00:47 Restarting incorrectly 02:10 Not Reading Installation Options 03:16 Not Customizing The Start Menu 04:18 Not Encrypting Laptops 06:03 Never Removing Startup Programs 07:05 Re-Using Passwords 08:50 Using an Out-of-Support OS 09:35 Using Default OS Settings 11:20 Not Backing-Up 12:25 Not Updating Right Away You're welcome ;)
1. Not restarting your computer properly 2. Not reading installation options when installing new software 3. Not customizing the start menu 4. Not encrypting your laptop 5. Never removing startup programs 6. Re-Using passwords 7. Using an Out-of-Support OS 8. Using default OS settings 9. Not Backing-Up 10. Not updating right away
WARNING SURROUNDING DEVICE ENCRYPTION: As someone who works in computer repair, I need to express how important it is to also have periodic backups for your data if you enable encryption. With the exception of data-recovery specialists, most computer repair shops CAN NOT access your drives which are encrypted if the system is either dead or if the OS is too corrupt to allow encryption removal from the Windows Recovery tool and If Bitlocker is enabled and you don't have the key, you may as well kiss your data goodbye.
@@annaclarafenyo8185 Every OS has its stupid moments, and as someone who used to use Linux for 4 years as a main OS, I can sure say Linux is no exception. Please don't shove your opinions on others' throats 👍🏼 Not to mention that the majority of those advice wasn't Windows specific to begin with. It can perfectly be applied to other OSes including Linux
@@annaclarafenyo8185 I may be a corporate stooge, but you are no better. Keep inflating RMS's and Linus's already gigantic egos, like the tool you are. Ask a sane person that uses Linux and they will tell you that it's no better (or worse, for that matter) than the other major/mature OSes. They are equally good and equally sucky
Just a quick note on your last point sometimes not updating immediately is the smartest thing you can do. Some updates or patches can break another. The other reason to possibly hold off is there might be a undiscovered problem that might require another patch to fix why update to a vulnerable patch when the one you currently has is just fine? Your best bet is to wait a week or two to see if anyone discovered any issues with it and if not then do the update.
I wait until I’m fiorced to update once my computer or phone start going too slow or buggy then I know it’s update time sometimes Apple will purposely force you to update when you don’t want to but you’ll eventually have to do it anyways.
With Windows 7 I actually took the time to look up details on each individual update package before installing it, and then I would allow only one package to install at a time so that I could easily verify which, if any, update screwed things up and roll it back. The unfortunate downside to this was that installing updates 1 at a time instead of say 10 at a time slowed down the "check for updates" process such that it started taking several hours just to determine which updates were available. I figure it must have been slowly analyzing each update log.
Jesus Christ saved my life he can save yours to. No body is perfect except Jesus Christ. So he was the perfect sacrifice for the world and he became that sacrifice. So that we can be perfect in God’s eyes all we need to do is. Repent from our sinful wicked ways and surrender our life’s to him. Jesus Christ. Repent meaning acknowledge and forsake your sins. Know you have sinned and know you are not good in God’s eyes. Forsake meaning as in try your absolute best to not sin. We have to be clean and filled with the Holy Spirit. Jesus Christ said we must be born again to enter The Kingdom of Heaven. God bless you all. I love you all may you all find Jesus Christ as your Lord Savior . God bless brothas and sisters ❤❤! Thank God ❤
The thumbnail made me think that I wasn't shutting down my computer right. For those who think I dont know its clickbait: i do. i completely forgot about this.
this was really helpful for me. I didn't know half of them. My dad was a computer tech guy who didn't share his knowledge with his kids. When asked, I was told to buy a book (which is a technical 1000+ page book). I found this video while looking for basic maintenance for your computer. I am currently looking into a way to properly back my items up so I can put them into my outlook reminder and trying to find a way to network them all so I can see my files from my pc onto my laptop. Thank you!
I'm a "tech dad" and I do the same to my kids. And your dad was actually teaching you something very valuable. You just couldn't see passed the "huh just tell me" -what my son always says... Tu put it in other terms, he was telling you to wax on and wax off because you wanted to learn karate but you saw it as a baseless chore..
@@playa124us that's just not true. And sorry, but that's still pretty ignorant as a parent. I mean, I'm a capable adult, but for some reason, computer stuff just doesn't click for me. Besides, this video is a tips video on how to maintain your computer. Something every parent should teach their kids if they have that knowledge. Just like parents should teach their children how to cook, how to clean the house, and even do the taxes so that when children leave the house, they have a solid foundation to stand on. And teaching children simple tech stuff will help the parents in the long run. Not every 'child' is a lazy so-and-so. However, my Dad can't tell his screwdriver bit from another. We both bought the same storage cabinet. I put it up within an hour and he did it like 3 times and spent the day putting it together. I just gave him some simple tips on how to put these storage cabinets together for the next time instead of telling him to just "google it".
I like his comment about whether you would be "comfortable" losing all your files. I once read a manual with a section advising backup that included "Consider the impact on your company if all files are lost along with your will to live."
@Charles Kinzer, for all intent and purposes, I have already lost most of the files I have saved over the years. I typically don't know what is where. Oh Man!
Thanks!! I haven't come to your page since I pranked a friend with one of your old " fun posts". He actually spent hours trying to increase his wifi speed while I tried to coach him via FaceTime. Anyway... this was very valuable to be reminded of the basics!!
My blog/vlog folder is pretty much that. But I store it on C: and put shortcuts to the folders on the desktop. Not sure if that helps... but I still get easy access and it is not actually stored on the desktop. 😎
@@TitoTimTravels yours is fine, at least it's organized. Mine is like a clean room but when you open the closet, an avalanche of stuff will fall on you.
for the passwords one, I would also recommend creating an empty account that you'll use just for sites or softwares which you dont fully trust giving the password to
This. "Oh, crap! My hard drive went bad and I've lost all my data! Good thing I made that backup!" *Clicks "restore"* "RESTORE YOUR FILES NOW FOR ONLY $299.99 A MONTH!!!"
