First-run experience

Depending on when you’re reading this, Microsoft is either about to end support for Windows 10 or has just done so. It may even have declared the whole thing an elaborate ruse to get more people to us

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

You’d be forgiven for assuming that it’s easier to choose a smaller, simpler computer than it is to buy a full-blown desktop or find the right laptop. Yes, but also no. Mini PCs might not have the exp

Why won’t my Windows 11 laptop show my USB stick? Q I successfully installed Linux Zorin (https://zorin.com) on my computer via a USB stick as a replacement for Windows 10, following reader Fraser Dru

In Issue 714 (page 42), we wrote about a new Firefox experiment called Link Previews. This shows previews of web pages before you click the links to open them, including the first few lines of their c

Q I have a Dell laptop that sometimes suddenly says ‘low battery’ and then immediately shuts down, literally seconds after the message appears. However, this happens even when it’s plugged into the ma