7 *Windows 11* Apps You Should Use Right Now!
Summary
TLDRThe video discusses seven essential apps for Windows 11 that enhance productivity and customization. It highlights apps like automatic dark mode switchers, VPNs for privacy, Windows PC Manager for cleaning and boosting performance, and Quick Look for faster file previews. Microsoft PowerToys, Text Expander, and the Phone Link app for syncing with Android devices are also recommended. Additionally, WinAero Tweaker allows advanced customization, and Rambox consolidates multiple communication platforms into one window for easier multitasking.
Takeaways
- đ» Windows 11 lacks some basic features like automatic dark mode and duplicate file deletion, but third-party apps can help.
- đ Dark Mode app allows automatic switching between light and dark modes based on custom times, like sunset and sunrise.
- đĄïž Surfshark VPN is recommended for privacy, working seamlessly with all websites, and it can unlock region-specific content on platforms like Netflix.
- đ Windows PC Manager helps boost your PC by clearing cache, temporary files, and performing deep cleanups, improving system performance.
- đïž Quick Look allows users to quickly preview various file types with the spacebar, offering a faster alternative to Windows' native file preview.
- đ ïž Microsoft PowerToys provides several useful tools, such as Text Extractor for grabbing text from images and a Keyboard Manager for remapping keys.
- đ Windows Phone Link app allows syncing your Android phone with Windows, providing features like cross-platform clipboard sync, especially with Samsung devices.
- âïž WinAero Tweaker is a customization tool for Windows 11, enabling users to restore classic features, disable ads, and tweak numerous settings.
- đ Rambox consolidates multiple apps like Gmail, WhatsApp, and Slack into one window, making it easier to manage different communication platforms.
- đź For students or budget gamers, the video recommends specific laptop suggestions, offering further resources for making informed purchases.
Q & A
What is one limitation of Windows 11's dark mode?
-Windows 11's dark mode is not fully consistent, as some menus, like file windows, may remain in light mode even when dark mode is enabled.
How does the 'Dark Mode' app improve Windows 11's dark mode functionality?
-The 'Dark Mode' app allows users to automate dark mode based on custom times or natural events like sunset and sunrise, enhancing Windows 11's dark mode feature.
What is a key benefit of using Surfshark VPN as mentioned in the script?
-Surfshark VPN provides strong privacy, works seamlessly across websites, and allows users to access content from other regions, like international shows on Netflix and Prime Video.
What feature does Windows PC Manager offer to improve PC performance?
-Windows PC Manager helps reduce RAM usage by clearing cache and temporary files, and it also provides deep cleanup options for removing old Windows updates and internet cache.
What is Storage Sense and how does PC Manager enhance its functionality?
-Storage Sense, already part of Windows 11, deletes old files from the recycle bin and download folder after 30 days. PC Manager brings this feature to the forefront, making it easier to use.
How does Quick Look improve file previewing in Windows 11?
-Quick Look enhances file previewing by allowing users to preview photos, videos, and documents instantly using the spacebar, which is faster than the built-in Windows preview feature.
What are some useful tools included in Microsoft PowerToys?
-Microsoft PowerToys includes tools like Text Extractor, which captures text from images, and Keyboard Manager, which lets users remap keys like Print Screen to custom functions.
How can Windows users take advantage of the built-in clipboard manager?
-Windowsâ clipboard manager allows users to access previously copied text by pressing Windows + V, but to expand text, users can use additional apps for more customization.
What is the advantage of the Phone Link app for Android users?
-The Phone Link app syncs Android phones with Windows PCs, allowing users to receive notifications, reply to messages, and even pick up calls directly from their PC.
How does WinAero Tweaker enhance Windows 11 customization?
-WinAero Tweaker allows users to deeply customize Windows 11, including bringing back the old Windows 10 context menu, disabling ads and data collection, and adjusting system settings for a more personalized experience.
Outlines
đ» Windows 11 Improvements and Dark Mode Automation
Windows 11 has improved visually since Windows 10 but still lacks some basic functionality, such as automatic dark mode switching and file management features. The speaker introduces apps that can address these limitations. One such app enables automatic dark mode, switching between dark and light modes based on custom times or sunset and sunrise.
đĄïž Surfshark VPN: Privacy and Global Content Access
A VPN is important for online privacy, and Surfshark VPN is recommended for its seamless performance across websites, unlocking geo-restricted content, and affordability. It allows users to access global content not available in their region, such as on Netflix and Prime Video, and offers unlimited device connections. With a discount code, users can get 85% off and 3 months free, with a 30-day money-back guarantee.