“****! My system crashed! I lost my data! But I had an antivirus...” “Antivirus is not enough! You need Protogent, world’s only antivirus with data recovery software! Think beyond antivirus, think Protogent! (Disclaimer: This is a meme, do not actually install Protogent)
For the first tip, you can actually temporarily turn off Fast Startup by holding down the left SHIFT key and then selecting the shutdown option in the start menu. It's nice for those who do not have the UAC privileges necessary to turn Fast Startup off completely. Hope this helps someone!
Thanks for the wisdom! -- I'd like to add a tip about the startup list - when you start a new computer for the first time (hopefully without having installed the bloatware) look at the list and write it down so that later on you'll know which startup processes were and were not there originally.
I'm just about to finish building my computer (just waiting for a 3080 being delivered) and stumbled on this gem. This is really helpful for me, as I really want to optimize, streamline, and secure my new PC rig. Thank you for making this!
Once you have an SSD as the boot drive, I recommend disabling fast startup. The difference in boot times is just a few seconds and it saves the the potential problems fast startup causes. Once you shut down, you know you will start up fresh when next you are ready to use the computer. Also eliminates problems that comes from Windows locking the drive on shutdown.
@@samuelsepfarman Here's how: 1. Go to Settings > System > Power & Sleep. 2. On the right side, click "Additional power settings". 3. On the left side, click "Choose what the power buttons do". 4. Scroll down to "Shutdown settings". 5. Uncheck "Turn on fast startup". 6. At the bottom, click the "Save changes" button.
My sister is around 12 and whenever I visit my parents there is always something wrong with her PC. After fixing the problem I always sit back in horror at the state of her desktop. Files all over the place. In my humble opinion. The desk top is for short cuts only. Organise your PCs people.
I dont even use it for that. Whenever I am working on a project I just save everything to desktop for quick access and then move them for long term storage and delete what I dont want.
I remember helping one of my Mom's friends with her laptop, and I showed her that you can drag and drop files on the desktop, to the recycle bin, etc. She had no idea you could do that. :-D
My husband didn't know about cut and paste. He was writing down web addresses and then retyping them in. I discovered this when we first started dating. I showed him how to cut and paste and he said later that's when he knew he wanted to marry me. LOL
I showed my Dad how to shift-click songs in iTunes to delete them or whatever. And I don't think either of my parents remembers you can ctrl-click things to this day..
Got stuck on the POST screen after an update for a while ago. Had to rollback, only to discover this was an unfixed issue from a preview build. I update once my computer auto pushes, which is usually long enough that any issues will have been ironed out.
I actually feel pretty good - I"m doing almost all of these :). But it's a great video to address keeping your system clean and running at peak performance. Especially things like cleaning up the starting processes. I didn't know about the shut down 'fast start' thing either, so, great tips!
Regarding your last point: I was relaxing on a weekend away, but had my laptop with me for an online event. Unfortunately, Windows decided to update the moment I booted it up, offering me no chance to delay that update. Fortunately, I booted in time for the 2.5 hour update procedure to finish, just in time for me to get into the online event, but it would be much more helpful if Windows told us how large an update is and how long it takes to install. I've already had updates fail for lack of space (why didn't the system check if there was sufficient space first?)
How (at least in my experience) Windows schedules its updates is during inactive times (like 2:00 am), then it will prompt you for an update and after a few unaccepted prompts it will just update. As for why didn't Windows check if there was enough space, There are multiple factors that would make this difficult. The size of the drive Windows is stored in, the other files in that drive. I'm not saying that it'd be impossible, but not really worth it due to the fact not many people would have use to know how large an update is
1:50 I think it's a better idea to turn the fast startup off anyway. 1. It reduces a complication if you dual boot 2. It prolongs the SSD life by reducing writes
Oh i never make backups, i never really save anything on the pc, once every so often i just reinstall windows when i get a new ssd anyways and just start from scratch again. Only my important files are in the cloud.
working on it now, i update my back ups every six months. in the middle of doing that right now, actually. got a bigger external just for my media files.
Every person on Earth belongs to one of these groups: 1) Regularly backing up their data. 2) Haven't lost their data. Yet I moved to the first group about a year ago. Good thing, I accidentally had copy of most of my school an programming files on my flash drive.
Hey Joe, for some issues it would be nice if you focus a bit more on the actual solution in stead of the issue. For example: 1) How or where do I enable/disable Fast Start-up? 3) How do I add common [keyboard] shortcuts to an app or a file? (I know the answer, but would be nice if *you* mentioned it) 5) I would suggest to check the settings of the specific app first. You can also use the Windows Settings, instead of Task Manager.
on the "5th" one i think you meant third, for some reason most people get bugs in the settings like the startup apps tab not showing in settings which happened to me and in task manager it just wouldn't show any apps that i know they are running in startup
Better off hitting Windows key and typing Advanced Startup Options. Choose Troubleshoot. Then Advanced Options. Then either UEFI Startup Settings to boot right into EFI BIOS or Startup Settings if you just want to get to the boot menu. Works every time.
@@sbeveuwu no, he is right. most distros recommend disabling fast startup if you plan on dual booting linux and windows 10 because some partitions or devices may get blocked while on linux
@@JR-ef3by It's a joke. People use the phrase 'linux distros' as poorly disguised code for pirated stuff, as saying pirated stuff can get you in crap on some forums.
For an old-school power user, the ability to remove everything from the start menu was a game changer! As I used the run command for everything, menus and shortcuts are useless to me. when you actually know all the shortcuts and run commands, the mouse really takes a back seat, I actually find it mildly annoying any time I actually have to touch it outside of gaming.
This is a lot of valuable information. Thank you. I had no idea about the start up menu options. A lot of items in the startup I never use. Again, Thank you.
I would strongly recommend that you disable fast startup specially when you have a fast and powerful pc, it will only add some seconds on the boot time. It will save you lots of headaches when your pc is starting to get slow because of the build up of tmp files and caches....
