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Q&A: Why does my computer want to hibernate when I do a regular shutdown?

Posted on October 9, 2017

Question from Michael D: My computer has a strange problem Rick, and it’s driving me up the wall.

When I shut the system down, everything that was open when I shut it down opens back up when I turn it back on.

Every program reopens, every browser and website reopens… It’s like I hibernated the machine instead of shutting it down. But that’s not the case. I always do a normal shutdown.

Can you help me resolve this? My computer is a Dell Inspiron 3464 with Windows 10 Home.

Rick’s answer: [Read more…]

How to use ‘File History’ to automatically back up important files in Windows 10

Posted on August 12, 2017

Windows 10 offers multiple options for backing up your important files, and they are quite easy to set up and use.

I have already explained how to create a System Image Backup of the entire hard drive, and I recommend that you do that fairly often just in case you have a hard drive failure at some point.

But there’s another backup option that can ensure that you always have backups of the most recent versions of your important files in addition to the “old” versions that are stored in your most recent System Image backup.

Once enabled, Windows 10’s powerful File History backup feature will automatically create “snapshot” backups of every file that’s stored in the folders you designate. [Read more…]

Back up your hard drive a lot faster with an external SSD

Posted on July 9, 2017

By now you probably know how important it is to create regular backups of the data that’s stored on your computer’s hard drive.

You also probably know that it can take a good long while to create each of those backups.

Luckily, there’s a simple and easy way to greatly speed up the backup process (and the restore process as well, should it ever be needed)… [Read more…]

Scam alert: A new and very dangerous ransomware strain is spreading across the globe right now. Protect yourself!

Posted on June 27, 2017

If you’ve been keeping up with the news today you know that a new strain of ransomware is spreading across the globe as we speak.

Individuals and companies in virtually every country have already been crippled by the attack, and even some utilities have been shut down.

So far several countries in Europe have suffered the brunt of the attack, but the wave is spreading fast and headed for other parts of the world, including the United States. [Read more…]