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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

Lumma malware hits 400,000 PCs – check if yours is infected

Netflix stops working on older Fire TV devices

M&S confirms personal data stolen in devastating hack

YouTube to show video adverts at precise moment you’re hooked

TOMORROW’S WORLD

IN BRIEF

THE WORLD’S GONE MAD!

Microsoft sued for ‘overcharging’ Office and Windows customers

1m customers have switched broadband with ‘one touch’ since September

Scroll back seven days to watch catch-up TV on Freely

Only four national parks have 50% full-fibre broadband

Will the BBC launch a Freely TV box? • It sees the device as essential before Freeview is switched off

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

Letters • Tell us what’s on your mind

FTM 2024 finally arrives, but you can still get a refund

Consumeractive • We stand up for your legal rights

I bent motherboard’s pins, but Scan still fixed it

Grow Your Family Tree • If your ancestors were teachers, follow Richard Holt’s advice to…

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

Acemagic F3A • Square deal

Acer Aspire 3 • Cheap thrills

Brother HL-L2865DW • Mark my words

Apple iPad 11 • Keep taking the tablet

2.5Gbps Ethernet

Honor 400 Lite • Rotten Apple

What’s the best gaming monitor larger than 27 inches?

JBL Flip 7 • Bass instincts

Razer Pro Click V2 Vertical • Wrist in peace

Roku Streaming Stick Plus • Fit for purpose

A portable outdoor projector?

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

Majority Quadriga 2.1 Internet Radio Music Systems

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

HOW TO… Charge your phones and laptops efficiently

Design a newsletter in Scribus

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

Browser Tips • Secret settings and the best extensions

AI 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

Extended support for Office • Microsoft 365 subscribers on Windows 10 will get longer protection

ChatGPT vs THE REST • Which chatbot provides the most helpful answers to your search queries and best responses to your prompts? Robert Irvine tests 10 AI assistants to find out

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Should you ditch Windows 10 for Linux? • Wondering what to do with your old PC when Microsoft drops support for Windows 10? Jonathan Parkyn explains the pros and cons of choosing the Linux route

Is your data on the dark web? • Criminals could be selling your personal information on sites you can’t access in your browser. Robert Irvine...