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www.snipca.com/56242 What you need: Windows 10 or 11 It’s been eight months since the last major new version of Files, but this huge update justifies the wait. The brilliant file manager has been rede

My ageing Windows 10 laptop has something modern machines rarely offer: a built-in DVD drive. I have loads of films and home movies on DVD and I don’t want to lose the ability to play these or rip the

Q Can you please recommend a program that will help me keep track of my books. I’d like a device I can scan the book with and then load it on to a database. Can it work with graphic novels too? Peter

It’s tempting to think that deleting a file means it’s gone forever – but that’s not really the case. Data can often be recovered from your hard drive for a long time after it’s supposedly been erased

The keyboard shortcut Windows key+Ctrl+L turns on live captions in Windows 11, showing subtitles on screen for any spoken audio playing on your PC, whether that’s a video (saved or online) or a call.

What are they? Animations and videos you can set as desktop wallpapers, giving you something more interesting to look at than a static image. They might be making a comeback in Windows. When were they