Windows Update is there for your own good, and it protects your computer by sending out patches and safety upgrades that the machine needs. Microsoft has something they call “Patch Tuesday”, which means they release new patches through Windows update once a week on Tuesdays. What happens, though, if you update something through Windows Update … Read more
Your Windows computer has something called a system restore utility that can be very helpful as a recovery method when something goes wrong. The utility will often allow you to manage issues without the need of a computer repair service, but it won’t do you any good if you don’t know how to use it. … Read more
Windows Update actually plays a very important role on your computer. It’s through this system that patches and service packs can be pushed to your machine. If you are unsure of the importance of patches, keep in mind they can help you avoid making a phone call to computer support. That’s because they often deal … Read more
These days, you cannot be too secure with data you have on your computer. After all, hackers have gotten more sophisticated, and that could mean all sorts of problems that even require data recovery for help. Not only that, if you have to leave your machine unattended for even a short time, someone could easily … Read more
If you frequently use it for gaming, listening to music or watching videos, having your  computer sound stop working can be infuriating. Depending on the computer system you are using, sound failure can stem from a very wide variety of causes, ranging from minor software error all the way to motherboard damage. Fortunately, the components … Read more
As you dig through your old belongings in the attic, you come across something unexpected. Dusty, square, and much heavier than it looks, it’s your old IBM laptop from 1995. The battery is dead, you don’t know if any of the connection ports work, and the power cable is nowhere to be seen, but you’re … Read more
Modern laptops are real miracles of engineering, packing huge amounts of processing power into a tiny amount of space. While the technology to increase power and decrease size continues to improve, fitting that many complex components into a small laptop does occasionally cause some problems, the most common of which is overheating. The small size … Read more
You’ve had a house fire. You, your family and your pets are all safe and unharmed, but your possessions have been badly damaged by heat and smoke. As you sort through your charred belongings trying to figure out what you can fix and what’s beyond repair, you come across your laptop, badly damaged but not … Read more
A bad sector is a small section of the hard drive that becomes damaged and can no longer have data written to it. In most cases a bad sector is a relatively minor problem: while it can affect both traditional magnetic and newer solid state drives, both types of drive are designed with a certain … Read more
Computer viruses have been around for decades, and they range from fun-but-annoying pranks all the way to devastating destruction of your computer system. No kind of virus is enjoyable to have on your computer, but by far one of the worst viruses ever to affect personal computers is CryptoLocker. A particularly insidious virus that combines … Read more
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