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The best part about the Windows ecosystem is that it has a lot of cool, useful free software available for the operating system. Free software is the heart of Windows 10, and if you want to get the best out of your Windows 10 PC, you need to take a look at this list. We have to admit that the list is not exhaustive and several others could have been included in the list. Take a look at the best free Windows software and let us know which of these you use or if you have any alternative suggestions to make.

Here is a brief introduction with key points about it. That will help you get a reason why you should use it.

Its a lightweight anti-virus that offers basic real-time anti-malware protection for Windows users like a file, email and web antivirus, automatic updates, self-defense, quarantine. The best part is that it is very lightweight, and if you want an alternative to Windows Defender, pick this. Want something else? Take a look at these free antivirus software.

VLC doesnt need any introduction. It can play most of the video and audio format on the internet. The strength of the player is an exhaustive number of codecs,plugins& extensions, supports compression, and can even record screen.

Even though Windows comes with inbuilt support for archive files, 7-Zip is the most versatile when it comes to features. High Compression and Speed is its strength and is better than others. It also supports a lot of formats includingWIM files, RAR5 archives, UEFI BIOS files, ext2/ ext3/ ext4 images, GPT, VMDK, VDI images, and single file QCOW2.

If there is something that doesnt need an introduction after VLC, its Audacity. Its both an audio editor and recorder. It can reduce or remove background noise,split and merge audio files, supports plugins, effects, and offers spectrogram view mode for visualizing and selecting frequencies. If you are heavily into audio editing, there is nothing that beats Audacity!

This is our in-house very popular freeware which allows you to tweak your system to suit your requirements. Make your system faster, stable, personal, and more secure with just a few mouse clicks. Using this you can skip using the complex Windows 10 settings, and access all these via the Windows 10 Settings app, the Registry Editor or the Group Policy Editor.

Want to get rid of all Junk Files? CCleaner is thebest Windows junk andtemporary file cleaningand optimizing tool you can have on Windows. It comes with builtin disk cleaning utility, registry cleaner, option to uninstall programs, manage startups of Windows, browsers, context menu as well as scheduled tasks. Want something else? Take a look at these free Junk Cleaners.

Looking for a free VPN which just works? Check out Tubbel Bear. Its strength is in ease of functioning and no complex interfaces. It comes with tracking protection, handles dropped connection, and more. It has options that let you earn free bandwidth. Want something else? Take a look at these free VPN software.

Ransomware is a pain, and with most Anti-Ransomware services being Paid, BitDefender Anti-Ransomware Tool wins the list of best free software for Windows 10. It offers strong ransomware protection and prevention capabilities to protect your Windows PC. This free tool will immunize your Windows computer. What it does is, basically it does not allow executable files from %appdata% and %startup% to run.

Once installed, it can alter you immediately if any ransomware is hiding in your PC or a network. Want something else? Take a look at these free anti-ransomware tools.

Its free, and it offers excellent solutions for backup. Thats the strength of the software. It offers-

That with some excellent user interface is not easy to find. It also offers two powerful features. One is Universal restore, while another one is Clone Feature. Both allow you to restore to a system with dissimilar hardware. You canmigrate OS to SSD for Windows 10 without re-installing anything.And it fast clones Windows 10 to SSD free and transfers OS from one SSD to another. Dont like this one? There are other free backup software available.

If your job of editing image demands something more than MS Paint, then it is time to check out GIMP. Its an excellent Photoshop alternative which comes with tons of tools, community extensions, support, and tools. It can even open Photoshop files.

Looking at the image, it must be clear that you get almost the same interface. You can add layers to photographs, change it as you need and so on.

Even though Chrome is the most popular browser, Firefox wins over because of better performance. It supports account sync, extension, and all features you can expect from a browser. That, and its not heavy on memory, unlike Chrome.Firefox Quantum is faster, comes with a beautiful design, and is not heavy on the hardware.

This is our 2nd popular in-house freeware which helps you troubleshoot Windows Problem with a quick fix. While Windows comes with its own set of troubleshooter, we have excelled it by bringing everything into one place. It offers fixes, and access toFile Explorer,Internet & Connectivity,Windows 10 Settings,System Tools, andTroubleshooters. You need to keep it handy as you never know when you may need this Windows Doctor!

