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Take the ultimate PC health check

It’s always useful to know what’s going on inside your PC, but system-information software is often confusing (like CPU-Z), paid-for (like SIW) or outdated (like Speccy). Glow (www.snipca.com/49007) provides a simple, free and modern way to analyse your computer, and has just released its third and final version. It lets you check all your hardware and software is working correctly – letting you spot early signs of failure – and learn lots of useful information.

To download Glow, visit its Releases page (), click the ‘Glow_v3.00_Final.zip’ link and extract the contents of the ZIP file. Double-click the ‘Glow_64.exe’ file (if you’re running 64bit Windows) or

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