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First, an apology. Due to unforeseen circumstances we’ve had to delay our planned investigation into whether technology can help beat dementia. It will now appear in our next issue, out on 25 April. Please email me if there’s anything in particular you’d like us to cover. In its place we’re looking at a subject I’m receiving an increasing number of emails about: how to stay anonymous online. There are many reasons for wanting to do this, not least preventing marketing companies from taking your data then selling it to every Tom, Dick and Facebook. Talking of which, if you want to delete your Facebook account following the Cambridge Analytica revelations, you’ll find instructions on page 11. We thought a scandal like this would break, which is why we explained how…

Security experts in the US have suggested that Christians giving up porn websites for Lent has led to a sharp fall in malware. The number of malware infections dropped by 17 per cent in the US between 14 February (beginning of Lent) and late March. US cybersecurity firm Enigma Software Group said this could be because fewer people were visiting porn sites, which are believed to be the most common source of malware. Enigma spokesman Ryan Gerding added that many people also give up social-media sites during this period. Malware also dropped during Lent last year (by 14 per cent), lending weight to the theory. “As soon as Easter is over, it goes right back up again,” said Gerding. Enigma also looked at malware trends during Lent for several US…

Mobile network provider EE has claimed to have eliminated 12,000 square kilometres of 4G ‘not spots’ in the last 12 months – equivalent to about 1.5 million football pitches. The company has upgraded 4,000 existing sites, and added 105 new masts, providing mobile coverage to some parts of the UK for the first time. As a result, says EE, over 200 emergency calls were made that previously weren’t possible. Remote areas of Scotland, such as the Isle of Skye, have benefited most. However, overall coverage in Scotland is still only 75 per cent, which is significantly below the UK average of 90 per cent. The work is part of EE’s pledge to deliver 4G to 95 per cent of the UK by 2020. To hit the target the company said…

I couldn’t stop laughing reading ‘Question of the Fortnight’ in Issue 524 (‘Will 5G revolution cut your council tax bills?’). It was an interesting piece, but O2’s prediction of a hi-tech future, with councils saving millions of pounds using 5G, is pie in the sky. Before councils start wasting money on magical ‘smart’ bins that talk to each other, how about they fix the potholes on my road that rattle my bones every time I drive? The problem with technological advances is that ‘experts’ always race ahead of what the public actually wants. They become bewitched by the fanciful potential of technology, avoiding more urgent - and more mundane - problems like potholes. Put me down as a 5G sceptic.…

It always astonishes us how some retailers think they can impose their own version of the law on customers. Based on emails from readers, Carphone Warehouse is often guilty of this. As we reported in Issue 523, reader Sophie Rougier was told by the retailer it wouldn’t refund her the £200 she spent on a Samsung J3 2017 phone, after she had problems connecting it to her Netgear router. At first, she thought the phone was incompatible with the router, but Netgear said this was unlikely. It called her problem “unique”, and agreed to investigate. It seemed more probable that the phone was inherently faulty, in which case – under the Consumer Rights Act – Sophie would have been entitled to a full refund because she complained about it within…

DRIVE SPACE ANALYSER WizTree 3.19 www.snipca.com/27368 What you need: Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8/8.1 or 10 In Issue 524’s Cover Feature, we looked at how to manage your PC’s storage and, whether you’re looking to free up more space or just get a clearer picture of the contents of your PC, WizTree is one tool you should definitely consider. This brilliant program can analyse your PC’s storage and show you exactly which files and folders are taking up the most space. Because it reads the master file table (MFT) directly from your hard drive, WizTree is able to scan your storage very quickly. It offers a visual treemap – a colour-coded graph showing the contents of your drive that lets you see large files at a glance. A recent update…

What does it do? The Pawbo iPuppyGo (£30 from www.snipca.com/27331, pictured) is a plastic disc that attaches to an animal of your choice and records its movements using an accelerometer, similarly to how a fitness tracker on your wrist counts your steps. Why would I want it? So you can “know the sleeping patterns, calorie consumption and activity level of your pets with one tap on your phone,” says the press release. What’s the catch? It doesn’t do much. Huawei’s human-centric Band 2 Pro, for example, sells for £49 and has built-in GPS, a heart-rate monitor and blood oxygen metering, plus message notifications. Now, we realise paws are less suited to touchscreens, and your cat probably doesn’t get many texts, but the rest of those features would have been handy,…

