On the computer, after each reinstallation of OS Windows 7, you have to reinstall all programs, drivers and connect peripherals. But in the century unlimited internet, man cannot imagine his existence without it. Therefore, the problem of connecting the global network after reinstalling the operating system always remains relevant.

Internet connection through routers

Owners of routers (routers) are more fortunate, since all settings are stored directly on a separate device, so reinstallation is not scary, and you just need to make sure correct setting network between PC and router. On Windows 7, this can be checked in the Network and Sharing Center and public access (Start - Control Panel - Network and Internet - Network and Sharing Center). Next, in the left menu, click on the link "Change adapter settings"

and check that the “LAN connection” item is active, for the main network adapter:

Check main name network card can be in the device manager. The easiest way to find it is to hold down the key combination WIN + Pause (the combination is supported in all versions of the OS, including Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 8.1).

and in the device tree you need to find the sub-item "Network adapters". Here you will see a list of all network cards (including virtual ones) installed in the computer.

Another question is when there is not a single network card here, but there is unknown devices- install drivers for your network equipment.

If this does not help, check that you are setting the appropriate software. In the worst case, the network card is not working and needs to be replaced.

When network connection with the router will be established - the Internet connection will be activated automatically.

Direct Internet connection using Windows 7 as an example

If you do not look at the fact that now most of the providers provide Internet services without using a login and password (using a link to MAC address and you just need to insert the cable into the PC), let's take a closer look at how to configure and connect the computer to the Internet using a login and password (PPPoE protocol).

First you need to check how the network card works (checking the network connection). Next, go to: "Start - Control Panel - Network and Sharing Center".

Here we select the item according to the picture:

In the next step, select "High-speed (with PPPoE)":

After selecting the type of connection, a window will appear with the fields that you need to fill in accordingly and click the "Connect" button:

After filling in all the fields, the computer will attempt to connect using the data entered earlier:

If no mistakes were made at the setup stage, it will be possible to connect a computer with Windows 7 to the global network immediately. If, after all the steps, the Internet does not work, you need to delete the created connection and repeat the process again.

Another way to set up a direct connection on Windows 7

Some providers for load balancing between servers work using another parameter called "Service Name". It improves the stability of the connection, but adds to the hassle for ordinary users.

Necessary programs for windows 10 - 7, XP. In this article I will tell you about the most necessary programs for windows. As you probably remember, Windows is not yet ready for use after installation. In principle, not only Windows 7, but also any 8 8.1 xp immediately after installation is not yet ready for work. Even after installing drivers and security settings, there are practically no useful and necessary programs on board your computer. There are only a few useful programs for the user in the Windows kit.

These are several toys, the simplest text editor "Notepad", an advanced text editor "WordPad", a calculator, an Internet browser (IE- Internet Explorer), media player, "Paint" - a program for processing simple graphics, programs for servicing PC and OS. That's actually all that our favorite OS is rich in. With Windows 10, things are a little better. Microsoft has come a long way. And it included Skype and a student office suite. By the way, the installed IE and the media player are not ready for work either. IE is not partially ready, as it can only view text pages and pictures. And the media player is not ready at all, since it needs codecs to play music and video. Therefore, it is time to install necessary programs for windows. The programs that we will consider in this article, I believe, should be installed on almost every computer running Windows 7 - 10. So let's start.

The most necessary programs for windows 10 - 7

Archivers

1. The very first thing we need to install is the ARCHIVERS. On the Internet, all programs are compressed or packaged by some kind of archiver. This allows you to spend less disk space for storing information on servers and faster transfer of packets over Internet channels. Each PC must have at least one archiver, and preferably two. The first winrar- it works very fast and supports the ability to unzip a large number of various popular archives. And the most important is its own, very specific, highly protected Rar format. The passwords set by this archiver have not yet been cracked by anyone.

If you uploaded a ZverDVD disk image, then WinRar is already there with a registration key.

Second archiver 7zip. Perhaps this archiver is even more necessary than the first. You will need it to unpack archives of the new, rapidly gaining popularity, 7z format. The archiver is very fast, while providing a high compression ratio. Most of the archives on the Internet that you will have to download are in zip, rar and 7z format.