One thing you really forgot: When downloading software to install, you must save it instead of run, and before install scan it for malware. I have Malwarebytes installed on my computer, so I right-click the .exe file and scan with Malwarebytes. If there's any malware it will be quarantined.
@Mikael Wait what? I have switched to Kaspersky, but there's no way Malwarebytes would be harmful! I used it for a long while, and didn't really have any issues with it.
@@jmsal5556 So far it(Kaspersky Cloud) has been really good! I get an ad every week or so but it's not as annoying as avast. I would definitely recommend it!
@@charalampospapaioannou2371 Good to know. I'm currently using Norton for my primary security and Malwarebytes as my secondary protection, so far, between them, I've not been infected since using them, and I'm often more at risk then the average person as I work in Web Development and sometimes have to deal with fixing hacked websites, which always puts me at risk of getting an infection to my own computer from those websites. I've considered trying Kaspersky at times but wasn't sure how good it would be or now well it would work with MalwareBytes.
I use windows defender for everything. It quarantines viruses before I can open them, it has no commercials and it's free and built-in to windows 10. Doesn't really get any better than that.
"Unchecky" is a great program that unchecks those check boxes that install bloatware automatically for you. I have used it for years with no problems. I suggest you update it from time to time, since there are always new check boxes that try to get you.
@@justsomeguy892 You are correct, but sometimes some sneak by. ALso for most newbies, they keep clicking next, next, and don't think about slowing down and unchecking the boxes. Thanks for your reply
I've run into the restart to fix things issue on a couple of occasions and always wondered why restarting would fix something when shut down wouldn't! Thanks for explaining.
@@celphalonred1999 I like Bing and Edge. I moved completely off of Google years ago and I find there is very little difference in either the search engine or the browser. The differences I do find are generally minimal or positive.
Backup nut here. I have hard drives with everything in a safety deposit box. They get swapped out regularly. 3 5TB per year. The temp/transfer drive is kept in a fireproof safe.
His, list is basically an IT intro to a computer. One of the big ones he missed is to create a user account for daily use and an Admin account to reduce hidden program installation
Excellent discussion!! I actually thought shut down was cleaning up buffers and completely allowing a total new restart. Thanks for clearing a lot of concerns up!
2:10 Ever since I unintentionally installed a program that might have been a virus, I always use Custom install to make sure I know what files are going on my computer. Similarly, I always make my browser ask me where I want to store a downloaded file, just so I can stop anything from downloading automatically. 9:35 Viewing file extensions has helped me a lot, when I'm trying to install an old computer game and Windows acts like it can't install. I can open the disk folder, locate the .exe files, and install the game!
Him: if u turn off ur pc and turn it back on just to fix something, you're doing it wrong. youhave to restart ur pc me: no i do that because if i restart it'll take 7 hours to actually restart
5:57 No.5 Remove startup program OMG! This is the one i needed for soo long I couldn’t fine a way to remove these startup programs stuff I’ve been tryin to look at up but never fine any help but here it is Finally after 2 year I finally found it! Thank you so much Sir! And now im your subcriber! 👍
For shutting your PC down, if you hold SHIFT, whilst clicking on shut down, the computer will perform a normal full shut down. This also works if you dual boot linux and find all your disks are set to read only after shutting down Windows and booting into Linux.
Great list. Most computer users would benefit. They have been part of my journey through TRSDOS, MSDOS, UNIX, WINDOWS and a few others since the early 80's.
*Thio Joe:* Using the same password is bad *Me:* Uses the same password but different emails *Edit:* Thank You guys never thought that i would get so many likes!
Remembering hundreds of passwords is bad enough. I don't know how registering hundreds of email domains and remembering what emails you used at what sites would be any easier.
For the start menu tiles, I highly recommend Snowy Dune Launcher and Pin More (same company) in combination with each other to allow custom tile images for everything. If you enjoy making or downloading icons, it's a must. ... I set this up years ago though, there may be a better option now.
Definitely "restart " can't be replaced with "shutdown". You are right . From my experience restart take much more time than shutdown process. Accurate explanation 👏
Ah thanks, I was having difficulty to sleep last night and started watching this useless video and fell asleep immediately. looking forward to more stuff like this from you. Good Morning.
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00:47 Restarting incorrectly
02:10 Not Reading Installation Options
03:16 Not Customizing The Start Menu
04:18 Not Encrypting Laptops
06:03 Never Removing Startup Programs
07:05 Re-Using Passwords
08:50 Using an Out-of-Support OS
09:35 Using Default OS Settings
11:20 Not Backing-Up
12:25 Not Updating Right Away
You're welcome ;)
Thank you
Thx
Thank you!
THANSSS
Thx
Pro tip:
Turn your monitor on its side so that gravity can increase the speed of progress bars.
I just change my display orientation to do that.
lol... awesome.
maybe you should change your monitor to phone screen. the progress bar become shorten
Uhhh genius J.K no
lol good one
1. Not restarting your computer properly
2. Not reading installation options when installing new software
3. Not customizing the start menu
4. Not encrypting your laptop
5. Never removing startup programs
6. Re-Using passwords
7. Using an Out-of-Support OS
8. Using default OS settings
9. Not Backing-Up
10. Not updating right away
Thank you!
Thank you so much so I didn't have to go through with this.
👍 cheers
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lol and i actually thought there would be some good stuff
WARNING SURROUNDING DEVICE ENCRYPTION: As someone who works in computer repair, I need to express how important it is to also have periodic backups for your data if you enable encryption. With the exception of data-recovery specialists, most computer repair shops CAN NOT access your drives which are encrypted if the system is either dead or if the OS is too corrupt to allow encryption removal from the Windows Recovery tool and If Bitlocker is enabled and you don't have the key, you may as well kiss your data goodbye.
Thankfully I have it stored somewhere safe but yes you’re right. I back my stuff up too.
Me: *lives peacefully*
TH-cam: YOU'RE NOT TURNING OFF YOUR COMPUTER CORRECTLY
Yep just keep it on for no confusion
Nah I was joking turn it off
Rofl 😂
I hate my chromebook that the restart thingy is easy XD joking it was so ez than win 10 if it has shortcut boom v battle again!.
