Essential software for any computer

Last Updated on 01.10.2024 by DriverNew

The most necessary software for computers with operating systems: Windows 11, Windows 10, Windows 8/8.1, Windows 7 Vista XP.

If you bought a new computer or reinstalled the operating system, then on this page of the site you will find all the necessary software and instructions for installing it. I am engaged in the installation of software, made this page for myself and constantly keep it up to date.

Installation sequence (which programs and drivers to install first). It is recommended that you first install drivers on the motherboard, video and audio cards, and then other programs. If you break this sequence, then there will be no problems, but it is better to install the drivers at the beginning.

K-Lite Codec Pack (It contains Media Player Classic)

The K-Lite Codec Pack is designed as a user-friendly solution for playing all your audio and movie files. With the K-Lite Codec Pack you should be able to play all the popular audio and video formats and even several less common formats. It contains Media Player Classic, which is an excellent player for video files.

Version: 15.5.0 (Standard)

Download K-Lite Codec Pack (for Windows 11, 10, 8, 7, Vista)

Download K-Lite Codec Pack (for Windows XP)

7-Zip and WinRAR archivers

These archivers work great. You can install all archivers (7-Zip and WinRAR) or select one of them. Personally, I use only WinRAR.

7-Zip is a file archiver with a high compression ratio. 7-Zip is free software with open source. You can use 7-Zip on any computer, including a computer in a commercial organization. You don’t need to register or pay for 7-Zip. 7-Zip works in Windows 10, Windows 8 / 8.1, Windows 7 Vista XP (64-bit / 32-bit). Download 7-Zip (for Windows 64-bit) Download 7-Zip (for Windows 32-bit)

WinRAR is a powerful archive manager. It can backup your data and reduce the size of email attachments, open and unpack RAR, ZIP and other files downloaded from Internet, create new archives in RAR and ZIP file format. This is a licensed program that, after the trial period (40 days) has expired, continues to work and only notifies you of the need to buy a license. Download WinRAR (for Windows)

DirectX

Microsoft DirectX is already included in Windows XP Service Pack 3, Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8.0, Windows 8.1, Windows 10, and Windows Server equivalents. This DirectX End-User Runtime does not change the version of DirectX, but does install a number of optional side-by-side technologies from the legacy DirectX SDK that are used by some older games.

DirectX Installation Instructions

This file is an archive and must be unzipped before installation. Then find the file “DXSETUP” and run it (archive size – 96.1 MB).

Download DirectX (for installation) !!! (archive size – 96.1 MB)

Download DirectX (for updating)

Microsoft .NET Framework

Microsoft .NET Framework – you can install all versions of this software (they complement each other). In new versions of the Windows operating system, this software may already be installed (start the installation and if such a program is already installed, then the Windows operating system will refuse to reinstall it). Without this program, installation and operation of many other programs is impossible (it is enough to install the latest version of NET Framework 4.8).

Download Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5

Download Microsoft .NET Framework 4

Download Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5

Download Microsoft .NET Framework 4.8 – Be sure to install this version of the software.

Adobe Acrobat Reader

The free global standard for reliably viewing, printing, signing, and commenting on PDF documents.

Download Adobe Acrobat Reader

Video Card Drivers

NVIDIA GeForce Graphics Card Drivers

AMD Radeon Graphics Card Drivers

It is recommended that you use the Windows operating system to download or update video card drivers. This is the safest and most reliable way to download or update drivers. The Windows operating system itself downloads and installs new verified drivers.

How to update the video card driver in the Windows operating system.

Open ‘Device Manager’. To do this, in the Windows search bar, write: ‘Device Manager’. Right-click on the name of the video card and in the tab that opens, click ‘Update Driver’.In the new tab that opens, click ‘Search automatically for Drivers’. The Windows operating system will find and install the new graphics card driver.If you need the latest graphics card driver that has not yet been fully tested for compatibility with the Windows operating system, you can download it from the NVIDIA website – https://www.nvidia.com/en-gb/geforce/drivers/

Optional GeForce Experience software.

GeForce Experience is a software application developed by NVIDIA that allows users to optimize their gaming experience on a PC equipped with a NVIDIA graphics card. To install GeForce Experience, you can download the software from the NVIDIA website (https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/geforce-experience/). Once the download is complete, open the installer and follow the prompts to install the software.

Download GeForce Experience Software

Once installed, GeForce Experience can automatically optimize game settings for your specific system configuration, as well as provide drivers updates, and record and share gameplay footage. Additionally, it also offers in-game overlay for access to features such as recording and capturing screenshots, and an integrated game library for easy access to all of your games.

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