If you are working with a website and you need to create GZIP archives, then 7-zip will provide 2-10% better compression than any other archiver.

These two archivers will help you solve almost any task of archiving / unarchiving software packages received from the Internet.

Codecs

2. The second most important will probably be the installation of codecs for playing audio and video files of various formats, without which not one audio / video player works. Of all the great variety of different collections, perhaps the best, most stable and generally recognized is K-Lite Codec pack. According to the developers, their brainchild supports about 400 audio/video formats. In addition, this package is absolutely free and contains a small but very high-quality player. Therefore, it is a sin not to use it. Highly recommend. After installing this codec pack, all your audio / video players will play almost all media file formats.

To download the package, you need to click on "Mirror 1" (mirror 1) or 2 in the "Download" section.

Adobe Flash Player

3. The next important step is to install Adobe Flash Player . This program is required to play media files in browsers (internet explorers) such as IE, Mozilla Firefox, Opera. It is already built into Google Chrome and Yandex browser.

Browsers

4. It will be important to install a whole set of browsers. I recommend installing all the popular ones, these are Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Opera, Yandex. Why so many? Can IE (Microsoft's Internet Explorer) be dispensed with? No, you can't do it! Any of the suggested browsers is much better than IE. Firstly, they are increasingly faster, more stable, and make it easy to manage add-ons. Why is it necessary to install everything? The fact is that they are all different and have different useful features, which IE doesn't have. Secondly, in the event of an unexpected failure of one browser, you always have another at hand.

Google Chrome integrated with Google translator. When loading foreign pages, it can automatically translate them into Russian. Translation is often sufficient to understand the contents of the pages. Google Chrome can download many files at the same time.

Mozilla Firefox simply indispensable for those who create and debug websites. Has a wide variety of useful additions, which other browsers don't have.

Opera one of the fastest browser in the world. This is especially noticeable on slow Internet channels, when it uses a lot of threading for downloading pages and files, and additional compression of information on its server using special algorithms.

Yandex browser development from Yandex. Very similar to Google Chrome and compatible with its add-ons. Has some limitations. Latest Versions this browser is very nimble. Overall a good browser.

File download managers

5. Fast, convenient and reliable downloading of files of any size from the Internet will be provided by the download manager Download Master. The program is free, Russian, practically in no way inferior to paid ones foreign analogues. Provides multi-channel, fast download, able to resume files after disconnection or power outage.

SaveFrom.net application for all popular browsers. Allows you to download videos from more than 20 Internet resources. A very useful app.

Google Chrome has created many obstacles for this application to work. Now SaveFrom.net installs inconveniently on Google Chrome. But it works great from the Internet. Use on health. No issues found on other browsers.

If you only need YouTube to upload videos, then there is a program for such a thing. UmmyVideoDownloader. Which is specially designed for downloading videos from YouTube or RuTube. Very comfortable and quality item. But if you suddenly don’t like it, I offer another very fast internet service getvideo. Which also provides a program for Windows. If you are unable to download videos from YouTube, see the details in

Programs for audio / video communication

Skype

6. To communicate on the Internet, you need at least a program Skype. There are a lot of programs for text, audio, video communication, but most people use Skype and it has features that other programs do not have. So skype must be installed. You will probably need it.

Text editors and processors

7. We replace the little functional and inconvenient text editor from the Windows package with a more functional one AkelPad or more advanced Notepad++(HIGHLY RECOMMEND). Notepad++ allows you to work with a large number of documents at the same time. Remembers the situation when you turn it off and restores it automatically the next time you turn it on. Allows you to follow links directly from the edited text. For programmers, it is simply not replaceable, since it recognizes the code of more than 20 programming languages ​​and helps to check it for errors. Detects mistakes in words and underlines them. The presence of such an editor on each PC is simply necessary.

8. To create documents of different formats and automated tables, you will need an advanced word processor and spreadsheet such as win word and win excel from the Microsoft Office package. The MS OFFICE package contains many more useful programs. For example mail client, presentation manager, slideshow... On the Internet you can find advanced packages with many add-ons. Its only drawback is the huge price.

libreoffice free full-fledged replacement for the Microsoft Office package.

