BtProx

N/A

BtProx is an interesting application to lock your computer even when you're a short distance away from it. How? Using the Bluetooth on your smartphone (or another device). All you have to do is set up the application and sync the Bluetooth on your computer with the portable device you want to use as the key. That way, as you move beyond a set distance, the computer will lock so no one but you can access it. Ideally, it's best to use your phone as a matter of convenience. But you can also use any other device equipped with Bluetooth, including another laptop or notebook. Besides choosing a device, there are a few other options that let you set the distance between the two devices, as well as the message to be displayed on the computer screen (should you want one). BtProx is an interesting application that can be quite useful if you're worried about privacy, or if you work in an office and don't want anyone to use your computer while you're gone.

Romaco Timeout

Romaco Canada

Romaco Timeout is an application specially thought for parents who want to control the time that children spend using the computer. You can change the parameters of Romaco Timeout and create users and assign usage times for each user. You can also set some hours when the use of the computer is forbidden, no matter the user who want to use it, except the administrator. Rumaco Timeout can be very useful if your chilren are going to be alone and you don't want them to be playing with the computer all the time.

HomeGuard Professional

Verdium Software

HomeGuard Professional is a monitoring and blocking tool that lets you control how different computers are used both at home and at the office. HomeGuard Professional registers all internet activity by default and it automatically blocks all adult or inappropriate content on any website. You can also customize the elements you wish to be blocked, creating lists and filters to help catalogue what is and isn’t inappropriate. HomeGuard Professional keeps a detailed registry of internet usage by certain programs and video games. In fact, you can collect tons of data on each one of these programs, as well as capture automatic screen shots of them, or of specific moments throughout the connection. All information registered using the HomeGuard Professional clients can also be seen remotely by accessing the application’s servers. In case you were wondering, this information is saved and stored securely (with encryption), so you need not worry about any possible leaks. HomeGuard Professional is a very complete security and block tool that also works in stealth mode by default. Basically, no one but the application's client will know it is working on the computer.

Folder-Protector

KakaSoft

Folder-Protector is a small tool that helps you to easily encrypt any document or folder on your hard disk in just a matter of seconds. The encryption system used is '256-bit BLOWFISH', one of the largest and safest you can find on the market. Thanks to it, your protected documents cannot be moved, deleted or edited, and the most important, they will be completely inaccessible. In addition, Folder-Protector includes a firewall that protects your files from any type of virus or harmful software that wants to attack the security of your data. Folder-Protector is quite a useful application for users with really important data on their hard disk, because it will give them a very important extra assurance.

H264WebCam

Timhillone Digital Technology

H264WebCam is a program that allows you to remotely keep watch on a specific location, such as your establishment or home, with the use of these small devices. It supports real-time viewing of up to 16 different web cams, even if they're located in different geographic locations. The recording feature is fundamental in these types of programs, which is why it allows you to take snap shots of what is happening at any moment as well as sequences of video with a specific duration. If any camera detects movement when there shouldn't be any, the program can notify you by email or FTP of any incident. It captures both video and audio from every source. The audio is capture in MP3 format, the video in AVI and MPEG, and the image in JPEG.

BossComing

ctoot

BossComing is an application specially thought for workers who don't want their bosses to know what they are doing when they suddenly appear in scene. BossComing is useful and extremely fast. It will hide all windows in a snap and will show the desktop as if nothing happened. From now on and thanks to BossComing you'll be able to check Facebook, read the newspaper online and chat with your friends while you are in the office. If the boss come in or goes towards your table, just click the wheel button of the mouse and everything will disappear from screen. When he'll go out, just click it again and continue what you were doing. Finally, you can set passwords to restore desktop or set a program to be run when you click the wheel button, so that program will appear on screen when the boss comes.

LUPC

Morillon A.

LUPC is a very useful application for those parents who want to monitor and control the time their children are using the computer. The program allows you to set the days and hours when a certain user can use the compute, as well as limit the hours a day a user can use the computer. You can aslo choose to monitor or not a certain user and close the session in case of using it more than X hours. In short, LUPC gives the administrator the possibility to control access to the computer.