I'm laughing so hard
Well i deleted system 32 so i think i am fine without all those tips
@Krishant Koirala It gives better performance by doing so .
This is malware that Indian hacker put on your computer to scam you. Beware.
Krishant Koirala dont it will break your computer
@Krishant Koirala it's a joke
Don't take it serious
@Krishant Koirala rofl
i love how in the thumbnail he has highlighted the shutdown button and in the text box it says sleep.....
Sleepdown
@Eshaan Chaliha_12 Minecraft pfp lol
@Eshaan Chaliha_12 Aw, I was hoping someone new would reply and we'd make a chain xD
lmao
@@chavdasiddharthsinh1110 xd
From an IT Engineer's perspective, I can confirm that all of these tips are accurate and concise. Nice job man!
Executive summary tip: Windows is stupid. Run Linux.
@@annaclarafenyo8185 Every OS has its stupid moments, and as someone who used to use Linux for 4 years as a main OS, I can sure say Linux is no exception. Please don't shove your opinions on others' throats 👍🏼
Not to mention that the majority of those advice wasn't Windows specific to begin with. It can perfectly be applied to other OSes including Linux
@@bigshrekhorner You're a paid corporate stooge. Anyone who runs Linux knows that it is essentially perfect.
@@annaclarafenyo8185 I may be a corporate stooge, but you are no better. Keep inflating RMS's and Linus's already gigantic egos, like the tool you are. Ask a sane person that uses Linux and they will tell you that it's no better (or worse, for that matter) than the other major/mature OSes. They are equally good and equally sucky
@@annaclarafenyo8185Funny because you sound like a corporate stooge...
This the guy who told me I can upgrade my Xbox 360 to a PS4 when I was 10 😭😭
Upgrade it to a xbox one ps4s sound like a hurricane
He pranked me too when i was a kid 😂😂😅
Baahahahhaha oh yeah he did that too i forgot about that
Lmao
This is the exact reason why I very rarely watch his videos,
He told me that I could increase my TV resolution from 1080p to 4k
its 2020, and I still can't take this guy seriously
Same
me too
@Brett Collins nothing much i just read someone's comment about him calling ppl loser's.
why??I dont watch him often
@@thisismynamethisismyname5956 he used to be an asshole made fool of people who did not know much about computers.
"there is no reason in delaying updates"
My laptop when updating; time remaining, 395 years, 11 months, 29 days, 42 minutes and 55 seconds.
Easy, just smack it until it until it turns off.
And hope it doesn’t break
Lol I got an ssd and it only takes about 1 minute max to restart and install updates
@@braden6402 wtff
@@braden6402 same lol it's a laptop and it doesn't even take 1 minute probably like 40 average
@@Phoenix-qk6yv the build updates or... It took me over 1 hour to install the 20H2 update on a SSD
Just a quick note on your last point sometimes not updating immediately is the smartest thing you can do. Some updates or patches can break another. The other reason to possibly hold off is there might be a undiscovered problem that might require another patch to fix why update to a vulnerable patch when the one you currently has is just fine? Your best bet is to wait a week or two to see if anyone discovered any issues with it and if not then do the update.
I wait until I’m fiorced to update once my computer or phone start going too slow or buggy then I know it’s update time sometimes Apple will purposely force you to update when you don’t want to but you’ll eventually have to do it anyways.
With Windows 7 I actually took the time to look up details on each individual update package before installing it, and then I would allow only one package to install at a time so that I could easily verify which, if any, update screwed things up and roll it back. The unfortunate downside to this was that installing updates 1 at a time instead of say 10 at a time slowed down the "check for updates" process such that it started taking several hours just to determine which updates were available. I figure it must have been slowly analyzing each update log.
Jesus Christ saved my life he can save yours to. No body is perfect except Jesus Christ. So he was the perfect sacrifice for the world and he became that sacrifice. So that we can be perfect in God’s eyes all we need to do is. Repent from our sinful wicked ways and surrender our life’s to him. Jesus Christ. Repent meaning acknowledge and forsake your sins. Know you have sinned and know you are not good in God’s eyes. Forsake meaning as in try your absolute best to not sin. We have to be clean and filled with the Holy Spirit. Jesus Christ said we must be born again to enter The Kingdom of Heaven.
God bless you all. I love you all may you all find Jesus Christ as your Lord Savior .
God bless brothas and sisters ❤❤! Thank God ❤
its a conspiracy i swear@@autisticgirlawareness7420
I use my computer upside down for maximum performance
I tried that once. Got fuel spilled all over myself. 🤔 Better to just use it sideways while lying on the sofa.
So you're from Australia
Does it have rgb it really helps your performance/fps to 99999999fps
Don't do that. The oil won't reach the pickup line and you'll starve your computer of oil.
The electrons will fall down.
1. System32 is still on the system.
oof
2. you dont know linux
@@ThioJoe knowledge thx
😄
3. All registry keys are still there
The thumbnail made me think that I wasn't shutting down my computer right.
For those who think I dont know its clickbait: i do.
i completely forgot about this.
Me too🤣
Ha same bruhh hhahahaha
Its Red it’s not me :(
It’s called click bait you click they get paid to simplify
That's kinda sus
this was really helpful for me. I didn't know half of them. My dad was a computer tech guy who didn't share his knowledge with his kids. When asked, I was told to buy a book (which is a technical 1000+ page book). I found this video while looking for basic maintenance for your computer. I am currently looking into a way to properly back my items up so I can put them into my outlook reminder and trying to find a way to network them all so I can see my files from my pc onto my laptop. Thank you!
Ugh that’s so unfair of your dad.
@@dalpaengi life isn't fair :/
dude that's unfair if my dad was a computer tech i'd be so happy
well i have an uncle pc tech atleast but he lives in poland
I'm a "tech dad" and I do the same to my kids. And your dad was actually teaching you something very valuable. You just couldn't see passed the "huh just tell me" -what my son always says...
