Installing programs online – 3 ways

Installing programs on a computer is necessary in different situations: the user needs to get new software to solve current problems, or immediately after installing (reinstalling) Windows. The operating system in the basic configuration has only the most popular applications that will help the user during the initial use of Windows.

Windows has built-in applications that perform certain tasks: typing, viewing images, playing video and audio files, and other common operations. These programs have basic features, and often the functionality of built-in applications is not enough for fruitful work on a computer.

Installing the necessary software on your computer will help solve these problems. Many users install the necessary programs on their PCs on their own.

In Windows 10, you can use the Microsoft Store to find and install the apps you need. But this method is not suitable for everyone.

In a fairly complete operating system, installing a couple of programs will not cause difficulties. After reinstalling or clean installing Windows, the user needs to install quite a few third-party programs based on their needs.

Using automatic software installation

Installing new programs includes not only the process of installing software, but also searching for the necessary software on the Internet, and then downloading it to your computer. Therefore, the mass installation of programs after reinstalling Windows takes a lot of time.

It should be borne in mind that installing missing programs downloaded from dubious resources, and not from the official website of the developer, sometimes leads to sad consequences: malicious software penetrates the computer, or additional unnecessary programs are installed on the PC.

To solve this problem, use the option that automatically installs programs on your computer. There are installers for the necessary programs that download and install applications on a PC by downloading them from official sites.

A prerequisite for using this method is that the computer must be connected to the Internet. Installation of programs for the user proceeds according to the following scenario:

• The user visits a specialized site that distributes software.
• Then he will need to download the program that will be used to install programs on the PC.
• Depending on the service used, on the site itself or in the application window, the user marks the necessary software that needs to be installed on the computer.
• The software is installed online automatically.
• As a result of these actions, all the necessary applications will be installed on the device (stationary PC or laptop).

Automatic installation of programs (“silent” installation) on a computer solves several problems:

• There is no need to search for programs on the Internet.
• The software is being downloaded from a trusted source.
• The most current version of the application is being installed.
• Benefit from significant time savings.

In fact, the user only needs to select the necessary applications, download an online installer to his PC, which will automatically do the rest of the work. This resembles, familiar to many users in the old days, the installation process from a software package DVD (WPI), in which the user ticked off the necessary programs, and then launched an automatic installation on the computer.

In this guide, you will learn about applications that install programs online for Windows. The article does not indicate installers that have lost their relevance, which have not been updated for a long time or do not have official sites, as well as methods that are difficult for the average user.

Ninite – free software installation

Ninite is a service and a program of the same name designed to automatically install and update applications. The latest versions of programs from official sites will be installed on the computer without unnecessary software.

The site has a small selection of time-tested, mostly free programs. These are some of the most requested applications for the initial period of using Windows, so the service will suit most users.

The service works in English, but this circumstance does not hinder its use. For the convenience of users, the programs are divided into categories:

• Web Browsers – browsers.
• Documents – applications for working with documents.
• Utilities – utilities.
• Messaging – messengers.
• Security – free antiviruses.
• Developer Tools – developer tools.
• Media – multimedia.
• Compression – archivers.
• Runtimes – runtime environment.
• File Sharing – file sharing.
• Online Stogare – cloud storage.
• Imaging – programs for working with images.
• Other – other software.

Ninite will download and install on your PC a version of the program that matches the bit depth (62-bit or 32-bit) and language of the Windows operating system.

You need to do the following:

1. Sign in to Ninite.com .
2. Check the boxes next to the programs you want.
3. Click the “Get Your Ninite” button to download the client application to your computer.
4. Launch the client on your PC.
5. The software installer will perform all further steps in the background.

In the future, the Ninite installer can be used to update previously installed programs.

Read the detailed article about using this service.

InstallPack – batch installation of programs

InstallPack is a free program for batch installation of new applications on a computer. More than 700 programs are presented at the user’s choice in the multi-installer. The application works in Russian.

Go through the following steps:

1. Download the InstallPack to your computer.
2. Launch the InstallPack application.

The open InstallPack window displays a list of available programs, divided into categories:

• TOP 100.
• Must have.
• Security.
• Internet.
• Multimedia.
• System.
• Office.
• Drivers.
• Everything.

The top panel has a search bar, the selected category is marked, it is possible to enable silent installation mode, the number of selected programs, their space, and how much free space is left on the disk are shown.

Opposite each program is displayed:

• Rating, perhaps, according to the degree of demand in this application.
• Program category.
• Free programs are marked with a green icon.
• Program description.
• Installation file size.

3. Select the desired software, click on the “Next” button.
4. In the “Advertising” window, refuse to install additional programs, click on “Next”.
5. The Download and Install window will display the process of installing the software package on your PC.

Please note that the user may be required to perform certain actions in the installation wizard of a particular program, because not all applications can be installed without prior settings during installation.

6. In the Completion window, click on the Quit button to exit the program, or on the Home button to install other programs.

Patch My PC – install several programs on your computer

Patch My PC Home Updater is a free program designed to keep your PC software up to date. The database contains more than 300 programs.

In addition to the main purpose, Patch My PC Updater installs additional programs on the computer in “quiet” mode. The application works in English.

Do the following:

1. Enter the Patch My PC website page , click on the “Downloads” button.
2. Install the application on your computer.
3. In the window of the open Patch My PC Updater program, the categories with available programs are shown on the right side. On the left side is a list of installed applications.

To indicate the type of applications, Patch My PC uses color coding:

• Green color – programs with the most up-to-date version.
• Red color – applications that need to be updated.
• Black color – uninstalled programs.

Available applications are divided into sections:

• Plugins & Runtimes – plugins and runtimes.
• Browsers – browsers.
• Multimedia – multimedia.
• File Archives – archivers.
• Utilities – utilities.
• Hardware Tools – hard drive tools.
• Documents – applications for working with documents.
• Media Tools – media tools.
• Messaging – messengers.
• Developer – development.
• Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable is a Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable.
• Sharing – file sharing.
• graphics – graphics.
• Security – security.
• Miscellaneous – different.
• Gaming – games.
• Portable Apps – portable applications.

4. Check the boxes next to the programs you need (names of uninstalled applications in black), the top panel will display information about the number of installed programs.
5. Click on the “Perform Updates” button located in the lower right corner of the application window.
6. Patch My PC Updater will download and install the software in silent mode.

The Patch My PC Updater program has a scheduler, it is possible to remove unnecessary programs. To uninstall applications installed on your computer, go to the “Uninstaller” tab.

Article Conclusions

After installing (reinstalling) the Windows operating system, installing programs on a PC takes a lot of time. First, the user searches for the desired software on the Internet, and then installs the applications on his computer. This process takes a long time.

The way out of this situation can be the use of services on the Internet to install programs online, using a client application on a PC. The user only needs to select the appropriate programs, and the software will be installed on the computer automatically.