LoL Absent

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SophiApp

Sophia Community

SophiApp is an app for Windows 10 and Windows 11 that allows you to improve your privacy when using Microsoft operating systems. Since Windows 10, this company has integrated a multitude of tracking and analytics tools to anonymously monitor the usage data of its software in order to improve it. Despite being anonymous, there are users who are not comfortable with this data collection, which is why there are tools such as SophiApp. With SophiApp, you can modify various features related to privacy, personalization, the system, UWP apps, games, scheduled tasks, security, and context menus. From Privacy, you can disable functions related to telemetry or the suggestions that Microsoft shows you whenever you use its software. From the Personalization section, you can force the use of Windows 10 File Explorer in Windows 11, show hidden files, force This computer to open when opening File Explorer, and a long etcetera. Under System, you can enable Storage Sense, choose a power plan, force more information to be displayed when you get a blue screen, or uninstall OneDrive. From UWP Apps, you can uninstall system apps that you're not interested in using. From Security, you can enable items such as increased protection with Windows Defender, enable the Sandbox, or enable logging of items using PowerShell. Finally, there's the context menu settings, where you can modify what appears when right-clicking on various system elements. Therefore, if you want to improve your Windows user experience, don't hesitate to download SophiApp.

DEKSI USB Security

DEK Software International

DEKSI USB Security is a little tool that allows you to block any USB storage device (flash drives, memory cards, etc.) that is trying to connect to your computer. It is most frequently used by small offices or working groups, as you can restrict the use of this type of potentially dangerous devices without interfering with the use of other peripheral devices that use USB ports, including keyboards, mouses or printers. The program also includes a silent mode where network users won't receive a message when they connect their unauthorized USB device. The computer simply won't recognize the device, without displaying any error message at all. DEKSI USB Security is an interesting tool that could be very useful for small businesses, given how dangerous some flash drives can be.

Smart Windows App Blocker

SecurityXploded

Windows Smart App Blocker quickly blocks any Windows application. It's an ideal tool for admins who want to block access to applications with privileges. Parents can also use it to prevent their children from using specific programs. The program interface is really simple; it shows a bar where you load the application you want to block, and a detailed list of all the applications that have been 'censored'. Every time you block a program, it starts working automatically; you don't need to restart the computer to activate or deactivate it. This tool also lets you know if any program has been blocked just by pressing on the Test App button. Thanks to Windows Smart App Blocker you can restrict access from other users to applications and programs that, for whatever reason, you don't want anyone else to use.

Luxand Blink!

Luxand

Luxand Blink! is a free application for Windows that allows you to set your face as the passowrd to start session in Windows. What? Yes, it uses the webca m and face recognition to capture your face and store it as your password. Once this is done, when you'll start Windows, you'll have to place yourself in front of the webcam and Luxand Blink! will recognise your face and start session. Furthermore, if anyone tries to start session when you are not at home, it will save a photo of his face, so you will know who has been trying to access your computer. An original and effective way to protect your computer. Oh, yes, and you will ot have to remember the password, your face is the password.

WEBlocker

MecaNet

Weblocker is an application that lets parents control the content that their kids have access to on the Internet, stopping them from going into inappropriate sites. It lets you block any type of webpage. The application works with any browser, and has a safe copy feature that comes in handy if you want to revert the last changes you've made. Adding websites to the list of blocked sites is as simple as writing the URL and clicking on the Add button. Once you do this, you just have to click once to lock and to unlock the sites you choose. Another feature in the app lets you block access to Internet as a whole, in case you don't want your kids to use it in any way. The best thing about this program, though, is that it is a standalone application, so you don't have to install it, you just have to open it from a USB drive whenever and wherever you want. Weblocker is a very simple and practical tool. If you are a parent who worries about the kids accessing the Internet, it can save you many headaches.

