I recently had to format my windows laptop, you well know that this means re-installing everything (unless you have a nice backup of windows installation). So I decided to take note of the first softwares I was going to install, since I almost do a full format every 6 month.

Here’s the list, it may also be useful to you since all of them are great apps I would highly recommend:

• drivers /free pc-specific
• chrome / free  web browser
• panda antivirus / free antivirus
• skype / free viop software
• executor / free laucher app
• teracopy /free file copy app (windows alterantive)
• winrar /shareware file archivation
• adobe master collection / paid disign suite
• notepad++ / free note editor
• xampp / free local web server
• winscp / free sftp client
• putty / free ssh client
• utorrent / free torrent downloader
• vlc / free media player
• microsoft office / paid office suite
• Emsisoft HiJackFree / free process-startup analyzer tool
• Acrobat Reader / free pdf reader
• foobar2000 / free music player
• cclearer / free crap cleaner
• team viewer / free vnc app
• file seeker / free file search tool (windows alternative)
• Google Earth / free
• Autopano / paid photo-stitch
• GrafiCAD / free engineering utility
• AutoCAD / student version 2D CAD drawing
• 3D Studio Max / student version 3D modeling
• Revit / student version 3D modeling
• Rhinoceros / student version 3D modeling
• Grasshopper / free Rhinoceros plugin
• Lightroom / paid photo retouching
• EASEUS Data Recovery / paid recovery software