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4 Common PC Problems And How To Fix Them by blogincomes: 9:22pm On Oct 22, 2017
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There are thousands of problems that your computer could have, from an endless list of possible error messages to various hardware failures. Most of those problems might have several possible causes as well.

Luckily, the majority of these potential issues are rare. The problems most computer users encounter are common errors and failures, seen by countless others.

That's actually great news, because it means that chances are good that your problem has been well documented and can probably be solved by YOU!

Below is a list of a few of the most common PC problems that I see from my clients and readers:

Computer Won't Turn On

Unfortunately, finding that your PC won't even start is a very, very common problem.

Whether you mean that the computer is completely dead, it powers on but nothing happens, or it just never quite finishes booting, the result is the same - you can't use your computer at all.

Let me tell you... it's scary!

Luckily there's a lot you can do to troubleshoot this particular problem. More »

Blue Screen of Death (BSOD)

There's a good chance you've heard of, or seen yourself, the Blue Screen of Death. It's that all-blue screen with the computer code all over it that comes up as your computer "dies."

Technically, it's called a STOP Error and there are many different kinds. STOP 0x0000008E and STOP 0x0000007B are two of the more common Blue Screen of Death errors.

Here's some general advice for most BSOD errors, plus links to specific troubleshooting guides for some of the more common ones. More »

"404" or "Page Not Found" Error

A 404 error means that whatever page you tried to reach on the Internet isn't there.

Usually this means that you didn't type the correct address in the browser, or that the link you used to try to access the page was wrong, but sometimes it could be something else.

Regardless of the reason, there are several things you can try to get....

Read on: http://blogincomes.com/4-common-pc-problems-fix/

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