How To Protect And Tips And Extend Your PC Lifespan Steps

Techdebute says PCs aren't as pricey as they used to be, but that doesn't mean you want to swap them out all the time, especially since processor technology long ago reached a "good enough" point for many people. Most modern programs can run just fine on PCs that are six or seven years old or even older! and the push to move many services to the cloud is only making older PCs less of a drag on productivity.Upgrades like installing RAM or increasing hard drive capacity are great ways to help improve performance right away, but there are simpler ways to help extend the useful life of your PC. Keeping your system physically clean, following some basic preventive measures, and exercising common sense in Daily use to add years of Life To Your PC.
                                              

KEEP IT SPARKLING:

 Unless you're working in a clean room, virtually every PC becomes filthy with dust, dirt, hairballs, and other unfriendly goop given enough time. Left to linger long enough, the grime can suffocate the hardware inside your PC, generating more heat and therefore putting stress on the components. This can reduce performance and even contribute to a component's premature death. Depending upon the environment, you should clean your computer system thoroughly every 6 to 12 months. Maybe now is a good time? Do it along with your spring cleaning! For pointers, see TECHDEBUTE guides to cleaning desktops (including mice and keyboards) and laptops.

Stop hard drive issues before they blow up:

Hard drives can become corrupt with file system errors and bad sectors due to improper shutdowns, crashes, and other issues. This corruption can damage files, cause system instability and blue screens, and even prevent Windows from starting if things get really bad. However, the corruption can usually be found and automatically repaired by running the Check Disk tool that comes with Windows.Thus, these are more of a concern if you’re using Windows 7 or earlier.Improvements to error handling introduced in Windows 8 can fix more file and drive issues automatically.Check Disk offers a few different scanning and repair options. For your initial scan and every few months thereafter I’d recommend a full scan, enabling both automatic repair of any file system errors and the scan and repair of any bad sectors. Unfortunately, this can take up to a few hours to complete, and you can’t use the computer during that time when running it on the system drive.

You can run Check Disk Without  automatic repair for a less intensive check that usually takes just 5 to 10 minutes and can run while you're using your computer. You might want to run this quick check every month and follow up with a full check if any errors are fou

ou can run Check Disk without automatic repair for a less intensive check that usually takes just 5 to 10 minutes and can run while you're using your computer. You might want to run this quick check every month and follow up with a full check if any errors are found.

 full check in Windows 7 or earlier, enable both options and click Start. Then you’ll be prompted to schedule it for the next restart. When you're ready to run the check, simply restart the PC and it will begin the check before booting into Windows.For a quick check in Windows 7 or earlier, disable both options and click Start. Once complete it will display the results.

In Windows 8, once you open Check Disk it will let you know if there are known issues. If errors are present it will recommend a full scan and repair. If none are detected, it still allows you to do a quick check. Once that’s done, regardless of whether errors are found, it will then allow you to do a full scan if you prefer.

 

 

Check Disk utility in Windows 8 and later first shows if errors have been reported 
and offers a quick scan and then a full scan.

The full check's results run by quickly before booting into Windows, but you can retrieve them once in Windows.

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