There are plenty of ways to open programs in Windows. You can use the Start menu, pin shortcuts to the taskbar, or even use PowerToys. Back when Cortana was around, voice commands were an option too.

But re-installing all your favorite and necessary apps can be a right pain, and it even means opening Edge to download Chrome (shudder). Fortunately, there’s an app that simplifies all of that: Ninite ...

The apps on my desktop are just some of the apps I have on my PC. Indeed, there are others but that’s not always clear to me because I can’t see them unless I search for them at the Search prompt. But ...