Troubleshooting & maintaining your PC all-in-one for dummies
By: by Dan Gookin
Edition: 3rd edition.
Series: --For dummies; --For dummies
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 438
ISBN-13: 9781119378358
Subjects: Laptop computers; IBM-compatible computers; Microcomputers; Microsoft Windows (Computer file); Maintenance and repair; Operating systems (Computers)
Other titles: Troubleshooting and maintaining your PC all-in-one
Description: Need a PC problem fixed in a pinch?Troubleshooting & Maintaining Your PC All-in-One For Dummies offers 5 books in 1 and takes the pain out of wading through those incomprehensible manuals, or waiting for a high-priced geek to show up days or weeks after you need them. Arming you with everything you need to get that pesky PC working for you ASAP, this handy guide walks you through all the steps to restoring whatever's making your PC go rogue - so you can get back to making it work for you.  --
Notes: Includes index.

"5 Books in one!"--Cover.
Table of contents: title: Solve my problem now!. Trouble comes hither ; Quick fixes; title: O, we got trouble!. Startup problems ; Disk disaster ; Monitor mayhem ; Internal issues ; Printer problems ; Peripheral perils ; Software situations ; Network nonsense ; Shutdown issues; title: Tools to use. Windows recovery environment ; The device manager ; MSCONFIG and the task manager ; Safe mode ; System restore ; The task manager ; The windows registry ; Events and diagnostics; title: PC security. Windows update ; Keep Mr. PC safe ; Backup and restore; title: This old PC. Performance and resources ; More mass storage ; Boost PC performance.