Windows Help & Advice – May 2019

WINDOWS 10 TIPS FEATURES EXPLAINED NEW TIPSANDTRICKS

Welcome

If you’rehaving

problemswithyour

PC,manyofthem

canbesolvedby

performinga repair

orreinstalloftheoperating

system– whetheryou’re

runningWindows7, 8.1or10.

Onpage 70 we’llshowyou

howtosetaboutrepairingyour

existingWindowsinstallation

• it willleaveyourexistingapps,
  filesandsettingsinplace,but
  canworkwondersif Windows
  hasgotitsknickersina twist.
  Ourguidetoa full,destructive
  reinstallonpage 72 is more
  drastic,butcansometimesbe
  thebestwaytofixyourPC.
  Andonpage 74 we’llreveal
  someotherreinstallation
  optionsforyoutotry.

MattHanson

AssociateEditor

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Windows 10 tipof themonth Downloadmapsforofflineviewing

Windows’ Maps is a fantastic app,
enabling you get directions from
anywhere to anywhere, whereveryou
are in the world. But there’s a catch.It
works by streaming its data overyour
Internet connection, which meansif you
can’t get online, Maps doesn’t work.
Luckily, you can get around thatby
downloading the maps you needbefore
you head out – and we’re goingtoshow
you how to do just that...

Use Maps without an Internet connection

Windows 10

GETITGotoSettings>‘Apps&features’>‘Offline

maps’andclickthe‘+Downloadmaps’option.

MAPITInthesubsequentwindows,choosethe

continents,countriesandregionsyouwantaccessto.

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70 Repair your

Windows installation

72 A full, destructive

Windows reinstall

74 Other reinstall

options for your PC