @Ole_Rasmussen
    @Ole_Rasmussen Před 4 lety +6

    I think Tixati is the "new best option" even though it's not new.
    I like Windows' built in "night light" better because I can set my own sun up and sun down times, and it doesn't smooth the transition. I want to be hit by that red like a firetruck.
    I was installing ShutUp10 before the video was done playing.

  • @oilbender
    @oilbender Před rokem

    I for one love having different backgrounds, specially since it also changes accent colors, so I suggest
    - Dynamic themes for spotlight and Bing pictures
    -and John's background switcher, the best program I never knew of until recently.

  • @LawsOfKnitting
    @LawsOfKnitting Před 3 lety +1

    Thanks so much! You are always a big help to me.

  • @TheCreeperyXYZ
    @TheCreeperyXYZ Před 4 lety +4

    I already have some of these but nice video anyway, really useful!

  • @smft9147
    @smft9147 Před 4 lety +33

    I wish everyone can just have their own personal thio Joe to give them tips and cool applications when needed

    • @smft9147
      @smft9147 Před 4 lety +5

      @Presunto Culpable yeah but I want like a dude named thio Joe to like follow me around and give me computer tips lol

  • @lucaavanzini4672
    @lucaavanzini4672 Před 2 lety

    Very informative video. Thumbs up!

  • @simplybeanjelly
    @simplybeanjelly Před 3 lety +2

    I use Google backup and sync to Google drive as my backup software, and I have over 40gb of photos and videos and I'm still using the free version because you can select an option called "high quality" and it compresses your photos and videos, however, I haven't really noticed any reduction in quality, so I really recommend it to anyone who wants to backup their stuff for free.
    Also windows has a built in blue light filter in the display settings.

  • @sergeantretard7776
    @sergeantretard7776 Před 4 lety +30

    "But none of you would ever do that right?" no no no....of course not....😅

  • @Mrxcrazeeman3
    @Mrxcrazeeman3 Před 4 lety +6

    You forgot Microsoft Teams for professional use! For unprofessional use Discord is the obvious choice, but we started using Teams in the Marine Corps and it's great!

  • @mrmusiclover4178
    @mrmusiclover4178 Před 4 lety

    I downloaded Media Player Classic on my Windows 10 PC, and I agree that it make a perfect companion to VLC, which I have enjoyed for years! Thanks for the useful video! I have it as an icon on my desktop!

  • @ClosedVisionMusic
    @ClosedVisionMusic Před 4 lety +2

    Rainmeter is a good one too. Really transforms your experience if you take the time to set it up

  • @retroman7643
    @retroman7643 Před 4 lety +19

    "And yes I actually paid for it. I know, you thought doing that was just a myth." 😂

  • @ExtremCoxer
    @ExtremCoxer Před 4 lety +9

    1:57 - Or "Google Backup & Sync", which gives you 15 GB free storage

    • @Karma_komodo
      @Karma_komodo Před 4 lety +1

      It is so much better than Dropbox already

    • @mohammadibrahim3355
      @mohammadibrahim3355 Před 3 lety

      Is it available on windows store or the web?
      This is my first time using a pc 👉👈

    • @mohammadibrahim3355
      @mohammadibrahim3355 Před 3 lety

      Never mind I just found it on the web and it's installing..
      Anyway thanks

    • @TravelingKen
      @TravelingKen Před 3 lety +1

      Hope it's not anything private you store on there. You always pay, with Google, you pay with your personal and private information. That agreement you clicked on to use it probably gives them full access to whatever is stored on there.

  • @crocodiledondii
    @crocodiledondii Před 4 lety

    Excellent choices. Never heard of Backblaze but will try that for sure. 3 other good ones too. Thanks.