âïž Windows PC Manager: Optimize and Clean Up Your PC
Microsoft's new Windows PC Manager app helps optimize PC performance by reducing RAM usage, clearing cache, and deleting temporary files. It also includes a 'deep cleanup' feature that removes older update files and cached data from various apps. Storage Sense, a feature in Windows 11, helps manage storage by automatically deleting files from the recycle bin and downloads folder after 30 days.
đ Quick Look: A Faster File Preview App
The speaker highlights a better alternative to Windows' built-in file preview feature. The app, Quick Look, allows users to quickly preview various file types like videos, PDFs, and images by pressing the spacebar. It's faster and more efficient than Windows' native preview, especially for slower PCs.
đ±ïž Microsoft PowerToys: Advanced Tools for Windows Users
Microsoft PowerToys offers several tools for power users. Two highlighted tools are the Text Extractor, which lets users capture text from images or videos, and the Keyboard Manager, which allows for remapping keys for improved functionality. Users can remap the Print Screen key to use the newer snipping tool or assign commonly used functions like 'Paste' to different keys.
đ± Windows Phone Link: Seamless PC and Android Integration
The Windows Phone Link app allows users to sync their Android phones with their Windows PCs, giving access to phone notifications, photos, and even enabling calls from the PC. Samsung users can take it further with cross-platform clipboard sync, enabling seamless copy-pasting between their phone and PC, similar to Apple's ecosystem.
đ§ WinAero Tweaker: Customize and Enhance Windows 11
WinAero Tweaker is a powerful app for customizing Windows 11. It allows users to bring back older Windows features, such as the classic context menu and startup interface. It also offers privacy options, including disabling ads and data collection, providing a wide range of customization features for users.
đŹ Rambox: All-in-One Messenger App for Productivity
Rambox is an open-source messenger app that consolidates multiple messaging platforms like Gmail, WhatsApp, Instagram, and Slack into a single window. It simplifies communication across platforms by allowing users to search for contacts and switch between apps effortlessly. The app improves productivity by reducing the clutter of having several communication apps open at once.
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Keywords
đĄDark Mode
đĄSurfshark VPN
đĄWindows PC Manager
đĄQuick Look
đĄMicrosoft PowerToys
đĄText Expander
đĄPhone Link App
đĄWinAero Tweaker
đĄStorage Sense
đĄRambox
Highlights
Windows 11 now has a dark mode, but it isn't fully automatic. A third-party app, Dark Mode, enables automatic switching between dark and light modes based on custom times, like sunset and sunrise.
Surfshark VPN offers strong privacy features and the ability to unlock region-specific content from platforms like Netflix and Prime Video.
Windows PC Manager is a new app from Microsoft that helps boost system performance by managing RAM usage, clearing cache, and temporary files. It even includes deep cleanup options for older Windows update files.
PC Manager's Storage Sense feature helps automatically delete files from the recycle bin and the download folder older than 30 days.
The Quick Look app provides fast and visually appealing previews of files such as videos, photos, and PDFs, significantly speeding up file access compared to Windows' default preview feature.
Microsoft PowerToys offers powerful tools for Windows users, including a text extractor and a keyboard manager for remapping keys like Print Screen and Insert.
Windows built-in clipboard manager, accessible via Windows+V, allows users to retrieve previously copied text, but lacks text expansion features. A separate app can expand shortcuts into full text blocks for commonly used responses.
Phone Link app allows users to sync their Android phone with Windows, giving access to photos, notifications, and even phone calls directly from the PC.
Samsung phones offer cross-platform clipboard syncing with Windows, allowing users to copy text on one device and paste it on the other, similar to Appleâs ecosystem.
WinAero Tweaker is a highly customizable app for Windows 11, allowing users to revert to Windows 10 features like the classic context menu and start menu, and disable ads and data collection.
Rambox is an open-source all-in-one messenger app that consolidates Gmail, WhatsApp Web, Instagram, Discord, and more into a single window for easy access.
Rambox allows seamless switching between different messaging platforms, enabling users to manage contacts and messages from Slack, email, and other platforms all in one place.
Windows 11 lacks certain basic features like automatic dark mode and duplicate file deletion, but third-party apps can fill these gaps and improve functionality.
Text Extractor in PowerToys allows users to extract text from images or videos, a highly useful tool for grabbing on-screen content quickly.
PowerToysâ Keyboard Manager lets users customize keyboard shortcuts, enhancing productivity by personalizing key functions.
