Latest Laptops How-To

• 18 August 2014

• How-Tos: How to connect a laptop to TV with HDMI and more

  If you have the right cable or hardware then it's easy to watch iPlayer or any other video from your laptop on your TV. We show you how to connect your laptop to a TV.

• 15 August 2014

• How-Tos: How to find your IP address in Windows, iOS or Android

  Our step by step guide explains how to find out the IP address of your PC, iPhone, iPad or Android device.

• 12 August 2014

• How-Tos: How to reuse an old PC

  You can do plenty of things with an old PC besides sending it to the recycling centre. Let's take a look at a few ways you might reuse an old PC.

• 11 August 2014

• How-Tos: Remove HomeGroup network icon from Windows 8

  If you like to keep your Windows desktop neat and tidy, you may not want the HomeGroup networking icon to be shown on your Windows 8 desktop. Here's how to remove it.

• 09 July 2014

• How-Tos: How to install a virtual machine

  Instead of dual-booting two operating systems, you can run one as a virtual machine. Here we explain how to install a virtual machine in order to run another version of Windows in Windows 7 using the free VirtualBox virtualisation software

• 08 July 2014

• How-Tos: How to replace a laptop screen

  As one of the most fragile parts of a laptop, failures of the LCD panel are not as rare as we might hope or expect. If the screen does break, it’s perfectly possible to fix it yourself. Here's how to replace a laptop screen.

• How-Tos: Windows 7 PC won't boot

  A reader wrote in to PC Advisor after being unable to boot his Windows 7 PC and getting the error message 'deleting corrupt attribute records'. Here's how we fixed his problem.

• 04 July 2014

• How-Tos: How to fix a PC that won't boot

  If your laptop won’t start, don’t panic. Although the problem could be serious, it’s more likely that it’s an issue you can deal with yourself. Here are six tips for fixing a PC that won't boot

• 23 June 2014

• How-Tos: How to watch Wimbledon 2014 live online

  You can now watch the entire Wimbledon tennis championships from your computer. Here, we show you how to watch Wimbledon 2014 online.

• 18 June 2014

• How-Tos: How to speed up Windows

  If your PC seems sluggish, you can revive its performance using these simple techniques. Here's how to speed up Windows 7 and other versions.

• How-Tos: How to add a graphics card to your laptop

  Can you upgrade the graphics chip (GPU) in a laptop? It's a question we get asked often and here's all you need to know.

• 10 June 2014

• How-Tos: How to get mobile internet on your laptop

  Need to get online with your laptop when you're out of Wi-Fi coverage? Here's everything you need to know about dongles, Mi-Fi and tethering.

• 06 June 2014

• How-Tos: How to format a hard drive in Windows

  There are many reasons why you might want to format a hard drive, including a clean installation of Windows, to get rid of a virus or malware or simply because you're giving the drive to someone else or throwing it away. Here, we'll explain all you need to know to get the job done properly.

• 28 May 2014

• How-Tos: How to view Most Recent stories in Facebook's News Feed

  Facebook has always had an annoying tendency to switch the default News Feed view from Most Recent to Top Stories, but recently it became more awkward by moving the Sort by option. Here's how to toggle between Top Stories and Most Recent in your Facebook News Feed.

• 16 May 2014

• How-Tos: How to set up a new laptop or PC

  Getting a new PC or laptop is great, but setting it up can be a pain. Here we reveal our tips for installing and configuring a new machine in record time. Plus: How to copy your music, documents and photos from your old PC.

• 07 May 2014

• How-Tos: How to speed up a Mac

  Apple Macs are usually pretty efficient, but a Mac can slow down over time just like any PC. Here we show you how to speed up a Mac.

• 23 April 2014

• How-Tos: How to clean your PC

  When was the last time you cleaned your keyboard or disinfected your smartphone? Jim Martin explains how to safely sanitise all your gadgets.

• 21 April 2014

• How-Tos: Connect two displays to one DisplayPort

  Here's how to add an extra monitor to a laptop that has only one DisplayPort, and already has an external display attached.

• 17 April 2014

• How-Tos: How to view laptop or PC specs

  How to check the CPU, RAM, OS and graphics card in any Windows or Mac PC or laptop. Here's how to view your laptop's specification.

• 16 April 2014

• How-Tos: Fix laptop battery life issues

  Here's how to test your laptop's battery, and how to fix problems with laptop battery life.

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  A powerful music manager/ organiser/ player

• Opera Next 24.0.1558.51

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• Dashlane 3.0.6

  Protect all your sensitive online data across desktop and mobile

• Google Sheets for iOS 1.1.0

  Access and edit your Google Drive-hosted spreadsheets offline

• CCleaner 4.17

  Give your system a speed boost by cleansing and optimising your PC