  • @forreal_bhenchod
    @forreal_bhenchod Před 4 lety +1

    thank you thio for sharing your valuable knowledge

  • @vicentcarro
    @vicentcarro Před 4 lety +6

    Bran : Thank you Thio, ………you are a good man 😄

  • @SirDella
    @SirDella Před 3 lety +3

    I would like to add:
    Foldersize: a simple program to see which files take up more space quickly
    EqualizerAPO: an extremely versatile and lightweight audio driver? Effects, equalization, noise reduction and infinitely expandable with plug-ins for your speakers and microphone

    • @sairos4057
      @sairos4057 Před 2 lety

      Foldersize isn't open source :(

  • @TechGuyNaresh
    @TechGuyNaresh Před 3 lety +1

    Great video man👍👍👍

  • @bramgamer6792
    @bramgamer6792 Před 3 lety

    Thx so much this is going to help me alot whit to know what apps are good and must have

  • @RiasatSalminSami
    @RiasatSalminSami Před 4 lety +6

    Difference between flux and windows 10's built in night mode?
    By the way, I couldn't get used to night mode, the shift in tint really makes drawing stuff and enjoying gaming hard. It wasn't an issue for reading texts though.

    • @arnavodkaa
      @arnavodkaa Před 4 lety

      Flux has more customisation than windows one. For your problem in my PC when I play any full screen game windows automatically switches night mode off

    • @RiasatSalminSami
      @RiasatSalminSami Před 4 lety

      @@arnavodkaa Not the case with many games even in exclusive fullscreen mode.
      Games like warface, fifa 18 doesn't switch night mode off. It does switch off for some games.

  • @vanamutt43
    @vanamutt43 Před 4 lety +3

    8:18 good thing you blurred that link or we would be able to see that screenshot of an empty desktop lol

  • @ianl1052
    @ianl1052 Před 3 lety +1

    I don't watch videos on my computer (other than CZcams) so that doesn't bother me. But I do play audio files (wav or CD). What I like most about VLC is the built-in graphic equaliser.

  • @arsims1
    @arsims1 Před 4 lety

    Snip and Sketch is also very good program. You can activate it by clicking: Right Click on Windows Taskbar and then tick, click Show Windows Ink Workspace button and then the small pencil button icon and then click Fullscreen Snip, or by search in Windows Programs.

  • @waldodewaal4123
    @waldodewaal4123 Před 4 lety +320

    What about Minecraft

    • @SutGard
      @SutGard Před 4 lety +20

      @@igorpomidor no... just no

    • @BooleanDev
      @BooleanDev Před 4 lety +61

      @@SutGard fortnite bad Minecraft good, give thumbs up

    • @beeschan7301
      @beeschan7301 Před 4 lety +14

      Pomi Fortnite is trash

    • @MrDonut-ch8dr
      @MrDonut-ch8dr Před 4 lety +12

      Amy Purrington see you in hell

    • @tunis4
      @tunis4 Před 4 lety +6

      @@iceangelx22 minecraft is cool i like minging in survival and messing around in creative

  • @ShadowMasterMetal
    @ShadowMasterMetal Před 4 lety +6

    Great list Thio, replaced some on your list a while ago, but cool video, I am not a computer expert so I might got some crap stuff :(
    Might as well as share it:
    1 - Pot Player (light years ahead of MPC and VLC)
    2 - Sublime Text, along with OnlyOffice (ditched Notepad++ and MS Office)
    3 - Jottacloud (free 5 GB, Unlimited €7.50/month)
    4 - F.lux (no change)
    5 - Qbitorrent (no change)
    6 - Winrar (no change, nothing against 7Zip, personal choice)
    7 - Discord (no change, great to replace FB messenger)
    8 - Steam (no change)
    9 - Debut by NCH for screen recording, OBS for streaming
    10 - Gyazo (your recommendation looked a bit bloated, to be honest)
    11 - Comodo antivirus & firewall personal edition
    12 - Opera GX browser
    13 - MusicBee (music player and library, bye WMP)
    14 - ImageGlass (to replace the awful Win10 photo viewer)
    15 - Wondershare AllMyTube (to piss off CZcams, nice downloader and converter)
    16 - Mixxx (DJ & Playlist Software)
    17 - Format Factory (converts anything to everything)

  • @phaedra9698
    @phaedra9698 Před 4 lety +1

    The night after I watched one of your other videos, I thought that my monitor was starting to die because the colors shifted and dimmed.... thanks to a Windows Night Light Setting that you suggested in the video and I decided to try. :D :D :D

  • @spellerlittlewing
    @spellerlittlewing Před 2 lety

    Great video glad someone still likes windows as myself

  • @stevenchidiac3105
    @stevenchidiac3105 Před 4 lety +5

    0:28 i just watched the video installed them then rewatched it
    does this mean im a computer expert?

