| NAME |
TYPE |
URL |
NOTES |
| AD SelfService Plus (Password notification) |
Active Directory |
https://www.manageengine.com/products/self-service-password/free-password-expiry-notification-tool.html |
Free password expiration notification tool. |
| ADManager Plus |
Active Directory |
https://www.manageengine.com/products/ad-manager/ |
AD Management tool for bulk edits, reporting, and automation |
| Snappy Driver Installer Origin |
Driver Utility |
https://www.snappy-driver-installer.org/ |
Tools to install missing drivers or update old drivers. |
| Free File Sync |
File Utility |
https://www.freefilesync.org/ |
A great simple tool for syncing data between two or more sources |
| GoodSync |
File Utility |
https://www.goodsync.com/features |
A tool used to backup and sync data between sources |
| Robocopy |
File Utility |
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc733145(v=ws.11).aspx |
My favorite data migration tool. |
| Acronis |
Imaging Utility |
https://www.acronis.com/en-us/ |
My favorite disk imaging solution. |
| Emsisoft Emergency Kit |
Malware Removal Tool |
https://www.emsisoft.com/en/home/emergencykit/ |
A scanner that can be used without installation to scan and clean infected computers |
| Malwarebytes |
Malware Removal Tool |
https://www.malwarebytes.com/ |
Malware removal tool |
| Malwarebytes ADWCleaner |
Malware Removal Tool |
https://www.malwarebytes.com/adwcleaner/ |
Adware removal tool |
| Malwarebytes Junkware Removal Tool |
Malware Removal Tool |
https://www.malwarebytes.com/junkwareremovaltool/ |
Malware removal tool |
| Trend Micro Free Tools |
Malware Removal Tool |
https://www.trendmicro.com/en_us/forHome/products/free-tools.html?cm_mmc=VURL:free.antivirus.com-_-VURL-_-/us/index.html-_-1:1 |
Various free utilities to remove malware. |
| Ultra Virus Killer |
Malware Removal Tool |
http://www.carifred.com/uvk/ |
Great portable tools for malware remediation |
| Angry IP Scanner |
Network Utility |
http://angryip.org/ |
IP Scanner |
| iPerf3 |
Network Utility |
https://iperf.fr/ |
iPerf3 is a tool for active measurements of the maximum achievable bandwidth on IP networks. |
| Ipswitch's Free IT Tools |
Network Utility |
https://www.ipswitch.com/resources/free-network-monitoring-tools |
Collection of various useful IT tools and utilities |
| Power Admin Server Monitor |
Network Utility |
https://www.poweradmin.com/products/server-monitoring/ |
Powerful Network & Server Monitoring Software |
| Lansweeper |
Network Utility |
https://www.lansweeper.com/ |
One of my all-time favorites for inventory management |
| Microsoft Network Monitor |
Network Utility |
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=4865 |
Great network monitoring tool |
| NEWT Professional |
Network Utility |
https://www.komodolabs.com/network-inventory/ |
Network discovery and inventory tool |
| NMAP |
Network Utility |
https://nmap.org/ |
Network discovery and security auditing |
| NTOP |
Network Utility |
http://www.ntop.org/products/traffic-analysis/ntop/ |
High-Speed Web-based Traffic Analysis and Flow Collection |
| SolarWinds Free IT Tools |
Network Utility |
http://www.solarwinds.com/free-tools |
Collection of various useful IT tools and utilities |
| Spiceworks Network Monitor |
Network Utility |
https://www.spiceworks.com/free-network-monitoring-management-software/ |
Free monitoring tool for smaller networks. |
| Wireshark |
Network Utility |
http://www.wireshark.org/ |
Network Protocol Analyzer |
| BitTitan's Migration Wiz |
Office 365 |
https://www.bittitan.com/automation/mailbox-migration/ |
Migration tool to migrate mailbox data to Office 365 |
| Microsoft idFix |
Office 365 |
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=36832 |
AD prep tool for Dirsync/Azure AD Connect with Office 365. |