File managers

9. Convenience in working with files will provide you file manager Total Commander . It has great functionality. The menu of the vehicle itself, the menu of necessary or frequently used programs, two independent windows. In each window, you can open an unlimited number of tabs, have your own FTP manager, archiver, file viewer, media player .... In general, EVERYTHING is at hand! Extremely convenient and useful program. Highly recommend to everyone!

If you uploaded a ZverDVD disk image, then Total Commander is already there with a registration key.

Programs for viewing PDF files

10. Foxit Phantom needed to read documents PDF format. The program is 10 times smaller than the analogue Adobe Acrobat, much faster and also allows you to edit PDF documents. I recommend. The program itself is paid, but it can be found for free on the Zver-DVD disc image. If you do not need editing functions and do not want to upload a huge image, then you can use free analogue Foxit Reader or PDF Reader . There are a lot of programs of this class, but I think this will be enough.

Programs for removing locked files

11. Unlocker will help you unlock and delete locked files and folders that cannot be deleted in other ways. A couple more programs of this class that support the Russian language: lockhunter, IObit Unlocker. If, when trying to delete, you often encounter messages like “Uninstallation is not possible”, “Access denied”, “Used by another application”, “You do not have enough rights” and the like, then these programs will definitely help you.

Programs for downloading files from torrent servers

12. UTorrent- reliable, fast manager for downloading files from torrent servers. A very convenient and reliable program for downloading music, movies, disk images.... The second program mediaget fairly new, but has about the same functionality. Both programs are free.

Image Viewers

13. FastStone Image Viewer- excellent, free, small, fast, light program for viewing images, has the ability to edit the image file, overlay captions on the picture, optimize the image code ... Highly Recommend!

Quick search for files on your computer

14. Everything designed to search for files on your computer. Incredibly fast. Gives search results when you click on each letter, like hints when searching the Internet. Highlights the found combination of letters in the names of files and folders. Displays file paths. Very fast and convenient program. Free.

The necessary programs for windows, described above, in my opinion, are the most important and necessary, and are able to meet the needs of a wide variety of users. I believe that these programs, or at least similar ones, should be present on every computer.

Less necessary programs for windows

Programs for capturing images and videos from the screen

15. - takes screenshots from the monitor screen and captures video. Can record system sound or from a microphone. The program is very small and fast. Has many useful little things. There are a lot of programs capable of performing high-quality video capture from the monitor screen: Bandicam, HyperCam, ScreenCamera, Techsmith Snagit, UVScreen Camera, VirtualDub. All of them have fairly similar functionality.

Programs of this class are all paid. Some of them have demo versions - shareware, heavily cut down with poor functionality, sometimes with inscriptions on the screen that prevent you from watching the video.

The most important leader in this field is considered to be a highly professional Camtasia Studio. It allows not only to capture images from the screen, but also to mount the captured videos using different effects.

Text recognition software

16. If you have a scanner or already scanned documents, or images with text, then you will need a text recognition program to convert them to text format. The best of its kind ABBYY FineReader.

Automatic keyboard switches

17. For those who write a lot of texts using the Latin and Cyrillic alphabets, a great helper will be Punto Switcher, which automatically switches the keyboard layout depending on the words you type and fixes persistent errors. The program is absolutely free, developed by Yandex laboratory programmers.

Audio and video players

18. Lovers of music and video will need a player that has rather rare codecs with its package and is able to play recordings from video recorders and surveillance cameras, and also allows you to turn on several copies of the program at the same time, create playlists, adjust the sound tone and much more .. .. Free.

There are a lot of players: Daum PotPlayer, AIMP, BSPlayer, GOM media player, KMPlayer, iTunes, ComboPlayer, Ace Stream Media, VLC Media Player, 1by1, Media Player Classic Home Cinema, Light Alloy, TV Player Classic, QuickTime Alternative. They have different functionality. Some players can play audio and video directly from the Internet. Any user will be able to satisfy all their needs.

