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Troubleshooting PCs for Dummies
By Dan Gookin
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Description
Safeguard your sanity with this step-by-step walkthrough for troubleshooting your Windows PC
What do you do when "turning it off and on again" doesn't solve your problem? Google something? Throw your keyboard? Pray?
In Troubleshooting PCs For Dummies, bestselling author Dan Gookin delivers an easy-to-follow and practical guide to solving the most common problems that PC users encounter on a daily basis. This book offers quick solutions for issues arising in your desktop or laptop's graphics system, its peripherals, and a whole host of frequent software and hardware problems.
You'll find in-depth troubleshooting guides for everything from power-up issues to important privacy and security problems. You'll also discover how to boost your PC's performance with easy tweaks and adjustments as you get your computer running smoothly and efficiently.
Inside the book:
- Detailed discussions of what not to do, including how to avoid counterproductive strategies like deleting important files, installing suspect apps and programs, and failing to perform necessary maintenance
- Practical walkthroughs for common hardware maintenance tasks, like upgrading PC components, adding memory and hard drive space, and working with your printer
- How to use Windows utilities to keep your system operating at optimum levels.
Perfect for all home and office Windows users, Troubleshooting PCs For Dummies is a must-read tutorial for everyone interested in keeping their Windows PC running safely, quickly, and reliably.
Book details
- Author
- Dan Gookin
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Imprint
- For Dummies
- Publication date
- Pages
- 416
- ISBN-13
- 9781394390281
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 231.1 × 185.4 × 22.9 mm
- Weight
- 544.3 g
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