Here are ten of the most common computer problems and how to deal with them.
Take a deep breath.
If not, you may be able to locate your laptopusing Gmail or Dropbox.
Or if you useBackblazes backup service, they can track your laptop as well.
Otherwise, you could file a police report and hope for the best.
To protect yourself going forward: considerthese five lessons.
Malware is a constant threat, even when youre very computer-savvy and haveantivirus and anti-malwareprograms protecting you.
However, itsnot for everyoneespecially if you experience the nightmare of your water cooling exploding.
Hereswhat to doin case that happens to you.
(This is different than pressing the power button and nothing happening at all.
Yourfirst step, as with most issues, is to venture to rebootand see if that fixes things.
That could tell you if a hardware driver needs updating or what else could be causing the crash.
Otherwise, it could be a power issue.
If its a laptop, perhaps the battery is dead (or you just didnt actually charge it).
Heres how to tell if your laptop batteryneeds replacing.
About.coms PC Support offersmore troubleshooting steps to consider.
How you troubleshoot will depend on the pop in of problem youre having.
Weve got aTop 10 on fixing a slow internet connectionas well.
This might be the most common troubleshooting complaint.
That doesnt mean you cantspeed up and fix your sluggish computer.
Illustration by Tina Mailhot-Roberge.
Photos byYuri Arcurs,Computer Virus Catalog,Michael Napoleon,Jake Sumpter/Aaron Amat(Shutterstock).
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