What software you instal on a fresh Windows PC

Chrome
7-Zip
Avast Antivirus
Microsoft Office
UltraEdit
VLC
CCleaner

[NINITE] (https://ninite.com/)

* did you mean:
Launchers:
GOG (sigh)
Steam
League Launcher (sigh)
Battlenet (sigh)
Origin (sigh)

Am fine with GOG. It just is there, not nagging to be started or having some irrelevant news.
Steam because Steam.
League because I sometimes play a match or two.
Battlenet and Origin are shit and rarely get started.

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Honestly so am I …
The purpose of that thing is just to update my games. Nothing else…

Yet you still use them…

I only start them when I have to.

You don’t have to…
You chose to…
You anti consumer supporting general buying public…

Just kidding… mostly…

Made a custom windows image that installs all the software I want once it logs in the user. Still need want to make a few more adjustments to the decrapification though

choco install
calibre
nvidia-display-driver
7zip
firefox
keepass
chromium
paint.net
sysinternals
notepadplusplus
vscode.portable
shutup10
dbeaver
powershell-core
axcrypt
vlc
musicbee
handbrake
steam
mobaxterm
git
ffmpeg
obs-studio
audacity
hexchat
transmission
darktable
krita
fluent-terminal
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…and some other stuff.

… but why?

https://www.google.com.au/search?client=opera&q=comodo+CA+breach&sourceid=opera&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8

Comodo are either incompetent or malicious.

I’d consider any security software written by comodo to be more of a liability timebomb than any sort of defense.

Why? Hmmmm… Old habit.

I’ve been using CF for years, many years. Personally, I did not have any critical problems with him. I am aware of this situation with CA and some other strange activities.

But does this automatically make the comodo firewall dangerous? I use only fw spi + hips with the settings recommended by cruelsister from malwaretips and did not observe any strange anomalies.

And the action has always been positive. FW does what he has to do and the hips work well.
I understand that Comodo is disliked and has a specific opinion, but is there any known proof of some strange operation of the firewall itself?
I did not notice any information leak or intruder entering the system. I did not have any infections on the machines. They are regularly checked using Malwarebytes and occasionally avast, eset, norton eraser.

If not comodo, what firewall do you recommend for windows machines? It must be a solid firewall and hips. Antiviruses and other modules do not interest me.

I use SpyBot to remove malware. Link below for free version.

I usually get all of my stuff on Ninite during fresh installs.

Web browers
Chrome
Firefox

Messaging
Discord
Skype

Media
VLC
K-Lite Codecs
Spotify
CCCP

Documents
LibreOffice
SumatraPDF

Security
Malwarebytes

File Sharing
qBittorrent

Tools
WinDirStat
TeamViewer
Notepad++
7-zip
Audacity
GIMP
Adobe Creative Suite
OBS
Ccleaner
CPU-Z

Games
Steam
Origin

I dont know why you’re putting steam on some sort of pedestal but ok

Main software for a new W10 install is Rufus.

i don’t think origin is bad either.

steam makes life a tad easier

After i install my system and peripheral drivers i follow this long list:
Browsers: Firefox and Vivaldi
File archiver: 7zip, ImgBurn
Torrent: Tixati
Media: AIMP, Tidal, PowerDVD (requires Java) and MPC-BE
Gaming: Steam, GOG, Epic Store (for Dangerous Driving ONLY) and Uplay
Documents: LibreOffice, Notepad++ and Foxit PDF
System check-ups: CrystalDiskInfo, CrystalDiskMark, HWiNFO64, AIDA64, 3dMark and Unigine Superposition