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

Windows 10 update fixes File Explorer and kills old Edge

WHAT WE THINK

TWEAK WEBCAM SETTINGS IN WINDOWS 10

Check whether your phone number is in Facebook leak

Get satellite broadband in new rural vouchers

IN BRIEF

TOMORROW’S WORLD

IN BRIEF

THE WORLD’S GONE MAD!

Google told to stop making money from pension scams

Browse 480,000 artworks at the Louvre

Half of over-75s and more disabled people now use web

Broadband compensation to rise with inflation

IN BRIEF

Will the processor shortage lead to higher tech prices? • Covid, storms, droughts and Bitcoin have hit chip supplies

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

New tools • Default HTTPS in Chrome

ScamWatch • Readers warn readers

Letters • Tell us what’s on your mind

Consumeractive • We stand up for your legal rights

‘Right to repair’ will give spare parts for 10 years

Virgin waived cancellation fee after deadline

Grow Your Family Tree • Want other members of your family to see your research? Nick Peers reveals 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

Ditto • Will Stapley reveals why he decided to abandon Microsoft’s clipboard tool

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

Quin Huang & Clarke Morgan-Findlay

HP EliteOne 800 G5 • One for all?

Dell OptiPlex 7070 Ultra • Clippin’marvellous

Medion Erazer Crawler E10 • Game for most things

Google Nest Hub (2nd Gen) • Sleep tight

USB

Samsung Galaxy A52 5G • Middle class

What’s the best USB hub for my TV set?

Oppo Find X3 Pro • All change at the top

Microsoft Surface Duo • A phone of two halves

EPOS Sennheiser Adapt 165T USB II • Loud and clear

Self-deploying laptop feet?

NEXT ISSUE • On Sale Weds 5 May

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

Win a ViewSonic M1 Mini Plus projector

Computeractive 2020 Back Issue CD • ON SALE NOW!

HOW TO… Use a Freesat receiver with your satellite dish

Convert your digitised LPs into separate tracks

Stop your browser tracking links you click

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… • Managing photo/video metadata

Make Windows Better • Expert tips for every version

Stop Edge putting specific sites to sleep

Make Office Better • Top tips for MS Office & LibreOffice

Make your toolbar buttons bigger

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

Non-fungible tokens • How digital artists are getting minted and making millions

DON’T PAY FOR APPS! • Rubbish apps always end up costing you – whether that’s money, your privacy or...