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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.

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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 I use Microsoft 365 and have installed Outlook to manage my email and calendar. I’ve searched online but can’t for the life of me work out how to set the Outlook calendar on my computer to sync auto

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