How To Maintain Your Computer And Keep It Running Well

At the end of the day shut down your computer

At the end of every day please shut down your computer. This is the computer equivalent to people requiring sleep and helps your computer handle tasks more effectively.

Clear your cookies

1. In your Google Chrome bar click on the 3 dots at the top right-hand side of your screen

2. Click on Settings - this will open a new tab

3. Scroll to the bottom and select Show Advanced Settings

4. Click on Content Settings under Privacy

5. Click on All cookies and site data

6. Click Remove all

7. Click Done

8. Close the window and your cookies will have been cleared

IMPORTANT NOTE: Do Not change any of your cookies settings. Always have it set on Allow local data to be set (recommended). If you change your settings you may not be able to access certain sites such as Gmail.

HP and Windows updates

Check for HP and Windows updates at least once a month, or whenever you have downtime, or if you find your laptop isn't running well.

HP Updates:

1. Click on the HP Support Assistant logo pinned to your taskbar - it is a question mark inside a blue circle

2. Select Updates

3. Select an update by clicking on the tick box beside it and then clicking on Download and install (see pic below)

4. Follow the prompts until the update is complete

5. Continue to download and install all updates until they are all done

HP updates can run in the background while you work and often don't require you to restart the laptop unless prompted

Windows Updates:

1. Click on the Settings icon pinned to your taskbar - the cog symbol - or type in Settings in the search bar

2. Select Update & Security

3. Click on Windows Update

4. At the top there will either be a button that says Check for updates or one that says Download if there is an update ready to be installed. Click on whichever one is showing (see pic below)

5. If there are any updates pending, they will start loading and installing - this may take some time depending on how many updates there are. You may be asked to restart your laptop several times in the process, so follow any prompts to do so, keeping in mind that each time you do a restart you will need to log back on to your computer and repeat steps 1-4.

6. Keep going until you have a green tick and it says You're up to date at the top of the page (see pic below)