KitSound’s Voice One Smart Speaker works with Amazon’s Alexa, letting you control music, switch on the lights, and check the weather and news headlines using voice commands. You can connect it to up to eight speakers around your home, giving you music wherever you are. It has 20 Watts of audio power, and is coated with the stain-resistant Nano material to protect against little splashes. Kitsound will continuously update the Voice One with more options, so it will grow smarter over time. To enter, email your address to cacomp@dennis.co.uk with ‘Voice One’ in the subject line by midnight 24 April. You can buy the KitSound Voice One Smart Speaker for £129.99 from www.kitsound.co.uk. For the latest information on KitSound products follow@KitSoundUK on Twitter and ‘like’ www.facebook.com/KitSoundUK.…

ANDROID & iOS Find the quickest route if you have mobility problems Google recently added ‘wheelchair support’ as a new category in Google Maps. This feature is great for finding the quickest way to get from A to B if you have limited mobility. At present, the feature is only available in London in the UK, but Google has promised to add more locations soon. To use the feature, open Google Maps (default on Android; iOS www.snipca.com/27373), type your destination in the search bar at the top, then select the correct autosuggest option in the list. Next, tap the Directions button at the bottom, then Options at the top right. If your route caters for wheelchairs, you’ll see the option under Routes at the bottom (see screenshot below left). Select…

WINDOWS 10 Shut down your PC using your voice One of the lesser-known features of Microsoft’s personal voice assistant Cortana is the ability to switch off, restart, sign out of and lock your PC. To execute these voice commands, you first need to ensure that Cortana is enabled. Open the Settings app, then click Cortana. Here, click the Hey Cortana slider to switch it on (see screenshot below). The sliders below (‘Keyboard shortcut’ and ‘Lock Screen’) let you launch Cortana by pressing Windows key+C, and use it when your PC is locked. To tell your PC what to do, open Cortana by saying ‘Hey Cortana’ or by using the keyboard shortcut, then say ‘Hey Cortana, shut down/sign out of/restart/lock my PC’. Cortana will prompt you to confirm the action. Say…

If you’d like to have books read to you, you can use a third-party plug-in for the task. Download ‘TTS Ebook Viewer.zip’ from www.snipca.com/27294, but don’t click it. Instead, in Calibre click the arrow next to Preferences and select ‘Change Calibre behaviour’. In the window that opens, click Plug-ins under Advanced, then click ‘Load plug-in from file’. Navigate to the saved ZIP file, select it and click Open. Click Yes to the warning, then OK. Restart Calibre, and open a book as if you were about to read it. On the bottom left you’ll see a Play/Pause button, and a Select Mode option, which lets you highlight just a portion of text to read aloud. This plug-in uses the text-to-speech feature built into Windows, and doesn’t provide its own voices.…

For many of our tips you’ll need to balance privacy with convenience. This isn’t a question of tech companies being difficult – some features just need data to work. For example, if you turn off Google’s location tracking, Google Maps won’t know where you are. Or browse in private mode and you’ll have to log into sites every time, and you won’t be able to refer to your browsing history if you forget where you spotted something. HTTPS Everywhere forces sites to open in their most secure version, but still loads insecure pages, unless you set it to ‘Block all unencrypted requests’. That’s the most private mode possible, but it means pages that are only HTTP won’t be shown, which includes large swathes of the BBC. Another thing to bear…

• Choose how to list your apps: go to Settings, Apps, ‘Startup settings’, then click the dropdown menu to sort apps by name, state or how much they slow your PC when it starts. • Use Disk Cleanup: this has been moved to Settings, Storage Settings. • Customise your audio: go to Settings, Sound, ‘App volume and device preferences’ to tweak your audio settings to suit your tastes. • Accessibility tools: these are now grouped by ability, such as vision, hearing and interaction, to make them “easier to discover, learn and use”. Find them in the ‘Ease of Access’ settings. • See your activity history in Cortana: this lets you pick up in Cortana where you left off. Turn it on in Settings, Privacy, ‘Activity history’. • Apps that run…

PROBLEM OF THE FORTNIGHT Can I move an iPad backup? Q A long story short: I broke my iPad, but my most recent backup is on a Windows PC at my brother’s house – in America! I’ll be back there at Christmas but I’m wondering if there’s a way to get the backup from iTunes on his PC to the PC at my house here in Blighty? I spoke to Apple and they said the iPad would need to be connected to the iTunes that holds the backup, which isn’t much help to me. The only backup I have here at home on my computer is nearly a year old and, while I suppose it’ll do if I have no choice, I really want to get my hands on the…

