Top Free Apps for Windows 10

• Jere Minich APCUG Advisor Region 5

jminich@apcug.orgAll the slides are from my Windows 10 PC version 1909

App versus Program

• An app is software that directly helps a user perform tasks.

• Programs are built to work on a single or a dedicated platform.

• Apps are developed to work on more than one platform.

• A program needs an installer that already has a package consisting of necessary files. (DLL files)

• An app is a single file that you download and install on your computer.

• A program with a user-interface is an application, but many programs are not applications.

• Confused Yet?

Tabs. Search

Microsoft Store home page

Dropdown menu

Microsoft Store

Click Here

7 Apps are ready with Updates

The Summary

of Apps on

the PC

List of

Apps

Microsoft Store

If this icon appears – click on it to get updates.

Microsoft Store

11 Updates to Apps available

Microsoft Store

MS Store > 3 dots > My Library

Click for choices.

Microsoft Store

Click here

Different

Dropdown menus

Microsoft Store

Clicked on ‘Show hidden products’.

Install programs with Ninite

• Sometimes good things come in free packages.

• Define - (Free, offers in-app purchases)• in-app purchase is any fee an app may ask for.

In-app purchases

Ninite

Ninite will

• start working as soon as you run it

• not bother you with any choices or options

• install apps in their default location

• say no to toolbars or extra junk

• install 64-bit apps on 64-bit machines

• install apps in your PC's language or one you choose

• do all its work in the background

• install the latest stable version of an app

• skip up-to-date apps

• skip any reboot requests from installers

• download apps from each publisher's official site

• save you a lot of time!

https://Ninite.com

Ninite Apps available

Free Apps for Windows 10

Categories of Apps:

▪Music

▪ Editing photos and videos

▪Movies & TV

▪ Streaming

▪Games

▪Office 365

▪ 6,539 Free Apps available

Microsoft Store

1. Click Start

2. Click MS store tile.

Microsoft Store Home Page.

(Free, offers in-app purchases)

Microsoft Store

In-App Purchase pop-up

Microsoft Store

Microsoft Store

Microsoft Store

Apps I use on my Windows PC

version 1909

I own my feeling about my Apps.

TED

• Looking for inspiration?

• This nonprofit organization brings talk shows from the world’s most impressive, successful, education radicals, tech geniuses, medical mavericks, business gurus, and music legends.

• It includes both videos and audios which you can keep watching without any cost.

• https://www.ted.com/topics - Alphabetical listing

• Get started - https://www.ted.com/talks• 3300+ talks to stir your curiosity

https://www.ted.com/talks

https://www.malwarebytes.com/

https://www.malwarebytes.com/

https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/new/

A Browser

Features

• We don’t store your

personal information. Ever.

• We don’t collect

or share any of your personal

information.

• We don’t follow you

around with ads.

• We don’t store your search

history. We therefore have nothing

to sell to advertisers that track you

across the Internet.

• We don’t track you in or out

of private browsing mode.

• Other search engines track

your searches even when you’re in

private browsing mode. We don’t

track you — period.

https://duckduckgo.com/

https://duckduckgo.com/install

A Search Engine

Windows Defender

My choice for Anti-virus App.

All traces of any other Anti-virus must be removed

– Windows Defender will Auto-Activate.

https://zoom.us/

Video Conferencing

https://www.google.com/earth/

Snip and Sketch

Activate 2 different ways.

1. Shift+Windows Logo+S

2. Notification icon > Screen snip.

Use the mouse to outline screen area.

Image goes to the clipboard.

Paste anywhere.

One Drive

Cloud Storage by Microsoft

5 GB Free

100 GB $24 year

1TB per account 365 Family – 6 accounts -$100 year

Microsoft Office

The App I use most often.

Free Apps References

• Top 35 free apps for Windows 10 – Computer World• https://bit.ly/3c2kVwV

• 12 Best Free Microsoft Store apps for Windows 10 – 2020• The WindowsClub https://bit.ly/3hvapPT

• 10 essential free Windows 10 apps – TechRadar• https://bit.ly/2zXxI4L

• Find apps: type into search engine.

• “Free Apps for windows 10“• Quotes around the entry limits results.

The End• Jere Minich

• Thank You for the opportunity to share with you.

• APCUG Advisor Region 5

• jminich@apcug.org

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