Windows
Windows 10 PC Not Eligible for Windows 11: What to Check Before Replacing It
Support dates, processor, TPM, temporary holds and backup: checks to make before replacing an ineligible Windows 10 PC.
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Windows
Understand what is wrong.
Repair what can be repaired.
Make an informed choice.
A technician’s perspective, beyond the spec sheet.SAINT-CHAMASSY, DORDOGNE
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Windows Diagnostics and Troubleshooting
Windows Blue Screen: How to Identify the Real Cause Before Reinstalling Your PC
Before reinstalling Windows after a blue screen, record the stop code, check recent changes, test the RAM, SSD and temperatures, and review the Minidump files. A reinstall will not fix a hardware fault.
PCs & Computers
PC Keeps Restarting by Itself: The Most Common Causes
A PC that keeps restarting by itself may be suffering from overheating, unstable power, faulty RAM, an incompatible driver, a Windows error or a failing component. The exact moment when the restart occurs is often the most useful clue.
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PCs & Computers
Replacing an SSD: Disk Cloning or a Clean Installation? What I Really Recommend to My Clients
What I See at My Clients’ Homes Across Dordogne I see the same situation time and time again. A client calls because their PC has been running slowly for months, or because they’ve just bought an SSD to replace their old hard drive. And the first question they ask is: “Can’t we just copy everything […]
PCs & Computers
7 Reasons Your PC Is Slow — And How to Fix It Without Buying a New One
Keeping an Old Mechanical Hard Drive (HDD) in 2026 This is probably the number one cause of slow computers that I deal with on a daily basis. The HDD—the traditional mechanical hard drive with spinning platters—was perfectly adequate ten years ago. Today, with Windows 10 and Windows 11, it’s often the main reason a computer […]
PCs & Computers
Upgrade from HDD to SSD: The Best Investment You Can Make for Your PC
The Real Reason Your PC Is Running Slow About half of the calls I receive for a « slow computer » aren’t caused by a hardware failure at all. The computer still works perfectly—it just relies on an old mechanical hard drive that’s reached the end of its useful life. The result? Windows takes 4 to 8 […]