Mistake 8: Not knowing what Linux is or ever using it
@korewatori2 жыл бұрын
Hi Chris. I know you probably don't have conversations with people in youtube comments often but I was wondering if you knew how to solve a problem I have with Windows, other solutions I've tried haven't fixed it. When I uninstall programs the system will just keep the start menu entry there even though there's not an item relating to it in the start menu folders anymore, I have a feeling microsoft changed something at some point that meant search indexing had to change, I've rebuilt my search index several times and it never disappears. Contemplating reinstalling or just getting rid of my windows partition tbh
@CPyJIb2 жыл бұрын
It's a fear of unknown. I installed debian for my older family member. Two years later he still doesn't know he is is using his system daily that is not windows based. I still need to do maintenance once in a month.
@denissetiawan36452 жыл бұрын
@@CPyJIb Just do a maintenance script and run it automatically each month. Debian should be set it and forget it.
@DoubsGaming2 жыл бұрын
@@denissetiawan3645 if it's for someone older, I think what he means by maintenance is to undo whatever they did to screw it up. Because they think it's windows.
@CPyJIb2 жыл бұрын
@@denissetiawan3645 yeah, scheduled task would be nice, but it's a good reason to visit my family more then once every 2 weeks
@distant66062 жыл бұрын
3:16 reminded me of the fact that the creator of the McAfee antivirus suite said he didn't use McAfee because it was way too annoying lol. rip John McAfee Edit: yooo thnx for the likes bois.I dont know what you liked about my comment lol but i appreciate it
@animepussy83562 жыл бұрын
RIP ya crazy bastard
@MaffeyZilog2 жыл бұрын
"rip John McAfee" An insane conman who lost a vast fortune then spent his time making money by ripping people off with dodgy crypto schemes. He's dead, good!
@asdf515012 жыл бұрын
That KZfaq video was great. 😃
@kajoma17822 жыл бұрын
Mistake 8: Downgrading from Windows 10 to Windows 11.
Many common people won't understand, since they think new is better, and that is a big mistake.
@webserververse57492 жыл бұрын
Agreed. And people whom think Windows 11 looks cooler, in truth they are just macOS wannabes
@KuzonEmbers2 жыл бұрын
But actually though. Windows 11 is the bane of my existence right now.
@Destado12 жыл бұрын
When it comes to multiple anti-virus apps, an analogy that I always used was "Having two anti-virus apps is like taking a steak and two starving dogs and throwing them in a closet. Instead of going for the steak, the dogs will go after each other. Two anti-virus apps are the the same as they will fight each other for the right to protect your computer rather than actual protect your system".
@AlDunbar2 жыл бұрын
It always seemed to me that an effective anti-virus app would need to make itself hard to uninstall, disable, or modify to thwart malware that tries to make itself permanently resident by killing any anti-virus software it finds on a PC. This would make the av software operate similarly to a virus, which would logically result in multiple av packages fighting each other. That's a little less graphic than your dog and steak analogy, but perhaps a bit more descriptive.
@wyattE4152 жыл бұрын
This is an uncomfortably descriptive analogy for not having two anti-virus programs running. Where are the two dead dogs now?
@rukasu022 жыл бұрын
thats why i am only using panda and malwarebytes
@oMeGa01222 жыл бұрын
"I would rather your system have viruses than multiple antivirus" Chris - 2022
@kr6to2 жыл бұрын
true tho
@TheHaircutFish2 жыл бұрын
Can we please get this on a shirt!!!
@wayland71502 жыл бұрын
Probably false but it's a good point. You should not be using your computer in a way that anti-virus is needed. MalwareBytes run manually as a scan rather than in the background is probably the best option.
@bidenisasnake99322 жыл бұрын
KZfaq IS a VIRUS.
@MyReviews_karkan2 жыл бұрын
Man, the other day on a service call, my client's laptop was just chugging badly. Things were very slow to open. She couldn't do anything. After trying so hard to get around and cleaning temp files and stuff, it was getting better, but not that good. So I look into her programs list and I found both Norton and McAfee. I was like "THERE IS YOUR ISSUE" 😂 Removed both and the laptop was brand new all over again. Fun times working on windows.
@jaymanwitt2 жыл бұрын
I truly do not miss my days in desktop support - sys admin for the win! Although I do still have one customer .... mom.
@wayland71502 жыл бұрын
@@jaymanwitt Would she notice if you switched her to Linux? I've got my woman and mother in law on Mint. Some grumbles from the woman but the mother in law seems very happy.
@alancalow36222 жыл бұрын
Two of the worst programs on the internet!!
@wayland71502 жыл бұрын
@@alancalow3622 Old people love Peter Norton. Back in the day he was the clean cut version of John McCafee, a bit of a hero in his pink shirt.
