Third Party Tools

Windows Firewall Control is a powerful tool which extends the functionality of Windows Firewall and provides new extra features which makes Windows Firewall better. It runs in the system tray and allows the user to control the native firewall easily without having to waste time by navigating to the specific part of the firewall. This is the best tool to manage the native firewall from Windows 10, 8.1, 8, 7, Server 2016, Server 2012.
- Download: https://www.binisoft.org/wfc

USB Flash Drives Control is a freeware program that runs in system tray, next to the system clock, and provides access to control the way in which the USB removable drives are used on your computer.
- Download: https://www.binisoft.org/usbc

Rufus is a utility that helps format and create bootable USB flash drives, such as USB keys/pendrives, memory sticks, etc. It has also worked to fix "bricked" USB drives that seem to not work anymore.
- Download: https://rufus.ie

Tool that allows you to configure applications to run as services. (The application needs to be able to run without an interface as services are not allowed to interact with the user)
- Info: https://nssm.cc
- Download: https://nssm.cc/download

Screenshot utility with a ton of features
- Info: https://getsharex.com
- Download https://getsharex.com/downloads/

Powerful compression/decompression software with a minimalist interface.
- Download: https://www.7-zip.org

Great compression/decompression software with an easy-to-use interface.
- Download: https://www.bandisoft.com/bandizip/

Fully featured PDF Viewer and Editor for free with additional features in paid version which is much cheaper than Adobe's Acrobat Standard.
- Download: https://www.tracker-software.com/product/pdf-xchange-editor