<s>
Ninite	B-Application
(	O
;	O
codenamed	O
Volery	O
during	O
private	O
beta	O
stage	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
package	B-Application
management	I-Application
system	I-Application
offering	O
that	O
enables	O
users	O
to	O
automatically	O
install	O
popular	O
applications	O
for	O
their	O
Windows	B-Application
operating	I-Application
system	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
paid	O
version	O
,	O
Ninite	B-Application
Pro	O
,	O
is	O
available	O
for	O
professional	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alternatively	O
,	O
a	O
cheaper	O
albeit	O
less	O
robust	O
version	O
of	O
Ninite	B-Application
Pro	O
known	O
as	O
Ninite	B-Application
Updater	O
is	O
available	O
for	O
users	O
who	O
want	O
the	O
ability	O
of	O
one-click	O
updates	O
without	O
the	O
other	O
features	O
offered	O
by	O
Ninite	B-Application
Pro	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ninite	B-Application
works	O
on	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
and	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
presents	O
the	O
user	O
with	O
a	O
list	O
of	O
programs	O
and	O
generates	O
a	O
custom	O
installer	O
executable	B-Application
based	O
on	O
the	O
user	O
's	O
selection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ninite	B-Application
's	O
installer	O
always	O
downloads	O
the	O
latest	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
program	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
accomplished	O
by	O
downloading	O
a	O
regularly-updated	O
list	O
of	O
applications	O
and	O
their	O
download	O
URLs	O
from	O
the	O
Ninite	B-Application
servers	O
each	O
time	O
the	O
program	O
is	O
run	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Benefits	O
of	O
using	O
Ninite	B-Application
rather	O
than	O
the	O
individual	O
applications	O
 '	O
installers	O
themselves	O
include	O
:	O
toolbar/adware	O
free	O
installations	O
,	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
update	O
multiple	O
applications	O
at	O
once	O
,	O
automatic	O
selection	O
of	O
architecture	O
(	O
64-bit	O
vs	O
32-bit	O
)	O
,	O
language	O
selection	O
based	O
on	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
's	O
language	O
,	O
and	O
error	O
reporting	O
,	O
should	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
installations	O
fail	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Austrian	O
magazine	O
Der	O
Standard	O
wrote	O
,	O
Ninite	B-Application
gets	O
a	O
good	O
basic	O
package	O
of	O
software	O
on	O
the	O
computer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computerwoche	O
listed	O
Ninite	B-Application
as	O
number	O
11	O
of	O
28	O
reviewed	O
freeware	O
tools	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
Ninite	B-Application
webpage	O
,	O
the	O
user	O
chooses	O
software	O
of	O
own	O
preference	O
by	O
activating	O
checkboxes	O
and	O
continues	O
with	O
downloading	O
the	O
executable	B-Application
installer	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
preconfigured	O
to	O
the	O
users	O
custom	O
selection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
check	O
current	O
available	O
software	O
version	O
,	O
hover	O
over	O
the	O
software	O
choice	O
on	O
the	O
Ninite	B-Application
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Ninite	B-Application
installer	O
offers	O
discontinued	O
or	O
unmaintained	O
software	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
some	O
cases	O
will	O
only	O
install	O
outdated	O
versions	O
of	O
certain	O
programs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	B-Application
Security	I-Application
Essentials	I-Application
is	O
being	O
discontinued	O
in	O
January	O
2020	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
as	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
newer	O
versions	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
the	O
same	O
functionality	O
is	O
already	O
installed	O
with	O
the	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
under	O
the	O
feature	O
name	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
Defender	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Classic	B-Language
Start	I-Language
was	O
discontinued	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