@imnotusingmyrealname4566 Жыл бұрын
What is your opinion on Comodo?
@gernblanston49562 жыл бұрын
One thing that has always bothered me is people calling CCleaner CCCleaner
@PortalFPV2 жыл бұрын
Personally I'd love to see the 100 list 😆. I'm too old school and was doing some of the things you listed. Been building computers since windows 3.1 and I bet I have some old habits I need to break
@fredneedle1232 жыл бұрын
Don't beat yourself up. We all get stuck in a rut and can't kick those bad old habits.
@karmaisreal3952 жыл бұрын
Here's another bad habit. This is an important one. Do not ever install your apps through websites or the Microsoft Store. A lot of apps come packaged with junkware. And when you uninstall these apps, this additional junk as well as a huge chunk of the app's files and registry will still remain on your system. Not to mention if you worry about privacy, you're leaving footprints for Microsoft. Use something like Chocolatey instead, for both installation and uninstallation.
@realhumanist71 Жыл бұрын
Yeah, I didn't realize that CCleaner was crap now. Once up a time... great stuff.
@teguhliem57772 жыл бұрын
It's fun to know people still pronounce CCleaner with two C instead of one. Majority of Windows users remember the product as CCCleaner not CCleaner
@TheDaNuker2 жыл бұрын
Good tips, I have one small important note about 7-zip is that while it is an amazing compression utility, it does have issues supporting chinese/japanese characters file names when running on a PC not on either locale and will decompress into a lot of gibberish. Sometimes I had to spin up a small VM with LocaleEmulator to switch to Japanese/Chinese to get it decompress correctly.
@extradipboneless2 жыл бұрын
Useful comment! Thank you!
@TheDaNuker2 жыл бұрын
One more small tip regarding this, use 32-bit 7Zip for LocaleEmulator, as LocaleEmulator does not work for 64-bit apps.
@TheBillzilla2 жыл бұрын
FWIW, it's not CC Cleaner, it's C Cleaner. Everyone says it with two C's for some reason. Great video as usual!
@Leon_Portier2 жыл бұрын
CC leaner :)
@TheBillzilla2 жыл бұрын
@@Leon_Portier Ha! :)
@jaymanwitt2 жыл бұрын
I loved CCleaner when it was originally called Crap Cleaner, dumped it quite awhile ago. I purchased a tool called UVK (Ultra Virus Killer) which consolidates lots of native Windows functions into a single UI.
@francisbedard65142 жыл бұрын
For the restart tips you can just disable fast boot I think it's called and you will have the same effect when using shutdown as restarting.
@Gesteppie2 жыл бұрын
I still use CCleaner when I need to uninstall/drivers. The registry clean-up feature helps tremendously when graphics drivers (cough cough NVidia) don't want to corporate.
@maratb52912 жыл бұрын
I've had several tech support customers who cannot install software without installing whatever toolbar or "free bonus program" comes with it. One had so many toolbars on his desktop that he only had about a three-inch horizontal band of free screen space.
@r.vincenta.96782 жыл бұрын
In my experience, 7zip is only better compared to WinZip while WinRAR is superior to both albeit not by much. WinRAR can be used totally free without restrictions except for the "support us" trial box that appears once you open the UI. RAR compression is stronger compared to 7Zip under similar compression settings but it can take longer (usually in more seconds) to complete. Also, I noticed that a RAR compression job is also safer with virtually no corruptions as the software has great file check, recovery, and restore options while 7Zip can render corrupt archives (through rarely). The biggest downside to RARs is that it is a proprietary software so other programs can't analyze and do stuff except decompress them. Fixing bugs and flaws, and adding new/better features will depend on one developer team so it's up to you if you want to trust this arrangement. Edit: I was talking about the compression software not the .extension file you get. For the files, Zip is the widely accessible format with windows and macs having built-in tools to compress and decompress files. Zips are faster and offer lower error chance vs 7Zips, but are weaker than the other formats. RARs are great if more users adhered to the format and have software to at least decompress it in the first place. WinRAR and 7Zip users will never get away with a 100% RAR/7zip-only use as sending a Zip to someone is statistically more likely to have no further issues (you don't need to tell them to install anything, lower error/corruption chance, etc).
@elektrolyte2 жыл бұрын
Yes, I totally agree with this comment
@alexeisavrasov8882 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I remember when some of these old programs got hobbled.."Crap Cleaner" as you say was great, then added heaps of dubious functionality...I kept using it with all of them disabled, like 'monitoring' and the constant running in the background. I'd just open and use it once every weeks maybe. Then I went to having it on a USB. Loving the Linux setup I have now, and the joy of not having to think at all about those many aspects of maintaining a Windows system, one that you try and tame. That ended up as too much focusing on the negative; my new Linux experience is about interacting with a constant teacher. I keep discovering new ways of doing things and the real power of a PC. But with the apps, It still gets down to studying the program itself; good practice to check and occasionally double-check the settings of any app, especially when things change.