Windows cleaners / boosters / optimizers

19. useful for quick and easy cleaning of the system from temporary files, unnecessary entries in the registry, etc. The program does not have the greatest functionality, but necessary minimum performs great. Free. There are a lot of similar and more powerful programs: Carambis Cleaner, AVG TuneUp, Wise Care 365, Advanced SystemCare, Glary Utilities, Auslogics BoostSpeed, Kerish Doctor, Advanced System Optimizer, System Mechanic, MAGIX PC Check & Tuning. All of them have similar, but still different functionality.

If you are very concerned about the cleanliness and reliability of your Windows, then of course any one package will not be enough for you. So, as always, in other packages there will be functions that you do not have. Even just registry cleaners, everyone checks different parts of the registry and sometimes they find something like this ... In general, there is something to choose from.

To clean the registry, along with other programs, I recommend using trashreg. This is a very small and specific program. Cleans the registry of abandoned keys that many demo programs leave in the system. After such cleaning, you can install demo versions again and use their features.

Recovering deleted files

20. - A simple yet powerful tool to recover deleted data. Allows you to recover:

1. deleted files and folders;
2. files from a lost / deleted / damaged partition, for example after deleting or formatting a partition;
3. data from a poorly readable CD / DVD / flash drive;
4. digital media data.

I would say the program is very important, but since not everyone needs it, that's why it is in the second section. Here are a couple more high-quality, free representatives of such programs: Recuva, Pandora Recovery. I must say that there are products of higher functionality, but they are paid: Hetman Partition Recovery, R-Studio, Wondershare Data Recovery.

Graphic editor

21. Adobe Photoshop - unsurpassed editor raster graphics. Just essential tool for creating, modifying pictures and adjusting photos.

22. - the best vector graphics processor. Virtually indispensable in this area. The program is not super required, but essential for creating scalable vector images.

Programs for creating animation

23. Easy Gif Animator will be needed when creating animated pictures or videos. It has the entire arsenal of functions necessary for this. Free.

Disk imaging software

24. Ultra ISO will be needed for those who create images of CD / DVD discs. Works with the standard ISO disk image format. Allows you to create and edit simple and boot images disks. Uses third-party disc burning software such as Burning Rom.

Programs for mounting disk images on a virtual drive

25. Daemon Tools Lite allows you to mount an image of a CD / DVD disc on a virtual drive, which makes it possible to see how the image will work on a real drive. The program has a fairly wide functionality: Emulation of IDE drives, Emulation of DT and SCSI drives, Mounting disk images, Creating physical disk images, Converting and editing images, Burning disks with images, data and music. Allows you to simulate a large number of different disc copy protection. Allows you to run disk toys not from DVD, but from a hard drive, which makes it possible for them to work much faster. A very useful utility for gamers and those who do not write images to discs, but keep them on the computer. Free.

Postal managers or clients

26. Email clients are perhaps the most important applications in modern human computing life. Most users have multiple accounts in different postal services. To provide convenient control all mail flows created mail clients. I will give a dozen well-known, and perhaps the best of the mass of mail clients that are available:

A great helper for those who have an active email correspondence. Allows you to download mail from a huge number of mailboxes and organize it into folders. It has a filter designer and much more.

MS Outlook included in the package Microsoft programs office. The program is very sophisticated. I would even say over the top. But maybe it's all useful to someone.

Mailbird the program is lightweight, undemanding to resources, easy to use and visually appealing.

eM Client- this mail client has all the necessary basic functions.

Inky has a trial version that works for free for 14 days. It has a wide range of possibilities.

Claws Mail rather complex application is intended for advanced users who are not afraid to set everything up manually.

Zimbra Desktop- free email client with open source code. Zimbra is a cross-platform solution for Windows, Linux and Mac OS.

touch mail- a convenient mail client for owners of tablets or convertible laptops.

Thunderbird by Mozilla is a unique application. The built-in extension system allows you to increase the functionality of the client with the help of numerous tools created by the Thunderbird community.

Programs for reading DjVu files

Djvu

27. Djvu is one of the scanned document formats. It is used as a rule for the storage and distribution of books, manuscripts, magazines in which there are many images, diagrams, drawings, formulas. And also for storing scans of historical documents, when accurate reproduction of the shade and texture of paper is required, the most reliable display of all defects, page folds, manual marks and corrections, prints, ink blots, etc.

