1.1. The computer brakes, hangs. What to do?

The reasons for slowing down the Computer are many. To begin with, the most obvious ones should be eliminated – we check for overheating , we check for viruses using a one-time antivirus .

Also, make sure that you have the latest drivers installed. For example, if the game is slow, then maybe the reason is in the video driver.

The cause of the brakes may be running programs. I advise you to clean up the startup , remove unnecessary programs . Also pay attention to the lower right corner of the screen – near the clock there are icons of some running programs, close them.

Another good piece of advice for speeding up your computer is defragmenting your hard drive .

1.2. The program gives an error. How can I fix it?

Very frequent question. Unfortunately, users do not understand that the question is not addressed to a telepath. When the question is required, you must specify the verbatim text of the error, the actions that led to the error, the version of the installed operating system.

Usually, searching for the error text in Google gives several solutions to the problem.

1.3. How can I speed up my computer?

The tips are the same as when the computer is slowing down. On my site there are several articles on optimizing Windows .

1.4. Are there any programs to speed up the computer?

The answer is no . There is only a set of tips that give full power to the computer’s computing power. All kinds of memory optimizers , registry cleaners , accelerators – this is if not a lie, then obvious guile. Miracles do not happen. To make your computer run faster, put faster components.

1.5. The computer restarts during games. What to do?

There are many reasons. The most common are:

1. Overheating – instructions for checking the computer for overheating.
2. Incorrectly working driver (about reinstalling the driver here).
3. Hardware problem. It can be detected by inserting the video card into another computer – if there is a restart, the reason for the failure of the video card. Or, again, this is overheating, so first check for overheating.

1.6. The computer restarts itself. How to solve this problem?

The most likely cause is BSOD .

Also it can be overheating.

Less common causes of spontaneous shutdown computer:

1. short-circuit of any connectors;
2. loose cord that is sitting in the connector, going from the outlet to the system unit;
3. no grounding (yes, in addition to the phases available in the sockets and zero to the computer, it is highly desirable to connect a normal ground);
4. power surges in the electrical network (a stabilizer is needed);
5. Malfunction of the power supply unit or motherboard.

The latter is difficult to diagnose in a home environment. If you have excluded all other reasons – bring the service center for diagnosis.

1.7. The computer shows a blue screen with white text. What is it?

This is the same BSOD , about which I wrote in the previous question. Read the text from the link above.

1.8. How to determine if the computer (laptop) is overheating?

It’s pretty easy – an instruction for checking for overheating.

1.9. The computer overheats. What to do?

Again, see the instructions for checking for overheating – at the bottom of the article there are tips.

1.10. To copy files to the USB flash drive, you need administrator rights. What to do?

The easiest way is to format the flash drive in FAT32 and the problem will disappear. When you need to transfer files on the flash drive larger than 4 GB size each – format again in NTFS . Many people face the situation when, when trying to copy a file more than four gigabytes in size to a USB flash drive, a window with the error “The file is too large for the destination file system” appears . The thing is that the file system of such flash drives is FAT32 . This is easily fixable.
I’ll talk about how to format a USB flash drive in NTFS and what advantages it will give.