

To choose the applications, we checked Softpedia,, and Ninite, to see the most popular applications for each category. Then, we selected a total of 34 free and popular desktop apps to download, each representative for the type of functionality offered. This gave us a good picture of the adverse effect quick app installations have on the boot time of a typical computer. Then we installed Bootracer, to measure the average time needed for the operating system to boot, before our tests, and after they were done.

We took our test laptop and installed Windows 10 on it with the latest updates. The testing procedure and the desktop apps we installed

Many video media players, but also some virtual drive emulators are plain evil Major web browsers, audio media players, and file compression tools are the safest The testing procedure and the desktop apps we installed.
