There’s no need to stick with Windows’ preloaded applications. These time-tested apps are all free — and open source, too.

Traditionally, managing software on Windows OS has been a manual process. First, you have to download an installer, then ...

VLC Media Player has long been the go-to alternative for Windows Media Player on PCs. In fact, it used to be one of the first few apps I installed as soon as I set up a new computer. Over time, though ...