IObit's Driver Booster is a simple and straightforward tool which can scan your system for outdated drivers, then download and install replacements with a click. Upgrade to the Pro version and you gain additional features such as backup, faster download speeds and wider hardware support.

The program is unusually easy to use. There's no complex interface, no searching around trying to decide what you need to do: just launch Driver Booster, it immediately scans your PC, and a detailed report appears a few seconds later.

You can then click the "Update" button individually for particular drivers, handy if you want to keep precise control over exactly what's going on.

Or if you're in a hurry, just click "Update Now" and Driver Booster will download and launch each update. Thanks to a silent update mechanism, you no longer have to manually wade through each and every driver update package, but do expect to reboot at the end of the process.

It's incredibly simple to use, but more experienced users will find plenty of tweakable options available should they need them.

Version 7.0.2.407 brings (see changelog for more):

+ Real-time updating driver database (3,500,000+) helps provide precisely matched updates for all outdated drivers
+ Added support for updating game components Microsoft Visual C++ 2019 redistributable, Microsoft .NET Framework 4.8, and Java Runtime Environment 10
+ New scan engine and online database query structure accelerate the scanning by more than 100%
+ New Auto Silent Mode automatically silences all notifications of Driver Booster when a full-screen task or specified program is running
+ Newly upgraded tool "Fix No Sound" doubles its ability to fix sound problems
+ Greatly enhanced tool "Fix Network Failure" supports repairing much more network issues
+ Optimized scan logic to adapt to new Windows 10 May 2019 Update (19H1) for more accurate driver matching
+ Optimized tool "Clean Unplugged Device Data" for easier cleaning
+ Optimized Game Boost to increase the boost speed by 15%
+ Added desktop icon and right-click context menu for Game Boost for more convenient operation
+ Improved the program's self-inspection for better stability
+ New UI and better interaction experience
+ Supported 48 language

IObit's Driver Booster is a simple and straightforward tool which can scan your system for outdated drivers, then download and install replacements with a click. Upgrade to the Pro version and you gain additional features such as backup, faster download speeds and wider hardware support.

The program is unusually easy to use. There's no complex interface, no searching around trying to decide what you need to do: just launch Driver Booster, it immediately scans your PC, and a detailed report appears a few seconds later.

You can then click the "Update" button individually for particular drivers, handy if you want to keep precise control over exactly what's going on.

Or if you're in a hurry, just click "Update Now" and Driver Booster will download and launch each update. Thanks to a silent update mechanism, you no longer have to manually wade through each and every driver update package, but do expect to reboot at the end of the process.

It's incredibly simple to use, but more experienced users will find plenty of tweakable options available should they need them.

Version 7.0.2.407 brings (see changelog for more):

+ Real-time updating driver database (3,500,000+) helps provide precisely matched updates for all outdated drivers
+ Added support for updating game components Microsoft Visual C++ 2019 redistributable, Microsoft .NET Framework 4.8, and Java Runtime Environment 10
+ New scan engine and online database query structure accelerate the scanning by more than 100%
+ New Auto Silent Mode automatically silences all notifications of Driver Booster when a full-screen task or specified program is running
+ Newly upgraded tool "Fix No Sound" doubles its ability to fix sound problems
+ Greatly enhanced tool "Fix Network Failure" supports repairing much more network issues
+ Optimized scan logic to adapt to new Windows 10 May 2019 Update (19H1) for more accurate driver matching
+ Optimized tool "Clean Unplugged Device Data" for easier cleaning
+ Optimized Game Boost to increase the boost speed by 15%
+ Added desktop icon and right-click context menu for Game Boost for more convenient operation
+ Improved the program's self-inspection for better stability
+ New UI and better interaction experience
+ Supported 48 language

With so many websites now requiring visitors to log into their account before they can do anything, it is little wonder that many people resort to using the same password to secure several online services. This has obvious flaws as a security measure, and LastPass has been designed to make it easier to deal with passwords. LastPass is a browser plugin that securely stores all of your passwords in one place and can even automatically enter them for you.