Tu put it in other terms, he was telling you to wax on and wax off because you wanted to learn karate but you saw it as a baseless chore..
@@playa124us that's just not true. And sorry, but that's still pretty ignorant as a parent. I mean, I'm a capable adult, but for some reason, computer stuff just doesn't click for me. Besides, this video is a tips video on how to maintain your computer. Something every parent should teach their kids if they have that knowledge. Just like parents should teach their children how to cook, how to clean the house, and even do the taxes so that when children leave the house, they have a solid foundation to stand on. And teaching children simple tech stuff will help the parents in the long run. Not every 'child' is a lazy so-and-so. However, my Dad can't tell his screwdriver bit from another. We both bought the same storage cabinet. I put it up within an hour and he did it like 3 times and spent the day putting it together. I just gave him some simple tips on how to put these storage cabinets together for the next time instead of telling him to just "google it".
Tip: If it’s smoking, you’re already doing it wrong.
@Zac Cooper shame
@Zac Cooper shame
@Zac Cooper shame
If only I read ur comment earlier
Hahahahaaaaaa...
Glasscast, best Answer...
I like his comment about whether you would be "comfortable" losing all your files. I once read a manual with a section advising backup that included "Consider the impact on your company if all files are lost along with your will to live."
What
wtf man XD
I am fine as precious stuff is backed up and all I have installed is steam and minecraft
Damn, way to make a point. LOL
@Charles Kinzer, for all intent and purposes, I have already lost most of the files I have saved over the years.
I typically don't know what is where.
Oh Man!
Pro tip:
If you can't delete a file just destroy your hard disk
I’m new to computers btw thanks for advice
You’re a lifesaver 🙏🏾. I’ve been trying to find a fix to not being able to delete files for so long
@@c00kiec18 your welcome
@@arthurban3168 works all the time
@@truegamingtg It works and keeps your data secure and untouchable by hackers.
Thanks!! I haven't come to your page since I pranked a friend with one of your old " fun posts". He actually spent hours trying to increase his wifi speed while I tried to coach him via FaceTime. Anyway... this was very valuable to be reminded of the basics!!
Thiojoe is doing it wrong again by telling you how your not using your computer correctly🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
"Encrypt your computer"
Me: **Installs Wannacry**
Is it safe now?
LordKekz of course
How did it go?
@@georgek4416 Great ! now my data is so safe that even I can't access it. 10/10
is it free?
Instead of clicking "shut down" I use a program called: putting a round of .45 ACP right through my CPU
🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂HAHAHA
A .308 round makes sure it stays down
9mm
So you use "shoot down" instead of "shut down"?
Surprisingly effective!
My friends mostly use computers wrong lol
Are you your friend?
@@jugo3558 nope(if you woooosh me you're gay and if ur already gay then ur straight)
@JasonUth._ you gay
I agree with that. I’m the only nerd in my family and I don’t have any nerd friends yet :(
I use my computer perfectly lol
Since Win3.0 I've used and now at 11 this is very helpful for me to keep the computers in the family and friends running smoothly. Great advice.
3:36 reduce the clutter from your desktop.
Me: has one folder in my desktop titled "Everything in one."
My blog/vlog folder is pretty much that. But I store it on C: and put shortcuts to the folders on the desktop. Not sure if that helps... but I still get easy access and it is not actually stored on the desktop. 😎
@@TitoTimTravels yours is fine, at least it's organized. Mine is like a clean room but when you open the closet, an avalanche of stuff will fall on you.
@@TitoTimTravels you do know how the file system works right?
mine is called "files" and is 50gb
Mine is call “trash” and its has everything in it
for the passwords one, I would also recommend creating an empty account that you'll use just for sites or softwares which you dont fully trust giving the password to
I do that lmao
Then why go on them if you don't trust them ? Then your hit with multiple virus's and malware lol
PROTIP: When you backup important files, test if the restore function actually works.
This. "Oh, crap! My hard drive went bad and I've lost all my data! Good thing I made that backup!" *Clicks "restore"* "RESTORE YOUR FILES NOW FOR ONLY $299.99 A MONTH!!!"
This sounds like it was learned by experience 😂😭
@@BusterBeachside i think EA Made that backup service
Test if Restore works. I have zero idea why mine gives the [we don't know what this means] code instead of restoring.
“****! My system crashed! I lost my data! But I had an antivirus...”
“Antivirus is not enough! You need Protogent, world’s only antivirus with data recovery software! Think beyond antivirus, think Protogent!
(Disclaimer: This is a meme, do not actually install Protogent)
Your startup tip is on point! There was HIGH startup junk I didn't need on my computer at all, let alone it's effect on startup. THX TJ!
For the first tip, you can actually temporarily turn off Fast Startup by holding down the left SHIFT key and then selecting the shutdown option in the start menu. It's nice for those who do not have the UAC privileges necessary to turn Fast Startup off completely.
Hope this helps someone!
Instructions unclear
Pc stuck in alternate dimension
@5iLenT tf 🤣🤣
or disable it completely permanently
You can also run `shutdown /s /t 0` from the command line.
TYSM wow
He went from tricking us as little kids to being helpful to us as growing adults.
A true king, bless up Thio Joe
What do you mean about him tricking us???
@@hemantbudhwani5224 he used to toll us like "how to make your old ass pc beter"
@@Rrbgameratpx4869 ohh!!😂
@@hemantbudhwani5224 ya this dude is hard to take his word
At last
I’ve found this guy
He ruined my childhood 🙂
Hashim bruh it’s a joke
@@ShallowPorcupine look up how to upgrade your Xbox 360 to PS4 or Xbox One
Really? My computer runs twice as fast after it’s oil change.
XD
I'm disappointed that ThioJoe never tried to trick people into deleting System 32.
Thanks for the wisdom! -- I'd like to add a tip about the startup list - when you start a new computer for the first time (hopefully without having installed the bloatware) look at the list and write it down so that later on you'll know which startup processes were and were not there originally.
I'm just about to finish building my computer (just waiting for a 3080 being delivered) and stumbled on this gem.