| Instant Housecall |
Remote Access |
https://instanthousecall.com/ |
Remote access tool |
| LogMeIn |
Remote Access |
https://secure.logmein.com/home |
Remote access tool |
| Rhub (Turbomeeting) |
Remote Access |
http://www.rhubcom.com/v5/index.html |
Hardware used for hosting your own remote access solution. (No more subscriptions!) |
| Splashtop SOS |
Remote Access |
https://www.splashtop.com/sos |
Remote support made simple – Connect to your users’ Windows, Mac, and now iOS and Android devices with a simple session code |
| TeamViewer |
Remote Access |
https://www.teamviewer.com/ |
Remote access tool |
| Snort |
Security Utility |
https://www.snort.org/ |
Awesome and free IDS solution |
| Admin Assistant Tool by EventSentry |
Server Utility |
https://www.eventsentry.com/adminassistant |
A toolset that will allow you to remotely manage any Windows-based system. |
| Netwrix Free Sysadmin Tools |
Server Utility |
https://www.netwrix.com/freeware_tools.html |
Collection of free tools to monitor and audit Windows servers, SQL, Exchange, and more. |
| Atto Disk Benchmark |
Storage Utility |
https://www.atto.com/disk-benchmark/ |
Test Hard Drives, SSD Drives, HBAs, RAID Adapters & Storage Controllers |
| Crystal Disk Info |
Storage Utility |
http://crystalmark.info/software/CrystalDiskInfo/index-e.html |
HDD S.M.A.R.T analyzer |
| Crystal Disk Mark |
Storage Utility |
http://crystalmark.info/software/CrystalDiskMark/index-e.html |
Disk IO benchmarking tool |
| GPTgen |
Storage Utility |
http://vorboss.dl.sourceforge.net/project/gptgen/gptgen/v1.1/gptgen-1.1.zip |
Utility to convert MBR partitions to GPT without data loss. |
| Recuva |
Storage Utility |
https://www.piriform.com/recuva |
Data recovery tool |
| TreeSize |
Storage Utility |
http://www.jam-software.com/treesize_free/ |
NTFS File space viewer. Great for finding what is taking up disk space. |
| ServiceDesk Plus MSP |
Ticketing System |
https://www.manageengine.com/products/service-desk-msp/free-it-help-desk-msp.html |
Great free ticketing system. Paid support is very cheap if needed. |
| Fluke NetScout LinkSprinter 300 |
Tools |
http://enterprise.netscout.com/network-testing/linksprinter-network-tester |
(Awesome Tool )Network tester with WIFI capabilities and good reporting. |
| iFixit Pro Tech Toolkit |
Tools |
https://www.ifixit.com/Store/Parts/Pro-Tech-Toolkit/IF145-307-1 |
The de facto standard in IT tools |
| 7-Zip |
Utility |
http://www.7-zip.org/download.html |
My Favorite data compression tool. |
| Active@ Boot Disk |
Utility |
http://www.lsoft.net/bootdisk.aspx |
(Not Free) My favorite boot disk utility. Includes Windows password recovery & KillDisk Pro |
| Active@ Kill Disk Pro |
Utility |
http://www.killdisk.com/killdisk-pro.htm |
(Not Free) My favorite data destruction solution with certificate output. |
| Active@ Password Changer |
Utility |
http://lsoft.net/pwch.aspx |
(Not Free) My favorite local admin password reset tool |
| Belarc Advisor |
Utility |
http://www.belarc.com/products_belarc_advisor |
Builds a detailed profile of your installed software and hardware, network inventory, any missing Microsoft hotfixes, anti-virus status, and security benchmarks, and displays the results in your Web browser |
| Chocolatey |
Utility |
https://chocolatey.org/ |
A tool to update third-party applications |
| FileZilla |
Utility |
https://filezilla-project.org/ |
Free FTP Client & Server |
| Log Parser Studio 2.0 |
Utility |
https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/exchange/2013/06/17/log-parser-studio-2-0-is-now-available/ |
Awesome tool to analyze various logs files, including IIS |
| Ninite |
Utility |
https://ninite.com/ |
A tool to update third-party applications |
| Notepad++ |
Utility |