Transcripts
okay Windows has improved a lot since
Windows 10 it looks beautiful now but
there are some basic things which it
still can't do like automatically turn
on dark mode automatically delete old
duplicate files and lots of other stuff
so here are seven windows 11 app that
you should use right now because 7 7 is
the best Windows version small useful
apps to the number one God Level Pro
best app teiser let's go okay starting
up Windows has some kind of dark mode
like see here this file window is dark
but this is not dark this setting menu
is dark but if you copy and paste this
menu is not dark moreover there's no
automatic dark mode so all you can do is
install Dark mode and now you can switch
to dark mode based on custom time or
like me you can switch to dark mode at
Sunset and go back to light mode at
Sunrise and now you can get automatic
dark mode in Windows 11 useful and
talking about useful apps a VPN app is
very useful for your privacy on the
internet and one VPN app that I would
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Microsoft recently released a new app
called Windows PC manager now the main
task of Windows PC manager is to boost
your PC like see this button and as soon
as I hit see Ram users goes down by at
least 20% it even clears cash and
temporary files you can do a deep
cleanup where it deletes older Windows
update files Windows Defender report and
Internet Explorer cache oh that's still
alive here's my favorite feature storage
sense it can delete all files from
recycle bin and download folder older
than 30 days and see my download folder
is a mess now storage sense is already a
part of Windows 11 but PC manager just
brings it up you can download PC manager
from the link below for both Windows 10
and windows 11 it is in public beta as
of now next up Microsoft gives you the
option to quickly preview files with
this preview pen you can preview photos
videos Word file but it is limited and
not very good looking so you can
download quick look and all you have to
do is select a file and hit the space
bar you can preview a new video file
photos PDFs whatnot and here is how much
time Windows takes to play a video file
versus how much time quick look takes to
play a video file the difference is even
bigger if you have a slower PC next up
is another Microsoft app but it is for
powerful Windows user but Microsoft
power toys has lots of applications you
can try Aram say but here are a couple
of my favorite tools one is text
extractor so you can just press Windows
shift and T and you can select an area
and now it actually extracts the text
from this image image and you can paste
it anywhere it is very useful when
you're watching a video and you want to
grab a text from it another tool is
keyboard manager here you can remap keys
so old laptops and even new ones with a
full-size keyboard if you press print
screen it just takes a screenshot of the
whole page and doesn't show the new snip
and sketch tool so you can remap the
print screen key to Windows plus shift
plus s and now when you press print
screen you get the new snip tool also
you can just remap the insert key to
paste things now Windows has a built-in
clipboard manager so whenever you miss
something you have copied you can just
press Windows V and get the previously
copied text but there's no option to
expand text so I used a text all you
have to do is click on new slipit enter
the word you want to expand like home ad
and mention your actual address don't
write all of this and then wherever you
mention home ad you get this sound and
your home address bar appears plus you
can use for recurring words like email
address mostly used text responses now a
lot of people don't use the Windows
Phone link app like you just have to
download and install the link your
Microsoft app on your Android phone and
open the phone link app on PC scan the
QR code agree with a couple of
permissions and boom your phone is now
synced with your Windows PC you get all
photos WhatsApp notifications on your PC
and you can even reply without picking
the phone you can also pick up calls
from your PC but that's not the fun part
the fun part is if you have a Samsung
phone you have the option to enable
crossplatform clipboard sync and then
you just copy a link on your Windows PC
and boom you can paste it on your phone
it's similar to the Apple ecosystem now
we did a video on Android ecosystem and
how Samsung and windows works so well
you can watch that here and finally
number one is the god Level Pro
customization app for Windows 11 win
arot tweaker you can change everything
in Windows 11 like you can get back the
old context menu and keep on pressing
refresh the refresh button in Windows is
the actual fidget spinner get back the
old windows 10 startup menu even disable
ads and data collection from Windows 11
like there are so many option in vinero
you can explore for the next 2 years
and before we wrap it here's a bonus app
called rambox it's an open source
all-in-one messenger app so if you use
Gmail WhatsApp web Instagram Discord on
your PC that's like five different
windows and apps open at a time a better
way is ram box it lovs all the app in a
single window and that's not the best
part the best part is if I want to send
a slack message to Minal I can just
search Minal it shows manal's contact in
slack and email and now I can just click
and tell him on slack that Windows is
better than mac you just wasted your
money and see now I can seamlessly
switch between the apps with just a
click so that was the list if you're
looking for a laptop as a student here's
a good video and if you're looking for a
gaming laptop in budget feels a good
video so this is signing off on that
note see you in the next video
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