As of the 14th of January 2020 Windows 7 will no longer be supported by Microsoft. Which basically means they will no longer be releasing updates or patches for the operating system which contribute to its security, stability and general well being. This however does not mean you need to throw out or upgrade your Windows 7 computer. It doesn’t… Read more →
Tag: Windows 10
How to Boot Windows 10 into Safe Mode
Computers can be a BIG pain. It doesn’t take much to make them start working poorly. Whether it’s a virus, corrupt operating system, bad software or failing hardware, most people will have a computer problem sooner or later. By nature, computers need to change to operate. Every time you install a new program, download a song or even visit a… Read more →
Windows Laptops & Desktops
Whether you have a Windows Laptop or Desktop we can help. Microsoft have released many operating systems over the years, but Townsville Nerds are proficient and experienced in all Microsoft Operating systems. Read more →
Windows 7 Updates Will End 14th January 2020
Windows 7 Operating System has been the most widely accepted, much loved, best to use by most peoples admissions Microsoft Operating System to date. In fact, until recently there were still more installations of Windows 7 than the was Windows 10. But as of 14th of January 2020, Microsoft will stop releasing updates to all Windows 7 users except for… Read more →
How to Boot into Safe Mode with Windows 10
What is Safe Mode Safe Mode is a way to access your Windows based computer when normal start up doesn’t occur because of faults in the system, due to bad updates, viruses or bad configuration etc. Starting your computer in Safe Mode will hopefully give you limited access to your operating system to run diagnosis and make changes and repairs… Read more →
Windows 10 Disk Usage
Windows 10 has been around for a while now and we can assume all this time a lot of the bugs will have sorted out. Although having the Windows 10 operating system on your computer or laptop is proving to have a lot of security benefits, we still seem to be having the constant problems we had a lot of… Read more →
Windows 10 Problems – 26-03-17
This Windows 10 article is about 3 common Windows 10 problems people are having and how you can go about repairing them or avoiding them altogether. This article is going to assume you have a fast enough computer to run Windows 10 in the first place, which is probably the most concerning issue. Like any computer, the quickest, cheapest and… Read more →
Windows 10 Free Upgrade Loophole
Its been a long time coming but as of the last day in July 2016 Microsoft are no longer offering Windows 10 as a free upgrade to most Windows 8, 8 and 8.1 users. What seems kind of counterintuitive because Microsoft wants people to use Windows 10 seem weird they would put a shelf life on when you had the… Read more →
Things to think about before installing Windows 10 – Part 2
Forced updates causing crashes With Windows computers 1 shoe does not fit all. But with Windows updates thats what you sometimes get and not being able to change what updates you want to receive can cause problems and conflicts between drivers and programs. A bad update that causes a conflict, specially regarding drivers can cause your computer to stop booting… Read more →
Things to think about before installing Windows 10 – Part 1
Windows 10 is a nice upgrade from Windows 8 and 8.1. Windows 8 had mixed results and a lot of people either loved it or hated it. I didn’t mind Windows 8 at all and I still use it on a couple of my computers at home. Windows 10 has also been a very nice free upgrade and I quite… Read more →