@JessicaFEREM2 жыл бұрын
I always turn off fast boot on windows because it's basically useless. in fact it's probably worse than useless since it never unmounts your NTFS partition causing potential heartaches on Linux. except for that I just turn my system off and unplug it (I use a laptop at a desk) when I'm going to sleep. if you use a laptop as a desktop, please unplug the power when it's turned off or in sleep, if you leave it plugged in like that it'll kill the battery, trust me, I know. plus leaving your laptop plugged in is keeping it alive in a higher state than unplugged, even when off, at least for some laptops.
@tanmaypanadi14142 жыл бұрын
I forget to flip the laptop switch off all the time .thanks for reminding. Great Tip👍
@MegaLokopo2 жыл бұрын
It depends on the laptop. On some especially newer ones, they will "unplug" themselves when they are full.
@wayland71502 жыл бұрын
Fast boot is the thing that makes shutting down your computer actually just go to sleep. It's why people can't seem to clear strange behaviour by shutting down and restarting. The reboot option does work though.
@JessicaFEREM2 жыл бұрын
@@MegaLokopo I mean, yeah, but most of the time they don't, especially on cheaper laptops. I have a 2019 laptop that the battery died in a year because I left it plugged in all the time and used it as a desktop.
@MegaLokopo2 жыл бұрын
@@JessicaFEREM I'd be interested to see which brands have the smart power management.
@joemarti2 жыл бұрын
Thank for all your work, best in town, by the way Mistake all user do: never clean for all files, mails and so on, using the HD to almost 100% and even more dont have a backup. In my 35 years in business this is my personal time consuming support issue..... Keep your work is the best.... Thanks
@benisapp1552 жыл бұрын
Most underrate Guru on KZfaq. Good-stuff man, love your work and a lot of wisdom and knowledge on windows and Linux!
@elliotmarks062 жыл бұрын
What is your view on using Everything versus default indexing? I HATE windows indexing, so I have switched to Everything and WOX, but I am wondering what you thing the advantages and disadvantages are...
@AwaixJavaid2 жыл бұрын
Everything with wox is just awesome.
@waltrautengels8162 жыл бұрын
Hey Chris - your Videos are such an enrichment, I've learnt so much thru your work! Thx a lot!
@FlyRetroGamer4 ай бұрын
You can also go into the Power plan in control panel, and disable fast startup & shutdown. It's basically the same thing as restarting but it shuts down your computer. And there might be another option to save the ram and reopen the programs on startup, disable that as well.
@NeedInput_Johnny52 жыл бұрын
CCleaner has a Portable Build. No installer or background processes. Just run, clean, done. In my experience it cleans out more than Disk Cleanup.
@howling-wolf2 жыл бұрын
As a non commercial user you can use winrar completely free. I configured it to only show me the unzip here or zip here options in my context menu and I only use it through there. Thus I never get any pupups
@ChristopherCobra2 жыл бұрын
And, does it nag you? That was my experience. a few years back.
@taher93582 жыл бұрын
Hey man I really appreciate you. Addresses most pc users so this will definitely benefit a ton of people years down the line so thank ya
@peterbalogh26462 жыл бұрын
Mine was 30% fragmented, and it took a toll... so in case you see decreased performance, you have enough free space, and the smart is okay, then it worth taking a look at defrag.
@ana303_2 жыл бұрын
Im using the spectre edition of windows ( custom iso ), ive never seen any issue and all of me mates use this iso. I mean if u know what you are doing, then you wont get any virus. And spectre is a really reputated iso builder among gamers. Just RAW windows, nothing else.
@tamimdari9972 жыл бұрын
It's same for me. I love fbconan builds like phoenix lite editions. Even works great on old laptops
@rogerbowen57532 жыл бұрын
The biggest is trusting KZfaqrs that tweak the hell out of Nvidia Control Panel, DON'T DO IT!! The other thing is tweaking settings in ANY control panel. I have a wireless network adapter and would look up what the best settings were. They were tweaking it up the wazoo and mine got worse when I did what they did, then, a girl piped up and said "I leave mine at default, and it's fine.". I did what she did and haven't had a wifi issue ever since!
@costafilh02 жыл бұрын
Thanks for remembering me of 7zip! WinRar is very annoying with all those ADs!
@maxsteiner6862 жыл бұрын
I prefer WinRar over 7zip because 7zip on default settings uses system ssd for caching when unpacking archives even if archive located on other hdd.