  • @AmodeusR
    @AmodeusR Před 4 lety +3

    Instead of Steam, I would recommend GOG Galaxy. It groups all of your gaming clients in one place, having support for many of them, like Steam, Epic Games, Uplay, Origin and so on.

  • @kachiri
    @kachiri Před 2 lety

    Yup! Discord is definitely my choice for voice/video chat & text chat. Although it does have a game streaming option, I will do my streaming with OBS Studio on Twitch or CZcams.

  • @Xeno_Bardock
    @Xeno_Bardock Před 4 lety +2

    Check SMPlayer as an alternative to VLC, it uses MPV as a backend which is better than MPC.

  • @vighneshvighnesh844
    @vighneshvighnesh844 Před 4 lety +79

    Whyisn't search " everything " on the list?

    • @SiRjAG
      @SiRjAG Před 4 lety +4

      Agree.. im still using that app for searching on my junk files haha

    • @BoosterTheRooster1
      @BoosterTheRooster1 Před 4 lety +3

      Was just about to post that. Seriously, that program saves so much time it's ridiculous

    • @QuickNETTech
      @QuickNETTech Před 4 lety +2

      Everything is one of the first things I install on a new system thanks to Ninite. Can never recommend it enough.

    • @EddieOtool
      @EddieOtool Před 4 lety

      @Presunto Culpable You need a dog for that. Although I can't guarantee your pillows will remain top shape. Neither your remote, for that matter.

  • @outdateduser7036
    @outdateduser7036 Před 4 lety +12

    How does f.lux compare to the default windows night light feature?

    • @Secondarian
      @Secondarian Před 4 lety +1

      It actually just toggles Windows Night Light.

    • @Secondarian
      @Secondarian Před 4 lety +2

      It's basically like a Shortcut for idiots.

    • @adminadmin8992
      @adminadmin8992 Před 4 lety +1

      @@Secondarian It isn't. Don't lie. Because of F.lux manufacturers included blue filter into their OS. OS blue filter is weaker than F.lux

    • @Secondarian
      @Secondarian Před 4 lety

      @@adminadmin8992 Also WTF are you talking about an OS by f.lux, they don't own any OS. And f.lux programmers don't make any Hardware so they are no manufacturers you idiot. Buy a brain first, then talk.

    • @adminadmin8992
      @adminadmin8992 Před 4 lety +2

      @@Secondarian To symplify for you. F.lux is independent company from Microsoft, Google. Because F.lux is so popular Microsoft implemented blie filter in Windows, Google implemented night mode in Android. Both implementations are weaker than F.lux program.

  • @kachiri
    @kachiri Před 2 lety

    I used to use OBS, but it became a problem for my PC when a certain update came around for Windows and OBS, then I switched to OBS Studio which had worked beautifully for me since that time. I will use it for streaming when I live somewhere with good internet. I also use it for recording video. Could be video of playing a game or just me on my webcam having a conversation about a certain topic, etc.

  • @DavidAllen_0
    @DavidAllen_0 Před 4 lety +1

    I have ALL of these except backblaze and dropbox. I use Google Drive tho, and I have a few HDDs for backup.
    I'd also recommend Audacity for basic audio editing and FreeFileSync.
    Another for productivity I'd highly recommend for mass renaming files is Better File Rename.
    Epic, GOG and others sometimes give away free games, so keep them all in mind (as well as humble bundle)
    For antivirus, I use VirusTotal (it uses many AVs) alongside Windows Defender and Malwarebytes.
    ZoneAlarm has a pretty good firewall which is extremely customizable in comparison to Windows Firewall.

  • @emireri2387
    @emireri2387 Před 3 lety +5

    "dont use it to download cracked things" me: *laughs in my dad using it to download cracked games*

  • @syth-1
    @syth-1 Před 4 lety +7

    Missed a few essentials that are free and you'll never know when you'll need, but have a high learning curve ;-;
    - blender
    - davinci resolve
    - visual studio code

    • @SFreakHD
      @SFreakHD Před 4 lety +1

      video is about *required* programs, most people dont need blender nor davinci
      vs code is good tho

    • @linkthehero1234
      @linkthehero1234 Před 4 lety +2

      imagine having a gaming pc and being like “hmm, i think blender would be a good gaming tool”

    • @syth-1
      @syth-1 Před 4 lety

      Jai Mann I don't see a problem here,(mods -e.g texture maps etc ^^)

    • @leafyclass
      @leafyclass Před 4 lety

      visual studio is def essential

    • @ramaseshanparthasarathy3922
      @ramaseshanparthasarathy3922 Před 4 lety

      VS Code is simply the best text editor period!

