Learning PC Maintenance and Performance (2021)
52mBeginner2021-09-03
Authors
Dan Gookin
Creator, Teacher, and Technology Writer with 20+ years of experience
Course details
PC maintenance and performance go hand in hand; when you correctly maintain your computer, you usually see a corresponding boost in performance. Happily, basic computer maintenance tasks are simple enough for anyone to accomplish. This course teaches the elemental skills related to PC maintenance. It's a good, thorough background for anyone who works with Windows-based computers. Dan Gookin helps you configure simple settings to make sure your system is running at its peak, including Windows security settings, backup and recovery options, and updates. Plus, learn how to make everything run faster and smoother by identifying resource hogs and using tools like ReadyBoost for external caching.
Skills covered
Upgrade and MaintenanceWindowsIT Help DeskLearningMicrosoft
Concepts
0. Introduction
- 01 - PC maintenance and performance considerations
1. PC Security
- 02 - Applying account security
- 03 - Fighting malware
- 04 - Using a firewall
- 05 - Setting internet security
- 06 - Applying data encryption
2. PC Backup
- 07 - Configuring Windows Backup
- 08 - Creating a system image
- 09 - Recovering files and folders
- 10 - Restoring the system
3. Windows Update
- 11 - Configuring Windows Update
- 12 - Installing an update
- 13 - Rolling back a recent update
4. Improving PC Performance
- 14 - Monitoring system resources
- 15 - Using ReadyBoost
- 16 - Adjusting performance options
Conclusion
- 17 - Next steps
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