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Is Satya making the fatal mistake of not listening to customers?

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Peace breaks out on the smart home front • Amazon, Apple, Google and a raft of companies have finally reached agreement on a new Internet of Things standard – here’s why it matters

The inside story of Internet Explorer(RIP) • We look back at the chequered history of Microsoft’s browser

NHS data injection: will it hurt? • NHS data policy has gone viral and thousands of people have caught the opt-out bug. So what is the NHS really doing with our data? James O’Malley finds out

The A-List • The best products on the market, as picked by our editors

“Q’s” real gadgets could go beyond lasers inside pens • We need to be realistic about the gains offered by quantum computing, but that doesn’t mean we can’t look forward to a fantastic future

Health data is critical–please get it right • The government has once again put its NHS data plans onto life support by ignoring the most obvious warning signs

Erring on the side of error messages • Developers need to do a better job of explaining themselves when things go wrong

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Readers’ comments • Your views and feedback from email and the web

Readers’ poll • Shortly before Microsoft announced details on Windows 11 (see p26), we asked: what do PC Pro’s readers want to be part of the new OS? Here are the 11 top choices…

Windows11 EVERY NEW FEATURE REVEALED • The next generation of Windows has arrived – our team find out what’s in, what’s out and what you’ll need to run Windows 11

How to get hold of Windows 11 for free • Anyone can grab a copy, but make sure you’re willing to jump through some hoops – and that your hardware supports it

Microsoft needs to amp up its vision if it wants to dazzle • Jon Honeyball delivers his early verdict on Windows 11 and what Microsoft is up to

READER OFFER: Windows 10 Pro for £59.99 • Find out how to claim your low-price copy of Windows 10 Home and Windows 10 Pro

THE SPACE BROADBAND RACE • Elon Musk is already beaming high-speed broadband from the sky, Amazon will be soon. Barry Collins explores where the space broadband race will lead

How bad for the planet is satellite broadband?

How fast is Starlink?

The artificial intelligence that thinks it can write

What Sudowrite did to Stuart Turton’s novel

THE RETURN OF GPU COMPUTING • Remember when we used to dream of harnessing the processing power of graphics cards? Darien Graham-Smith explains why those days are back

CRYPTOMINING

HOW MUCH FASTER IS A GPU?

Samsung Galaxy Book Pro (15.6in) • Samsung defies the laws of physics with its new super-thin, super-light AMOLED laptop

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 6 • One of the best Windows 10 convertibles around, but Lenovo charges a high price and it’s heavier than ideal

SUBSCRIPTIONS FROM £29.50

Asus ROG Zephyrus S17 GX703 • This is the fastest laptop we’ve tested by some distance, and it’s packed with quality in all areas

Acer Nitro 5 AN515-45 • This is quite simply a stupendously powerful gaming laptop for the money – a fantastic buy

Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 • Smart, powerful, compact and light – the Zephyrus G15 is the perfect gaming laptop for grown-ups

Apple iPad Pro (2021) • More of a laptop alternative than ever, and it comes with a truly stupendous display

Amazon Fire HD 10 (11th generation) • Upgrades to the 2021 model include a slimmer design, extra RAM and Dolby Atmos, but don’t get too...