  • @kachiri
    @kachiri Před 2 lety +1

    For my music/video playing, I do use VLC (for movies) and Windows Media Player (for music). Works great for me, except for a recent update that caused WMP to have a problem with the _visualizations._ They work when I first open WMP and paly music, but when it switches to the next song on the playlist or a curtain amount of time goes by, the _visualization_ stop working.

  • @furthersecrets
    @furthersecrets Před 2 lety

    Thank you for these Apps!!!

  • @wjjd
    @wjjd Před 4 lety +7

    OH! THANK YOU SO MUCH

    • @vamul1
      @vamul1 Před 4 lety

      LIKHITH GADDE see see Dr Dee Dee DS::/

    • @vamul1
      @vamul1 Před 4 lety

      r/ihadastroke

  • @kjkardum
    @kjkardum Před 4 lety +29

    Please explain to me why are you recommending Dropbox over onedrive on Windows computers especially for free tier

    • @writerpatrick
      @writerpatrick Před 4 lety +1

      It may be because Onedrive's free service only allows 5G now, which isn't anywhere near large enough for any decent backups. A DVD-R can hold about that much.

    • @filipebet
      @filipebet Před 4 lety +17

      @@writerpatrick Dropbox is even less than that.

    • @kjkardum
      @kjkardum Před 4 lety +4

      @@writerpatrick I said over Dropbox free tier he was promoting that had only 2GB of backup space

    • @syth-1
      @syth-1 Před 4 lety

      I find Dropbox to be snappier, onedrive seems to be using a more cpu heavy compression algorithm, which when you want every drop of performance, isn't ideal,

    • @kjkardum
      @kjkardum Před 4 lety +6

      @@syth-1 ok that's actually a valid point for some people. My pc is fast enough that I don't really care about that, but if yours runs better without onedrive then yeah, use Dropbox

  • @OzSteve9801
    @OzSteve9801 Před 3 lety

    I've been using IZArc Free for years to zip/unzip without ever having a problem or a file I couldn't unzip. I also use Syncback Free to back up selected folders to an external hard drive which I keep in a separate location.

  • @cbremer83
    @cbremer83 Před rokem

    I like Syncthing better for file share/syncing. You can just have a bunch of computers sharing files, or like me, have a dedicated server as a central hub. My phone auto will backup images to my server and from there it sends them to my desktop and laptop when they fire up. All automatically. I backups/share other folders as well, but the picture one seems like a good example for most people.

  • @Swanicorn
    @Swanicorn Před 4 lety +12

    I am surprised you didn't mention Vivaldi as one of the better browsers. I have been using it since forever now after trying Chrome, Fox and Brave. I just love finding new features in Vivaldi randomly. I'd prefer to stay away from actual Chrome browser though.

    • @eklipsegirl
      @eklipsegirl Před rokem +2

      Just use Opera

    • @estebanod
      @estebanod Před rokem +1

      Its mid

    • @Swanicorn
      @Swanicorn Před rokem +4

      @@estebanod So what's not mid according to you? Always whenever wherever you do, leave constructive criticism. It's a good trait to have 👍
      You don't like something, then let them know what better alternative you have and what makes it better. Cuz just saying ahh this is bad doesn't do anyone any good and is like spreading negativity for the sake of it. 🌞 The intention of a negative remark is never clear. Are they saying it cuz maybe they are getting paid to do so, without any real reason? Who knows...

  • @Yannick9797
    @Yannick9797 Před 4 lety +3

    Well I guess I'm a certified computer expert :)

  • @truckermikemct1
    @truckermikemct1 Před 3 lety

    I have been using WMP since I purchased my first laptop in 2005. Sure it has its issues once in a while but most of my thousands of video and audio are on playlists. Constructing playlists on WMP is very simple and I rarely have issues viewing the content.
    I also have VLC for watching single videos including movies. Actually, VLC is my default player at this time.