This is really helpful for me, as I really want to optimize, streamline, and secure my new PC rig. Thank you for making this!
This is the guy who told me if I duct tape two Internet cables I’ll have faster internet 😂😂
It worked for me lori
I actually tried that shit when I was 10
It works for me.
Works for me too.
You mean Flex Tape
Once you have an SSD as the boot drive, I recommend disabling fast startup. The difference in boot times is just a few seconds and it saves the the potential problems fast startup causes. Once you shut down, you know you will start up fresh when next you are ready to use the computer. Also eliminates problems that comes from Windows locking the drive on shutdown.
How to do it?
Agreed, and i had to do this recently as my dual boot wasn’t working and this was the cause of it.
@@samuelsepfarman Here's how:
1. Go to Settings > System > Power & Sleep.
2. On the right side, click "Additional power settings".
3. On the left side, click "Choose what the power buttons do".
4. Scroll down to "Shutdown settings".
5. Uncheck "Turn on fast startup".
6. At the bottom, click the "Save changes" button.
@@MundaneGray Hi, im going to try that and then i will tell if its better
@@B-K94 what's your experience?
I was hoping for one of your classic videos, like
"How to get a haircut without having any hair at all"
Lmao you'd be like those gta v before and after haircut memes
My sister is around 12 and whenever I visit my parents there is always something wrong with her PC. After fixing the problem I always sit back in horror at the state of her desktop. Files all over the place. In my humble opinion. The desk top is for short cuts only. Organise your PCs people.
I dont even use it for that. Whenever I am working on a project I just save everything to desktop for quick access and then move them for long term storage and delete what I dont want.
for me, shortcuts go onto the taskbar, or the start menu, the desktop is for a pretty wallpaper ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
@@geosol19 same
@@geosol19 you would be a great GNOME user xD
software dev studen here i have all shortcuts on taskbar and important folders on my desktop
I remember helping one of my Mom's friends with her laptop, and I showed her that you can drag and drop files on the desktop, to the recycle bin, etc. She had no idea you could do that. :-D
My husband didn't know about cut and paste. He was writing down web addresses and then retyping them in. I discovered this when we first started dating. I showed him how to cut and paste and he said later that's when he knew he wanted to marry me. LOL
myozbubble copy you mean
I showed my Dad how to shift-click songs in iTunes to delete them or whatever. And I don't think either of my parents remembers you can ctrl-click things to this day..
@@deViant14 I think we take it for granted sometimes because it's easier for us tech-oriented people.
Updates sometimes cause some problems and they need to be worked on and modified by Microsoft. So this is the reason why some peope delay the updates.
Got stuck on the POST screen after an update for a while ago. Had to rollback, only to discover this was an unfixed issue from a preview build.
I update once my computer auto pushes, which is usually long enough that any issues will have been ironed out.
Me: set the update setting to "do not automatically update" and profit.
I actually feel pretty good - I"m doing almost all of these :). But it's a great video to address keeping your system clean and running at peak performance. Especially things like cleaning up the starting processes. I didn't know about the shut down 'fast start' thing either, so, great tips!
thanks for writing exactly what I was gonna write, so I don't have to
Biggest hurdle of backing up important files.
WHAT ARE THE IMPORTANT FILES!??
Files that cannot be replaced
You're gonna know when you get your hard drive ran over by a truck. Just imagine it happening to help you know.
@@chadhayag9171 Thank you.
Having important files is like being in love...
@@BagheeraRaceGamer no,
Having important files feels like you're need to protect them
Even in your sleep
I still remember installing the ask toolbar..
And how it was a pain to get rid of it!
Ask became AddThis. I still can't get rid of it from my right click context menu. Is a video possible?
@@tommykennedy7827 I have a solution for your problem but you have to give me 5 dollars for that
Tommy Kennedy Go to the search button and type in "add or remove programs" and then you can go and find it then right click it then uninstall
Literally the 1st one helped my Internet issue. I was dealing with the slowest Internet ever to exist for 2 straight hours thank you!! :)
Me with shirt and tie: Just remove the power supply while your pc is turned on
while your PC is doing an update*
@@ag4640 that's even better
200iq
@@ag4640 especially updating the bios
Mad lad
Regarding your last point: I was relaxing on a weekend away, but had my laptop with me for an online event. Unfortunately, Windows decided to update the moment I booted it up, offering me no chance to delay that update. Fortunately, I booted in time for the 2.5 hour update procedure to finish, just in time for me to get into the online event, but it would be much more helpful if Windows told us how large an update is and how long it takes to install. I've already had updates fail for lack of space (why didn't the system check if there was sufficient space first?)
How (at least in my experience) Windows schedules its updates is during inactive times (like 2:00 am), then it will prompt you for an update and after a few unaccepted prompts it will just update. As for why didn't Windows check if there was enough space, There are multiple factors that would make this difficult. The size of the drive Windows is stored in, the other files in that drive. I'm not saying that it'd be impossible, but not really worth it due to the fact not many people would have use to know how large an update is
@jeff havel ok, thank you for clearing that up
11:52 "blop"
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Ads
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Good refresher courses plus some stuff I hadn't thought about. Thx
1:50 I think it's a better idea to turn the fast startup off anyway.
1. It reduces a complication if you dual boot
2. It prolongs the SSD life by reducing writes
1# delete windows
2# delete system32
3# install BSD aka macos
And install linux
@@StillConfusing We don't like downgrading
#3 install DOS
@creationship27 agreed
Most important tip: *MAKE BACKUPS*
- Follow this tip guys, if you don't!!!
It's the first tip you have to follow!
I learnt this the hard way...
@@RyanLennoxBradley Same here, bought external drive
Oh i never make backups, i never really save anything on the pc, once every so often i just reinstall windows when i get a new ssd anyways and just start from scratch again. Only my important files are in the cloud.
working on it now, i update my back ups every six months. in the middle of doing that right now, actually. got a bigger external just for my media files.
Every person on Earth belongs to one of these groups:
1) Regularly backing up their data.
