Personal note: I am not very knowledgeable on computers.
I have a new solid state drive after my old hard drive's Windows key apparently 'expired.'
The ssd is preloaded with Windows 10 because of familiarity and 'muh gaymes', but I do want to start getting away from Microsoft stuff (including the OS) on principle.
I know internet browser options are currently a bit "pick your poison." I've been satisfied with Brave and Waterfox, and previously Pale Moon (dropped for some website or add-in functionality I can't remember from years ago).
Besides that, I was thinking this might be a good opportunity to learn about current software/projects doing things properly.
So, I'll just share what programs I see among my hard drive files... 7zip, SumatraPDF, VLC, Audacity (which I recall seeing got bought), Steam, Dropbox, MusicBee (music player and manager), OpenOffice, and some game emulators for a Nintendo fanboomer.
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A bit dated, but a solid source for some freeware tools and software:
https://www.majorgeeks.com/
On second thought, that site's software listings might be a little overwhelming for a new user. Still handy, and it manages to retain some user reviews and feedback.
Also, avoid the hell out of self-advertised optimizers, speed/performance boosters, automatic cleaning tools, etc. A good majority of the time they do jack all for improving modern systems and sometimes cause more headaches.