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

PC makers reveal which devices will run Windows 11

WHAT WE THINK

YOU CAN’T UPGRADE FROM WINDOWS 7

BT ‘phases out’ 3G – time to ditch your old phone?

Audacity insists it doesn’t spy on you

IN BRIEF

TOMORROW’S WORLD

IN BRIEF

THE WORLD’S GONE MAD!

Jackie Weaver urges more over-50s to ‘reskill’ for IT

Amazon lets fishmonger use ‘Prime Day’ slogan

Interpol: police and PC industry must fight ‘ransomware pandemic’

Sainsbury’s axes CDs and DVDs as streaming takes over

IN BRIEF

Why is the next Windows 10 update so small? • Microsoft has already started to neglect the operating system

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

New tools • Amazon Ring’s video encryption

ScamWatch • Readers warn readers

Letters • Tell us what’s on your mind

Upgrade to Windows 11? Only if Microsoft makes these changes

Consumeractive • We stand up for your legal rights

Currys pays damages on laptop that lacks features

Manhattan sent me USB stick to fix problems

Identify your ancestors’ parents • Using birth indexes, marriage certificates and some clever detective work, 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

BCUninstaller • Will Stapley explains how advanced filters make removing junk even easier

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

Mohammed and Faisal Fareed

Dell Inspiron 3881 • Has the write stuff

Acer Nitro 5 AN515-45 • Game for most things

TP-Link RE505X • The joy of six

HPOfficeJet Pro 9022e • High-speed prints

Intel processor generations

Asus BE24EQK • Two for one, but not one for all

Can I use the Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite for my art?

JBL One Series 104-BT • Sounds perfect

Amazon Echo Show 8 • A clear improvement

Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 • Not‘appening

A‘SuperWide’ 49in monitor

On Sale Weds 11 Aug

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

Win 1 of 3 Corel Painter 2022

Computeractive 2020 Back Issue CD

HOW TO… Change your default font on PCs, phones, tablets & more

Email large files by compressing them first

Create a USB mixtape

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

Phone and Tablet Tips • Brilliant things to do your device

BEST NEW APPS • What you should install this fortnight

BEST APPS FOR… • Keeping a diary

Make Windows Better • Expert tips for every version

Restrict your computer to a single website

Make Office Better • Top tips for MS Office & LibreOffice

Add data bars to cells

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

Clippy • It looks like you want a background to your video chat – need some help?

STOP USING CHROME & EDGE • Don’t settle for one of the big-name...