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Everyday fixes

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Call us or send a message. Below are the everyday problems we fix, at your desk or over the internet.

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Computers

  • Slow, or takes forever to start
  • Won't start, or stuck on updates
  • A program won't install or won't open
  • Camera or microphone not working in video calls
  • Moving everything to a new computer
  • Wiping an old computer before it goes

Email and Office apps

  • Email stopped arriving, or is stuck in the outbox
  • Your emails land in other people's spam
  • Outlook keeps asking for your password
  • Mailbox full
  • Your address is sending spam you didn't write
  • Office or Acrobat won't open

Passwords and sign-in

  • Forgot your Windows or Mac password
  • Locked out of your email or Microsoft account
  • Lost the phone that gets your sign-in codes
  • Passwords on sticky notes, ready for a password manager

Printers and scanners

  • The printer says it's offline
  • Prints from one computer but not the others
  • The scanner won't send to email or a folder
  • A new printer to set up on every computer

Wi-Fi and internet

  • Wi-Fi doesn't reach the back room
  • The internet drops a few times a day
  • A new router or internet provider to set up
  • Can't reach the office files from home

Files and backups

  • OneDrive, Google Drive or Dropbox stopped syncing
  • A shared folder won't open on one computer
  • A file deleted by mistake
  • Not sure the backups work

Scams and viruses

  • A pop-up says you have a virus and gives a number to call
  • Clicked a link in a strange email
  • A caller claiming to be tech support got into your computer

Phones and tablets

  • Work email or calendar missing on your phone
  • A new phone to set up with your work accounts

How it goes

Not on the list?

Ask anyway. These are only the everyday ones.

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