@wayland71502 жыл бұрын
Surely that's what the SSD is for, they handle small files much faster.
@d-shiri2 жыл бұрын
Speaking of WinRar, I zipped (password protected) all of my pictures with winrar and I forgot the pass, is there anyway to crack the password? I lost 31 years of memories.
@mitchelvalentino15692 жыл бұрын
There are cracking tools available on Linux (and probably windows too) that can recover your password. fcrackzip, john the ripper, hashcat, etc-depending upon what exactly you need. Good luck! It’s certainly doable!
@chazsewell2 жыл бұрын
Something I see a lot of is people not knowing that the default shutdown settings save the computer state and don't start you back fresh. so at the end of the day they select shutdown. Restart is a much more reliable option than shutdown for computer performance.
@QuinceTart102 жыл бұрын
I can't disagree, that CCleaner is bad. Once it even broke some network-related stuff and I had to restore from a recovery point. Since then I stopped using it.
@duser2 жыл бұрын
With nvme SSD's and how windows can restore app sessions now, there is no reason for you to sleep your PC instead of shutting it down imo. I usually just shutdown my laptop when im not working on it. With even old ssd's and super fast boot times, it takes less than a minute to sign in again
@volodumurkalunyak46512 жыл бұрын
Less than minute is not as impressive anymore. I had an 1 minute boot time on a 2012 machine (Windows 7, 5400RPM 500Gb laptop HDD, i3-2310m, 6Gb of RAM (4+2)). It now boots (pressing a power button to OS desktop) in under 20s thanks to SATA SSD. Modern PC can get under 10s boot time (nvme SSD, modern 6+ core processor, fast dual channel RAM, even with a bunch of background stuff)
@uhurunuru66092 жыл бұрын
On Restart, you said that flushes your memory, and that it is nowhere near long enough to do that task properly, and while a good option, can leave errors in memory. As around 90% of all "Bugs", are transient errors in memory, especially in games, and modded ones most of all, just clearing memory fully, is my go to first step in fixing all gaming errors. Clearing memory fully, needs at least a 30 seconds switched off to drain memory capacitors fully, I've lost count of times where "Restart" did nothing, but a long switch off "Just Works". I've seen others say rapid pressing of power button drains caps faster, but I want 100% reliable methods, so I stick to "Switch off, 30+ Seconds Delay, Switch On", it works every time.
@RC-142 жыл бұрын
Mistake 8: Animated desktop background. The ones I've seen so far increase idle CPU usage by 5%-10% on a powerful machine.
@1.02 жыл бұрын
That's known, its a trade-off
@uuu123432 жыл бұрын
That's not a mistake, we know that's a thing that will happen when you run videos in the background, we chose to use animated wallpapers for a reason. Wallpaper Engine is not that horrendous nowadays anyways
@warhawk_yt2 жыл бұрын
Yeah personally the only one I could recommend is wallpaper engine because it tends to use the least amount of resources compared to any other alternative.
@darviniusb2 жыл бұрын
this is the most idiotic thing i ever seen on windows.
@Airbag8882 жыл бұрын
I have so much open all the time that I never really see my desktop anymore.. I'm fact I think TeamViewer set it to black at some point and it never went back
@Smartphonekanalen2 жыл бұрын
Oh it's a lot. Overusing Windows desktop (GUI) as storage instead of using shortcuts. Installing multiple RGB third party applications. Framework not updated. Rare with Windows clean install. Not closing down web browser tabs. Saying yes to all toolbar stuff. Never cleaning up appdata temp and msconfig. Never uninstalling unused programs. Using OneDrive the wrong way, storage limit. Using computer as the only place for backup Smartphone. Deleting files and don't know how to recover files. Using old Windows (XP etc) connected to Internet.
@Machtyn2 жыл бұрын
Yep, I love coming into someone computer and finding so many icons, they've fallen over the edge of the screen. Definitely an issue back with smaller resolutions.
@fredneedle1232 жыл бұрын
Browser hijacks. Especially search services. Then there's all those damn monitors running in the task bar. Printer monitors that belong to printers the user no longer has. And they wonder why the machine hangs before the login screen appears. It's waiting to initialise a printer you threw in the trash a long time ago. Thanks for all your help Chris. You could have made this video several hours long. 🙂
@zaperrsa2 жыл бұрын
What drives me crazy is customers install - software to help find hardware drivers online. And programs like this runs in the background the entire time.
@allenqueen2 жыл бұрын
Feels good that I already don't do most of these stuff. Including Mistake 8.
