These free, open-source tools will make your Windows PC more powerful and give you a serious productivity boost.

Open-source might not be the first thing you think of with Windows, but these free tools can seriously boost your productivity.

On the first day after your vacation, you sit down at your PC, type in the password — and fail. Windows says: “The password is incorrect. Please repeat the process” and expects you to click “OK.” ...

Are you trying to open a password-protected PDF or ZIP file? Then, you already know how frustrating it can be. You try out different tools, and the result is a ...