Starter Pack

Tools to get you started:

    1. Security
      1. TrueCrypt
      2. KeePass
      3. (PrivateFirewall)
      4. Avira Antivirus
    2. Office
      1. Adobe Reader,
      2. PDFill
    3. Editors
      1. Visual Studio Code
      2. Sublime Text 3
    4. Internet
      1. Firefox (Developer Edition)
      2. Google Chrome
      3. Free Download Manager (new)
    5. Utility
    6. WinCDEmu (link),
      1. Unlocker
    7. Network tools:
    8. NetBalancer (link)
      1. TcpView
      2. Windows Firewall Control
    9. Graphics
      1. Inkscape
      2. Gimp
      3. Picasa
      4. LightShot (screenshots), Snipping Tool
    10. Drawings
    11. Pencil
      1. StarUML
      2. Enterprise Architect
    12. Rainlendar Lite
    13. Utilities
      1. Process Hacker,
      2. Autoruns
      3. 7-Zip
      4. CCleaner
    14. Dropbox
      1. Degoo
    15. FreePlane (Freemind)
    16. Ultra Defrag, MyDefrag
    17. Total Commander
      1. Total Android (link)
    18. Ergonomics
      1. WorkRave
      2. f.lux (link)
    19. Network
      1. Proxy Switcher
      2. Remote Desktop Connection Manager (link)
    20. WinDirStat (link)
    21. Console 2
    22. Remote desktop
      1. Remote Desktop Manager Free

Deprecated:

EyeDefender (link), PDF-XChange Viewer (link), Foxit Reader, Notepad++, BlueGriffon (HTML Editor), Dvorak Assistant (link), Google Desktop (O&O DiskStat gadget), WinMerge, Networx (link), SlickRun, Daemon Tools Lite, PaintDotNet, Launchy, Online Armor Free, Haroopad (.md editor),

Personal Firewall, Process Explorer,

Development

Free tools:

    1. Visual Studio Code
      1. Markdown All in One
      2. Python
    2. TortoiseGit
    3. NUnit
      1. NUnit Color Console
    4. Fiddler
    5. LinqPad
    6. SQLite
    7. Postman

Commercial tools:

    1. Visual Studio
      1. Customizations
        1. File.Close map to Ctrl+W
        2. Text Editor - Scroll Bars, enable map mode
      2. Debug Attach Manager (link)
      3. Productivity power tools 2017
      4. VSColorOutput
      5. ResX Manager
    2. SQL Server, Developer edition
    3. Office
    4. Enterprise Architect
    5. Beyond Compare

Android tools:

    1. Android Studio
    2. DB Browser for SQLite
    3. Xamarin for Visual Studio

Platforms

    1. .Net
      1. ASP.NET MVC 4
    2. React & React Native
    3. Xamarin

Optionally:

    • IIS Express, (XP Pro IIS Admin)
    • LocalDb + SQL Server Management Studio
    • Visio

Deprecated:

T4MVC, Code Compare, Slow Cheetah - XML Transforms, JSLint for Resharper (link), JScript Editor Extensions, TestDriven.Net, SQL CE Tools for VS (link), Microsoft Expression Studio, WebStorm, SoapUI (link), WCFStorm

VSCommands, Web Essentials, Hot Commands (link), Resharper, Power Commands (link), AttachTo (link), Config Transforms (link)