You can view these files using the following programs: WinDjView, ICE Book Reader Professional, Evince Document Viewer, DjvuReader.

Programs for recording and processing sound

28. There are also a lot of such programs, but perhaps the best will be small but powerful. The program works with a mixer built into the personal computer system, as well as with external sound sources. It is designed to record sound files of unlimited size.

Allows already written files:

1. clean from interference: hiss, static noise, hum;
2. change volume;
3. cut into pieces and mount as you like;
4. as well as compress.

The program is used to record and process digital files. And also digitization of obsolete sound carriers: gramophone records and cassettes. In addition to its own AUP format, it supports a number of popular extensions. In addition to professional functionality it's also free.

Almost all the necessary programs for windows 7 - 10 that we reviewed in this article you mentioned in the article "". However, there is one note. Programs present on the ZverDVD disk - earlier versions can be installed on OS of any bitness. Many programs located on "Zver 2016.3 Windows 8.1 Pro x64" or "Zver 2018.5 Windows 10 Enterprise x64" discs are 64-bit only. And accordingly, they will not work on 32-bit OS.

Answers to frequently asked questions

What are the must-have apps for Windows 10?

The question is fundamentally wrong. The set of programs that you are going to use does not depend on the version of Windows. Windows is just operating system. The task of which is to ensure the operation of the computer. How you use it is up to you. You probably have some goals, objectives, desires in the end.

If we compare by analogy, then a computer is a universal machine. Windows is a drive, if you want the main shaft. Programs are fixtures, tools, such as chisels. Which tool, how and when the master will use, depends only on the master. And the master is YOU.

As a rule, the master chooses a tool depending on the need for this moment. The tool that is used every day is always kept at hand. Because he is the most important. And the one that is rarely used is kept aside, but ready. This is less important.

It's the same with programs. Based on the general modern specifics of using computers, I made two lists. The most important programs that are used by almost everyone and almost every day. And less important programs that are used by many users, but somewhat less frequently.

Which programs you choose is up to you, not Windows. I have provided lists to help you do this.

Necessary programs for windows 7?

They may be the same as for windows 10. Moreover, most modern programs work quite well on windows 7. Therefore, there are no differences. As I wrote above, your choice should not come from the OS version, but from your need.

Do so. Carefully read the first part of the article "The most necessary programs for Windows". Consider what programs you need. If everything suits you, then install everything. If you do not need something, then you can not install. your computer. Whatever you want to do with it.

If you are missing some programs, then read the second part "Less necessary programs". The list is also quite large and there is something to choose from. If you have some very specific task, then ask questions in the search. If you can not choose the program yourself, write in the comments. Let's try to find it together.

Good day.

When installing new Windows, as a rule, the system automatically adjusts many parameters (will install universal drivers, set the optimal firewall configuration, etc.) .

But it just so happened that some moments when reinstalling Windows are not automatically configured. And, many who reinstalled the OS for the first time are faced with one unpleasant thing - the Internet is not working.

In this article I want to analyze the main reasons why this happens, and what to do about it. (especially since there are always a lot of questions regarding this topic) …

The most common reason for no internet (note after installing a new Windows OS) - this is the absence of a network card driver in the system. Those. the reason is that the network card just doesn't work...

In this case, a vicious circle is obtained: there is no internet, because there is no driver, but you can’t download the driver - because no Internet ! If you do not have a phone with Internet access (or another PC), then most likely you cannot do without the help of a good neighbor (friend) ...

Usually, if the problem is with the driver- then you will see something like the following picture: a red cross will light up above the network icon, and an inscription something similar to this: "Not Connected: No connections available"…

In this case, I also recommend going to panel Windows controls , then open the section Network and Internet, then Network and Sharing Center.

In the control center - on the right there will be a tab " Change adapter settings"- it must be opened.

AT network connections you will see your adapters that have drivers installed. As you can see in the screenshot below, my laptop does not have a driver for the Wi-Fi adapter. (there is only ethernet adapter, and that one is disabled).

