subject: Tips for Fixing the Common PC Problems [print this page] Just like any piece of the equipment, the Personal Computer will undergo the problems that will seem complicated at the first glance but are frequently easy to fix. The person will only need to have the essential understanding of terms that are related to your computers in correcting the small problems. You can follow some easy steps below in order to overcome the minor PC malfunctions.
For the first step, you need to discover where your problem lies and also what part of your PC is not working. Most common problems are usually related to a hardware and also software. Sometimes it will be a poorly installed driver or even difficulty establishing the Internet connection. In most instances, the computer will lose power or even the program freezes correct in the middle of the work.
For the second step, find out if your drivers will be working correctly by holding down a window key and also pressing pause. You can follow the prompts on a screen, then select a hardware button and after that click a device manager tab. It will help you to identify if there will be the problem with a hardware and also software. All devices highlighted with the yellow mark will indicate that a device will be not working correctly. The red mark will show that a device will be disabled or even removed.
For the next step, fix the device highlighted with the yellow mark, you can do this by removing the existing driver. After that, right click and also delete a device. After that, enable the device highlighted with a red cross by right clicking it. Then, restart your computer and also test a device in order to confirm that it is operational. If it still has the problems, you should uninstall a device and then use a driver CD in order to install it again.
It is important for you to establish the lost Internet connection, you can do this by clicking a start button that is followed by a control panel tab. For the wireless connection, you can open a network list and then click the preferred network in order to reconnect. You can use the setting options in order to alter the speed of the Internet connection.
You need to check the power cords. If your PC will suddenly go blank, you should inspect a power cord that supplies power to your CPU. You need also to check a cord that is connected to your monitor in order to make sure that it is hooked strongly.
For the last step, correct the software freeze. After that, press the Alt + F4 in order to close the program when your software freezes and then you cannot access the other pages. If it will not work, you can press Ctrl + Alt + Delete in order to reboot your computer. When anything else fails, you need to hold down a power button on your CPU for the few seconds in order to turn off your computer. You should wait for one minute in order to restart your PC.
