PC Pro - 1 Sep 2025

Table of content - PC Pro (1 Sep 2025)

WINDOWS 11 ALL YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED
Oddest laptop ever
22 pro-quality monitors
Razer Blade 14
FREE SOFTWARE WORTH £144
REVIEW OF THE MONTH
THE LABS IN ONE NUMBER
WINDOWS QUESTIONS OF THE MONTH
AI SHENANIGANS OF THE MONTH
UNEXPECTED SYMPATHY OF THE MONTH
GIVEAWAY OF THE MONTH
WINDOWS 11 ALL YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED
Steve Cassidy
Oddest laptop ever
22 pro-quality monitors
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Windows 11: all your questions answered
ULTIMATE WINDOWS 11 UPGRADE CHECKLIST
UK reaching for the Starlink
Dick Pountain
Preparing for network failure
Razer Blade 14
Nicole Kobie
Developers dictate your broadband deal
Enhance your photos and videos with AI
Windows 10 moving day
Microsoft tests self-healing Windows
Rois Ni Thuama
Barry Collins
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Jon Honeyball
The Wi-Fi warzones
Keep your cool
Davey Winder
Lee Grant
MONITOR MEGATEST
Something from Nothing: how does the latest handset from the UK company measure up?
Protect your business
Batteries that eat carbon dioxide
Amstrad PCW 8256
Asus ZenScreen Smart Monitor MS27UC
Lenovo Yoga Book 9i Gen 10 (14in Intel)
HP OmniBook 5 NGAI 16-ag1001na
Iiyama ProLite XCB3497WQSNPH
Iiyama ProLite XUB2797QSNP-B1
ViewSonic ColorPro VP2788-5K
WatchGuard Firebox T85-PoE
Synology DiskStation DS925+
Lenovo Legion Go S (SteamOS)
HP P34hc G4 Curved Monitor
Adobe Premiere Rush (2025)
AOC Graphic Pro U32U3CV
MSI Modern MD342CQPW
BenQ DesignVue PD2730S
Acer Vero CB272K bmiiprx
DaVinci Resolve 20 (2025)
Acer SH322QU Abmiphux
Medion Erazer Scout 15 E1
Asus ROG Flow Z13 (2025)
Asus ZenScreen MB249C
AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT
Sharp MultiSync EA272U
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold7
Barracuda SecureEdge
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip7
Eizo FlexScan EV2740X
DrayTek VigorAP 905
Eizo FlexScan EV2410R
HP Series 5 Pro 527pm
Philips 34B2U6603CH
DrayTek Vigor C510ax
ViewSonic VG3457CV
MSI Pro MP275QPDG
Razer Blade 14 (2025)
Zyxel USG Flex 50HP
Amstrad PCW 8256
Dell 27 Plus 4K USB-C
Philips 27B2G5601
Nothing Phone (3)
Asus ZenWiFi BD4
BenQ BL2790QT
AOC 24B3CF2
Zoner Studio
My Microsoft lover only ever has one thing on its mind
In honour of our monitor megatest from p74, we asked our contributors: if you could design your own perfect monitor, what would it be?
UK reaching for the Starlink
UK reaching for the Starlink
Microsoft tests self-healing Windows
Developers dictate your broadband deal
How much does it cost to fibre new homes?
Developers dictate your broadband deal
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7x
Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 10
Apple MacBook Pro M4
Dell Pro 13 Premium
Asus ProArt PX13
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13
Asus Zenbook S 14 OLED
HP OmniBook Ultra Flip
HP OmniBook Ultra 14
Microsoft Surface Laptop, 13-inch
Razer Blade 14
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 (Snapdragon)
Apple MacBook Air M4
Asus Vivobook S15
Asus ProArt P16 (2025)
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 (2025)
Armari Magnetar M64T7-AW1650G4
HP Envy 34 All-in-One
Samsung Galaxy Chromebook Plus (2024)
Apple Mac mini M4
Scan 3XS Edge iCue
Acer Chromebook Plus 516
Dell Inspiron 24 All-in-One
Scan 3XS Evolve Studio Pro
Apple Mac Studio
Apple iMac M4
Minisforum Venus UM790 Pro
Geekom A6 Mini PC
Acer Chromebook Spin 714
CyberPower PC Ultra 3D5090
PCSpecialist Hydra R60S
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
Iiyama ProLite XCB3497WQSNPH
Apple iPad Air M3
BenQ DesignVue PD2730S
Google Pixel 9a
Nothing Phone 3a
Apple iPad Pro M4
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold7
Apple iPhone 16 Pro
OnePlus Pad 3
MSI Modern MD342CQPW
Honor 400
Philips 34B2U6603CH
Asus ZenScreen Smart Monitor MS27UC
Iiyama ProLite XUB2797QSNP-B1
TP-Link Deco XE200
Canon Maxify GX6550
Logitech MX Brio 705 for Business
HP OfficeJet Pro 9135e
Netgear Nighthawk RAXE300
Netgear Orbi 770
Xerox B315DN
Logitech Brio 105 for Business
