My new favorite Windows app made my PC safer and more reliable - and it's free

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• Most of the Windows apps you use are in the Store or the WinGet repository.
  
• UniGetUI is a free, open-source app that's easy to use.
  
• It's also a great way to back up and transfer a collection of apps.

If you want to keep your Windows PC safe from malware, spyware, and ransomware, you should stop downloading random installers and only use digitally signed packages from trusted sources.

That's what every security expert on the planet says, but I can hear the screams of protest. Your apps come from everywhere, and you have a carefully curated collection of EXE files that you guard like the crown jewels. You tried the Microsoft Store years ago, found it useless, and haven't been back since. And there's no way you're going to find your apps in some Microsoft-managed...

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