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LiberKey doesn’t have the polished menu found in the PortableApps suite, but its menu is functional and conveniently arranged by program type.

If you have already downloaded – or plan on downloading – a purchased copy of Windows 7, you may need a tool to help you turn the bits into something bootable so you can actually start installing your new OS.

If you’re going to be buying a new computer soon, or if you regularly work on a number of different computers, you’re probably going to spend a fair bit of time installing the latest version of a bunch of applications that you use most frequently. And that means downloading a bunch of apps, and then [...]

Commands in Demand is a nifty little Windows app that lets you run about 70 different Windows commands and tweaks. Some of the most basic stuff it’ll let you do is launch a command prompt, run a disk cleanup operation, or kill a non-responsive application.

We’ve referred to Windows 7′s Libraries as a top thing to look forward to, and then as one of the best underhyped features—but if you really can’t get used to them, you can disable it.

There’s a certain hierarchy to how you can close Windows apps, including the polite “File->Exit” menu option and the more thorough “End Process” in Windows’ task manager. SuperF4, however, is like DDT for apps you want gone right away.

Revo Uninstaller – Windows doesn’t always remove everything that a program leaves behind-file folders, Start menu items, menu entries, you name it. Revo Uninstaller does. It runs a standard uninstaller, then it searches your system for everything the program changed or touched while it was installing.

Application launcher Magic Formation adds a circular dock that can be triggered by hotkeys or mouse gestures-just draw a circle on the desktop to make it show up.

You’re about to tweak your computer and you know you should probably make a restore point, but who wants to dig around in all those menus? Make one with a single click instead.

Update Notifier isn’t a new kind of software, but it is a rather straight-forward and simple one that seems to Just Work-especially in its support for portable applications.