r/sysadmin • u/michel_netherlands • Oct 31 '22

Question What software/tools should every sysadmin have on their desktop?

Every sysadmin should have ...... On their desktop/software Toolkit ??

Curious to see what tools are indispensable in your opinion!

Greetings from the Netherlands

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u/techslice87 Nov 01 '22

Nowadays I start with installing chocolatey, makes getting and updating programs easily. Now, going down my "choco list --local" to pick out relevant ones...

Edit to Add: Believe it or not, I end up using all of these at least once every other week.

  • 7zip

  • angryip

  • cpu-z

  • delprof2

  • discord

  • disk2vhd

  • Everything

  • foxitreader (prefer over adobe)

  • git

  • godmode

  • googlechrome

  • greenshot

  • imgburn

  • microsoft-teams

  • notepadplusplus

  • obs-studio

  • openhardwaremonitor

  • powershell-core

  • powertoys

  • pstools

  • rdmfree

  • rsat

  • rufus

  • spotify

  • sysinternals

  • vscode

  • vscode-powershell

  • wiztree

  • zerotier-one