Are you looking for more categories and options? Check out our curated list of Free Windows Software and Freeware that you can download.

While the list includes the best software from our experience, I am sure there are more. They could be new, or they could be old we dont know about. So if you use software which is worth, let us know in the comments. Lets make this list of free software for Windows 10,even better!

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This past spring has not been kind to software-as-a-service (SaaS) stocks. After an epic rise during the first year of the pandemic, many of them have taken steep double-digit-percentage hits as of late. The problem isn't with cloud-based businesses themselves, but rather general investor rotation into companies that could benefit from "economic reopening" as consumer behavior starts to normalize again.

The cloud is a secular growth trend, though, and many SaaS stocks are now on sale. Three that look like especially good buys in June are Palo Alto Networks (NYSE:PANW), Anaplan (NYSE:PLAN), and PubMatic (NASDAQ:PUBM).

Cybersecurity has been in the spotlight in the last year. As the world goes digital, keeping digital systems secure is more important than ever. Recent attacks that have temporarily closed real-world operations (like the Colonial Pipeline) illustrate this fact. Firms that can help keep businesses safe are in high demand.

That's why I think leading cybersecurity firm Palo Alto Networks is a compelling stock right now. After making numerous acquisitions of smaller peers the last few years to update its suite of services for the cloud era, the company's takeover-happy strategy is starting to pay off. It's picking up plenty of new customers, and existing customers are spending more on PANW's extensive security platform.

As a result, revenue rose 24% year over year to $1.1 billion during PANW's fiscal 2021 third quarter (the three months ended April 30, 2021), and management said to expect similar year-over-year revenue growth during the final three months of the fiscal year.

The bottom line is starting to rally as well. Free cash flow is up 69% over the last trailing 12-month stretch to $1.39 billion as the company starts to digest the cost of making over a dozen takeovers. Over the last year, free cash flow profit margin is sitting at 35% of revenue, a very healthy rate that feeds into a healthy balance sheet. PANW finished April 2021 with $2.95 billion in cash and equivalents and $3.19 billion in convertible debt.

Palo Alto Networks' stock trades for a very reasonable 25 times trailing 12-month free cash flow as of this writing. Given the company's fast and steady sales growth and enviable profit margin, it's a fair price to pay for the leading cybersecurity software pure-play.

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Enterprise software took one on the chin in 2020. Faced with uncertainty during the start of the pandemic, many organizations halted their spending on new tech initiatives. But purse strings have been loosening up again this year, especially on software that can help make a business more efficient.

Enter Anaplan, which developed a cloud-based enterprise resource planning platform that connects data from across an organization to help teams make better decisions. Add in some machine learning (a branch of artificial intelligence) to help forecast outcomes and a collaborative workspace built for a new era of remote work, and the result is a powerful software offering that helps large organizations break down barriers between their various operating arms.

In spite of a tough year, Anaplan reported having over 1,700 customers in total, 473 of which spend at least $250,000 a year (compared to just 367 last year).

Those new customers, plus Anaplan lapping the first round of lockdowns last spring to halt the spread of COVID-19, resulted in a 25% year-over-year increase in revenue to $129.8 million. Free cash flow has also turned positive as Anaplan starts to reach a profitable scale. Free cash flow generated was $7.6 million in the fiscal first quarter, compared to negative $6.0 million a year ago. The SaaS company also had $328 million in cash and equivalents and no debt on its balance sheet, giving it ample room to market aggressively to new customers.

Management expects current-year sales to be up at least 24% as it steadily adds new users and expands the use of its planning software with existing ones. Given this outlook, shares look like a long-term value at 13 times expected current fiscal-year sales, and Anaplan in the early stages of turning a profit should help the valuation going forward as well. I'm a buyer after this stock's recent 40% plunge from all-time highs.

PubMatic got off to a hot start after its IPO in December 2020. The digital advertising software upstart more than doubled in its first few months as a public concern. But the market humbled the high-flying adtech firm, and shares are trading close to where they started when they made their debut last winter.

