What runs through your mind when you start your PC or laptop and get welcomed by an unfriendly blue screen? The first time I experienced this, I felt like I had damaged the computer. It's even worse if your computer just seemed okay the last time you used it. When this happens, there's no need to worry. There are 3 possible reasons for this: 1. Your Operating system may be corrupt 2. The main disk on your PC may be damaged 3. There could be a corrupt application affecting normal startup. It is normal to panic in such cases, especially when you have little to no experience handling computers. Before you phone that repair guy or throw your computer into the trash, try out these troubleshooting tips. 1. Disconnect all peripherals, the power connection and shut down the PC by long pressing the power button. 2. Wait for 5 minutes and power up the computer. 3. If that does not work, think about reinstalling a new Operating system. You can do so from a Bootable Flash Disk or a Com
Whether you have forgotten your password or would just like to clear out your phone and start a fresh, you need to know how to perfom a factory reset. If your device is on, it is usually easy. In this case for most phones, you can access the factory reset option from the settings app on your device. Navigate to the settings app, find system and look for reset factory settings or default settings. If your device is off and you do not have a password, there's a different way of doing it. 1. Turn off your device 2. Hold the power button and (volume up/volume down) together until the phone starts 3. When the phone starts use the volume up and volume down to select the factory reset option 4. Press the power button to confirm your choice. 5. Allow the phone to run the formatting , you will see a confirmation showing you that the reset is complete. 6. Restart the device and use your initially used google account. You will have completed your phone's hard reset.