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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

HOW TO USE SNIPCA URLs

Windows 10 22H2 will be the final version • The top stories in the world of technology

MICROSOFT ACCESSORIES REPLACED BY SURFACE KIT

7% of compatible phones didn’t get Govt’s emergency alert

Google Earth shows new images of ruined Mariupol

IN BRIEF

TOMORROW’S WORLD

THE WORLD’S GONE MAD!

Netflix delays password-sharing service

More households sign up for social-tariff broadband

Ofcom ‘allowed’ landline customers to be overcharged

Rogue Russian hackers targeting UK infrastructure

Why are there still so many fake reviews online? • Thousands of people on Facebook are being paid to write them

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

Letters • Tell us what’s on your mind

Microsoft’s lightweight laptops would be better than Chromebooks

Consumeractive • We stand up for your legal rights

EA finally refunds reader, but keeps amount secret

BT’s new contract reversed above-inflation price rise

Grow Your Family Tree • Whether you’re a Smith or a Shufflebottom, Chris Paton reveals the best online sources to 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 software trying to trick you

Reviews • New products tested by our experts

Microsoft Surface Pro 9 • Two of a kind

Acer Chromebook Vero 514 • Green fingers

Motorola Edge 40 Pro • Smooth around the edges

Wireless charging

Iiyama ProLite XCB3494WQSN-B5 • Ahead of the curve

Which Blu-ray software should I use for Windows 10? • We solve your buying dilemmas

Trust GXT 611 Wezz • A little light music

HyperX Pulsefire Haste 2 • Game management

Kobo Plus • Borrowed tome

A VR headset to read a book?

On Sale Weds 24 May

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

EZVIZ C8C Outdoor Security Cameras

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

HOW TO… Install Ubuntu on an old Windows laptop

Capture, edit and share screenshots using advanced tools

Readers’ Tips

Browser Tips

Phone and Tablet Tips

Make Windows Better

Make Office Better

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

Dialogue Boost • Amazon’s new solution for mumbled speech on TV sounds good

How to be INVISIBLE ONLINE • Protect your personal data against the latest threats to your privacy by switching to more effective anti-tracking tools. Robert Irvine recommends the best new ways to stay anonymous online

BUILD YOUR OWN PC • On sale Wednesday 24 May

Subscribe today and get an STM Charger Tree Worth £69.99

HOW TO GET… FREE MOBILE DATA! • There are lots of clever ways to get unlimited mobile data for watching TV, playing music and other online...