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• 05 March 2013

• How-Tos: How to hide user accounts from the log-on screen in Windows 7

  Not every user account is meant to be seen by other people. When password-protection just doesn't cut it and you want that extra bit of discretion, you should hide your accounts from the log-in screen altogether. Here's how.

• News: Microsoft drops Windows 8 Pro price to £45

  Microsoft has quietly cut the price of Windows 8 Pro to £45 in the UK.

• 01 March 2013

• Nokia Lumia 520 hands-on review

  Nokia announced a new budget Windows Phone 8 smartphone at MWC, the Lumia 520. Here's our Nokia Lumia 520 hands-on review.

• 28 February 2013

• How-Tos: How to check for bad RAM modules in your PC

  If you have become the victim of unprovoked bluescreens and frequent system crashes as of lately, you might want to have a look at your RAM. We'll show you how you can thoroughly test it with specialised tools.

• How-Tos: Problems with PC? Here's how to check your power supply

  If your PC or laptop has been behaving erratically, it might be your PC's PSU. This handy tip from PC Advisor reader Andy Scott explains how to check your PC's power supply, and find out what's wrong with your PC.

• How-Tos: Problem with colours on Windows PC

  If your PC or laptop displays different shades of colour for the same aspects in different apps, you may have a Windows colour-management issue. Our Helproom Editor shows you how to solve a problem with colours when using Windows.

• 27 February 2013

• How-Tos: How to activate hibernation mode in Windows 7 and 8

  For some inexplicable reason, most versions of Windows 7 and 8 don't allow you to put your PC or Laptop into hibernation mode by default. However, what isn't yet may well still be: Here's how you can (re)activate this handy feature.

• How-Tos: How to get rid of redundant Windows programs and services

  Not everybody is keen on using the Internet Explorer or the Windows Media Player as his tools of choice. More often than not, they just push themselves in the way of more advanced software. Here's how you can disable them for good.

• How-Tos: How to change the priorities of your network adapter

  Wi-Fi has unquestionably become quite popular in the past decade. So much in fact, that some laptops outright refuse to stop using it, even if a much faster LAN-connection is available. Here's how you can correct the priorities of your network adapter.

• 26 February 2013

• Nokia Lumia 720 hands on review

  Our hands on with the Nokia Lumia 720, from MWC 2013.

• 25 February 2013

• Opinion: Should you pay for internet security software?

  Do you need to pay for internet security software, or is free antivirus alone enough to protect your computer on the internet?

• Nokia announces four smartphones: Nokia Lumia 720, Lumia 520, 105, 301

  At MWC today Nokia announced four new smartphone handsets. The Nokia Lumia 720 and Nokia Lumia 520 are mid-range Windows Phone 8 smartphones, and the Nokia 105 and Nokia 301 are non-Windows handsets offering smartphone capabilities to entry-level users.

• 21 February 2013

• How-Tos: How to reduce your latency in Windows 7

  Windows 7 uses certain algorithms to sacrifice latency in favor of bandwith. What's great for some, might infuriate others - particularly online gamers. Here's how you can switch them off.

• 20 February 2013

• Opinion: Surface Pro: Microsoft asks PC makers to try something new

  Microsoft's new tablet the Surface Pro has more in common with your laptop than your iPad. And that's the point.

• 18 February 2013

• News: MWC 2013 smartphones: what you need to know

  Smartphones launches are what everyone looks out for at MWC and 2013 is set to be no different. Here's where we take a look at what is expected to launch at Mobile World Congress this year - Smartphone launches at MWC 2013.

• 11 February 2013

• News: Microsoft Surface Pro sold out

  Microsoft has sold out of its new Surface Pro Windows 8 tablet in the US.

• 07 February 2013

• How-Tos: How to stop Windows 8 installing updates automatically

  If you're running Windows 8 and you went with the recommended settings automatic updates will be switched on. This can be annoying so here's our guide to stopping Windows 8 installing updates automatically.

• 06 February 2013

• How-Tos: How to make a Windows 8 PC boot faster

  Our Helproom Editor explains how to speed up the startup on a Windows 8 PC and laptop, as well as how to check out what is stopping your Windows 8 system booting quickly.

• How-Tos: Prevent WinRAR automatically taking control of ISO files

  When you download an ISO file you may find that it is compressed into a .RAR file: this allows you to access individual files within an ISO, but may not suit your purposes. Our Helproom Editor explains how to stop WinRAR automatically taking control of ISO files.

• 01 February 2013

• Video: HTC Windows Phone 8S video review

  The HTC Windows Phone 8S is HTC's budget Windows Phone 8 smartphone. Find out what it's really like by watching our HTC Windows Phone 8S video review.

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