Student Guide for Personal Computer Maintenance

Student Guide for Personal Computer Maintenance

1. Maintaining your Notebook Computer

   • Lack of maintenance could lead to problems

2. McAfee VirusScan Enterprise

   • CUNY Students are able to download McAfee VirusScan Enterprise from the CUNY eMall at no cost.

3. Updating Microsoft Windows

   • Click on Start, then All Programs, and then finally the Windows Update icon at the top of the list.
   • Click on Check for Updates. Windows will now check for all available updates for your computer.
   • . If new updates are found, click on Install updates
   • Windows will now download and install all necessary updates for your computer. Give it some time to finish. (This can take a while if there are many updates).
   • After you have installed all updates, perform a Windows Update every 2 to 3 weeks to keep your system up to date and enable automatic updating.

4. Maintaining the Hard Drive

   • Disk Cleanup
     • To keep a PC running smoothly, regular maintenance is critical. The Disk Cleanup Utility can determine which files on
   • Disk Defragmenter
     • Disk Defragmenter is used to organize files on the hard drive and optimize free space, improving the speed

5. Maintaining the Battery

   • Discharge the battery – use the battery until the low battery warning emerges
   • Charge the battery – use the AC adapter until the battery is fully charged. Then immediately disconnect the AC adapter from the notebook.

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