IT’S NOT YOU, IT’S ME...

THE PC INDUSTRY as a whole is in a constant state of flux, so it shouldn’t come as much of a surprise that the staff at your favorite magazine (that’ll be the one you’re holding right now) changes regularly, too. Hopefully, it won’t come as too much of a shock when I reveal that this is my final issue as editor. I’ve loved working on this magazine, but as the saying goes, all good things must come to an end.

There have been some pivotal releases during my tenure, and I’ve mentioned some of those in my “Lab Note” at the back of the magazine, but the real highlight has to be the people I’ve worked alongside—both the staff who work hard to put each magazine together, and the army of freelancers we call upon to write the features, news, reviews, and tutorials. There are some incredibly talented people who help put this magazine together, and it’s these guys and gals that I’ll miss more than the piles of tech I leave cluttering up the hardware cupboard.

Then there’s you, the readers. I’ve worked across many magazines over the years, but none of them have had a readership like MaximumPC. Your letters and emails reveal an incredible passion and knowledge that I’ll miss. You keep the magazine vibrant, ensure that we’re covering the things you’re interested in, and come up with wild and wonderful ideas for features and tutorials alike. Long may you keep reading, and keep writing in and letting us know what we are doing right, and what we’re doing wrong.

There’s plenty of knowledge in the pages you’re holding as well. This issue we set ourselves the task of speeding up Windows 10, while also keeping a watchful eye out for optimizations and tricks that do little or absolutely nothing, and call them out if we feel they’re not worth spending time on. Windows 10 is an evolving beast, and there are bound to be a few settings that you’re unaware of as you read the main feature on page 24.

Elsewhere, we take a look at what’s happening with Nvidia’s DLSS technology, which has recently enjoyed an update that improves performance significantly, but at what cost to visual fidelity? We also show you how to do more with the Linux terminal, which is useful if you’ve taken to experimenting with the support for Linux within Windows 10. The build this month looks at piecing together a machine for LAN parties. Plus, we have plenty of tutorials and reviews to get your teeth into. It’s a packed issue. Once again.

What about my replacement, I hear you cry? I’ll leave that surprise to the next issue, although I will say that it’s a face you’ll already be familiar with. I hope you’ll join me in welcoming them back to the magazine, and I wish them, and all of you, the very best for the future.

AlanDexteris Maximum PC’s executive editor and a punish er of hardware. He’ s been atech journalist for over 20 years, and has no problem up setting the PC industry as a whole.