Most office time is lost to small frictions: a zip that will not open, a PDF that takes a minute to load, a file that needs splitting. Free utilities remove those frictions in seconds.
1. 7 Zip
7 Zip — free download, no account needed. It installs in a minute and stays out of the way.
2. Sumatra Pdf
Sumatra Pdf — free download, no account needed. It installs in a minute and stays out of the way.
Keep the small tools close
None of this replaces judgement, but it removes the friction that eats the working day. The full Windows catalogue is at SoftGalaxy, sorted by category.
