Computeractive

Computeractive is the UK’s best-selling computer magazine and your friendly guide to PCs, gadgets and the web! It includes regular news updates, project ideas, help and advice on popular reader queries, articles on anti-virus software, features on consumer rights, and a whole lot more to help you get the very best out of your computer. Get PC advice in plain English today – get Computeractive!

Computeractive

From the Editor

Microsoft ‘fixes’ PC crashes caused by March update

WHAT WE THINK

Add new or missing roads to Google Maps

‘Unbreakable’ broadband combines 4G and fixed line

We got bits wrong: Microsoft retracts quantum-computing ‘breakthrough’

IN BRIEF

TOMORROW’S WORLD

IN BRIEF

THE WORLD’S GONE MAD!

eBay launches new refurbished deals as lockdown sales rise

Broadband and phone complaints fell during pandemic

Move your tabs down the left in new version of Edge

Licence fee ‘could be scrapped’ when broadband is faster

IN BRIEF

Will broadband and mobile price rises be banned? • Campaigners say households are being clobbered at the worst time

Protect your tech • Scams and threats to avoid, plus new security tools

New tools • Password Checkup on Android www.snipca.com/37473

ScamWatch • Readers warn readers

Letters • Tell us what’s on your mind

Consumeractive • We stand up for your legal rights

PayPal finally refunds reader after six months

HP Assistant saved me fixing my daughter’s laptop

Grow Your FamilyTree • If you had relatives who worked on the beat in London, follow Nick Peers’ tips on how to…

Your Genealogy Problems Solved

Best Free Software • Will Stapley recommends new programs that won’t cost you anything

WHAT SHOULD I DOWNLOAD? • We tell you what software & apps to use

QTTabBar • Fed up waiting for Microsoft to add tabs to File Explorer, Will Stapley turned to this small, powerful add-on

Named & Shamed • Jonathan Parkyn puts the boot into tech villains, jargon-spouting organisations and companies peddling junk

Emil Apreda

PCSpecialist 15.6in Lafité Pro • Star of the big screen

HP Pavilion Pro TP01 • Affordable all-rounder

Amazon Show 10 • A moving experience

Xiaomi Mi 11 • The magic Snapdragon

Bluetooth

Anker Soundcore Life Q30 • Wraparound sound

What’s the best PC for Flight Simulator 2020?

Samsung Galaxy Fit2 • Stepping up

Logitech Ergo K860 Wireless Split Keyboard • Could be just your type

CalicoPie Family Historian 7 • Track and trace

Arollable phone screen?

NEXT ISSUE • On Sale Weds 7 April

BuyIt • Our pick of products that have won the BuyIt award

Win 1 of 2 Grado GT220 headphones

HOW TO… Use your computer on your TV

Create and share walking maps

Make WhatsApp video calls from your PC

Readers’ Tips • Handy hints and tips from your fellow readers

Phone and Tablet Tips • Brilliant things to do on your device

BEST NEW APPS • What you should install this fortnight

BEST APPS FOR… • Selling DVDs, games and tech

MakeWindows Better • Expert tips for every version

Make Office Better • Top tips for MS Office & LibreOffice

In The Club • Run a club or society? Here's how your tech can make it easier

Wolverine • Listen, here’s how you might one day get superhuman hearing

BLOCK APPS THAT TRACK YOU • Ever get the feeling you’re being followed? Well, that’s because you probably are. Robert Irvine explains how to protect your privacy by blocking all...