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www.snipca.com/57260 What you need: Windows 10 or 11 The last time we included Any Video Converter (AVC) Free in this section (Issue 717, page 18), we explained how to use its new browser for download

www.snipca.com/57399 What you need: Windows 7, 8.1, 10 or 11 Winaero Tweaker was once our go-to tool for fixing Windows annoyances, but it’s been nearly 18 months since the last version. As a surprise

www.snipca.com/55189 Wintoys was by far your most-downloaded tool of 2025, rising from 12th place in 2024. This brilliant system-optimisation app (it’s only available from the Microsoft Store) was upd

If I compiled a tech ‘naughty list’ for 2025, a la Father Christmas, there’d be plenty to choose from. AI ‘slop’ would top the list, followed by ads on streaming services, cloud-hosting outages and my

Ashampoo WinOptimizer 27 is a comprehensive PC cleaning, maintenance and optimisation suite. It can help you achieve peak Windows performance with a series of new automation tools that can accelerate,

For the past decade we’ve been recommending Affinity Photo as an affordable, buy-once alternative to Adobe Photoshop, with companion apps Affinity Publisher and Affinity Designer making persuasive riv