Data stored in LastPass can be synchronised between multiple computers so there is no need to update each of them manually and there is also protection against identity theft. When configuring LastPass you can provide certain key personal details, such as your address, as you will be alerted whenever a websites attempts to extract this information from your computer.

LastPass can also be used to store other confidential information online, safe in the knowledge that no one else will be able to access your secure vault.

Note that this is the 'Universal Installer' which enables you to install LastPass across your browsers.

What's new in 4.33.0 (see changelog for more)?

- Fixed: Account type appears now correctly for Identity trial users.
- Security: Minor bug fixes.

DownThemAll is a Firefox add-on that's also a powerful download manager.

Open the DownThemAll window and you can view all the links, pictures and embedded files within the current page. Filters allow you to select, say, all the archive files or JPEG images in a single click. Then click Start! and DownThemAll will grab all your files at high speed. (It splits files into multiple sections, then downloads these in parallel for an extra performance boost.)

The program provides full control over the download process. So if you find DownThemAll is using too much bandwidth, say, then you can pause your downloads while you do something else, and resume them later. And you're able to rearrange your queued files into your desired order, so the most important will arrive first.

There's also a useful option to automatically rename downloaded files. The program allows you to add tags that will define a file's destination folder and file name, according to details like the website URL, link description, date and time of download, and more.

And if you don't like any of this, the good news is that just about every element of DownThemAll's operations can be tweaked in its detailed Preferences dialog. The maximum number of downloads, retry policy, how to be alerted when a download is complete, link filters, privacy settings, interface options and more are all available for speedy customisation, allowing you to set up the program to run exactly as you need.

What's new in 4.0.12 (see changelog for more)?

- Downloads initiated from private windows will now download in private mode and will thus not appear in the general downloads history anymore.
- Fixed some issues with opening links/tabs in the wrong windows (private browsing)
- Additional translations

OCCT is a powerful and free (for personal use) PC monitor and stability checking tool.

Launching the program on our test PC immediately displayed useful PC and GPU-related system information, alongside with a series of graphs plotting how our system temperature, CPU voltages, RAM usage and other details are varying over time.

And if these don't in themselves reveal any problems, then OCCT can launch tests to exercise your CPU, GPU or power supply, again allowing you to see in detail how your system's temperature, voltage and other details might respond.

If you've just been overclocking your system then running a tool such as OCCT can be very useful, as it will help to confirm that your PC can still cope when it's overloaded.

Of course, if it can't now cope then this may be an issue. Stress-testing a computer in this way, perhaps overheating it, can cause real damage. If you watch what's happening, though, this need not be a significant problem. And better still, OCCT will in many cases stop testing if particular measured values are too high (and you can configure these settings for yourself).

Version 5.3.5 brings (see changelog for more):

- CPU:LINPACK : Fixed a bug where false positive could be reported in some (thankfully rare) cases
- Translations : Updated Korean language (Thanks again JaeHyung)

Argus Monitor is an interesting system information tool that enables you to keep an eye on your system temperature, fan speeds, hard drive status and many other vital system details.

The program is very easy to use. Once installed, launch it, and immediately you should see graphs of your CPU, GPU and hard drive temperatures. And a simple tabbed interface allows you to focus on any one of these attributes, making it easy to (for instance) see if your CPU is overheating when it runs processor-intensive apps.

An "HD S.M.A.R.T." tab additionally reports on details like spin up time, power cycles, host writes and more (if your hard drive is S.M.A.R.T.-compatible), though not as clearly or completely as we'd like.

A graph of your CPU core frequency lets you see if your power management plan is working properly. There are some useful system information screens. And if you find your system is overheating at any time, then the Fan Speed tab allows you to take control over your system and GPU fan speeds, ramping them up until your PC temperatures are back under control.

Version 4.3.01 brings these changes (see Full Version History):

- Support for AMD Navi graphics cards Radeon RX 5700 (read-only).
- Support for Nuvoton NCT6796D-R SuperIO monitoring chip added.
- Support for NVMe SSD on Intel RST.
- Support for NVMe/USB SSD on JMicron JMS583.
- Support for Corsair Commander PRO Fan Speed Controller.
- Several minor improvements and bug fixes.