After PubMatic's stellar first-quarter 2021 earnings report, now looks like the time to at least add this fresh IPO stock to your watchlist. Revenue jumped 54% year over year to $43.6 million. Though this is a small software firm, it's already profitable. Net income was $4.9 million in Q1. Full-year revenue guidance calls for growth of at least 31%, and management expects to generate adjusted EBITDA profit margin of at least 27%. And to sweeten the deal, PubMatic ended the first quarter with $110 million in cash and equivalents and no debt.

Digital ads are making a comeback this year, and mobile advertising in particular will be a standout. PubMatic cited an eMarketer report on its last earnings call that said global mobile ad spending should increase 23% in 2021. Half of PubMatic's software platform addresses this realm, and many ad publishers utilizing its tech operate in the food and drink and fashion industries, both of which are rallying as the economy starts to reopen.

PubMatic stock trades for just 7.5 times full-year expected sales and is a highly profitable SaaS firm. As the global marketing empire moves to a more efficient cloud computing-based operating model, PubMatic could be a big winner. I plan to start nibbling on this stock this month.

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This story is part of WWDC 2021. All the latest coverage from Apple's annual developers conference.

Apple used its spring event this year to announce the new M1 iPad Pro, a new M1-powered iMac, AirTags and a purple iPhone 12. Soon we'll learn about all the new things those gadgets will be able to do with Apple's yearly torrent of free software updates: iOS 15, iPadOS 15, MacOS 12, WatchOS 8 and TVOS 15 (and maybe even HomeOS). The tech giant plans tohold its all-digital Worldwide Developers Conference, or WWDC, online from June 7 to 11. The keynote address, likely led by CEO Tim Cook, will start at 10 a.m. PTMonday. Fans and developers alike will be able to watch online for free.

Last year, Apple announced a major change to its Mac computers, kicking off atransition in how they're powered from Intel-made chips to chips designed by Apple's in-house team. That group's been building chips to power iPhones and iPads for more than a decade, and now Apple says those chips are capable enough to power computers too. So far, the new computers powered by the new M1 chip have received positive reviews for their long battery life and cooler feel. Despite the initially positive reception, industry watchers are anxious to see how those chips will power more performance-heavy computers. Apple could also use the event to announce its next-gen M2 chips.

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M1 is the marketing name for Apple's more powerful versions of its iPhone and iPad chips for computers.

We could also learn more about the next version of MacOS, but the biggest announcement out of the event will likely be iOS 15 and iPadOS 15, the latest annual update to the company's software for iPhones and iPads. This time around, the software update, which is usually free and released alongside new iPhones in the fall, is rumored tochange additional default apps, include new ways to handle app notifications, and make its new small-app home screen widgets more interactive. (Currently they update data, but typically a tap brings you into the app instead of letting you interact just through the widget.)

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There are also rumors that the Apple Watch and its software could get new features. The Apple Watch currently can track movement, heart rate, ECG and blood oxygen levels. The next rumored step could be to add blood sugar levels.

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Apple's online-only WWDC begins June 7 at 10 a.m. PT, 1 p.m. ET, 6 p.m. BST and at 3 a.m. AEST on June 8. (Sorry, Australia.) Though Apple hasn't officially announced whether CEO Tim Cook will headline the traditional opening keynote presentation, it would be a shock if he didn't appear.

Last month, Cook testified at the Epic Games v. Apple trial in Oakland, California.

You'll be able to stream Apple's event straight from the company's website. We here at CNET will be covering the event live, as we always do, with the real-time news, insight and analysis you can get only here.

Apple's digital events are fast-paced and slickly produced. WWDC also tends to be a little nerdier and sillier, with Apple making jokes about its wacky marketing team coming up with names for its software. Apple also tends to make fun of software headCraig Federighi's hair.

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Strong end-to-end encryption is under attack in India. The Indian governments new and dangerousonline intermediary rulesforcing messaging applications to trackand be able to identifythe originator of any message is fundamentally incompatible with the privacy and security protections of strong encryption. Companies were obliged to comply with the mandate on May 25. Three petitions have been filed (Facebook; WhatsApp; Arimbrathodiyil) asking the Indian High Courts (in Delhi and Kerala) to strike down these rules.

