Windows Help & Advice Magazine - April 2020

In this issue

THE BEST FREE PC APPS 2020
DISCOVER THE PROGRAMS YOUR PC CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT.

2-in-1 laptop group test
Three of the latest hybrids go head-tohead. Which will emerge the victor?

Speed up your PC
A compendium of tips and tricks for making your Windows 10 PC go faster..

10 Free Apps You Can't Live Without

Everybody – and we mean everybody – needs this collection of free tools and apps, curated by Nick Peers

10+ mins

Learn how to… Smooth skin in Luminar

Your guide Ian Evenden says… “Making a portrait flattering but still keeping it natural, is one of the great challenges of image editing. Here, we use Luminar’s AI tools to make it easier”

4 mins

Learn how to… Use emoji when writing in Windows 10

Your guide Mark Wyciślik-Wilson says…“You’re probably used to adding emoji to text messages and social media posts, but you can also use them within Windows via the emoji keyboard”

3 mins

Learn How To… Create HDR Photos With Free Image Editing Apps

Mike Bedford investigates how to generate dramatic photos, containing much more of the tonal variation we actually see in a scene

10+ mins

Learn how to… Update notification and action settings

Your guide Mark Wyciślik-Wilson says… “We show you just how useful Windows 10’s Action Centre can be, and how you can take control of notifications once and for all”

3 mins

Learn how to… Stop all browser snooping with Tor

Neil Mohr investigates the shadowy world of onion routing, and how it can be used to shrug off any surveillance of your online activities

9 mins

SPEED UP WINDOWS

ALL THE BEST TIPS AND TRICKS TO MAKE YOUR OPERATING SYSTEM RUN FASTER

10+ mins

Acer ConceptD 7

From £2,299 | $2,299 www.acer.com A mobile workstation for creatives

5 mins

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Windows Help & Advice Magazine Description:

Windows 7 Help & Advice features all the best ways to get more from your Windows PC, along with in-depth advice on new hardware, the latest technology and the internet. And it's 100% jargon free.An incredibly informative computer mag aimed at those who want to get the best out of their PC or laptop – no Apple products here thank you very much. WINDOWS 7 HELP ADVICE is the only magazine in the world approved by Microsoft, so you can be sure that you are getting trustworthy advice.

Official Windows Magazine contains informative reviews of all the latest computer hardware and software you could need; laptops, media players, monitors, office software, keyboards, mice and even the computers themselves. It is written in a friendly, accessible manner and contains handy advice and tutorials to help you get the best from your box.