  • @marclaliberte4118
    @marclaliberte4118 Před 2 lety

    Tribes : Ascend in recently played. You sir, are a man of culture.

  • @abbas8010
    @abbas8010 Před 4 lety +10

    For Media player, I use Potplayer

    • @rafiq2346
      @rafiq2346 Před 4 lety +1

      best of all

    • @Secondarian
      @Secondarian Před 4 lety

      @@rafiq2346 Even the Windows Default one is better than that.

    • @rafiq2346
      @rafiq2346 Před 4 lety

      @@Secondarian You're kidding right 🤔 potplayer has an easy to use interface, pretty lightweight too
      I've used a lot of players, km player used to be my favourite back in the days! But Pot player has replaced its place

    • @aaaaaaaaaaaadddd
      @aaaaaaaaaaaadddd Před 3 lety

      @@rafiq2346 Better then VLC ?

  • @kite2241
    @kite2241 Před 4 lety +17

    The best program: thiojoe's yt channel

  • @mikegallegos7
    @mikegallegos7 Před 4 lety +1

    Thank you, ThioJoe.

  • @scowell
    @scowell Před 3 lety +1

    I need a hex editor, a compare utility, and a disk prober... I tend to work with close to the metal... so Ultra-Edit, Beyond Compare, and WinHex are where I live.

  • @classifier_6611
    @classifier_6611 Před 4 lety +73

    When will you be sponsored by Raid Shadow Legends?

    • @ThioJoe
      @ThioJoe  Před 4 lety +20

      Who knows also congrats on 3rd 🥉

    • @Secondarian
      @Secondarian Před 4 lety +3

      @@mxdanger That's true, but I don't even consider that shit a game.

    • @StranzaZA
      @StranzaZA Před 4 lety +2

      never, they love begging youtubers to sponsor their game

    • @wta1518
      @wta1518 Před 3 lety

      @CODE GEEK they love begging CZcamsrs to have their game sponsor them. Why would a CZcamsr even consider sponsoring that “game”

    • @Herobrine100x
      @Herobrine100x Před 2 lety

      @@ThioJoe don't accept it

  • @jeroxfin8613
    @jeroxfin8613 Před 4 lety +3

    1. VLC media player
    2. Media Player Classic
    3. Notepad++
    4. Dropbox
    5. Backblaze
    6. f.lux
    7.
    qBittorent
    8.
    7-Zip/WinRAR
    9.
    Discord
    10.
    Steam
    11.
    OBS
    12. O&O ShutUp10
    13. ShareX
    14. Windows Defender
    15. Chromium/Mozilla Firefox based browser

  • @QuadHealer
    @QuadHealer Před 4 lety

    I would recommend PotPlayer over VLC, as VLC can have difficulties streaming some movies from a local NAS.

  • @enforcerridley158
    @enforcerridley158 Před 3 lety +2

    As for Media Players, MPC-HC is no longer supported. It's successor is MPC-BE and should be gotten instead. It has built in codecs that MPC-HC does not have internally.

  • @drumpf4all
    @drumpf4all Před 4 lety +15

    Bro, I'm not sure I'd be putting my tax docs onto Dropbox. I question your thinking on that one for sure.

    • @filipebet
      @filipebet Před 4 lety +3

      @Steven Cromwell do it on the go. Cryptomator is the best thing I've come across. Works wonderfully both on desktop and mobile and it works with every cloud provider.

    • @drumpf4all
      @drumpf4all Před 4 lety +1

      @@filipebet Awesome suggestion! Thank you for the recommendation.

    • @filipebet
      @filipebet Před 4 lety +2

      @@drumpf4all I'm glad you found it useful. The Android app is not free but it is really good and we only need to pay it once. I can't believe I gave all those companies access to my unencrypted personal files. It was so normal and now it seems so crazy haha

    • @drumpf4all
      @drumpf4all Před 4 lety

      @@filipebet I know. I feel the same way.

    • @ClockworkRBLX
      @ClockworkRBLX Před 4 lety +1

      Just ignore the shilling of cloud services, both by thio and everyone else who promotes them. They're all terrible and you'd be better off in every way using external offline storage.