Brother HL-L9430CDN
TP-Link Archer BE550
Epson EcoTank ET-2865
Canon i-Sensys LBP243dw
Obsbot Tiny 2
Linksys Velop Pro 6E
Asus RT-BE58U
DrayTek Vigor C510ax
Brother ADS-4900W
Biamp Parlé VBC 2800
Synology DiskStation DS1823xs+
Ruijie Reyee RG-RAP73Pro
Owl Labs Medium Room Solution
Qnap TS-264
Ricoh Meeting 360
Zyxel USG Flex 50HP
WatchGuard Firebox T85-PoE
Asustor Nimbustor 4 Gen2 AS5404T
DrayTek VigorAP 905
TP-Link DR3650v
Ricoh fi-8040
Canon imageFormula DR-S350NW
CLOUD FILE-SHARING
ENDPOINT PROTECTION
REMOTE SUPPORT
CLOUD BACKUP
VOIP SERVICES
NETWORK MONITORING
Ubuntu
Avira Prime
ExpressVPN
Bitdefender Total Security
Proton VPN Free
Fedora Workstation
Linux Mint
Avira Free Antivirus
Mullvad
Some like IT hot, but surely not their USB drives
If Europe can’t fix the App Store, no-one can
Crypto lessons from Pratchett’s Discworld
Readers’ comments
Star letter
WINDOWS 11 ALL YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED
WINDOWS 11 ALL YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED
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HARD DRIVE CLONING
CHANGING THE PARTITION: MBR TO GPT
REUSE AND RECYCLE RESPONSIBLY
WINDOWS 10 MOVING DAY: GRAB YOUR COPY OF LAPLINK PCMOVER EXPRESS
THE WI-FI WARZONES
THE WI-FI WARZONES
KEEP YOUR COOL
KEEP YOUR COOL
UNDERSTANDING TDP
ENHANCE YOUR PHOTOS AND VIDEOS WITH AI
AI image editing for free with ChatGPT
FROM PHONE CALLS TO ROLL CALLS: 3CX HAS THE ANSWER
FROM PHONE CALLS TO ROLL CALLS: 3CX HAS THE ANSWER
10 REASONS 3CX MAKES SENSE FOR EDUCATORS
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold7
Photo gallery
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip7
NORTON 360 PREMIUM for £19.99
LAPLINK PCMOVER PROFESSIONAL 11
WINDOWS 11 PRO UPGRADE for £49.99
Nothing Phone (3)
Lenovo Yoga Book 9i Gen 10 (14in Intel)
Lenovo Yoga Book 9i Gen 10 (14in Intel)
Razer Blade 14 (2025)
Medion Erazer Scout 15 E1
Asus ROG Flow Z13 (2025)
HP OmniBook 5 NGAI 16-ag1001na
AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT
Asus ZenWiFi BD4
Laplink PCmover Express 11
Your bonus software
Ashampoo Burning Studio 2025
How to claim your bonus software
Abelssoft EverDoc 2025
AnyTech IntelliGuard Pro
Audials TV Recorder 2025.2
Iobit Software Updater 8 Pro
Lenovo Legion Go S (SteamOS)
Zoner Studio
Adobe Premiere Rush (2025)
DaVinci Resolve 20 (2025)
MONITOR MEGATEST
MONITOR MEGATEST
What to look for when buying a monitor
AOC 24B3CF2
Asus ZenScreen MB249C
Eizo FlexScan EV2410R
Time to dock
Acer Vero CB272K bmiiprx
BenQ BL2790QT
Eizo FlexScan EV2740X
Dell 27 Plus 4K USB-C
HP Series 5 Pro 527pm
Iiyama ProLite XUB2797QSNP-B1
Philips 27B2G5601
MSI Pro MP275QPDG
Sharp MultiSync EA272U
ViewSonic ColorPro VP2788-5K
Asus ZenScreen Smart Monitor MS27UC
BenQ DesignVue PD2730S
Acer SH322QU Abmiphux
AOC Graphic Pro U32U3CV
HP P34hc G4 Curved Monitor
MSI Modern MD342CQPW
ViewSonic VG3457CV
Philips 34B2U6603CH
Iiyama ProLite XCB3497WQSNPH
How we test
View from the Labs
Buyer’s guide Protect your business with UTM appliances
Barracuda SecureEdge
DrayTek Vigor C510ax
WatchGuard Firebox T85-PoE
Zyxel USG Flex 50HP
Draytek VigorAP 905
Synology DiskStation DS925+
Preparing for a network failure
Preparing for a network failure
“Every good intention appears to have ten bad outcomes in the modern computing world”
“Somehow big tech gets a free pass in matters of ambiguity and blatant arse-covering”
“In uncertain times, clarity and accuracy aren’t luxuries, but obligations”
“Right here, right now, we’ve got to use what we’ve got, no matter how imperfect”
“A tour of the features common in top-spec storage platforms is enough to induce confusion”
Lotus Notes, the forgotten sync
How it all started and why it all stopped
Amstrad PCW 8256
Batteries that eat carbon dioxide
Creative workstations
What makes a great PC?
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Colossus: the true story
How connected tech could fix our roads
10 Windows PowerToys you’ll use every day
Remote support software
Commodore’s comeback
Jon Honeyball wants to make you Wi-Fi Aware as a new standard comes into town

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