Until 2020, most computers were manufactured with mechanical hard drives to store all of your valuable data and the operating system. To put this into perspective, this is the same technology we used to put man on the moon. A mechanical hard drive has many moving...

A brief overview of the changes we are making here at Computer Dave's PC Repair. Gone are Avast, CCleaner, Spyware Blaster, Flash, and Java for th most part. We will be using the builtin Windows Defender, Malwarebytes Anti-Malware, Storage Sense, and Java-Flash (if...

The Bottom Line Every computer has a processor which processes information.  If your computer has a processor manufactured by Intel it is highly likely that it would be possible for criminals to see sensitive information on your computer.  User names, passwords,...

We loved Windows 7 and considered it to be one of the best operating system developed by Microsoft.  However, support for Windows 7 ends January 14, 2020 and therefore will be considered unsafe to use "due to significant security implications that arise when support...

Do you find the newest Windows operating system difficult to use? Don’t worry, we can fix that. Computer Dave will put a “skin” overtop your Windows 8 so that when you turn it on, it will have the same look and feel of the traditional Windows you’ve grown accustomed...

Here are some things that you need to know before switching to Windows 10.  If software drivers are not available for Windows 10 from the computer manufacturer, some things may not work properly, if at all.  For example, your sound or video could stop working.  We...

Desktop and laptop computers have fans that draw in cool air and push that air across components to keep them cool. Unfortunately airborne dust, dirt, pet hair gets sucked in along with the cool air and cover these components. Over time, these components become so...