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NET Version Detector

.NET Version Detector adds support for .NET 4.7

April 28, 2017 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment
NET Version Detector

Do know recently released Windows 10 Creators Update comes pre-installed with .NET framework 4.7, Microsoft will announce when .NET 4.7 will be available for … [Read more…]

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Freeware
Enable KeyScrambler anti keystroke profiling

KeyScrambler now protects against Keystroke Profiling

April 25, 2017 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment
Enable KeyScrambler anti keystroke profiling

The anti-keylogging software, KeyScrambler, has received an update recently, KeyScrambler 3.11 has been released. The update has not only added support for Windows 10 Creators … [Read more…]

Posted in: Freeware, News, Security
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Set Spotlight lock screen image wallpaper

This Free tool helps to Set Windows 10 Spotlight Lock Screen Image as Wallpaper on desktop

January 23, 2017 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment
Set Spotlight lock screen image wallpaper

Spotlight images appear on Windows 10 lock screen are the most beautiful ones, we’ve covered how to download them using the Spotbright store app, … [Read more…]

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AVG Antivirus Free 2017

Avast releases AVG Free Antivirus 2017

January 11, 2017 by Venkat Eswarlu 1 Comment
AVG Antivirus Free 2017

Avast has acquired AVG few months back, today the company released 2017 editions of  AVG Antivirus Free, AVG Internet Security and AVG TuneUp. As … [Read more…]

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Avira Password Manager Launched

December 15, 2016 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment

Security vendors offer Password Managers as a separate application or built-in product of antivirus, Avast offers Passwords in its free antivirus product. Today, Avira … [Read more…]

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CCleaner with support for Firefox Web Extensions

CCleaner 5.25 adds support for Firefox Web Extensions

December 14, 2016 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment
CCleaner with support for Firefox Web Extensions

Piriform has released a new CCleaner version — CCleaner 5.25 — by adding support for Firefox Web Extensions. What this means is when you launch … [Read more…]

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WinPatrol update adds File Size Monitor feature

November 21, 2016 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment

WinPatrol program, which has been acquired by Ruiware two years back, has got an update: WinPatrol v34. 11.2016,17 has been released with the addition … [Read more…]

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Piriform releases an update for CCleaner 5.24 to fix an Issue

November 17, 2016 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment

Two days back, Piriform has released CCleaner 5.24.5839 that has improved Windows Explorer cleaning. Today, another update is available for CCleaner  — CCleaner 5.24.5841 — … [Read more…]

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Malwarebytes AdwCleaner

October 20, 2016 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment

AdwCleaner, an excellent application that gets rid of adware, browser hijackers, unwanted programs and toolbars has been acquired by Malwarebytes Corporation and is now … [Read more…]

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Freeware

Notepad++ v7 released – 64-bit available

September 22, 2016 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment

Finally, 64-bit version of Notepad++ is now available with Notepad++ 7. This version apart from x64 build, comes with new features, bug fixes and … [Read more…]

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Freeware

Revo Uninstaller 2.0.1 removes the Ad Panel

September 19, 2016 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment

Recently, Revo Uninstaller 2.0 was released with full 64-bit support and came with an option to export the list of installed programs to a text … [Read more…]

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Freeware

TidyTabs gives every Program a tabbed interface

September 9, 2016 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment

While modern browsers available these days are tab-based, the routine apps we see and use on Windows such as Notepad, Wordpad etc. lack tabbed … [Read more…]

Posted in: Freeware, News, Windows
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