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Best Tools for IT Professionals and System Admins

Network analysis, remote support, disk health, bootable USB drives and encryption: the utilities IT professionals keep close at hand.

Wireshark 4.6.9 Free
The standard network protocol analyser
Updated
2 Nov 2026
PuTTY 0.85.0 Free
Classic SSH and Telnet client for Windows
Updated
4 Nov 2026
Rufus icon
Rufus 4.15 Free
Create bootable USB drives in minutes
Updated
30 Jun 2026
AnyDesk 9.8.3 Free
Fast remote desktop access and support
Updated
2 Nov 2026
HWiNFO 8.54 Free
Detailed hardware information and live sensor monitoring
Updated
2 Nov 2026
CrystalDiskInfo 9.9.3 Free
Check the health and temperature of your drives
Updated
2 Nov 2026
PowerToys 0.102.3001 Free
Power-user tools for Windows
Updated
27 Oct 2026
VeraCrypt 1.26.30 Free
Strong disk and file encryption
Updated
24 Oct 2026
KeePassXC icon
KeePassXC 2.8.0 Free
Offline password manager you fully control
Updated
22 Oct 2026
7-Zip 26.05 Free
Open-source file archiver with high compression
Updated
21 Oct 2026
WinMerge icon
WinMerge 2.16.60 Free
Compare and merge files and folders
Updated
27 Oct 2026
Install the whole set with one command
winget install --id WiresharkFoundation.Wireshark -e --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreements; winget install --id PuTTY.PuTTY -e --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreements; winget install --id Rufus.Rufus -e --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreements; winget install --id AnyDesk.AnyDesk -e --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreements; winget install --id REALiX.HWiNFO -e --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreements; winget install --id CrystalDewWorld.CrystalDiskInfo -e --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreements; winget install --id Microsoft.PowerToys -e --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreements; winget install --id IDRIX.VeraCrypt -e --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreements; winget install --id KeePassXCTeam.KeePassXC -e --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreements; winget install --id 7zip.7zip -e --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreements; winget install --id WinMerge.WinMerge -e --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreements
Paste this into Windows Terminal or PowerShell. Programs without a winget package are not included.

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