What to Do When Your Computer Stops Working

What to Do When Your Computer Stops Working

Most people know that if their computer starts misbehaving, the first step is often to reboot it. If it won’t turn off normally, perform a hard shutdown, wait a few seconds, and start it up again. Depending on the issue, one of three things usually happens: It starts...

When your virus checker is the problem

Many websites offer ‘free virus protection’ downloads, many are part of an affiliate system whereby they introduce customers to specific virus protection (in the hope that they will eventually upgrade to a paid version).  Some of these are relatively harmless, but...