Best Replacement Softwares and Portable Programs for Windows 8.1

After removing Windows features such as Internet Explorer or Media Player, you will need something to replace them. Below list is free, more functional, lighter and memory efficient alternatives.

Feature	Recommended	Alternatives
Browser	Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox	Chromium, Firefox Nightly
Video Player	Media Player Classic Homecinema	VLC Player
Music Player	Foobar2000	WinAMP, Songbird
System Tools	CCleaner + CCEnhancer	HWInfo, Cpu-Z, Gpu-Z, HWMonitor
Messenger, Chat	Skype for Desktop	Skype, Pidgin
File Archiver	7-zip	Peazip
E-Mail Client	Mozilla Thunderbird	Opera Mail
Video Converter	Video to Video	---
Disc Burner	Imgburn	---
Image Viewer	Windows Image Viewer	Irfanview
Torrent	qBittorrent	uTorrent

Disable User Account Control (UAC) on Windows 8.1 and Windows 8

Unquestionably the biggest irritation in Windows is the UAC (User Account Control). Especially for people who like to do a lot of tweaking. Whenever a user tries to perform a task that requires administrative privileges, the operating system halts the operation and prompts the user to acknowledge it prior to running the task.
Luckily, you can easily disable it. Here is how:

• Launch Control panel and go to Control Panel > User Accounts and Family Safety > User Accounts > Change User Account Settings > Slide the bar to the lowest position. 

• Alternatively you can completely disable UAC from Control Panel > System and Security > Administrative Tools > Local Security Policy and from the left panel Local Policies > Security Options. You can disable or customize UAC by editing items labeled "User Account Control". But be warned this method will prevent any Metro apps from Launching.

If you disable UAC it will stop warning you when you want to perform tasks. Only users who are willing to accept the risks should disable it. For more information about UAC please click.