By the way, check if you have the driver installed, but the adapter itself is simply turned off (as in the screenshot below - it will just be gray and it will say: “Disabled”). In this case, just turn it on by right-clicking on it and selecting the appropriate one from the pop-up context menu.

Network connections

I also recommend taking a look at device Manager: there you can see in detail which equipment has drivers, and which ones do not. Also, if there is a problem with the driver (for example, it does not work correctly), then the device manager marks such equipment with yellow exclamation marks ...

To open it, do the following:

• Windows 7 - in the run line (in the START menu), paste devmgmt.msc and press ENTER.
• Windows 8, 10 - press the WIN + R key combination, paste devmgmt.msc and press ENTER (screenshot below).

In Device Manager, open the " Network adapters". If your equipment is not in the list, then there are no drivers in the Windows system, which means that the equipment will not work ...

How to solve the problem with the driver?

1. Option number 1- try updating the hardware configuration (in device manager: just right click on the title network adapters and in the pop-up context menu, select the desired option. screenshot below).
2. Option number 2- if the previous option did not help, you can use special utility 3DP Net (It weighs about 30-50 MB, which means it can be downloaded even using a phone. In addition, it works without an Internet connection. I talked about it in more detail here :);
3. Option number 3 - download on the computer of a friend, neighbor, friend, etc. a special driver package - an ISO image of ~ 10-14 GB, and then run it on your PC. There are a lot of such packages on the net, I personally recommend Driver Pack Solutions (link to it here: );
4. Option number 4 - if nothing from the previous one worked out and did not give results, I recommend looking for a driver by VID and PID. In order not to paint everything in detail here, I will give a link to my article:

And this is how the tab will look like when the driver for the Wi-Fi adapter is found (screenshot below).

If you can't connect to the network after updating the driver...

In my case, for example, Windows refused to search for available networks, and after installing and updating the drivers, the error and the icon with a red cross were still given.

The Troubleshooter will then automatically begin troubleshooting network unavailability issues and advise you every step of the way. After the button has been pressed "Show list available networks» - the troubleshooting wizard configured the network accordingly and all available WiFi networks became visible.

Actually, the last touch remains - select your network (or the network from which you have a password to access :)), and connect to it. Which is what was done...

Entering data to connect to the network ... (clickable)

2. Network adapter disconnected / Network cable not connected

Another common reason for the lack of Internet is a disabled network adapter (when installed driver). To check this, you need to open the tab (which will show all network adapters that are installed in the PC and which have drivers in the OS) .

The easiest way to open is to press the buttons together WIN+R and enter ncpa.cpl (then press ENTER. In Windows 7 - the run line is located in START) .

Opening the Network Connections tab in Windows 10

In the opened tab network connections- pay attention to the adapters that are displayed in gray (i.e. colorless). Next to them will also show off the inscription: "Disabled".

Important ! If there is nothing at all in the list of adapters (or there is no adapter that you are looking for) - most likely you simply do not have the correct driver(this is the subject of the first part of this article).

To enable such an adapter - just right-click on it and in context menu select "Enable" (screenshot below).

After the adapter is turned on, pay attention if there are any red crosses on it. As a rule, the reason will even be indicated next to the cross, for example, in the screenshot below " Network cable not connected".

3. Wrong settings: IP, default gateway, DNS, etc.

Some ISPs require you to manually set certain TCP/IP settings (this applies to those who do not have, in which they brought these settings once, and then you can reinstall Windows at least 100 times :)) .

You can find out if this is so in the documents that the Internet provider gave you when concluding the contract. Usually, they always indicate all the settings for accessing the Internet. (In extreme cases, you can call and clarify in support).

Everything is set up quite simply. AT network connections (how to enter this tab is described above, in the previous step of the article) , select your adapter and go to its properties.

Ethernet network adapter properties

In the properties, you need to specify the data that the Internet provider provides you, for example:

• IP address;
• Subnet mask;
• main gateway;
• DNS server.

If the provider does not specify this data, and you have some unfamiliar IP addresses set in your properties and the Internet does not work, then I recommend simply setting the receipt of the IP address and DNS automatically (screenshot above).