@jefferson-tan Жыл бұрын
Apparently you can check disk management's progress through the defragmenter, so if it seems stuck you can take a look there
@d3bugged2 жыл бұрын
Im confused with the winrar part. Ive been using it since 2017, Ive never paid or had any trouble.
@ChrisTitusTech2 жыл бұрын
The nag screen and archaic interface is what I was talking about. The program itself works just fine, but why bother with that when something like 7zip works with rar and is free without nag screens.
@Machtyn2 жыл бұрын
Plus, 7-zip is lighter on system resources and I think it's faster.
@WiseWorker9082 жыл бұрын
Yeah this has always been bothering me lol. Why does everyone feel the need to use unlicensed WinRAR. At least activate it if you wanna use it. Get the license key for free somewhere on the web much like with Total Commander. But then again who needs WinRAR when 7-Zip is free and just plain better and simpler.
@Raylightsen2 жыл бұрын
@@WiseWorker908 Disagree with that statement of 7zip is better. Winrar with a free activation have never failed me in anything and both show the same speed.
@WiseWorker9082 жыл бұрын
@@Raylightsen Maybe they are just as fast, but overall 7-Zip is definitely lighter. What I noticed is that 7-Zip also has better format support. One time when I still had both on my PC, I was trying to open an archive and I think WinRAR failed to read it. An older version of 7-Zip also couldn't.
@ALAINBOISSEAU2 жыл бұрын
Any suggestion for the registry file maintenance ? Does it worth to keep it small ?
@_Code.Pilot_2 жыл бұрын
Why does everyone call it "C-C" Cleaner? It's clearly "C" Cleaner!
@HumbertoRincon2 жыл бұрын
Some people use to store files on the desktop. Some times there's a few files, sometimes you can't see the background... and then Windows slows down or even prevents logon because it runs out of memory. Solution: make a folder and throw all those files inside. Keep the desktop as clean as possible
@tairikuokami2 жыл бұрын
I use desktop as downloads folder. The original purpose of desktop is as a working folder. :)
@TheCynysterMind2 жыл бұрын
I am glad you mentioned CCleaner. once upon a time it used to be a good product... DUMP ANY SUBSCRIPTION SOFTWARE AS A SERVICE. (that includes games) I have a forever license with WinRAR. it is still a good product. but Agree 7-zip is perfectly fine and free. My 8th would be.. remove all Adobe products from your computer
@InkubusGames2 жыл бұрын
A lot of users are unable to comprehend the need for computer restarting. Memory, CPU usage etc - it is all Greek to them. However, they have seen certain things in movies and it looks cool thus they will not shutdown their PCs because it is waste of time to boot it up in their opinion. It is hard to explain to these individuals what is the issue. As for the multiple antiviruses - there is a pile of ignorance and confusion on that one. Some have told me that they installed it because it was written recommended. Others because their licence expired for one so they install another but never realizing that even though licence is expired it runs in background as a free version of itself. Stopping services is one thing. But there are super smart people who delve into registry and do stuff. Coincidentally, there is no way someone can reasonably talk to these people.
@professormoriarty7032 жыл бұрын
You sir are correct . That is why where I work we set all the machines to restart nightly, taking that decision out of the end users hands because they never will restart until it locks up and freezes
@MenessHaTT2 жыл бұрын
I use full versions of Bitdefender & Malwarebytes together for years without any problems, having said that, make sure that you install Bitdefender 1st then Malwarebytes otherwise you will get an error message of some sort... Hope this helps someone...
@MthaMenMon Жыл бұрын
My question is: Is defrag a bad thing on very used, fragmented devices? Because: - The disk has programs that windows is running - It has plenty of important files - Were the power company fail to provide power to your pc while you are defrag, you could potentially loose a ton of data.
@FlashPan732 жыл бұрын
Not backing up "anything" as A: it'll never happen to them to need it B: Isn't everything backed up already? I have "insert something like Onedrive or Box".....then.....where are the files on my Desktop, My Docs?
@psychwardfpv43532 жыл бұрын
I would look forward to seeing a video on using NTLite to make a custom ISO. I tried multiple times using MS toolkit and for some reason no matter how I did configured it I couldn't get it to install on a drive.
@greggmacdonald96442 жыл бұрын
NTLite is great, but do test any ISO you make in a VM, since modifying windows is an error-prone process.
@AlDunbar2 жыл бұрын
I'd like to see a video explaining the functions and interactions of all the services and built-in things that might or might not be critical for something important. On second thought, I doubt this would fit in a video short enough to watch. ;-)
@_zetrax2 жыл бұрын
I wouldn't mind paying WinRAR if I had some money to spare, somebody made it you know. I use it alot, I don't think that is a waste instead it's support. This FOSS community is really getting entitled
@jirib.8280 Жыл бұрын
Hi Cris, I would agree with all points, but not on restart when you quit your work for the day... On desktop I would say to disable fast boot and do regular shutdown at the end of the day. On laptop, I would recommend sleep mode. Even Windows should be able to work some 15-30 days without reboot. XP was able to do so, so why not W10/11? And it will still force you to restart because of updates...
