Best Windows apps this week
Six-hundred-five in a series. Welcome to this week's overview of the best apps, games and extensions released for Windows 10 and 11 on the Microsoft Store and elsewhere in the past seven days.
Microsoft confirmed a new issue this week that affects Windows 10 and 11 PCs that have the July security updates installed. These may boot into BitLocker Recovery where the BitLocker Recovery Key needs to be provided to proceed.
As always, if I've missed an app or game that has been released this week that you believe is particularly good, let me know in the comments below or notify me via email.
Discounts this week
The following list is a selection of the best deals. Make sure you check out the Store for all offers.
Some apps are discounted for more than one week. Only new apps and games are listed below. Check out the previous post in the series for past offers that may still be valid.
- Ink Calendar and Journal for $5.99
- Keyboard Locker for $0.99
- Scrble Ink, for $4.99
- Screenbits - Screen Recorder for $7.19
- SOUND FORGE Audio Studio 15 for $19.99
- Torrex Pro -- Torrent Downloader for $4.99
New or notably improved Windows apps
Advanced Renamer 4.0 Beta (€20)
Advanced Renamer is a veteran file renamer for Windows and Mac devices. The next major release is now available as a Beta.
It introduces plenty of changes, including native metadata extraction (for use in rename operations), speed improvements, and a lot more.
Camomile is a free app that claims to reduce the temperature of the processor by adjusting the CPU voltage and frequency. This in turn extends battery life and operations.
Downside is that the change impacts performance. This may not be noticeable on light tasks, but it may be noticeable on heavy tasks, such as running computer games.
The commercial product has been released as freeware recently. It can be used to remove software in bulk or individually from a Windows PC.
Its leftover scan checks if the uninstaller missed files or data, so that it can be removed as well.