If you need maintenance applications to correct or repair errors on your computer, our first suggestions always go to Sysinternals, the classic portal under Microsoft's wing, and the endless Nirsoft, which offers hundreds of free tools. Usually, downloading one or two is enough, but if you prefer to install these applications and receive updates with each new version, you should use a manager like Windows System Control Center.
There are tools that simply cannot be missing from any maintenance USB drive. For example, it's impossible for me to count the times that Autoruns and Process Explorer helped me detect strange processes on some computers, and it would be a very gross error on my part to forget the Nirsoft programs, which enable access to many sections of the operating system or present technical information in simple interfaces.
The challenge is... keeping them up to date. It's never a bad idea to get updated versions of these programs, but visiting each page and downloading each executable manually becomes tedious in record time. That's when Windows System Control Center steps in, a manager that lets us install maintenance applications and automatically receive their latest builds.
How to Install Maintenance Applications with Windows System Control Center
The program has a portable version, and it's the one we recommend simply because you can copy the entire folder to an external drive to take it everywhere. In essence, it behaves like a kind of Synaptic focused on the applications of Sysinternals, Nirsoft, and MiTeC, but it can also download resources from other developers, and verify the presence of Windows built-in tools (Chkdsk, ipconfig, etc.).
The software collections belonging to each developer work as special sections that you can edit and disable at will. Once we're ready to install software, we click the Install button, choose all the tools, and repeat the click on Install once more. The programs are very compact, but if you decide to install them all, it will take a little time.
In the Options section, you'll find various parameters to configure both Windows System Control Center and the repositories. For example, when editing the properties of Other Utilities, you can specify which architecture it should prioritize during installation. For compatibility reasons, it's recommended to use 32-bit builds, but nothing prevents you from switching to 64-bit. Once installed, the programs will appear in the Windows System Control Center interface, each accompanied by its icon and a brief description.
In short, Windows System Control Center is one of the best ways to install maintenance applications and get their most recent updates. The software is free for personal use—download a copy!
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