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Windows 11 For Dummies
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Windows 11 For Dummies

by Andy Rathbone
November 2021
Beginner
464 pages
11h 49m
English
For Dummies
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Chapter 13

Keeping Windows from Breaking

IN THIS CHAPTER

Bullet Backing up your computer with File History

Bullet Getting technical information about your PC

Bullet Freeing up hard drive space

Bullet Tracking down and installing a new driver

If Windows seems desperately broken, hop ahead to Chapter 18 for the fix; Windows 11 offers more quick fix tricks than ever. But if your computer seems to be running reasonably well, stay right here. This chapter explains how to keep it running that way for the longest time possible.

This chapter is a checklist of sorts, with each section explaining a fairly simple and necessary task to keep Windows running at its best. You discover how to set up and turn on the automatic backup program in Windows called File History, for example.

If somebody says your computer has a bad driver, it’s not a personal insult. A driver is a little program that helps Windows talk to your computer’s various parts. This chapter explains how to remove bad drivers by placing an updated driver behind the wheel.

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