1080p Of the common types of high-definition video, this is the best quality: 1920x1080 pixels. 10bit HDR HDR means better contrast, greater brightness and more colours. 10bit can store more images than 8bit. 2.1 speakers Stereo speakers with a separate subwoofer. 3G/4G/5G Technologies that deliver faster mobile broadband. 720p A common resolution of high-definition video: 1280x720 pixels. 802.11ac A standard for wireless networks that allows for much higher transfer speeds than 802.11n. Accelerometer A sensor that detects movement. Bandwidth A measure of how much data can be transferred through a connection at one time. Botnet A group of infected computers connected via the internet, and used to infect other PCs, send junk email and perform other criminal tasks. Cache A temporary space for storing information. Client A PC program used…

£4M SPENT ONLINE IN 2017 ELECTION Political parties spent over £4m on adverts on Facebook and Google during the 2017 general election campaign, figures from the Electorial Commission show. All parties spent far more on Facebook than on Google. The Conservatives top the list, spending £2.1m on Facebook and £562,000 on Google, dwarfing Labour’s outlay of £577,000 and £255,000. The Lib Dems spent £412,000 and £204,000. Despite their extra spend, the Tories lost 13 seats at the election; Labour gained 33. OLD-LOOK SKYPE AVAILABLE AGAIN Microsoft has made the ‘classic’ version of Skype (7.41) available to download again, after removing its installer in February to fix a security flaw. Many users prefer this older version because it has options newer editions lack, such as opening multiple chat windows, and receiving…

All National Lottery customers have been urged to change their passwords after suspicious activity was spotted in 150 accounts. Camelot, the Lottery’s parent company, emailed customers to say that the affected accounts had been “subject to an unauthorised log-in and that very limited information may have been viewed”. It added it was “taking all the necessary steps to fully understand what has happened”, noting that the vast majority of accounts - 10.5 million - weren’t affected. Strange behaviour was detected in early March. Camelot said this was “low level” hacking that was “very sporadic – and almost indistinguishable from normal player activity”. It addressed fears that hackers might steal winning Lottery numbers by saying there was “no unauthorised access to core National Lottery systems or any of our databases, which…

It came as no surprise when the Government postponed the introduction of age checks for porn websites (Issue 524, News, page 9). As a campaigner for child safety online, I fear that this delay will turn into a complete U-turn, with the Government abandoning the proposal totally, under pressure from privacy zealots and the porn industry itself. The objection made to online regulations like these always focuses on how hard they will be to implement. The magic word ‘unworkable’ is always used. When experts declare something ‘unworkable’, the Government usually buckles. But what these experts really mean (but would never say) is that the regulations will eat into their profits too much. By contrast, when there’s big money to be made, tech companies rarely decline the opportunity on the grounds…

I live in perpetual fear of forgetting my passwords, because I know what a gigantic pain it can be to recover them. So my heart sank when my laptop died recently (my fault, I spilt a vase of water over it - my Mother’s Day daffodils went everywhere). I always relied on Chrome remembering all my passwords on that laptop. I should have made a note of them, but never got round to it. I thought signing into my Chrome account on another computer would recover my passwords, but that didn’t work for whatever reason. I was dreading having to reset my passwords, particularly for my Lloyds online banking account. I thought they would require a ridiculously high level of security. But instead its identity checking questions were sensible. It…

What can I use to organise my photos in date order? Q Over the years I have amassed a large number of photos taken on various mobile phones. Can you recommend a program – free, preferably – that I can use to organise these into date order? Jim Herrity A Essentially, you have three choices: built-in tools, online services and free programs. For built-in tools, the Photos app that comes with Windows 10 is actually fairly good. It should recognise your phone or camera automatically when you plug it in and prompt to import any new photos it finds on the device. The default Collection view displays your photos by date, using the date info that’s embedded in your photo files. You can also create custom albums (click Create, then…

Computeractive is owned by Dennis Publishing, which owns a hi-tech facility for testing the latest technology. You’ll often read references to our benchmark testing, which is a method of assessing products using the same criteria. For example, we test the speed of every PC and the battery life of every tablet in exactly the same way. This makes our reviews authoritative, rigorous and accurate. Dennis Publishing also owns the magazines PC Pro, Computer Shopper and Web User and the websites Expert Reviews (www.expertreviews.co.uk) and Alphr (www.alphr.com). This means we can test thousands of products before choosing the most relevant for Computeractive. FAIR AND IMPARTIAL Our writers follow strict guidelines to ensure the reviews are fair and impartial. The manufacturer has no involvement in our tests. OUR AWARDS We award every…

