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

News • The top stories in the world of technology

EE scraps Discovery+ from old YouView boxes

BBC building its own Freely box separate from Netgem

Microsoft to support Edge on Windows 10 until 2028

IN BRIEF

Microsoft’s Recall captures passwords and bank details

LG pays woman £150,000 after phone catches fire

Watching catch-up TV overtakes recording for the first time

Virgin says remote workers are bunking off early on Fridays

Will US courts force Microsoft to keep supporting W10? • A Californian man is suing the firm for axing the operating system

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

New tools • WhatsApp’s scam warnings

ScamWatch • Readers warn readers

Letters • Tell us what’s on your mind

NatWest agrees chargeback for antivirus subscription

Consumeractive • We stand up for your legal rights

Smarty’s special help line confirmed Three problems

Grow Your Family Tree • Findmypast has records on the only part of the British Isles occupied during World War 2. Follow Richard Holt’s advice to…

Best Free Software • Robert Irvine recommends new programs that won’t cost you a thing

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

Named & Shamed • Keumars Afifi-Sabet puts the boot into tech villains, jargon-spouting companies and software trying to trick you

GMKtec NucBox K10 • Flat mate

Medion Erazer Scout E15 • Fair game

Asus ZenScreen Smart MS27UC • No team iPlayer

Asus ZenWiFi BD4 • Leaving the band

Thunderbolt 5

Xiaomi Poco F7 • So long, battery

How can I keep using a PS/2 keyboard?

Ugreen M571 • Helping hand

LG xboom Buds • All downhill from ear

Zoner Studio • Mixed picture

A 256TB SSD?

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

Computeractive 2024 Back Issue CD & USB Stick • Both the CD and Stick contain all 26 issues from 2024

HOW TO… Get fit with the NHS apps

How I got fit using ‘NHS Couch to 5K’

Share massive files for free using Transfer.it

Readers’ Tips

Browser Tips

AI Tips

BEST NEW APPS • What you should install this fortnight

Phone and Tablet Tips

BEST APPS FOR… • Accessible facilities

Make Windows Better

Make Office Better

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

ChatGPT psychosis • Some people are taking AI chatbots far too seriously

UNBLOCK WEBSITES with a… VPN • VPNs are soaring in popularity, but which services can you actually trust? Robert Irvine recommends the best paid-for and free VPNs for accessing anything you want online

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Don’t be fooled by AI photos • The internet is swarming with AI images – some are fun, others have more malicious intent. Either way, you need to be able to tell real photos from the fake. Daniel Booth explains how

Why you need an Authenticator app • Don’t wait for 2FA codes to arrive by text message or email. Robert Irvine explains how to generate them quickly and securely on your phone – and reveals the best...