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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

Fingerprint sensors can be hacked on Windows laptops • The top stories in the world of technology

New version of Tiny11 includes 23H2 update

Windows 11 22H2 to stop getting early fixes

Details of Samsung’s UK customers stolen by hacker

IN BRIEF

Google’s new security key works with passkeys

China’s 1.2Tbps broadband is world’s fastest

BT names first three phone exchanges to be switched off

‘Hallucinating’ AI gives it another Word of the Year

Is YouTube loading videos slower if you use ad-blockers? • Frustrated users accuse it of adding five-second delays

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

Letters • Tell us what’s on your mind

Consumeractive • We stand up for your legal rights

Just Eat refunds reader amid customer service mix-up

Advice from eBay forum helper got me refunds

Find where ancestors were buried • Judith Batchelor explains how online memorials, photos and burial records can help you…

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

SHOULD I PAY FOR…? • Choose the right version of software

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 misbehaving software

KEUMARS’ VILLAIN OF THE FORTNIGHT

Reviews • New products tested by our experts

HP Omen 16-xd0001na • Plays it cool

Best smart plugs tested • Get more control over any electrical item with these handy smart devices

Should I buy a custom PC with a cooling system? • We solve your buying dilemmas

Amazon Echo Show 8 • Sights and sounds

Monitor stands

Cherry KW7100 Mini BT • Switch up

Samsung T9 Portable SSD 1TB • Give it credit

Onyx Boox Palma • Phone book

An 8TB external SSD?

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

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Win 1 of 2 AOC 27P2C monitors

Computeractive 2022 Back Issue CD & USB Stick • Both the CD and Stick contain all 26 issues from 2022

Use Bitwarden to store your passkeys

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

Browser Tips • Secret settings and the best extensions

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

Make Windows Better • Expert tips for every version

Make Office Better • Top tips for the best office programs

Make infographics for presentations • Run a club or society? Here’s how your tech can make it easier

Windows App • Microsoft is moving ever closer to letting you run Windows online

BEST FREE DOWNLOADS FOR 2024 • Start the new year with a feast of fantastic freebies. Robert Irvine recommends 20 new programs, apps and downloads that won’t cost you a penny

NEXT ISSUE • On sale Wednesday 20 December

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What NOT to buy for Christmas • Don’t buy your loved ones tech presents that have nasty surprises in store. Robert Irvine reveals five devices to avoid, so you can be more Santa than...