Tech Advisor

Every issue of Tech Advisor is packed with the latest news, reviews and features plus comprehensive and impartial buying advice as well as easy-to-understand tutorials and workshops to help you to get the most from your PC. Whether you want to buy the best value equipment or make the most out of equipment you already own, Tech Advisor delivers expert advice you can trust.

Microsoft confirms broken Windows 11 update, offers workaround • Windows 11 update KB5034765 keeps causing new problems on computers. BRAD CHACOS & HANS-CHRISTIAN DIRSCHERL report

Microsoft’s Copilot AI can now analyse your personal files • Copilot allows you to upload your own documents to the cloud. It works at lightning speed, but seems to forget quickly. MARK HACHMAN reports

Microsoft is killing Android apps on Windows 11 • Android apps will be gone from Windows in a year, but Microsoft already appears to be cutting off access. MARK HACHMAN reports

Windows 11 hot patches could update your PC without rebooting • Frequent restarts after installing updates is a huge annoyance. Thankfully, this is set to change. HANS-CHRISTIAN DIRSCHERL reports

Best of MWC 2024 • Here’s what caught our eye at Mobile World Congress. ANYRON COPEMAN, HANNAH COWTON & CHRIS MARTIN report

Huawei MateBook D 16

Lenovo Tab M11

Nothing Phone (2a)

OnePlus Watch 2

Best laptops • The top systems you can get right now. CHRIS MARTIN reports

Fooocus is the easiest way to create AI art on a PC • This is the best, and simplest, way to generate AI art on your Windows PC. MARK HACHMAN reports

The laptop features that matter most in 2024 • Focus on the features that matter most. JOSH HENDRICKSON reports

It’s time to switch to Windows 11, everyone • I’ve moved past many of Windows 11’s annoyances, and with more AI-infused apps, I think it’s time to upgrade. MARK HACHMAN reports

Roll back a problematic Windows update • Windows updates can cause problems, which is why Microsoft introduced the Known Issue Rollback. PETER STELZEL-MORAWIETZ reports

Windows includes built-in ransomware protection. Here’s how to turn it on • Be sure to enable automatic backups, too. ALAINA YEE reports