4. PPPOE connection not created (as an example)

Most ISPs organize Internet access using the PPPOE protocol. And, let's say, if you don't have a router, then after Windows installation- your old configured connection to connect to the PPPOE network will be deleted. Those. need to recreate it...

To do this, go to windows control panel at the following address: Control Panel\Network and Internet\Network and Sharing Center

Then select the first masonry " Connecting to the Internet (Setting Up a Broadband or Dial-Up Internet Connection)” and click next.

Then choose " High Speed ​​(with PPPOE) (Connection via DSL or cable requiring username and password)"(screenshot below).

Then you need to enter your login and password to access the Internet (this data must be in the contract with the Internet provider) . By the way, please note that in this step you can immediately allow other users to use the Internet by ticking just one checkbox.

Actually, you just have to wait until Windows establishes a connection and use the Internet.

PS

Let me give you one last piece of advice. If you reinstall Windows (especially not yourself) - make a backup copy of files and drivers -. At the very least, you will be insured against cases when there is not even an Internet connection to download or look for other drivers (you must admit that the situation is not pleasant).

For additions on the topic - a separate merci. That's all for now, good luck to everyone!

Greetings to you all, my dear readers and PC users!

Not everyone knows what drivers are needed after installing windows 7, and this is very important! That is why I decided to write this article, in which I will tell you not only about what software you need, but also in what order it is better to install it. I will also tell you how to simplify the process of installing drivers so that you do not sit for hours at your computers!

What you need to know first

Before you reinstall Windows, you must take care of all the necessary software in advance. You never know what could be, the Internet will be turned off, there will be a broken media with the necessary software, or something else. In this case, fixing such problems will be very difficult. For example, you will demolish the OS on a laptop, and the drivers for the network card or wi-fi will be broken or simply will not be installed. And that's it, you are without the Internet. Therefore, it is better to take care of the necessary software in advance.

Download the drivers, check them for viruses using Comodo Internet Security, then write them to a USB flash drive, or better yet, copy them to a logical drive separate from where the operating system is located. May they always remain there. Even if you install a maximum edition Windows distribution, you still have to install new drivers.

Driver installation sequence

There is no special order. Whether you have a laptop for gaming or work, all the necessary software should still be installed. I would advise you to first install firewood for the network card and the wi-fi module. This will give you internet access. If suddenly any files fail, you can already download them from the network. They are already built into the OS distribution, even if it is home base. But you need to understand that at the time of the creation of the operating system, firewood from the first versions was invested in it.

Next, I recommend that you take care of the software for sound devices. At least you can listen to music while the work continues. Moreover, you often have to install not only the drivers themselves, but also additional software that helps you customize the sound, adjust it for yourself and your laptop.

Next, you can install software for the processor, video card, and so on. List of all devices without required software can be seen in the task manager. Anything marked with a yellow question mark requires software to be installed.

After installing everything you need, you must restart the laptop. Otherwise, the system will then do it itself, but it is not a fact that you will have time to save the data that you will be editing at that time.

I want to give you one valuable recommendation. If you have problems installing drivers, it is better to install them using special programs. For example, DriverPack Solution, you can download from here.

It is easy to install, it will scan your PC itself, find the necessary firewood and install it.

Conclusion

That's all the simple common truths that you should know before you decide to reinstall the operating system. Working with drivers is, in fact, simple, just long and tedious. If you want to be sure about every device on your laptop, set everything manually. We decided not to waste time - use special programs. There is a good video on this subject.

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Modern operating systems are becoming more stable every year. Starting with Windows 7, personal computer users have almost forgotten about the so-called "blue screen of death" - a fatal error in the operation of the operating system.

Critical errors that cause the system to crash suddenly are extremely rare. However, due to the penetration of viruses into the system, or technical problems, the operating system can sometimes crash.

Unfortunately, the process of reinstalling the operating system is a common task for any user of a personal computer. You have to change the system, if only because over time it “acquires” a whole pile of system garbage, cache, temporary files, unfinished projects, etc. All this leads to a PC slowdown and accelerated wear of components.

