for regular users
- systems information for windows siw
- sysinternals what's run at startup autoruns
- what has what files open unlocker
- disk space usage WinDirStat
- capturing screen images from your computer mwsnap
- image and photo editing software Paint.NET
for power users / admins
- tweak your TCP/IP settings Doctor TCP from dslreports
- sysinternals task manager with much better detail and control process explorer
- what happened after a crash (blue screen of death) bluescreenview
- what has what files open OpenedFilesView
- create bootable live USB drives unetbootin