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 disables Edge tool that actually breaks Edge

WHAT WE THINK

NEW ICONS FOR FILE EXPLORER REVEALED

Sales of PC monitors break records in 2020

Add real-time captions to videos in Chrome

IN BRIEF

TOMORROW’S WORLD

IN BRIEF

THE WORLD’S GONE MAD!

Google faces $5bn lawsuit for ‘tracking’ Incognito users

Bitcoin pensioner advert banned

Adverts for ‘scam’ Covid jabs spread on the dark web

‘Stop using Windows 10 1909’ warns Microsoft

IN BRIEF

When will your area get Gigabit broadband? • The Government wants 85 per cent of premises connected by 2025

Surge in Royal Mail delivery scams

New tools • Bitwarden Send

ScamWatch • Readers warn readers

Letters • Tell us what’s on your mind

Consumeractive • We stand up for your legal rights

TalkTalk refunds reader for unwanted engineer visit

Face the Vax – eBay reseller worked wonders

Grow Your Family Tree • Nick Peers shows you which search tools will help you…

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

PDF24 • Will Stapley reveals why he ditched Adobe Reader in favour of a more capable PDF tool

Named & Shamed • Jonathan Parkyn puts the boot into tech villains, jargon-spouting companies and software stuffed with junk

Graham Ivan Clark (and friends)

Samsung Galaxy Book S Intel • Core, blimey!

LG Gram 16 • The light fantastic

Best Wi-Fi 6 routers tested • Strong, fast Wi-Fi throughout the house has been the holy grail of home computing for years. Could a new Wi-Fi 6 router be the answer to your prayers?

What’s the best monitor for Xbox Series X gaming?

Samsung GalaxyS21+5G • Star power

IPS screens

Insta360 Go 2 • Wear your camera on your sleeve

Logitech MX Anywhere 3 • Mouse proud

PolkReact • All bar one

AUSB-C DAC?

NEXT ISSUE • On Sale Weds 21 April

Buy It • Our pick of products that have won the Buy It award

Win a Dell laptop &Acronis Cyber Protect software

HOW TO… Use a projector to stream TV, films and photos

THE BEST THREE HD & 4K PROJECTORS

Make your passwords unhackable

Add captions to your videos

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 FROM… • NASA

Make Windows 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

Your wrist • Facebook wants you to click your fingers, not a mouse

WINDOWS SETTINGS YOU MUST CHANGE • You don’t need to be a registry wizard to get Windows working the way you want. Robert Irvine reveals how to make it faster, smarter and better suited to your needs–all using a free tweaking tool

WORKSHOP Master Winaero Tweaker

Five Winaero Tweaker settings to...