Software

Paint Many Windows users are very fond of Paint, as Microsoft discovered in 2019 when it faced a backlash for planning to remove the graphics program from Windows 10. It changed its mind and also made Paint available as a Microsoft Store app. An updated version is available in Windows 11, while its successor – … Read more

OPERATING SYSTEMS should just get out of the way. Increasingly, however, Windows 11 appears intent on getting in your face. Read our Windows 11 take Out The Trash. Perhaps emboldened by a decade of largely being left to its own devices by the competition authorities, Microsoft is increasingly testing consumers’ patience by injecting more and … Read more

TWO OPEN-SOURCE APPS, WHICH REQUIRE WINDOWS 10 OR LATER: Files (https://files.community/) and Sigma File Manager (https://github.com/alekseyhoffman/sigma-file-manager). Read our Next-level Windows file management. FILE EXPLORER HAS COME ON LEAPS AND BOUNDS in recent years—the recent introduction of tabs in Windows 11 is just one example—but despite its many improvements, File Explorer is still little more than … Read more

WE SPEND MUCH of our time with firewalls and other security apps trying to prevent other people from connecting to our PCs and taking control of them over the internet. However, there are times when you need to help someone out, or administer one of your computers while you’re not physically sitting in front of … Read more

YOU’LL NEED THIS GLASSWIRE 3.2 (free), 20 minutes Have I ever wondered how many programs on your computer are using your internet connection? Network-monitoring tool GlassWire shines a light on exactly what each online program is up to, helping you identify any dodgy tools that shouldn’t be accessing the internet. Even better, the latest free … Read more

Nate Drake takes a sneak peek at the upcoming Thunderbird and finds it still comfortably ruling the roost. Read our Thunderbird 115 Review. IN BRIEF The beta’s new UI offers a more intuitive way to navigate mail and organizes your folders better. We only hope the final version includes full OpenPGP support and Firefox Sync. SPECS CPU: Pentium 4 (SSE2) Mem: 2GB HDD: 250MB Builds: … Read more

BE MORE PRODUCTIVE, they say. Work smarter. Do five days’ work in the space of four! Now, we’re not suggesting that this article is going to shave two hours from your working day, but even if you find two tips out of these 50 that make a difference, we think that’s worth celebrating. Read our … Read more

This group test focuses on consumer protection, but similar tools are available for all sizes of businesses – including Microsoft’s own SMB protection. Read our How to keep small enterprises protected. There’s a growing divide between both the companies that provide anti-malware services to home and business users, and the methods they use to deliver … Read more

WHEN IT COMES TO NOSTALGIA, you can’t beat a bit of retro gaming. Why dig out your old computers and consoles when—armed with the right tools, tips, and know how—you can recreate your old favorites using your own PC? Emulation—the art of recreating one type of computer in another—is nothing new, as anyone who has … Read more

SHOULD I PAY FOR? Choose the right version of software. Read our Recuva Professional Review. https://www.ccleaner.com/recuva Price: £ Free trial: None What you need: Windows 7, 8.1, 10 or 11 No file-recovery tool is guaranteed to restore your deleted data, but Recuva has a higher success rate than most. After being neglected by its developer … Read more

What you need: Ubuntu; minimum 8GB USB stick Time required: Two hours. Read our How to install ubuntu on an old Windows laptop. by Nik Rawlinson No developer can afford to continue supporting its software forever – not even one with pockets as deep as Microsoft’s. That’s why, over time, they reduce and then end support for old products … Read more