Tech Advisor

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If you have about 200MB of bandwidth to spare and a taste for the nostalgic, why not take a moment and download Windows 95 as an app? Felix Rieseberg constructed one of Microsoft’s iconic operating systems as an Electron app, which is downloadable fr

Computeractive

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Microsoft has suggested a temporary fix for a problem that was crashing computers when users tried to print from them. It admitted that the problem – affecting a “subset of customers using certain printers” – was being caused by the Windows 10 update

Tech Advisor

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Microsoft’s Windows 10X has leaked and it’s boring. Well, it’s designed to be boring. Simple, really – uncomplicated, straightforward, without the fuss and clutter of ‘traditional’ Windows. We wrote last year that Windows 10X now appears to be the ne

Computer Music

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Logic 10.5 has some issues with third-party plugins and a lot of developers are releasing special updates to tailor for it. Pulsar’s latest downloads should work fine, but if you are using an earlier version or have any issues, they say: “For the Log

APC

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Off-the-shelf is good as far as it goes, but there comes a time when you want to put your personal stamp on something, and with Windows, you’ll be surprised by just how much control you can wield over its look and feel. We’ve dug out no fewer than 60

iCreate

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If you gave your folder a name (or left it as the default title) earlier then only the name will be visible on your desktop. You can now make the folder totally invisible by renaming it. The downside of this is that the folder will be hard to locate

APC

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Windows 10’s next feature update might arrive later than the first upgrade of the year normally would, at least according to the latest leak. Windows 10 21H1 could pitch up in June, according to a Chromium code commit from a Microsoft software engine

Computeractive

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1 Download and run O&O AppBuster from www.snipca.com/37141 (it doesn’t require installation, so won’t add to your PC’s junk) and it will list all apps installed on your PC 1. On our system, it found 114 items 2, 16 more than are listed by Windows in

APC

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If you’re unable to get Windows working in any form, and you have no recent backup to fall back on, then you’re left with two options: a full-blown reinstall. If Automatic Repair is unable to fix your PC and gives you the option, choose ‘Advanced opt

CQ Amateur Radio

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FT8 makes use of your computer’s audio IN and OUT lines to communicate with a transceiver. The process for getting started with FT8 is as follows: • Download and install the application software. For FT8, this is “WSJT-X”, and is available in Windows

Maximum PC

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Sales were up 2.7 percent, according to analysts IDC, ending seven years of contraction. Scientists have theoretically found a way to build non-volatile memory that’s as fast as DRAM. The Disney+ streaming app was the most downloaded app of Q4 last y

TechLife

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Microsoft announced its latest update to their productivity suite, Office 2021, this week in a blog post by Jared Shapiro, Microsoft 365’s corporate vice president. He also announced Office Long Term Servicing Channel for businesses that need a long-

APC

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Open Windows Recovery, select your Windows installation if necessary and click OK. At the Overview screen, start by clicking the ‘One Click Fix Crash Solution’ option. Click ‘One Click Fix’ to run the wizard. Review the results and click Finish. If

Computeractive

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Just when you thought you’d rid yourself of all Windows’ built-in junk, Microsoft announces another unwanted feature. This one is called ‘News and Interests’, and will appear as a large pop-up tile above the taskbar in the right-hand corner of your s

PCWorld

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MORE THAN FIVE months after its grand unveiling last October, the Windows 10 Creators Update is finally here—and the wait was worth it. Following in the footsteps of last August’s sweeping Windows 10 Anniversary Update, the Creators Update tweaks and

NZBusiness and Management

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From January Microsoft plans to drop support for Windows 7 – or in Microsoft language, Windows 7 will reach “End of Life Status”. That makes right now a good time for you to plan what to do. Dropping support means there will be no more updates and no

MacLife

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You can hide an app’s windows without quitting it: Ctrl-click its Dock icon and pick Hide, press Cmd+H, or hold Opt when you click another app’s icon to switch to it. Or, use Cmd+Opt+H to hide all other apps. Save time jumping between windows in the

Computeractive

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Microsoft is testing a new system for adding tools to Windows 10 outside of its usual twice-yearly Feature updates. It has introduced Windows Feature Experience Packs, which can be built into the monthly updates for the operating system. This means y

Maximum PC

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Not that we’re about to suggest that cutting down an ISO to its bare minimum is a complete waste of time, but there is an alternative (of sorts) officially sanctioned by Microsoft itself. It’s called, appropriately, Windows 10 Lean. Intended to be us

Maximum PC

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THIS IS MY LAST ISSUE editing Maximum PC. To think I’ve been at the helm for five years is incredible. It’s flown by. Five years that have seen some of the most important advances in the PC’s history, and we’ve covered them all within these very page

Computeractive

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Users running version 1903 (May 2019 Update) of Windows 10 will soon be automatically moved on to a more recent version. This process was expected to begin in the summer but was pushed back, probably because Microsoft wanted to avoid further disrupti

APC

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If you click on the cog icon in the top-right corner and then choose the Themes option, you’ll be able to apply an attractive new theme to your inbox. There are plenty to choose from and they can really add some spice to your interface. You can also

APC

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Once Windows is reinstalled, open Windows Update to bring Windows fully up to date – don’t be surprised if there are hundreds of updates still to apply in the case of Windows 7 and 8.1. Once it’s fully up to date, consider reinstalling Macrium Reflec

Computeractive

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I never understood why Microsoft ditched the PowerToys brand over a decade ago. The name was brilliant, suggesting as it did the power tools you store in your garage. Like your drill, sander and saws, these programs kept things simple, doing one task

Digital Camera World

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WORTH £28 FOR PC & MAC Download and register by 20 September 2020 1 Enter https://skylum.com/dc-photolemur into the Location or Address field of your web browser (not into the Search area of Google or another search website). 2 You’ll arrive at a pag

Linux Format

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DEVELOPER: Microsoft WEB: www.microsoftedgeinsider.com LICENCE: Proprietary FEATURES 6/10 PERFORMANCE 8/10 EASE OF USE 9/10 DOCUMENTATION N/A Although it’s still a preview build, Edge for Linux is shaping up to be a stable and solid optio

APC

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In a depressingly familiar turn of events, a recent Windows 10 update (KB4535996) has ended up causing serious issues for the people who installed it. People have been encountering random freezes, installation problems, and even the dreaded Blue Scre

Computeractive

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Q I have been using the Photos app in Windows to edit my videos, but it often fails to save my edits. Could you suggest a suitable replacement? Robin Crosher A There are plenty of free video editors, but most involve a steep learning curve. If you’ve

APC

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All apps open on the current desktop are shown here. Hover over a different desktop and you instead see the apps that are open on that desktop. Your current virtual desktops are shown along the top. You can close them or add new ones as you wish. Rig

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WINDOWS 10 There are plenty of programs you can downlaod that let you crop photos and other images, such as Paint.NET (www.getpaint.net), but you can also use Windowsbuilt-in Photos app for this task. Press Windows+E to open File Explorer, navigate t