2 Add to favourites
You can also make frequently used
logins more visible by adding them to
Favourites – simply tick the Favourite button
underneath the Folder dropdown and that
login will appear in the Favourites view, which
is highly visible in most browser add-ons.1 Add login to folder
Open Bitwarden and log in to your
account. Select the first item in your vault
and click the pencil icon at the bottom to edit
it. Click the No Folder dropdown menu to
select a folder to store the login. Click Save
and move on to the next.ORGANISEYOUR
BITWARDENLOGINS
Q I’ve been using Bitwarden for
six months and realise my
stored passwords are in a bit of a
mess. What steps can I take to
organise them better?
JulesMonaghan
Nick P’s solution
The simplest way
to bring order to
your chaotic
collection of logins and
secure notes is to use the
Bitwarden app, which you
can install through the
Microsoft Store.
Quickfirequestions
computers for malware, and both
tested positive for a nasty rootkit,
which are very difficult to remove
as they embed themselves so
deeply in your system. This
specific infection is also known as
a ‘mining virus’, which is known
to run within your graphics card
memory in the background. The
corruption is a tell-tale sign that
the rootkit is present.
Kevin immediately put the
computers into isolation by
disconnecting them from the
network before downloading
and extracting Malwarebytes
AntiRootkit Beta (www.
malwarebytes.com/antirootkit/) on
a friend’s PC.
We instructed him to burn this to
DVD, then run it on both laptop
and desktop in turn. Thankfully, it
successfully detected – and
removed – the rootkit infection
from both.Hardware
ADDFINGERPRINT
SCANNERTOMYPC
Q I love the fact I can unlock
my phone using a fingerprintSomething weird happened
with Syncthing, and now I’ve
got a load of file conflicts on
my laptop. What’s the easiest
way to get rid of them?
Don CurtisOlder versions of conflicted
files are renamed with
‘sync-conflict’ in the filename- search for this in File Explorer
to reveal all the conflicts,
which you can review or
delete as required.
I was intrigued by your DIY
streaming service piece, but
is there an open-source
alternative that can be run
exclusively as a local server
on my network only?
Greg Epstein
Try Jellyfin (https://jellyfin.
org/), which is a completely
open-source fork of Plex rival
Emby. It’s recently acquired
lots of new contributors and
development is speeding up.I really don’t like the new
Microsoft Edge. Can I go back
to the old version that isn’t
based on Google Chrome?
Fred VarneyYou should be able to remove
the new version via Settings >
Apps, but Microsoft won’t be
developing the original Edge
further and will likely retire it
sooner rather than later.Bluetooth, so I’ve been using a
Belkin F8T016 adapter, which was
fine in Windows 7, but can’t get it to
install in Windows 10. I can’t find
any drivers, and the adapter doesn’t
appear in Device Manager.
SteveBevanIan’s solution
We searched for
Windows 10 drivers
for this Belkin adapter
without success – the only
download we found was on
an unofficial site and contained
no actual drivers.
We’d recommend simply
replacing the adapter, thanks to
the lowcostinvolved:branded
Bluetoothadapterscost£10
on Amazon,whileunbranded
adapterscostaslittleas£2on
eBay (butcheckforreviewsto
confirmWindows 10 compatibility
before purchasing).
Anotherbenefitofupgradingis
that theneweradapterssupport
the newerBluetooth4.0standard- this makesthemcompatible
with a widerrangeofdevices
and uses,thankstoimproved
performancethatseesdata
throughputjumpto26Mbps
from a mere2Mbps.
Security
CORRUPTDESKTOP
BACKGROUND
Q Mydesktopbackground
hasbeencorruptedsomehow- I knowit’snota graphicscardor
driver issueasit happensonboth
laptop anddesktop,andit’sonly
the backgroundpicturethat’s
affected.Anyideas?
Kevin Tarrant
Mayank’s solution
A search online
suggested foul play – we
asked Kevin to scan bothTOUCH SECURITY
Add a fingerprint
reader for fast, but
secure logons.58 |^ |^ May 2020