Tips To Keep Your Computer Healthy

Published on: May 13th, 2016

Tips Every Computer User Should Know to Keep their PC Healthy

A computer is a complex combination of electronics and mechanical parts.  To keep your computers healthy, they need to be maintained, serviced, and when they fail, will need to be replaced.  Computers do not need to be disposable.

With the following tips, you can keep your computer healthy longer.

  • Computer fans need to be cleaned – regularly.  You would not believe how much dust collects, especially if you have pets in your house.  It is important to clean your fans annually (at a minimum).
  • Laptops do not mix well with liquids no matter how careful you are.  A tiny spill is all it takes to ruin your keyboard and possibly make its way to the motherboard or hard drive.
  • Antivirus software is necessary to keep your computer healthy – Even if you know what you download, it could still contain a virus.
  • Do not pull on the power cord.  Tugging your power cord out from the socket rather than pulling directly on the plug can cause the cord to break off from the plus or damage the power socket.
  • Avoid rapid temperature changes.  For example, when bringing your laptop indoors during winter, let it warm to room temperature before turning it on to avoid any potential for damage to the disk drive from condensation forming inside the machine.
  • Keep all of your installation disks and product keys.  These will be helpful if you ever experience a time when you need to reinstall.
  • Restart your computer every few days.  Shutting down or restarting your computer will help with overall computer performance and speed.
  • Backup your data!  Be sure to keep your important computer files and pictures in TWO places.  A data backup solution is cheap insurance for the inevitable hard drive failure.Keeping Your Computer Healthy

What are you doing for your computers?  Computer Troubleshooters is now offering an affordable, worry-free service plan that will keep your PCs healthy, working like new, safe, backed up and updated. Click Here for more information.

Note:  You do not have to be part of a service plan to use our service.  We offer a variety of services to fix your PCs.

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