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!

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From the Editor

Norton tells users to change passwords after attack

WHAT WE THINK

PAYPAL ACCOUNTS ALSO ATTACKED

China invading Taiwan would affect PC sales ‘within weeks’

System Restore breaks Windows 11 apps

IN BRIEF

TOMORROW’S WORLD

IN BRIEF

THE WORLD’S GONE MAD!

Get Sky’s social tariff without having to prove you’re eligible

Worldwide PC sales suffer record fall

Intel and Microsoft ‘allowing’ software updates in Russia

ITVX comes to BT and TalkTalk boxes

IN BRIEF

How much will your broadband bills increase by? • High inflation means you’ll soon be paying more than ever

Malware in ISO file attachments

New tools

ScamWatch • Readers warn readers

Letters • Tell us what’s on your mind

No point having a geographical phone number

Consumeractive • We stand up for your legal rights

Currys returns hard drives after refusing to retrieve data

BT boosted speed to 100Mbps for same price

Search the Scottish 1921 census • It was postponed by one year because of the pandemic, but as Chris Paton explains you can now finally…

Paint.NET 5.0 • Robert Irvine recommends new programs that won’t cost you a thing

OBS Studio 29

Windows 11 Debloater 1.8

Proton VPN Plus

What should I download? • We advise you which software and apps to use

SOFTWARE WARNING! • PaladinVPN’s alarming small print

WHAT ARE THEY TALKING ABOUT?

Askern Medical Practice

Cyberpower Ultra 55 Pro • Fair game

Huawei MateBook 14s • Full metal jacket

Synology WRX560 • Lone ranger

Toshiba 50UK4D63DB • Big screen, small price

13th-generation Intel processors

Oppo Reno8 5G • Middle class

WHAT SHOULD I BUY? • We solve your buying dilemmas

Amazon Echo Dot • Alexa, what’s next?

Microsoft Audio Dock • Ports and calls

Adobe Photoshop Elements 2023 • Simply the best

A laptop with two screens?

On Sale Weds 15 Feb

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

Win a NETGEAR Nighthawk M2 Mobile Router

Computeractive 2022 Back Issue CD • ON SALE NOW!

HOW TO… Reuse an old SSD in a drive caddy

Ditch LastPass for Bitwarden

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

Browser Tips • Secret settings and the best extensions

WORKSHOP • Activate Chrome’s new permissions checker

BEST EXTENSION FOR… • Saving web pages to read offline

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

BEST NEW APPS • What you should install this fortnight

BEST APPS FOR… • Helping the environment

Make Windows Better • Expert tips for every version

Make Office Better • Top tips for the best office programs

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

Character.AI • Chat with Churchill, natter with Newton and parley with Plato

Erase ALL Your PRIVATE DATA • It’s vital to remove personal data from your PC to stop other people seeing it. Robert Irvine explains how to remove every trace of your activities using two powerful...