  • @Zietoun
    @Zietoun Před 4 lety +4

    Dude, you lost me with Dropbox! XD It used to be great back in its day but that was mainly because of a lack of alternatives. Dropbox free is limited to 2GB (Microsoft OneDrive offers 5GB and Google Drive offers 15GB) but you neglected to mention that as of March 2019 it has a 3-device limit as well (which is not the case with other services).

  • @Defender19944
    @Defender19944 Před 4 lety +1

    MPC with SVP4 Pro is a glorious masterpiece!

  • @adriancadillo3081
    @adriancadillo3081 Před 3 lety

    if you are just screen recording games, xbox game bar is a really good option! all you have to do is press win+g while in a game and it will appear. just go to capture section and press start record! as a bonus they also show your cpu usage and fps etc.

  • @andreashauky5327
    @andreashauky5327 Před 4 lety +3

    I am apparently a computer expert!! 😀🎉🎉

  • @rxgtv
    @rxgtv Před 3 lety +3

    WinRAR completes me.
    Edit: You can use bookmarks in VLC.

  • @HulluJanne
    @HulluJanne Před 4 lety

    TreeSizeFree and voidtools Everything for searching files and keeping up to disk usage. MediaMonkey for keeping my non-streaming self in touch with my music. Vivaldi for web browsing, Firefox for CZcams. XnView for quick color manipulation, cropping and general enhancement/adjusting of pictures. HWMonitor for checking temps and such. K-Lite Codec Pack and MPC-HC for videos. To name a few must haves.

  • @MushagasheNative
    @MushagasheNative Před 2 lety

    You sir are a Godsend, Thank you.

  • @XenoTravis
    @XenoTravis Před 4 lety +17

    Lol that loop Theo made (int i =0; i=1; i++)
    Also replace winrar with 7zip

    • @AIexandre
      @AIexandre Před 4 lety +1

      Why?

    • @SimGunther
      @SimGunther Před 4 lety +1

      @@AIexandre i=1 is always true. Plus i cycles between 1 and 2, resulting in an infinite loop. Try it out and see how fun it is to lock up your program due to an infinite loop.

    • @AIexandre
      @AIexandre Před 4 lety +2

      @@SimGunther the "why" was for the WinRAR 7zip thing xDD
      But thanks for the explanation!!

    • @Secondarian
      @Secondarian Před 4 lety

      @@AIexandre They're besically the same program, but one is open source and (automatically) free and the other one is closed source and paid.

    • @AIexandre
      @AIexandre Před 4 lety +1

      @@Secondarian paid....

  • @NotAmira_
    @NotAmira_ Před 4 lety +3

    You should put an activate windows watermark on all your videos

  • @Ral3l3it1
    @Ral3l3it1 Před 4 lety

    Could you please tell me where you got that lamp that's behind you in all your videos? Really like it but can't seem to find it anywhere online.

  • @gregf4793
    @gregf4793 Před 4 lety +1

    It would be nice if would add the links to make it easier to find what you are talking about

  • @ahmedmuhammed4884
    @ahmedmuhammed4884 Před 4 lety +5

    4:34 of courseeeeee i wonttttt *cough* pirate *cough* stuff *cough * *cough*

  • @imploud
    @imploud Před 4 lety +3

    Functions allready implemented in Windows 10 make the programs bellow unnecesary:
    - 2:06 Backblaze, Dropbox (just use OneDrive); 3:28 f.lux (inbuild "Night lights" setting); 7:50 - ShareX (just press Win+Shift+S and share via OneDrive). 😏

  • @jimbuchanan2026
    @jimbuchanan2026 Před 2 lety

    I just saw this and wondered if there was a list of the programs. Thank Heavens I read some of the posts.

  • @LE0NSKA
    @LE0NSKA Před 2 lety

    also in MPC you can sharpen the image with some sharpening filters.

