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If you’re still using Windows 10, it won’t have escaped your notice that Microsoft is keen for you to upgrade to Windows 11. Notifications have been popping up in Windows Update for some time, and recently users have been seeing full-screen adverts urging them to make the switch. But there is a way to keep using your Windows 10 desktop indefinitely, without having to worry about being cut off from updates. Following APC’s how-to guide lets you run your favourite OS as long as you like!

Elsewhere in APC, Taiwan's premier computing extravaganza roars back to its pre-pandemic best, and Chris Szewczyk and Nick Ross were there to investigate it all. After a couple of quiet years following the pandemic, this year's Computex was back with a vengeance. Of all the times we've visited Computex, we've never seen so many people crammed into the Nangang Exhibition Center, and APC has all the big tech reveals.

For advanced users and small businesses, network-attached storage (NAS) is arguably the most versatile and cost-effective way to handle backups, media streaming and collaboration. Buying a NAS drive can be an important part of any backup strategy, but thanks to the range of apps found on modern NAS devices they now serve a range of uses. APC has collected 13 NAS devices of varying cost and capability for testing, and included is a guide covering why a NAS is important and tips and tricks for managing yours.

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