Disclaimer: any estimation given below is my personal opinion made for specific version of the program (see time stamps in parentheses)

My personalized guidelines on installation and use of software

• Operating systems
  • Windows 7
  • Windows 11
  • Linux
  • Android
• System apps
  • Java (Oracle)ver:8Notes:disable autoupdates and remove autoupdater from autorun
  • 7-zipver:19sysNotes:console version 7za
  • Cobian Backupver:11 (2012)Notes:load/update/save my backup lists in Local folder
  • Rescuezilla (disk imaging, external OS)
  • AutoHotkey (automation)Notes:keep ahk-files in Local folder, create their shortcuts in Windows Startup folder
  • Beyond Comparever:4keyNotes:save settings as bcpkg-file; text wrapping problem
  • Everything (file search)
  • FileLocator Lite (text in file search)
  • WizTree (identify large files)
  • Advanced Renamer
  • PSPad (text editor)
  • EmEditor (large-file text editor)Notes:remove redundant shortcuts in Tools/Customize/Shortcuts
  • ACDSee (image viewer)ver:Home 2020Notes:exclude djvu, eps, pdf, ps from file associations
  • HWiNFO (sysinfo)
• Internet browsers
  • Mozilla FirefoxNotes:set about:config/layout.css.devPixelsPerPx to 1
  • Google Chrome
  • Tor Browser (for banned sites)ver:9
• Internet apps
  • cURL (fetch web content)ver:7.76.1Notes:preinstalled as internal command in Windows 10
  • Wget (fetch web content)ver:1.20.3sys
  • puTTY (SSH agent)ver:0.85sys
  • WinSCP (remote file manager)ver:5.15Notes:save settings as ini-file
  • WinAuth (authenticator)
• Multimedia
  • VLC (media player)ver:3.0
  • FFmpeg (audio/video converter)
  • zbar (read bar and QR codes)Notes:run zbarimg image in terminal
• Publishing
  • MiKTeX
  • Ghostscript
  • Microsoft Office
  • Libre Officever:6
  • PDF-XChange
  • Sumatra PDF
• Scientific software
• Other software