@donaldmickunas85522 жыл бұрын
That is one of the problems with being an OG (old guy). We get into the habit of doing what use to be good things. Times change and good becomes bad without our realizing it. I would be guilty of a few of these IF I still used Windows.
@whyjay99592 жыл бұрын
WinRAR's recovery record feature seems useful for avoiding data corruption/bit rot. It looks like 7-Zip doesn't have an equivalent.
@MrJueKa2 жыл бұрын
What about apps to completely uninstall software, like "Revo Uninstaller" or "BCUninstaller" or "BleachBit"?
@sylvershadow12472 жыл бұрын
I just have a custom registry applied to give me back the “classic” Windows 10 Taskbar with the ability to tweak the notification icons in Control Panel.
@brujo_millonario2 жыл бұрын
CCleaner is actually good as a registry cleaner.
@ten_dlabaja2 жыл бұрын
the ccleaner is actually good, you can uninstall edge with it
@jarnobot2 жыл бұрын
You can do that with Powershell as well, no need for CCleaner ;)
@PerroDelCielo2 жыл бұрын
Hi Chris, awesome videos and data. I have one question, is there any built-in way in windows to scan/fix issues in regestry? I also dont like ccleaner monitor and pop ups, would like to get rid of it, but I use it to scan issues on regestry. If there is no alternative built-in in in windows, do you know any good free alternative? Thanks for the content!!
@samyt6812 жыл бұрын
Been using Ghost Spectre and never had any problem, Number 01 you need to pick carefully.
@ExZ1te2 жыл бұрын
Yeah I used it for a year it was very responsive but after sometime the faceit anti cheat stopped working because certain security patches were missing from new update so I had to switch to official build
@williamconnelly69082 жыл бұрын
liked this video. i was noticing that some of the icons on your task bar i don't recognize, was wondering what some of them are. for instance the third through seventh icons from the left of screen of course i do also know that what you use is probably not my business, but i am always looking for stuff to help me use my pc
@Devvult2 жыл бұрын
Speaking of Ccleaner. What about Glary Utilities 5? Does the same apply for that program? I’ve been using it for a year orso now. But now that you mentioned Ccleaner I’m kind of sceptic towards Glary Utilities 5.
@MasterSlenderTR2 жыл бұрын
Mistake 8: Using Brave or any Chromium based browser, just use Firefox.
@njoroge20612 жыл бұрын
whats wrong with brave
@GreenyX12 жыл бұрын
I've been telling people for DECADES to never mess with CCleaner. Just last month had a client nuke UMBus Enumerator on a Win7 laptop using a CCleaner variant - RESTORO. Can't tell you how many systems I've had to rebuild the windows native zip functionality cause winzip messed with it in the context menus and pulled the associations away from the system. Mcafee is on my nuke list. If people use free antivirus, ill kill it on windows 10. Remember Spybot Search and Destroy? Uggggggh I HATE HP printer drivers... I could go on and on, carry on. 😂
@matsnake862 жыл бұрын
Spybot S&D used to be good some time. In 2009 - 2012 i always used it proficently to remove shit from infested pcs... But yes.. nowadays is pure junk.
@SirReptitious2 жыл бұрын
Interesting how people can have such opposite experiences with the same program. I've used CCleaner for about 20 years and have NEVER had it break anything on a system. I never let it install so that it's always running in the background; it's one of those things I will run like 4 times a year on my system. Mcafee is one of those that 100% of us can agree on.... ;-p HP printer drivers are actually just fine; it's all their useless bloatware utilities that are the problem! I still use the free version of Avast(I'm still on Win7 because I can't tolerate any newer version). I like that in addition to being an A/V, it also does a good job of browser protection by letting you know if a page is a known or suspicious site when you get redirected. Yeah, it nags you to get the paid version, and yeah, it tries to install the chrome malware and make google your homepage every time a new version of the program is installed(not the definitions, just the program).
@mattwolfe47522 жыл бұрын
This is a great list. I've seen all of these in the wild. Another thing I do when setting up any PC is disable startup apps. I ask the users which apps they want to launch at start-up and disable everything else. I explain how it slows the the startup process so if you don't need Teams open immediately, maybe disable that. I want apps to lauch when I tell them. Also, close apps and browser tabs when you're done. Think of your PC like a desk. There's only so much space for you to open files and apps. Imagine how cluttered your desk can get. So to avoid that clutter you work on one thing at a time and file it away when you're complete. Same thing applies with your PC. Close apps to free up resources for what you're focused on.