How do I get quicker broadband using 3G? Q We have two homes: a park home Monday to Thursday and a static caravan for the weekends, so instead of broadband we use a mobile tariff with a 30GB data allowance. But this doesn’t provide Ethernet connections. Is there a cost-effective answer? Don Bradbury A If your 3G/4G tariff is for a phone SIM, you should be able to use the personal Wi-Fi hotspot feature in Android or iOS to share the connection. Once set up on the phone, the hotspot appears as a Wi-Fi network which your laptop, for example, can join. If you have a PC without Wi-Fi, plug in a USB 802.11ac adapter like the TP-Link Archer T2U (£15 from Amazon www.snipca.com/27319, pictured) and it’ll be able to…

Friendster WHAT WAS IT? Launched in 2002 by Canadian programmer Jonathan Abrams, Friendster was one of the first social-networking websites. The idea was that each user had their own home page that they could link to their friends. It became one of the first such sites to attract over a million members, and ultimately grew to over 100 million. After an attempt to rebrand itself as a gaming platform under Malaysian ownership, it closed in 2015. HOW HAVE THINGS CHANGED? When MySpace arrived in 2003, its owners came from a background of aggressive marketing, and bombarded Friendster’s message boards to poach users. Facebook, founded in 2004, invested in developing technology to keep up with its scale, something Friendster struggled to do. Abrams turned down a $30m offer from Google to…

Google Assistant Free Android: www.snipca.com/27382 iOS: www.snipca.com/27383 Last year, Google added its Assistant app to iPhones, and it’s now available on iPads. You’ll see a list of commands you can type or say when you first open it. Tap the blue icon at the top right to see other new features, including games, IQ tests and famous quotes. Microsoft Edge Browser Free Android: www.snipca.com/27384 iOS: www.snipca.com/27385 If you like using Windows 10’s browser Microsoft Edge on your PC, you’ll be pleased to know the app is now available on Android tablets and iPads. As well as syncing your browsing history and passwords across all your devices, you can use it to send web articles to your PC’s browser with a single tap. Ikea Place Free Android: www.snipca.com/27386 iOS: www.snipca.com/27387 One…

LIBREOFFICE WRITER Save a file in multiple formats in one go If you need to share your document with several people but you don’t know which program they use, LibreOffice has a handy extension that lets you save it in three formats (LibreOffice Writer, Microsoft Word and PDF) simultaneously. To install it, open LibreOffice Writer, click the Tools tab, Extension Manager at the bottom, then click the ‘Get more extensions online’ link (at the bottom left). This opens the ‘LibreOffice Extensions and Templates’ web page. Type multisave in the search field at the top right and press Enter, then click the MultiSave option on the search results page. Next, click the ‘starxpert_multisave-1.3.0.oxt’ (current version number at the time of writing) link next to the Download icon. Return to LibreOffice Writer,…

I write about privacy and security for a living, so you’d expect me to follow a strict privacy regime. The best advice I can offer is this: do as I say, not as I do. The Facebook/Cambridge Analytica scandal has helped highlight the importance of data privacy, and while the best protection is strong laws that keep Silicon Valley tech giants in line, there are plenty of tools to help. And yet I don’t use as many as I should. It’s simply too easy to put it all off until tomorrow. However, I do have Adblock Plus and HTTPS Everywhere installed in Chrome. I’ve also set my Facebook account so only friends can see it, and regularly go through my Google dashboard (https://myaccount.google.com/dashboard) looking for anything untoward. I also keep…

Since it debuted before Christmas, the aim of this column has been to fine-tune my ageing brain. I’ve invested a lot of time into this experiment, but no money. Until now. Let me explain how I found myself a fiver (and some) down, but not feeling much smarter. The first outlay (£1.99) went on the official Mensa app (www.snipca.com/27349), available for iPad and iPhone, but not Android (come on Mensa! Android users want to boost their brain too!). The app’s bright presentation belies the agony of its brain-battering exercises. There’s a short test, giving you five minutes to answer five questions. Survive that, and you should tackle the full test, available in short (20 questions), medium (40) or long (60) versions. You can skip questions you don’t know (a button…