For a beginner, not only the process of reinstalling the system is difficult, but also the choice of useful applications necessary for the comfortable use of a computer, because an excess of programs is much worse than their lack. So what programs are needed after installing Windows?

What programs may a novice user need

After installing the operating system, a person must install the ones that come with the computer. This task can be done by anyone. You just need all the programs that come on the disks along with the components. These disks are necessarily present in the package when buying a finished (assembled) computer or are sold together with the components if the computer is assembled independently.

Concerning third party programs, here it is somewhat more complicated. Many beginners install everything on their computer, as a result, after a couple of months, the computer hardly works due to the constant loading of useless processes.

In fact, for the full use of the computer, it is enough to install no more than five programs. Of course, if a person is engaged in specific tasks, such as graphics editing, he needs to install, for example, applications such as Photoshop or Corel. For ordinary users, a small set of five applications will be enough.

After installing the operating system, without a doubt the first thing a person needs to do is install antivirus software. First, after installing the OS, the computer is as clean as possible. And for it to remain so, you need to take care of its security, preventing malicious applications from penetrating the system.

You can choose antivirus software based on reviews on the Internet. The most common protection tools are programs such as Nod32, Kaspersky, Dr.Web, Avast.

After installing one of the above antivirus, you need to restart the computer and allow access to the Internet to all applications that will require access to the network, because at the moment, only system tools are installed on the computer.

The pre-installed firewall can be safely disabled, because the joint operation of the anti-virus application and may adversely affect the operation of some network tools.

Already now, a computer can be turned into a multimedia device by installing a special player. Like any other tool, you can install many various applications working with multimedia files.

Most popular programs are VLC, PotPlayer and KmPlayer. The set of these players includes a set of necessary codecs for processing media files.

In other words, after installing one of these players, Personal Computer will automatically support any multimedia file.

The applications have a convenient equalizer, which will allow you to use it not only as a video player, but also as a music player.

Another equally important application can be considered an office suite from Microsoft. By default, operating Windows system can work with text using the Notepad application. This program does not differ in the wide functionality that Office has.

As mentioned above, the list of the most popular applications does not include specific programs, however, a typing application can be useful to any user, from a student to a professor, because typing is key function personal computer.

FROM help from Microsoft Office, a person can not only type text, but also format it correctly by adding paragraphs, alignment, spacing, etc.

At first glance, it may seem that the archiver is not so important tool with existing hard disk space. However, this application plays an important role for storing and transmitting various information. Before transferring a large amount of data, files are needed, after which, any amount of data is not only reduced in volume, but also easily moved from one medium to another.

Most handy application to work with archives, is a free tool 7zip.

The advantage of this application is not only high performance and speed, but also that 7 zip can work with ISO image files. That is, thanks to the archiver, the user can do without applications such as Alcohol 120% or UltraISO.

Any game compressed into an image can be unpacked as a regular archive, and then installed on a computer.

Last on the list, but no less important application is . This application can rightfully be considered the most popular program on a computer, because it is with the help of a browser that people access the Internet, use social networks, chat with friends and make new acquaintances.

Furthermore, modern browser, can replace many other applications, for example, on the Internet you can easily find the so-called online cinemas, and in the window of the same browser, watch your favorite movie. In addition, you can find streaming music in the browser, and even browser games. Contrary to popular belief, these games are far from being as primitive as they are commonly believed. Recently, services have begun to appear that allow you to run full-fledged 3D games in a browser window.

Thus, the browser can replace several of the above programs at once. By the way, online service Google Docs(where work with documents is carried out through a browser) may well serve as a replacement for Office. However, first of all, a browser is necessary to work with sites. Choosing an application objectively, you need to turn to statistics. At the moment, the leading position is occupied by Google Chrome, and there are reasons for this. This browser is characterized by stability and high speed and work.

Summing up, we can safely say that the five above applications will already be enough for the full operation of the computer. However, having become familiar with these programs, the user can expand the list of applications, for example, by adding a tool for working with virtual disks, or a client for making video calls.

One way or another, a person must carefully monitor what applications he downloads and installs on his computer. Any program should be downloaded exclusively from the official site and be widely known.

For example, when installing an application for video calls, you should use the services of Skype.

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