HOW TO PROTECT YOUR COMPUTER

 10. Proper Turn Off

      It may be so that you are in a hurry and you turn off the system by flicking the power button directly. However one should avoid this and follow the proper procedure. When you turn off the computer using the shut down option, windows perform a number of house cleaning tasks including closing any open application, saving your data. It may take a little time but a little patience can help you avoid any problems later.

9. Safe Mode

      Unlike its name, the mode isn’t that safe. People often think that it is always better to run your system in safe mode but actually it is not. The safe mode should be only used when you need to fix or repair any error in the operating system.

8. Never force the CD Tray

      It may happen sometime that your CD tray takes long to come out and even when it does, it does not close easily. If it happens with you then never apply any force on it or else you can damage it rendering it useless.

7. Unreliable downloads

      Do not download any file from the internet unless you are quite confident about its source and know it is secure. When you download files from unreliable sources, it is an open invitation to virus to attack your system.

6. Trying untrusted links

      We often come across advertisements about free scans or softwares that can repair your registry errors and can identify spywares and malwares on a number of websites. Some of these scans will notify some errors that do not actually exist just to scare you off. Some of these can on the other infect your system with spywares and malwares. So avoid clicking on such links.

5. Formatting Hard disk without proper guidance

     Never reformat your hard drive as it will clean off all your data and if accidentally you reformat the system drive you will have to again install the operating system. Your data will be lost anyways.And maybe you'll delete some important data that is meant to be untouched, so never do this without proper knowledge about these stuffs.

4. File Management

      One must take proper care in how their files are stored. Placing your files anywhere unnecessarily blocks memory. So always store your files in proper files. This also makes backing up data easy. Also do not place too many files on your desktop as this makes your system slow.

3. System Restore point

      It often happens that we install the software directly. However, one should always create a system restore point manually before installing any software so that in case anything goes wrong, your system can be reverted back to the previous state.

2. Cleaning up

      Many of us have a habit of cleaning old files from our system. It is good practice to remove unnecessary files that are not required anymore and also remove the files that you have a backup of to clear some memory but one should never delete any system or program files that you think is not required. It may be so that a file is used by multiple applications that you do not know. This can also damage the operating system too.

1. Disturbing System files

      If you are going to do some sort of experiments with the system files, it's better to knock it off,because if you do this it would be a blunder if didn't happend in your way. When you do not have any knowledge about them it is better not to modify them as even the slightest of change can lead your system to crash and you may end up losing all your important data.