Almost half of online GPs aren’t safe, with many prescribing dangerous drugs too freely, inspectors have said. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has investigated the private online market over the past 18 months, scrutinising 35 companies running services in England. These services offer video appointments through websites or apps, and enable patients to reorder prescriptions online. During the inspection five companies ceased trading, while 13 broke safety rules, although none were named in the CQC’s report. It identified several problems, including the large amount of opioid-based painkillers prescribed. These can be highly addictive, particularly if not combined with a plan to ease patients off them. Inspectors also said some online GPs handed out antibiotics too readily, and failed to properly check whether medication was appropriate for patients with certain conditions,…

Tell us what’s on your mind Email: letters@computeractive.co.uk Facebook: www.facebook.com/computeractive Twitter: @ComputerActive www.twitter.com/computeractive Pub chats more private (and fun)than Facebook So, Edward Southall thinks that Facebook is more entertaining than a Friday night down the pub (Letters, Issue 524)? Two things spring to mind. One, when was the last time conversations down the pub were recorded, then sold on, and subsequently used to influence political elections? Perhaps it happened in East Germany, and still happens in Moscow, but not in Blighty. And secondly, he must have a very dreary local pub. I’d like to invite him to my local, which is bustling with lively company every weekend. If he brings the dominoes, I’ll even buy the first round. Ernie Saunders ‘Fibre’ broadband ads confuse the public I completely agree with…

Do I have any rights for out-of-warranty PC? Q I bought an HP Envy x360 laptop-tablet (pictured below) just over a year ago from PC World. The USB 3.0 port stopped working and PC World charged me £60 for a repair because I was outside of the warranty. This didn’t work and it now wants £500 to install a new motherboard. Can you advise me? Dave Price A PC World is relying on the warranty and ignoring statutory law. To avoid paying £500 for a new motherboard he might need to prove that it is inherently faulty. He will need to pay to get it examined by an independent computer-repair shop, and tell PC World that if an inherent fault is found it must reimburse him the cost of the…

PC £730 from Lenovo www.snipca.com/27358 Lenovo IdeaCentre 620s Watch with mothership It’s hard to describe what the IdeaCentre 620s looks like. It could star in one of those films where mysterious aliens approach Earth and nobody knows what they want. Because it’s mounted on a foot, it even hovers slightly. This is the kind of PC you want to keep on your desk, not under it (if only so you can keep an eye on it). You wouldn’t want it attacking major population centres while you weren’t looking. “Does the basics well and won’t baulk at video editing” It would also look at home in the living room. Compared with a typical desktop tower, it’s extremely compact. Inside, in this configuration at least, is an Intel i5-7400T processor from last…

SPEAKER £50 from Amazon www.snipca.com/27347 Amazon’s Echo Dot is a bit of a bargain, providing the same Alexa voice assistant services as the £90 Echo (both are now in their second generation) for £50, or even less when Amazon is running one of its promotions. At the time of writing, you could get it for 35 quid. The catch is that the Dot's built-in speaker is rubbish. The Vaux is a speaker dock with a cut-out in the top into which you drop your Dot, creating something that looks similar to a full-size Echo for about the same price. Its unique selling point is that, unlike any of Amazon’s models, it has a rechargeable battery. Charged using the Dot’s mains adapter, this powers the whole setup, creating the first Echo…

Another unusual feature of the Multy X is that, when you connect the Multy ‘skill’ to your Amazon Alexa account (see www.snipca.com/27310), it can respond to several voice commands via an Echo or the Alexa app. If your connection seems slow, for example, you could say, ‘Alexa, ask Zyxel Multy to test internet speed’. Or if visitors have just left, you might say ‘Alexa, ask Zyxel Multy to turn off guest Wi-Fi’. It sounds a bit like you and the Zyxel Multy are getting a divorce and Alexa is the teenager stuck in the middle, but it works. They could have made the name less of a mouthful – after trying ‘Alexa, ask Zyxel Multy’ a few times in a south London accent, you’re more likely to get a contract…

PHONE £739 from Samsung www.snipca.com/27328 When we reviewed the Galaxy S8, we liked its design but complained that it was ‘crazily expensive’. The S9 looks almost the same and costs £50 more. What’s happening here? Are we not making ourselves clear? Are copies of Computeractive not reaching Samsung’s HQ South Korea? Is it all a plot by Kim Jong-un to prevent our voice of wisdom reaching Seoul’s ears? “Stunning camera and video options almost justify its eye-watering price” It’s not fake news – the S9 really does cost £739 (or £869 if you want the 6.2in S9+). And you might, because Samsung has followed Apple’s lead and added a second rear camera to the larger version, with a telephoto lens that brings subjects twice as close. Since optical zoom is…

