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Month: December 2020

RESTART not REBOOT your computer

RESTART not REBOOT your computer

If something is amiss on your computer, make sure that you RESTART it and not do a SHUTDOWN and start up. The reason is when you restart, it shuts down your computer first. If you shutdown it puts your recent opened programmes in memory so that it boots up faster. You will notice that if you Restart you computer, you clock log in Task Manager shows that it has been reset to 0.This is due to a Windows 10 feature…

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Scam Alert!

Scam Alert!

Don’t fall for scams like these!Either do the three finger salute (ctrl+alt+del) to get to the shut down icon, or hold in power button for up to 10 seconds to shut down your computer.The scammers disable the back and close buttons in your browser and will you tell that they have locked your computer.

USB storage drive currently in use error

USB storage drive currently in use error

If you want to copy something to a USB flash drive and then delete said file/folder from your computer, first safely eject the USB drive from your computer BEFORE deleting the file on your computer.Otherwise, Windows Explorer will show a “still in use” error when you try to eject the USB drive. You will then have to wait for hell to freeze over; refresh Windows Explorer; or shut down or restart the computer in order to safely unplug the USB…

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Dell laptop not seeing Huawei LTE router

Dell laptop not seeing Huawei LTE router

We recently attended a customer call whose Dell W10 laptop can’t see their Huawei Wi-Fi router listed under the Wi-Fi networks Other devices can see and join the router. Tried disabling and re-enabling the Wi-Fi adapter but there was no change Looked at the Wi-Fi network app on my Smartphone and I could see the router but noticed it’s transmitting on Ch 13 on the 2.4GHz bandCh13 is used in Europe but not in the US or SA normall. Logged…

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