# PC usage tracking - software recommendation

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pc-usage-tracking-software-recommendation/598106>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [September 30, 2011, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pc-usage-tracking-software-recommendation/598106 "2011-09-30T03:17:54Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Xema](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/9de053/32.png) [@Xema](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xema)\
**Post date:** [September 30, 2011, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pc-usage-tracking-software-recommendation/598106/1 "2011-09-30T03:17:54Z")

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I need software for a Win7 PC that keeps track of the applications I run. I’d like it to automatically maintain a log of when programs were started & ended.

Anyone used this sort of thing? Does Win7 include anything like that?

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**Author:** ![Namkcalb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c89c15/32.png) [@Namkcalb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Namkcalb)\
**Post date:** [September 30, 2011, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pc-usage-tracking-software-recommendation/598106/2 "2011-09-30T06:31:07Z")

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