LAPTOP Asus ZenBook UX410UA £590 from www.snipca.com/26789 Tested: Issue 518 With a dual-core Intel i3 processor, 4GB of memory and 128GB SSD, this slim aluminium 14in has just enough power to make Windows 10 feel smooth – and unlike Asus’s cheaper models it has a very good Full HD screen. ALTERNATIVE: Dell XPS 13 This premium laptop starts at £1,149, but the best deal is with the brand new quad-core i7-8550 and QHD touchscreen. £1,300 from www.snipca.com/26796 ANDROID TABLET Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 9.7 £600 from www.snipca.com/27058 Tested: Issue 501 Samsung’s new mid-sized tablet has a wonderful HDR screen and comes with a pen included, unlike Apple’s iPad Pro. But its processor isn’t the fastest and it’s disappointingly expensive, especially compared to the £339 iPad 9.7in. ALTERNATIVE: Asus ZenPad 3S…

Google Lens is now available on almost all Android phones, plus iPhones, having previously been an option only on Google Pixel phones. It scans photos from which you can extract any text it recognises (for example, on a gas bill, a passport or handwritten note). You can then share or copy this to other apps on your device. If you have a photo of a business card, say, you can save all the details on it with one tap. The app also uses machine-learning technology to recognise famous buildings and landmarks, as well as books, plants and animals within your photos. STEP 1 To use Google Lens, you need to open the Google Photos app. If you already use this, skip to Step 2. If not, install the app (Android…

AGES 0-5 Dr Panda Restaurant 3* Free www.snipca.com/27388 (Android) Free www.snipca.com/27389 (iOS) Popular animal chef Dr Panda has moved into a bigger restaurant. Diners order their dishes, and your kids need to prepare them using various ingredients. Customers leave tips based on the quality of the meals. These can be used to buy new ingredients. AGES 6-10 What Were Dinosaurs Like? £2.99 www.snipca.com/27390 (iOS) Ideal for kids who have recently learned to read, this app offers narrations, fascinating animated illustrations and games teaching them about how dinosaurs lived. Our favourite game involves finding dinosaur bones then postioning them correctly in a skeleton of the creature. AGES 11-16 The Sims Mobile* Free www.snipca.com/27391 (Android) Free www.snipca.com/27392 (iOS) In this popular life-simulation game, your child starts by customising their own avatar, then…

Export/import your ebook library If you’ve spent some time building up a library in Calibre, the last thing you’d want to happen is to lose it as a result of hard-drive failure or accidental deletion. You can back up your library for safe keeping (or copying to another location) by clicking the arrow next to Calibre Library in the top menu bar, then selecting ‘Export/Import all calibre data’ (see screenshot below). The window that opens will give you the option to ‘Export all your Calibre data’ or ‘Import previously exported data’. Store your library online Should you wish to be able to access your books from anywhere, you can move your library to the folder you use for an online-storage service like Dropbox, Google Drive or OneDrive. First, make sure…

See your Windows history using Timeline We’ve always approved of operating systems and browsers copying each other’s best tricks, so we’re pleased that Microsoft has finally added Timeline to Windows 10 (after initially promising to do so last year). It shows you programs and files you’ve been working on, emulating how a browser’s history shows which websites you’ve visited. This improves on Windows 10’s previous ability to remember the 15 folders you open most often, and 20 files you opened most recently. What’s really clever though is that it lets you pick up where you left off, such as the exact same stage when editing a photo, or the precise paragraph while writing a document. This works across different computers running Windows 10, but not all programs yet. Microsoft seems…

Why won’t Ultimate Windows Tweaker run? QI’d given up on computer magazines, because they’ve become overpriced and filled with a ridiculous amounts of adverts. I like Computeractive because it’s reasonably priced, covers a wide range of operating systems, and offers product reviews and help pages for readers. With the latter in mind it’s my turn to ask for aid. I downloaded Ultimate Windows Tweaker (UWT) 4.4.1, as recommended in Issue 522’s Best Free Software (page 18). Unfortunately, I can’t get it to run. Windows displays a message asking for permission to run the program but, after clicking Yes, nothing happens. Any ideas? David Thompson AIs your PC definitely running Windows 10? Although we stated that UWT 4.4.1 is for the latest version of Windows, there’s nothing to stop you downloading…