@marcovtjev2 жыл бұрын
Number 1 cringe thing: attaching an USB harddrive to do a very large copy/backup, and not adjust the volume policy to disable fast removal . The transfer rate will sink at the first hitch, and never recover, having to wait aeons to finalize the copy. Another cringe thing: literally believing the antivirus false positives. I see this even within developer communities. Sigh.
@marcovtjev2 жыл бұрын
Another toe curling one: not knowing where your files are and being totally lost when some document goes out of some MRU list or the "quick access" lists of the explorer.
@tusharnain66522 жыл бұрын
But Windows does not support password protected compressed archive files, that's why i install winrar.
@jmtrad19062 жыл бұрын
I have a WinRAR license, and 7zip was giving me some errors when multitasking.
@ChristopherCobra2 жыл бұрын
I don;t really know what you mean by "errors when multitasking" - never had that issue over 5 windows version and more than a decade - but if you have a WinRAR license - then you can use that. I think what was trying to be said is that 7Zip is actually as good or better and open source. And in my experience it is better than WinRAR - but if I alreadt paid for WinRAR I would likely stick with it.
@dfs-comedy2 жыл бұрын
Mistake #0: Using Windows in the first place.
@vlauderlauders7412 жыл бұрын
I always turn my PC off at the end of the day but I wonder is it also relevant on server machines? Do servers automatically restart once a day or something like that?
@griffin13662 жыл бұрын
Servers are kept running until there is an issue. You don't want any downtime, including a restart.
@tanmaypanadi14142 жыл бұрын
you could if you wanted to in a home lab setup, There was a video about PxiE booting a server as long as it has ethernet plugged in the server motherboards. you could boot up when you need it as long as there is power.
@uthman832 жыл бұрын
As someone that's been learning about Windows and PC's for the past 20ish years I completely agree with most of what you say but Ccleaner. I swear by this programme, yes turn off start-up and the monitor to only start it when you need it. The cleaner part is good every now and then I use it about once a month or so but the registry cleaner that's a different story. This is something that only really needs to be used when uninstalling or moving a programme as Windows does not clean up properly and no it wont harm your system if you don't clean it but the longer you leave it the slower your system will get and more crashes are likely. (I want to add be careful as there are boxes to tick/untick that will give you a better clean, just make sure you know what you are doing or look it up).
@iogarchi2 жыл бұрын
People tends to install third party software in order to copy faster than the built-in copy an paste from Windows.
@orko20272 жыл бұрын
Greetings from Germany! There are so many people that do not trust in open source or don´t even know about. Another thing I have often noticed is that poeple do not use the Windows search. They spend hours a year with looking up ther programs in this mess of a startmenu. The opposite extreme are people who have 100 links on their desktop because they hate the startmenu. But to be honest, the largest mistake is to use Windows...
@Raylightsen2 жыл бұрын
You are wrong if you think using windows is the error. Linux is as of now, not good for a permanent change, and neither is user friendly. Windows 10 and hate the start menu? (Myself included), install classic shell and problem solved.
@plamenpurvanov5451 Жыл бұрын
Most people don`t understand that any OS is a very complex structure. You can not just turn of few services or edit few registries and calling the day. Because 99% of the people doing this don`t have an idea what core processes can be affected from this and what the consequences can be. Windows is a self maintaining system and messing around with it`s core structure will lead only to problems. I made a lot of custom ISO`s by my self and to be honest it works better as it is for 99% of people. Why so many people are obsessed with the Windows telemetry but not with the telemetry in their phones? Mobile devices are collecting way more data for you , because they are with you all the time than the pc sitting at home. You are not making calls , sending messages , making photos with your pc , right?
@Messiah_Abel2 жыл бұрын
I’ve never done any of these things, but I will try out that setting Services to manual! I wasn’t aware of such a thing and I may look into it more
@tanmaypanadi14142 жыл бұрын
I think it's only available for Pro and Above licences.
@Messiah_Abel2 жыл бұрын
@@tanmaypanadi1414 Unfortunately, I have not had much time to look into it, but if that is the case then it truly is a shame that it is locked behind a paywall. EDIT: Ok after finally being able to check, no, you do *not* need a Pro or higher license to set a service to manual, a simple Home license is sufficient (Tested on Windows 11)
@keleman3403 Жыл бұрын
good video :) , any tips on what to use :D instead example cc leaner?
@Minetheground2 жыл бұрын
and the first party solutions like disk clean up are going to do better always because it's a program to that has full access of the Operating system and 3rd party software cant do a dent.