The traceability provisionRule 4(2) in the Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code rules (English version starts at page 19)was adopted by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology earlier this year. The rules requireany large social media intermediary that provides messaging shall enable the identification of the first originator of the information on its computer resource in response to a court order or a decryption request issued under the 2009 Decryption Rules. (The Decryption Rules allow authorities to request the interception or monitoring of decryption of any information generated, transmitted, received, or stored in any computer resource.)

The minister has claimed that the rules will [not] impact the normal functioning of WhatsApp and said that the entire debate on whether encryption would be maintained or not is misplaced because technology companies can still decide to use encryptionso long as they accept the responsibility to find a technical solution, whether through encryption or otherwise that permits traceability. WhatsApp strongly disagrees, writing that "traceability breaks end-to-end encryption and would severely undermine the privacy of billions of people who communicate digitally."

The Indian government's assertion is bizarre because the rules compel intermediaries to know information about the content of users messages that they currently dont and which is currently protected by encryption. This legal mandate seeks to change WhatsApps security model and technology, and the assumptions somehow seem to imply that such matter neednt matter to users and neednt bother companies.

Thats wrong. Because WhatsApp uses a specific privacy-by-design implementation that protects users secure communication by making a forward indistinguishable from a new message, from the servers point of view. So when a WhatsApp user forwards a message using the arrow, it serves to mark the forward information at the client-side, but the fact that the message has been forwarded is not visible to the WhatsApp server. The traceability mandate would make WhatsApp change the application to make this information, which was previously invisible.

The Indian government also defended the rules by noting that legal safeguards restrict the process of gaining access to the identity of a person who originated a message, that such orders can only be issued for national security and serious crime investigations, and on the basis that it is not any individual who can trace the first originator of the information. However, messaging services do not know ahead of time which messages will or will not be subject to such orders; as WhatsApp has noted,

there is no way to predict which message a government would want to investigate in the future. In doing so, a government that chooses to mandate traceability is effectively mandating a new form of mass surveillance. To comply, messaging services would have to keep giant databases of every message you send, or add a permanent identity stamplike a fingerprintto private messages with friends, family, colleagues, doctors, and businesses. Companies would be collecting more information about their users at a time when people want companies to have less information about them.

India'slegal safeguards will not solve the core problem:

The rules represent a technical mandate for companies to re-engineer or re-design their systems for every user, not just for criminal suspects.

The overall design of messaging services must change to comply with the government's demand to identify the originator of a message. Such changes move companies away from privacy-focused engineering and data minimization principles that should characterize secure private messaging apps.

This provision is one of many features of the new rules that pose a threat to expression and privacy online, but its drawn particular attention because of the way it comes into collision with end-to-end encryption. WhatsApp previously wrote:

Traceability is intended to do the opposite by requiring private messaging services like WhatsApp to keep track of who-said-what and who-shared-what for billions of messages sent every day. Traceability requires messaging services to store information that can be used to ascertain the content of peoples messages, thereby breaking the very guarantees that end-to-end encryption provides. In order to trace even one message, services would have to trace every message.

Rule 4(2) applies to WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal, iMessage, or any significant social media intermediaries with more than 5 million registered users in India. It can also apply to federated social networks such as Mastodon or Matrix if the government decides these pose a material risk of harm to national security (rule 6). Free and open-source software developers are also afraid that theyll be targeted next by this rule (and other parts of the intermediary rules), including for developing or operating more decentralized services. So Facebook and WhatsApp arent the only ones seeking to have the rules struck down; a free software developer named Praveen Arimbrathodiyil, who helps run community social networking services in India, has also sued, citing the burdens and risks of the rules for free and open-source software and not-for-profit communications tools and platforms.

This fight is playing out across the world. EFF has long said that end-to-end encryption, where intermediaries do not know the content of users messages, is a vitally important feature for private communications, and has criticized tech companies that dont offer it or offer it in a watered-down or confusing way. Its end-to-end messaging encryption features are something WhatsApp is doing rightfollowing industry best practices on how to protect usersand the government should not try to take this away.

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