Beginning June 12th - Call for more information!
Hello everyone we will be closed Saturday 5/27/2023 due to the holidays sorry for the inconvenience. we will be back on Tuesday 5/30/2023.
Have a great Memorial Day!
New CCleaner Update!
Cleaner version 6.11 has appeared.
You should update CCleaner by clicking on the "Check for Updates" link on the bottom right corner of the main CCleaner screen.
DECLINE, Turn Down, say NO,
"No Thanks", "Maybe later" to any offers of AVAST or the CCleaner Browser, CCleaner Pro Edition, AVG, Free VPN or anything else!
"No Thanks", "Maybe later" to any offers of AVAST or the CCleaner Browser, CCleaner Pro Edition, AVG, Free VPN or anything else!
It closes 6.11, downloads, installs, then opens the new 6.10 Very quick and easy.
Edward Holcomb
PC Bits
Mar. 14th is Windows Update Tuesday! Thursday the 16th is a good day to check Windows updates.
NOTE: Microsoft is still "aggressively pushing" Windows 11. First they want to check your computer for compatibility. MOST computers will not be compatible!
DO NOT install Windows 11. Every new version of Windows has had major problems for no less than two years! Customers continue to come in with bad problems with Windows 11. Microsoft "encrypts" the hard drive without your knowledge or permission. You will need a "key" to read your files if Windows locks up, but you don't know what it is!
Note: Microsoft is still planning on removing Internet Explorer (the oldest browser) soon. It will happen automatically. You should stop using it if you still do!
Dean
15 February 2023
Here is a new updated version of the "PC Bits Things You Must Do" document. Just for Windows 10 Users.
It contains several updates that reflect current versions and experience.
Google Chrome opens a "Preview" of the document. You can print or download it from the preview.
All ideas for improvements to this document are welcomed.
Email us at service@pcbitsweb.com
Feature Update 22H2 is here. Microsoft rolling it out. (Offering it)
Go to your Windows Update screen and Check for updates.
If you see it offered, Download and Install it.
I have been working 6-days a week for the last 16-years! I am tired of this.
My New Hours are:
Sunday Closed
Monday Closed
Tuesday 8AM - 6PM
Wednesday 8AM - 6PM
Thursday 8AM - 6PM
Friday 8AM - 6PM
Saturday 8AM - 4PM
Dean
The best way to contact me is email. service@pcbitsweb.com
I am constantly getting phone calls from frightened customers claiming that someone called them or a web page popped up claiming that their computer is infected. The latest scam claims to be from Comcast.
They even claim to be ME! Gary just called me and said a guy with a foreign accent called him and claimed to be "PC Bits Support." When he began to question him, he hung up.
This is a scam folks. NO legitimate company or government agency EVER calls people claiming to know their computer is infected. Neither do web pages "know" that your computer is infected.
People have brought me iPhone's, Chromebooks, Macs, Androids and Windows computers, all with webpages claiming their computer is infected. These scammers just lock up the browser so you can't close the page. They have a loud voice yelling at you or a loud beeping sound.
Please take some time to read these two web sites. Educate yourself and your friends and family about these scammers.
If you receive a phone call from anyone claiming to know your computer is infected, do not listen to anything they say!!! State clearly that you know this call is a scam and that you are reporting this call to the FBI. Then HANG UP!
If a web page pops up claiming to know your computer is infected, DO NOT call any phone numbers! Shut off the computer with the real power button. Just hold it down until the computer goes off! Reboot and run all your scans. Do not "Restore" the web page when you open your browser again. Restoring would bring you back to the infected web page!
You can report the scam here: http://www.ic3.gov/default.aspx
Dean Hancy PC Bits Inc.
What should you do if you suspect you have a virus?
First you must know your PC. What is "Normal" behavior? What is your web browser's "Home Page"? What does normal Internet traffic look/sound/feel like? How fast is the Internet? How fast do you get/send emails?
One of the first symptoms of a virus is a "change"! The Internet is "Slow". The PC is acting "funny"! There seems to be lots of activity going on over the Internet wires but "you" aren't doing anything. Your "Home Page" changes to some other web site, either porn or a site that tries to sell you something. You can no longer get or send emails. Google searches that don't show you the right "results" is a frequent complaint.
The obvious symptoms are "pop-ups". These can happen anywhere and at random times. They pop-up inside web pages, they pop-up in the system tray (down by the time/clock), they just pop-up on top of everything and they won't go away! These fraudulent pop-ups can be "official" looking warnings, or advertisements claiming that you are "infected". They FALSELY claim that they have "scanned" for viruses and found a "Trojan" or some such thing. Another type of virus pop-up claims that your hard drive and/or RAM is failing. To prove it the virus begins to erase your icons!
You have Avira AntiVir Guard. Just who is claiming to have found something? You should only respond if the warning pop-up is from Avira! (Look for the Red Umbrella and the Remove button.)
If you suspect a virus Immediately shut down the PC using the Power Button then call me immediately at 763-360-2163.
Dean