Clicky Gone

Clicky Gone Team

Clicky Gone is an useful application that allows you to hide any window or active program simply using a key combination. This program can be very useful if you usually work with lots of windows and you don't want your desktop to be a mess. Use the key-combination and save some time because you will not have to go to the icon to do it. It's vrey easy to use. Run the program and from that moment on, each time you press 'CTRL+ALT+left click', the active window will disappear. Those windows will be restored by clicking an small icon placed next to the clock in the system tray. Furthermore, the program allows you to set a different key combination and to add more functions and hotkeys for other purposes.

Desktop Lock

TopLang Software

Usually, we are working with our computer and when we have no finished a certain task we have to get up and go away for a moment. While we are away, our session can be modified, and our job can be lost. Now, and thanks to Desktop Lock, that problem will be solved, because it lets you block any device or the full desktop. You choose if you?ll lock the mouse, keyboard or the full computer. By this way you’ll be sure that your work will be exactly as you left it. You can plan the block to be activated after some minutes of inactivity or lock it by pressing some keys. In addition, you can set a block screen where you can feature whatever you want. If you want to keep your computer safe when you are away, Desktop Lock is a good choice.

Spy Emergency

NETGATE Technologies

If you are usually surfing the Internet or if you access it sometimes you are in danger. You need to be protected to go there and browse websites with no problems. I mean if you are not protected you may be infected wth virus, spyware and many more kinds of malware. That's the reaosn why a program like Spy Emergency can be really useful to stay safe when surfing the Internet. It will keep safe our privacy and that means you can take it easy. It will be our shield when going out there. Spyware, keyloggers, adware, trojans, virus, SPAM, cookies, dialers,... all of them will be under the look f Spy Emergency. Choose the type of analysis: basic, medium or full scan. If something suspicious is found you'll decide whether to keep it on quarantine or delete it. You can filter e-mails with SPAM detector, scan for viruses, enable live protection, etc. Spy Emergency will protect you and your compute when browsing the Internet.

Virtual Sandbox

Fortress Grand Corporation

Virtual Sandbox is one of the many applications that allow you to run programs and open documents in a separate compartment within your hard drive. Most current threats that affect computers come from the internet. If you don’t trust a specific program or an email attachment, doubt no more: Sandbox could be the application you've been looking for. This tool creates a virtual space on your hard drive where files are stored. From here, you can open them without the fear of them changing your system configurations, installing worms or viruses... This utility is great for just about anyone, even if you aren’t familiar with how to use the computer. It comes with a very complete and thorough configuration assistant that helps you install the program. Virtual Sandbox can block the activity of 'iffy' programs, and it can also ask you before running an application. Finally, the previous version, 1.0, is free and you can download it from here.

MioControlPC

José

MioControlPC is a tool especially useful for parents that want to keep an eye on their children's activity on the Internet in the way that businesses want to control their employees. The program keeps a record of everything that happens on your computer, from what websites are viewed, which programs are used, and even conversations with people in online messaging services. Also, MioControlPC includes the option to send reports of the activity logs by email so you can always know how your PC is being used, even when you're not at home. The program can be administered by any kind of user, as it doesn't require a lot of computer know-how to use.

Predator

Predator Software Inc.

Leaving your PC on without protection can be too risky sometimes. This is why there are so many solutions to improve file protection. One of them is Predator, a program for Windows that helps you transform a USB drive into an actual key to your system. Once you have installed the key in your USB drive, you just have to extract the device, and in a couple seconds, your PC will be completely blocked. To unlock it again, you just have to plug the USB drive back in. In the program settings, you can configure many options like detection frequency, desktop elements to hide, or notification sounds. As a security measure, in case you lose the USB drive, you can set up a password to unlock the system.

Lock my PC

FSpro

Nowadays, computer are part of our lives. They’ve become a really important element in our lives. And that takes a lot of things with it. We use computers for everything, all our important information is in a little Hard Disk which stores it safely, but, maybe,it is not safe. All our credit card codes, bank accounts, personal info, photographs,... if anybody access them can cause us a big damage. Usually,we install, firewall, anti-trojans and software like that preventing anybody in t net can enter our computer, but we forget that if anybody uses our computer can access all our data. And then it is when Lock My PC enters in scene. Thanks to Lock my PC we will be able to key-protect our PC. We can decide if we are going to protect only one folder, several ones or the whole PC. After configuring Lock My PC (Not difficult, but really easy) Our beloved data will only be accessed by people who knows our password, so we will not have to worry.