  • @AmyraCarter
    @AmyraCarter Před 4 lety +3

    0:42 Check, and Check. I use VLC for everything, and MPC when I wanna watch something quickly.
    1:24 Check. I have a lot of files associated with it, including .rb, .ini, among others.
    2:02 Ehhh...not a fan.
    3:02 I don't recall this one...don't have that kind of money to just throw around either.
    3:40 Yeah. I believe it's exclusive to Windows 10.
    4:20 Yeah; I dumped uTorrent a while ago. Good riddance, really.
    4:42 Check, and Check. Both are useful.
    5:30 Well, yeah, I'm on your Discord (I asked if you knew about Iridium for CZcams).
    6:00 Check. I have a lot of software and games through Steam.
    6:30 If I had a more powerful computer I'd consider it.
    7:16 When I do upgrade to a better computer and to Windows 10, I'll DEFINITELY GRAB THIS.
    7:50 Is this Windows 10 exclusive?
    9:40 Brave doesn't run for me, at least, it just runs super laggy...
    I'm not an expert, just decently experienced. I'm not quite sure what qualifies as being an expert though...

  • @WiseSilverWolf
    @WiseSilverWolf Před 4 lety +3

    You forgot Winamp, its still the best music player.

  • @eazyrat
    @eazyrat Před 4 lety

    Linus said the other day that a study came out about blue light filters and apparently it's all bs and can be even worse for sleep. It doesnt feel that was when I use it - its helps with eye strain for me - and flux allows you to adapt the brightness anyway so I'm keeping it.

  • @franciscocarneiro
    @franciscocarneiro Před 3 lety

    Thanks for the tips. :-)

  • @JokinglyJo
    @JokinglyJo Před 4 lety +3

    4:26
    linus would

  • @RobertForslund
    @RobertForslund Před 4 lety +9

    Heh, I'd NEVER put any sensitive files like my tax returns on a cloud platform, especially not Dropbox who is notorious for security breaches! 🤔

    • @joesatchton212
      @joesatchton212 Před 4 lety +1

      Just upload encrypted and pw protected archives, like with RAR. How much more security does the average person need?

    • @GameplayzOfficial
      @GameplayzOfficial Před 4 lety +2

      Search for CryptSync, you can have your files in the cloud encrypted (not the platform encryption, your own)

  • @lesnake
    @lesnake Před 4 lety

    Another really usefull program is Rainmeter. Its lets you put widgets pupups everywhere, witch show e.g. the cpu usage
    You find many, many rainmeter skins on Devianart.

  • @muhammadmuqsith6276
    @muhammadmuqsith6276 Před 3 lety

    I'd like to recommend Zoom Player (not that Zoom vidcon). Plus is that you may add a necessary censorship on explicit contents in the videos your kids probably watch, without damaging the file itself.

  • @itz_scrubby_229
    @itz_scrubby_229 Před 4 lety +8

    Can i have a heart and a comment. Love the vids bro.

  • @SebasContre
    @SebasContre Před 4 lety +3

    If you have Windows 10 and reading this, can I suggest a few alternatives to some of this programs?
    Instead of Dropbox, Windows 10 has OneDrive integrated on the system, and the free tier is 5GB instead of 2GB.
    Instead of f.lux, Windows 10 has also a Night Light integrated on the system, on Settings > System > Display.
    In the Chromium browsers section, please, download and test the new Edge browser, is sooooooo faster and lighter compared with Chrome. Firefox is really good too.

  • @pjaj43
    @pjaj43 Před 4 lety +2

    Worth looking at Sublime Text and TextPad as alternatives to Notepad. Dropbox is also good for file sharing, particularly among work groups.

    • @dsvechnikov
      @dsvechnikov Před 4 lety

      SublimeText is technically paid, but like winrar it allows to use it for free forever, just showing popup window saying something like "buy me" every several file saves.

    • @SleepTime-Dark
      @SleepTime-Dark Před 5 měsíci

      Why change if note++ does all the job for FREE?!

    • @pjaj43
      @pjaj43 Před 5 měsíci

      @@SleepTime-Dark Free versions exist and even if you pay they are not that expensive. But the main reason for having a look is that they offer different features you MAY find worthwhile. I'm not saying they are better, just good and potentially useful.

  • @writerpatrick
    @writerpatrick Před 4 lety

    Chromium Edge is now the default version of Edge. I don't think it install automatically, but you can install it as the default version of Edge so when you do a search it will come up with that version.
    I don't have the game apps installed because I'm not really into gaming anymore, at least the action games.