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 10
  • Linux
  • Android
• System apps
  • Javaver:8Notes:install to Sys/Java, add path to java to PATH, disable autoupdates in configuration program, block Auto Updater in msconfig
  • 7-zipver:19sysNotes:console version 7za
  • Cobian Backupver:11 (2012)Notes:load/update/save my backup lists in Local folder
  • Beyond Comparever:4keyNotes:save settings as bcpkg-file; text wrapping problem
  • PSPad (text editor)
  • Large Text File Viewerver:5.2 (2009)sys
  • ACDSee (image viewer)ver:Home 2020Notes:exclude djvu, eps, pdf, ps from file associations
• Internet browsers
  • Internet Explorer (best integration with OS)ver:11src:Windows
  • Microsoft Edgever:44src:Windows
  • Mozilla Firefox (gold standard)ver:72Notes:set about:config/layout.css.devPixelsPerPx to 1
  • Google Chrome (for Google sites)ver:79
  • 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
  • puTTYver:0.73sys
  • WinSCPver:5.15Notes:save settings as ini-file
• Multimedia
  • MPC-HC (media player)ver:1.9Notes:part of a codec pack
  • FFmpeg (audio/video converter)
• Publishing
  • MiKTeX
  • Ghostscript
  • Microsoft Office
  • Libre Officever:6
  • Adobe Acrobat
  • DjVuLibre+DjViewver:3.5+4
  • ABBYY Lingvover:x3,x6keysrc:Install
• Scientific software
• Other software