Locked

CXXL

System Protect

N/A

System Protect is a simple tool that protect important files in your system against any threat: virus or users' oversights. You can choose the files and folders to protect. From then on, if any application or user tries to use those files and folders, access will be denied with or without notification (depending on the settings you choose). The interfac of the program is very clean. It works via side tabs that give easy access to any function of the program. If you have children at home, System Protect can be really helpful to make sure they don't delete important files.

KidKeyLock

Haris Baltzakis

If you are used to keep the computer on but you don't want anybody to touch it when you are away, agood solution is to lock the keyboard and mouse. KidKeyLock is a lite and useful tool for Windows that allows you to lock the mouse and the keyboard. You can choose if you'll lock the keyboard, the mouse or both two. The program is run in the background in the system tray. Choose what you want to lock, some keys, buttons of the mouse or everything. If you lock it, to have the devices running again you'll have to enter the password and everything will work perfectly again. KidKeyLock can be very useful if you want to keep your computer away from other hands.

HostsMan

Abelhadigital

There's a file on your operating system called 'hosts' that stores the IP addresses for the domains of the webpages you want, in order to access those sites more quickly without having to consult any DNS server. HostsMan is a free Windows application that overwrites your 'hosts' file in order to block the domains that could be serious threats for your PC. It does this by assigning those domains your PC's address, blocking the communication between your PC and the dangerous servers. However, this strategy can also be used to show you unwanted advertising from webpages, so with this program you will no longer see any (or hardly any) advertisements while you're browsing. If you have ever used Adblock in Firefox, you can think of HostsMan as something similar, but for your operating system in general.

Windows USB Blocker

SecurityXploded

ZHider

Zinious Software Corporation

If you think that someone is spying on you while you're using the computer, or you simply don't want your boss to see you looking at the novelties of Uptodown while you're in the office, then this little tool called ZHider will be of essential use to you. ZHider is a program in charge of hiding any open window on the desktop with a keyboard combination. As simple as that. That way, you can hide what you were watching in an instant, and most importantly, without leaving any trace. ZHider completely hides the active window. It doesn't leave shortcuts on the desktop nor icons in the task bar or little tabs in any place of the screen, being practically impossible for people to see what you were doing in the instant you pressed the keyboard combination.

RealPrinter

RealPrinter

RealPrinter is a tool to create copies of documents, books, and notes with the help of an ordinary digital camera and your computer. The program lets you edit any imported image: you can crop it, change its color scheme, and even adjust the brightness and contrast. Likewise, you can load a series of images in JPG or PNG format, and turn them into a single PDF that can work as an ebook, help document, and so on. RealPrinter is an application that's free and very easy to use. It can be very useful if you need to create PDF documents using photos or images.

EVEREST Ultimate Edition

Lavalys

Do you want to know all information about your computer? Detailed info about your hardware, software and its configuration will be shown on screen thanks to this interesting software. Everest Ultimate Edition is an amazing tool which will analyze your computer and will find compatibility and other kind of problems, and of course will solve them. In just a few seconds you’ll have on screen all data about your computer, your software, installation dates, versions, characteristics,... Everest Ultimate Edition will become your computer’s best partner, because it will power up it and will keep it on fit. In addition it is really easy to use thanks to its intuitive interface and it doesn’t need to be installed.

CC Print Monitor

www.gavidia.org

CC Print Monitor is a program to register and monitor printed documents on Windows 2000, NT or XP. Some of its main characteristics: -It monitors multiple printers. -It can´t stop any print until it´s been authorized by the computer that has been configured as administrator. -It creates reports and searchs by date, user, computer and/or printer of processed documents. -It´s possible to define exceptions so that computers and users aren´t stopped by the program, without the need of an authorization. It also has a very simple and intuitive interface that makes the administration of document printing in a local net a piece of cake.

AIDA32

AIDA32