@JuxZeil2 жыл бұрын
Spot on bud. 👍 I will also add; If you don't understand what you're looking at, how can you trust it?...applies to life in general too.
@LittleJohnxxx2 жыл бұрын
As always, "You're the BEST, SUPER HONEST, AND LET's not FORGET TRUSTWORTHY". THANKS
@RayTech702 жыл бұрын
Multiple Antivus = having 2 bodyguards who have no knowledge of each other... imagine that!
@josezeledon61672 жыл бұрын
Mistake 9: having multiple win installations on the same drive...
@Sva0102 жыл бұрын
yep the best mistake
@banana_junior_90002 жыл бұрын
Most annoying? 20GB in trash, 60GB in downloads all copied to folders on desktop, Chrome, crusty keyboards with hair, Wi-Fi routers on the floor. The worst is "the Wi-Fi is broken!"
@Devvult2 жыл бұрын
Is it safe to turn all services to manual instead of disabling them? Will that make your computer faster?
@luqmanhamdan92852 жыл бұрын
Install crack and pirated software is the most thing Windows user do, especially IDM and WinRar. IDK why most normies install this garbage stuff that end up slowing down their PC/laptop.
@lizardltd2 жыл бұрын
I'd love a series of these things!
@isaacfooster Жыл бұрын
To be fair restarting the system adds to the on off cycle. I'd rather lose a little performance for longevity
@dyakonov2 жыл бұрын
> explaining common windows user's mistakes > talking about process count > unironically USING CHROME 💀
@Dave40002 жыл бұрын
Does 7-Zip offer a similar archive repair as WinRAR, in case of corruption? Like adding recovery records?
@somegoofy2 жыл бұрын
What about defrag (or retrim) schedule for SSD.... still every hour or somethinng like that? Builtin disk cleanup? Not for multiuser computer, there goes ccleaner for all user accounts at once ...
@peterschmidt99422 жыл бұрын
I don't mind these sorts of videos for the fact I forget a lot of stuff and probably should do things more regularly (like clean up junk files and the like, uninstall programs I don't use or need). Generally, I'm more concerned I have a proper backup for when the shit hits the fan! I've used Avira antivirus for years, but I have heard many channels saying antivirus isn't needed anymore with Windoz Defender being more capable now. Back in the day it sucked giant balls.
@dominikcygan26642 жыл бұрын
these are exactly what annoys me about my friends too, they do all of those things and i just face palm when i see their stystems
@aslani.r30992 жыл бұрын
Great video. Thank you, Chris👍
@JesperSevel2 жыл бұрын
CCleaner is okay when trying to uninstall apps that don't show up in the normal uninstall program, it is also useful when you want to clean up your Registry for unused strings, left behind by uninstalled software.
@dogododot61232 жыл бұрын
Hilarious. Right after watching this KZfaq shows me my first ever ad for CCleaner "Download CCleaner Today!" 😆🤣
@garyj40462 жыл бұрын
Malewarebytes works really well with Defender and is very inobtrusive. It's a great combination with also installing MVPS host file blocker. 30 plus year virus free.
@fragalot2 жыл бұрын
Malwarebytes is good for a one-off scan if you suspect you might have a problem. But you don't need to have it sitting on your system at all times.
@pmpbds92 жыл бұрын
The only problem with MVPS - the last version is dated Mars, 2021. Other than that, great tool.
@garyj40462 жыл бұрын
@@pmpbds9 Yeah, unfortunately the maintainer has some serious health issues.
@garyj40462 жыл бұрын
@@fragalot Less 1% CPU load
@wayland71502 жыл бұрын
@@garyj4046 I'm sorry to hear that. Malware Bytes is the best Av which I hold in reserve.
@allenqueen2 жыл бұрын
Misake 7+n : Not having some form of ad/cookie banner/tracker blocker on your browser
@rcatyvr Жыл бұрын
Mistake #1: using Windows in the first place Mistake #2: trying to fix it when it breaks Mistake #3: believing them when they say they know what they're doing Mistake #4: not realising that any Win version that is still supported is really just slick packaged beta-ware and your PC is the test bed (it's in their development cycle documentation) And the final Mistake is not dumping Windows and installing any other operating system: Linux, BDS, Solaris, UNIX, even write your own...anything but Windows IMHO
@balderm0012 жыл бұрын
Don't think i've seen anyone do any of the things you listed anymore on any of the systems i've fixed/restored in recent times, apart from CCleaner since i still use it to this day 😅mostly for convenience. What i've seen is people installing multiple browsers then get mad when their bookmarks or website sessions are not there anymore, or constantly skipping Windows updates, then once in a while Windows pushes a mandatory security update and their PC completely breaks down going into a bootloop, i've probably fixed 4-5 laptops just recently with that problem.