2) Haven't lost their data. Yet
I moved to the first group about a year ago. Good thing, I accidentally had copy of most of my school an programming files on my flash drive.
many thanks for this
Hey Joe, for some issues it would be nice if you focus a bit more on the actual solution in stead of the issue. For example:
1) How or where do I enable/disable Fast Start-up?
3) How do I add common [keyboard] shortcuts to an app or a file? (I know the answer, but would be nice if *you* mentioned it)
5) I would suggest to check the settings of the specific app first. You can also use the Windows Settings, instead of Task Manager.
on the "5th" one i think you meant third, for some reason most people get bugs in the settings like the startup apps tab not showing in settings which happened to me and in task manager it just wouldn't show any apps that i know they are running in startup
What you said is perfect, I totally agree. I'm looking to learn as I'm not tech savvy as some others. But happy for them.😊
Shift+Shutdown also disables fast startup. That's useful if you need to tap a function key to get to the boot menu or BIOS
Better off hitting Windows key and typing Advanced Startup Options. Choose Troubleshoot. Then Advanced Options. Then either UEFI Startup Settings to boot right into EFI BIOS or Startup Settings if you just want to get to the boot menu. Works every time.
@@deViant14 that takes significantly longer for no gain
@@deViant14 "hold shift + click restart " . thanks me later
@@wanptech there you go. Best solution even on other people's computers
Fast startup is kinda useless... I mean, my Windows 8.1 boots in 20 seconds without it... off of a hard drive...
If you are dual booting, it is actually worse to have fast startup enabled.
@@bernardonegri5416 depends on your computer
@@sbeveuwu no, he is right. most distros recommend disabling fast startup if you plan on dual booting linux and windows 10 because some partitions or devices may get blocked while on linux
Even more useless when you have SSD
Fast startup is very useless on Linux........It takes about 5-15 seconds to boot up.
You were able to cover EVERYTHING I needed to know in less time than other videos telling me ONE thing to know
ThioJoe: *Hovers mouse over the Shut Down button* Hover Text: *Sleep*
😳😭😭😢 I was about to use it
UPGRADING FROM OUT OF DATE OPERATING SYSTEMS IS VERY IMPORTANT - BUT THAT CAN OFTEN NECESSITATE BUYING A WHOLE NEW PC!!
not if you're using linux lmao
@@Moskito844 just use linux LOOOOL 4Head
linux yes
Linux
Not really, Windows 10 can run on computers as old as Pentium 4s, I had that working.
Theo: back up your files or you dumb
Me: on my way to cloud save my 800gb torrented movies
Don't you mean torrented Linux distros?
@@Scbalq Not that difficult if all movies are 2K or even 4K.
@@ondrejsedlak4935 why Linux distros? I understand that people like me and you distro hop but I usually delete the file afterwards
@@JR-ef3by It's a joke. People use the phrase 'linux distros' as poorly disguised code for pirated stuff, as saying pirated stuff can get you in crap on some forums.
@@ondrejsedlak4935 ah I understand have fun watching those movies in vlc
For an old-school power user, the ability to remove everything from the start menu was a game changer! As I used the run command for everything, menus and shortcuts are useless to me. when you actually know all the shortcuts and run commands, the mouse really takes a back seat, I actually find it mildly annoying any time I actually have to touch it outside of gaming.
Not to mention the numpad, navigation keys, and mouse fighting for right hand space
me who uses different emails at every site and one password:
i'm 17,2 million universes ahead of you
lol me too
This would be a great video to use chapters on. Thanks for the video!
*ThioJoe* : Alright number 6, this is one thing people do wrong no matter what kind of computer you have and it is ...*Ad showes up*
things people do wrong: not installing adblocks ;)
This is a lot of valuable information. Thank you. I had no idea about the start up menu options. A lot of items in the startup I never use. Again, Thank you.
I remember this guy....
Oh he is the guy who taught me how to start fire using your pc
10/10 Epicness
Yes but you must use two Pc's and rub them together!..
@@TheZone393 hahaha lol
I would strongly recommend that you disable fast startup specially when you have a fast and powerful pc, it will only add some seconds on the boot time. It will save you lots of headaches when your pc is starting to get slow because of the build up of tmp files and caches....
Why does Thio Joe in the thumbnail look like he's about to call me a fool and attack me with Hamon?
JOjO REFERENCE
you thought it was dio
but it was me, thunder cross split attack
You were expecting a reply but it was me Dio
Lero lero lero lero lero
I think he looked a lot more trustworthy when he had a beard
This guy has been on TH-cam forever. I remember watching him the first time I watched TH-cam about 13 years ago.
One thing you really forgot: When downloading software to install, you must save it instead of run, and before install scan it for malware. I have Malwarebytes installed on my computer, so I right-click the .exe file and scan with Malwarebytes. If there's any malware it will be quarantined.
@Mikael Wait what? I have switched to Kaspersky, but there's no way Malwarebytes would be harmful! I used it for a long while, and didn't really have any issues with it.
@@charalampospapaioannou2371 how's Kaspersky? Is it good?
If your asking why am I asking
It's just a random question...
@@jmsal5556 So far it(Kaspersky Cloud) has been really good! I get an ad every week or so but it's not as annoying as avast. I would definitely recommend it!
@@charalampospapaioannou2371 Good to know. I'm currently using Norton for my primary security and Malwarebytes as my secondary protection, so far, between them, I've not been infected since using them, and I'm often more at risk then the average person as I work in Web Development and sometimes have to deal with fixing hacked websites, which always puts me at risk of getting an infection to my own computer from those websites. I've considered trying Kaspersky at times but wasn't sure how good it would be or now well it would work with MalwareBytes.
I use windows defender for everything. It quarantines viruses before I can open them, it has no commercials and it's free and built-in to windows 10. Doesn't really get any better than that.
Nice hair dude!
Nice hair dude!
