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Preview of ScreenshotX

Easily take beautiful screenshots with ScreenshotX

We’re delighted to announce the launch of ScreenshotX! ScreenshotX is a free, lightweight app for Windows to easily take beautiful screenshots and share them. ScreenshotX is also our latest standalone tool and will be available in jv16 PowerTools version 8, scheduled to release on March, 30th. Jouni Flemming, our Lead Developer, mentioned the idea behind […]

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Windows Update Fixer done screen

Update Fixer: A free, open source program to fix Windows Update

We’re happy to announce the release of Update Fixer! Update Fixer is a lightweight, freeware app to automatically fix Windows Update. It fixes common problems such as Windows Update not starting at all, or starting but getting stuck. Here is a preview of Update Fixer fixing an update issue that the official Windows Update Troubleshooter

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Introducing: System Examiner

System Examiner is a lightweight, freeware app to generate a system information report from Windows computers. It lists details of your computer’s installed hardware and software, the operating system’s originality, as well as attempts to detect common system errors and potential problems inside a computer. The program can be used either as an easy-to-use Windows

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Windows Uninstaller Product Comparison 2022

What’s the Best Software Uninstaller for Windows? We have been doing Windows utility software benchmarks for quite some time. The last time we compared Windows uninstaller products was last year, that comparison test can be found here: Windows uninstaller product comparison 2021 And here we are again: Asking what is the best way to uninstall

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Benchmark: Can Temporary Files and Registry Junk Data Slow Down Windows 10?

Benchmark: Can Temporary Files and Registry Junk Data Slow Down Windows 10?

Many Windows users have noticed that their computer feels fast and more responsive when it‘s brand new, yet after some time it seems to get more sluggish. While this could be some kind of placebo but the effect could also be a real phenomenon. If it is real, one possible cause for the gradual slowing

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