https://notepad-plus-plus.org/ |
My favorite text editor |
| Paint.net |
Utility |
https://www.getpaint.net/ |
Easy-to-use image editor |
| Putty |
Utility |
http://www.putty.org |
A client used for SSH, Telnet, and Serial connectivity. |
| Rufus |
Utility |
https://rufus.akeo.ie/ |
To make any iso boot from a USB flash drive. |
| VLC |
Utility |
https://www.videolan.org/vlc/index.html |
The best multimedia player |
| CPU-Z |
Utility |
https://www.cpuid.com/softwares/cpu-z.html |
CPU-Z is a freeware that gathers information on some of the main devices of your system |
| Foxit Reader |
Utility |
https://www.foxitsoftware.com/downloads/ |
My favorite PDF Reader |
| HWMonitor |
Utility |
https://www.cpuid.com/softwares/hwmonitor.html |
A hardware monitoring program that reads PC system's main health sensors: voltages, temperatures, and fans speed. |
| Memtest86 |
Utility |
https://www.memtest86.com/download.htm |
Memory testing utility |
| PowerShell |
Utility |
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/mt173057.aspx |
CLI tool to automate Windows-based tasks. |
| Prime95 |
Utility |
https://www.mersenne.org/download/ |
Stress Test CPU and Memory. Recommend version 26.6 |
| Message Header Analyzer |
Web Utility |
https://testconnectivity.microsoft.com/MHA/Pages/mha.aspx |
A resource to analyze email headers |
| Microsoft Remote Connectivity Analyzer |
Web Utility |
https://testconnectivity.microsoft.com/ |
Resource for checking various Outlook/Skype/Office365 Services. |
| MXtoolBox |
Web Utility |
http://mxtoolbox.com/ |
Resource for checking RBL's & MX, SPF, DKIM, and more DNS records |
| Speedtest.net |
Web Utility |
http://www.speedtest.net/ |
A tool to test WAN uploads & Downloads |
| CCleaner |
Windows Utility |
http://filehippo.com/download_ccleaner/ |
A great utility for cleaning up Windows system (Not recommended for servers) |
| D7II |
Windows Utility |
https://www.foolishit.com/d7ii |
Automated tools for PC repair |
| Fab's Autobackup 7 Pro |
Windows Utility |
https://www.fpnet.fr/ |
The time-saving tool when transferring Windows user profiles to another workstation |
| Hiren's Boot Disk |
Windows Utility |
https://www.hiren.info/pages/bootcd |
The classic do it all boot disk utility tools set. |
| Manage Engine Free Tools |
Windows Utility |
https://www.manageengine.com/free-tools.html |
A Collection of AD, Windows, Server, Exchange, and SQL tools. |
| O&O ShutUp10 |
Windows Utility |
https://www.oo-software.com/en/shutup10 |
Utility to disable Windows 10 telemetry |
| Program Switcher |
Windows Utility |
https://www.d7xtech.com/free-software/program-switcher/ |
Free utility to easily switch default apps |
| Revo Uninstaller |
Windows Utility |
https://www.revouninstaller.com/revo_uninstaller_free_download.html |
Windows Uninstaller utility to remove stubborn applications |
| Ultimate Book Disk |
Windows Utility |
http://www.ultimatebootcd.com/ |
Free do-it-all boot disk |
| Windows Repair Toolbox |
Windows Utility |
https://windows-repair-toolbox.com/ |
Collection of various useful IT tools, including malware removal utilities |
| Windows Sysinternals |
Windows Utility |
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb545021.aspx |
Collection of Windows Tools. My favorites are Process Explorer, Process Monitor, AutoRuns, PsTools, and TcpView. |
| Altaro |
Backup |
https://www.altaro.com/ |
Easy Solution for Backing up Virtual Machines and Office 365 |
| Azure Site Recovery |
Backup and DR |
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/products/site-recovery |
Proven Solution for Disaster Recovery and Azure Migration |
| SQL Health Monitor |
SQL |
https://www.manageengine.com/sql-performance-monitor/sql-server-monitoring-index.html |
Free SQL Health Monitor |