@@JudaLadiye WTF. The reply is 15 hours ago and the comment is 14 hours ago. WHAT
@@pentabitsmusic yea time machine app. you don't know yet?
i even not remember my passwords and i just change them every time i enter any of my accounts
I have to do the same with my Microsoft account 🤣
Try writing it on some spare paper to remember it and then keep it with you everywhere lol
I always remember they
Who uses passwords anyway?...
Thats pretty safe. Your accounts could never get hacked if you change passwords all the time
A really useful video. Thanks from the UK and I look forward to seeing more of your videos.
The file name extension one was genius! For I am a coder, this is really helpful, plus I am new to this channel, so I'm clicking subscribe!
"Unchecky" is a great program that unchecks those check boxes that install bloatware automatically for you. I have used it for years with no problems. I suggest you update it from time to time, since there are always new check boxes that try to get you.
How about those where you have to check in order to not install?
It doesnt take that long to just make sure the boxes aren't checked.
@@justsomeguy892 You are correct, but sometimes some sneak by. ALso for most newbies, they keep clicking next, next, and don't think about slowing down and unchecking the boxes. Thanks for your reply
Thumbnail:"Shows Shut Down with Sleep"
Me:Wait..Thats illegal
ahhh good, another man of intelligence high enough to read unlike thio joe's thumbnail artist
@@crazyazzcambelastname8080 lol
I've run into the restart to fix things issue on a couple of occasions and always wondered why restarting would fix something when shut down wouldn't! Thanks for explaining.
Dude, You are doing very well I love so much your contents
ThankYou, From India!!!!!!
I remember when you made the how to turn your ps3 into a ps4 lmfao
that's an outdated video. now we need a video that turns a ps4 into ps5.
Metalhead that’s in 5-7 years from now I bet
Pc to pc 2
Thank you for having an IT CROWD meme reference I love that show
Nice video, actually learnt something
I can never take this guy seriously after his April video some years back.
Same
what did the video say
@@headshotmax6671 something about how to increase wifi speed.
I hate when they try to get you to default to Bing as a search engine!
And edge as a browser 😡
@@lennonmclean I forgor 💀
If you're not using Bing
You're doing something wrong🙂
@@celphalonred1999 you just want to get angry replies don’t you?
@@celphalonred1999 I like Bing and Edge. I moved completely off of Google years ago and I find there is very little difference in either the search engine or the browser. The differences I do find are generally minimal or positive.
2:15 "usually almost never"
*confused screaming*
Actually a pretty helpful video though
Backup nut here. I have hard drives with everything in a safety deposit box. They get swapped out regularly. 3 5TB per year. The temp/transfer drive is kept in a fireproof safe.
Me, when I realize I was *already* doing nearly every single one of the tips: *I* *have* *finally* *ascended*
I met the girlfriend in college for Computer Information Technology.. so saaaame. Lol.
His, list is basically an IT intro to a computer. One of the big ones he missed is to create a user account for daily use and an Admin account to reduce hidden program installation
Excellent discussion!! I actually thought shut down was cleaning up buffers and completely allowing a total new restart. Thanks for clearing a lot of concerns up!
2:10 Ever since I unintentionally installed a program that might have been a virus, I always use Custom install to make sure I know what files are going on my computer. Similarly, I always make my browser ask me where I want to store a downloaded file, just so I can stop anything from downloading automatically.
9:35 Viewing file extensions has helped me a lot, when I'm trying to install an old computer game and Windows acts like it can't install. I can open the disk folder, locate the .exe files, and install the game!
Pro tip: Use Disk Drill, it can even recover files which seem to permanently deleted but are not overwritten yet
Personally, I have “Fast Boot” disabled on both of my computers. It’s made very little difference in the time it takes to boot.
me: tsk tsk that's dangerous, I'll do the right things from now on.
also me: *uses win xp to watch this video*
Him: if u turn off ur pc and turn it back on just to fix something, you're doing it wrong. youhave to restart ur pc
me: no i do that because if i restart it'll take 7 hours to actually restart
5:57 No.5 Remove startup program
OMG! This is the one i needed for soo long I couldn’t fine a way to remove these startup programs stuff I’ve been tryin to look at up but never fine any help but here it is Finally after 2 year I finally found it! Thank you so much Sir!
And now im your subcriber! 👍
For shutting your PC down, if you hold SHIFT, whilst clicking on shut down, the computer will perform a normal full shut down. This also works if you dual boot linux and find all your disks are set to read only after shutting down Windows and booting into Linux.
I love listening to EXE files, it's totally "legit"
I'm thio "finally got a haircut" joe
Sighs :- Finally got a good amount of likes in TH-cam
Like ya cut g
This guy got 17 likes by quoting the first sentance smh
@@najpe8079 sentence*
whos joe?
joe mama
Great list. Most computer users would benefit. They have been part of my journey through TRSDOS, MSDOS, UNIX, WINDOWS and a few others since the early 80's.
*Thio Joe:* Using the same password is bad
*Me:* Uses the same password but different emails
*Edit:* Thank You guys never thought that i would get so many likes!
If you think i would remember all my passwords your so dam wrong i dont even remember my RIOT GAMES and EA username
@Adr 1417 lol paper like I ever took care of them
@@rikit7520 i really dont know and btw i made a new account
Literally me xD
Remembering hundreds of passwords is bad enough. I don't know how registering hundreds of email domains and remembering what emails you used at what sites would be any easier.
i'm sipping tea here while listening to this dude with my eyes wide open and i'm like wtf we aren't turning our computer off correctly
Kansas city
@@rickharrison6969 ok rick harrison
He's wrong, Why doesn't he use a hammer like everyone else?..
For the start menu tiles, I highly recommend Snowy Dune Launcher and Pin More (same company) in combination with each other to allow custom tile images for everything. If you enjoy making or downloading icons, it's a must.
... I set this up years ago though, there may be a better option now.
Definitely "restart " can't be replaced with "shutdown". You are right . From my experience restart take much more time than shutdown process.
Accurate explanation 👏
Ah thanks, I was having difficulty to sleep last night and started watching this useless video and fell asleep immediately. looking forward to more stuff like this from you. Good Morning.
XD
I actually use his vids for that