12 essential things to download after installing Windows

Once you've got Windows installed, you probably want to know what else you should install. Here I'm showing you the essential things I'd recommend getting to test your system stability and performance, to control your fan speed and RGB lighting, to check your important component temps and much more besides. I'll link to everything I recommended down below and there are timestamps to jump to specific points you might find useful. Watch these related videos: Essential things to know when updating your BIOS https://youtu.be/ASFN1S6enBQ How to update your Gigabyte Motherboard BIOS https://youtu.be/My70Xt0zzfM How to install Wi-Fi drivers on Windows 11 https://youtu.be/Fnw6nc8ebQ8 How to change the RGB lighting on your PC fans https://youtu.be/qYG1J1_oS8U Why is your CPU so hot and is your cooler installed correctly? https://youtu.be/AVCj61coYCs Get a better FPS counter with Steam easily https://youtu.be/gI9covqZzow Problems with NVMe SSDs and motherboards that you need to know https://youtu.be/hYYygf575N0 How to benchmark your NVMe SSD - test speeds easily https://youtu.be/m_qy7rMs2AE Disclosure: Shopping links within the description of this video generate a commission at no extra cost to you. These are added for your convenience but other retailers are available. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Please note that products featured may also have been sent for free for review/testing purposes. Often these have to be returned by me, but not always. I endeavour to avoid bias in my videos wherever possible and try to give honest, subjective opinions. Unless otherwise stated, the videos are not sponsored financially. Please note links listed here include affiliate links which may earn me a commission. OTG Adapter Amazon US - https://amzn.to/3nJUmXF NewEgg - https://newegg.io/nc8a86be9c Amazon UK - https://amzn.to/41n0qDn Amazon FR - https://amzn.to/44MWFtW Amazon IT - https://amzn.to/3BctRxi Amazon DE - https://amzn.to/3BcI65c Amazon CA - https://amzn.to/3pp40PZ Crucial X10 Amazon US - https://amzn.to/4b1IpkW Amazon UK - https://amzn.to/4l3scQE Amazon FR - https://amzn.to/4u6RPEm Amazon IT - https://amzn.to/46wKG6g Amazon DE - https://amzn.to/4rQH47I Amazon CA - https://amzn.to/4l2W0wO Amazon AU - https://amzn.to/40LUyW9 Amazon PL - https://amzn.to/4aNXKGU Tool I recommend using in this video: Fan control - https://getfancontrol.com/ SignalRGB - https://signalrgb.com/ OpenRGB - https://openrgb.org/ Nvidia App - https://www.nvidia.com/en-eu/software/nvidia-app/ AMD Adrenaline - https://www.amd.com/en/products/software/adrenalin.html Intel Driver and Support Assistant - https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/detect.html MSI Afterburner - https://www.msi.com/Landing/afterburner/graphics-cards HWInfo64 - https://www.hwinfo.com/download/ OCCT - https://www.ocbase.com/ Cinebench - https://www.maxon.net/en/downloads/cinebench-downloads Memtest 86 - https://www.memtest86.com/ CPU-Z - https://www.cpuid.com/softwares/cpu-z.html Discord - https://discord.com/ 😍Special Thanks😍 to my YouTube members: SpaceCannons,mikeinvegas1, Spandau Guy, D Shaddix, CTRLGeek, Frank “Cano” Costilla, BY TOR THE SNOW DOG, Rawrr483, Alexander Heim, Ritsaert Verstegen, James Kahn, N J, GamingAllDay, Christian, UBrickIFix, Wayne Chandler, Jeffrey crutchfield, NOTuNOTme, Tom Corrao, DaniAkiZoli, rodney mcqueen, Fred Wehbe, Paul Sheard, shaak, WireHedd, Matt Behymer, John Turley, Random Chaos, Matthew Howell, kapitan, Arik Nachmias, The 1 and Only Twix, Brian Pickel, Megan Schafer, Dr John Urquhart, Peter Qvist, PBear, Meldogss, noobmode, DidYouReadEULA, BrofNeeko, Samuel Hinojos, marc, MeatyKeyboard 83, Lance Nixon Jr, Mongo_Slade, Jay Shank 007, toxiqnick604, Mohammed Haidara, DRENU, DCgames2923, Bearxca, scotama, Alexxxolotl, jaredfrancisco8216, fallenlegion1828, onenonlycasper and you? Timestamps: 00:00 Hello 00:40 Essential USB drives 00:52 Windows updates 01:06 Motherboard software 02:53 Fan Control 03:27 SignalRGB or OpenRGB 03:56 Nvidia GPU drivers 04:33 AMD Adrenaline 05:23 Intel Graphics Software 05:52 MSI Afterburner 06:50 HWInfo64 07:57 OCCT 08:26 Cinebench 08:44 Memtest86 10:29 CPU-Z 10:46 BIOS updates 12:06 XMP/EXPO 12:39 Discord