Chapter 21

Laptop Troubleshooting

In This Chapter

arrow Restarting Windows to fix things

arrow Using the Windows Troubleshooter

arrow Undoing a Windows update

arrow Removing Windows 10

arrow Dealing with a strange keyboard

arrow Fixing touch pad problems

There is one thing, and only one thing, that causes trouble in any computer. That thing is change. The change consists of new hardware, new software, or a setting or configuration you’ve just made. Of course, not all change causes a computer to go bonkers, but chances are good that when you have trouble, it was change that led to that trouble.

Computer troubleshooting generally involves discovering what has changed in your computer. Oh, and there are random acts of God as well. Regardless, this chapter helps you to hunt down the change, fix the trouble, and get your laptop back up and running in working order.

  • Creating documents, moving files you’ve created, renaming ...

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