Computer / Laptop Slow Performance

Replacing the Nintendo Switch Game Cartridge Reader How to replace the Nintendo Switch game cartridge reader for the ultimate repair to resolve Game Card Reading Issues. This is a guide to replacing the actual cartridge reader. Try cleaning the back of the cartridge and trying different cartridges. Still, if it's not reading anything, it means someone rammed a cartridge or something else into the slot, and it needs to be replaced. A previous blog provided all the details on opening the back of your Nintendo Switch and the tools you need; I've linked it here. This guide will start with an open switch, and you should have a brand-new Nintendo Switch game cartridge reader. This Cardidge port and audio port repair is a service offered by  https://optimisedcomputing.co.uk/ This is a known bad cartridge reader picture with the top removed. It's hard to see, but the pins bend upwards away from the top. In this case, the second row from the left has bent pins. The bad cartridge rea...

Nintendo Switch Repair Disassembling the Nintendo Switch.  A step-by-step guide with photos of how to disassemble the Nintendo Switch to carry out any maintenance or Switch repair. This guide will also cover the tools needed and the exact location of all the screws, missing steps I always find in other guides. I'm writing this guide from my real-world experience running a Hereford computer repair business. Also, regarding how to reassemble it, please follow the steps in reverse. If you're working on a Nintendo Switch Lite or Pro, even a Switch 2, you can look at this for reference, but you may need to check other guides for differences with your Nintendo Switch model. Getting access to the Nintendo Switch enables repairs for: Nintendo Switch battery Nintendo Switch cartridge port Nintendo Switch audio jack Nintendo Switch microSD slot  Tools Needed, 1 x Tri-point (Y) 1.5mm Y00 Precision  1 x Special Tri Wing Screwdriver  1 x 2.0mm Phillips How to Disassembl...

 Thermal Throttling, Speeding up windows PC This is an area always worth looking at when trying to work out why your laptop or windows PC is going slow, it could be just getting too hot or windows thinks it's getting to hot. To protect you the best way to handle the heat is to slow down and do everything slower.  I have often get distracted by tuning a PC, looking at settings and software installed, but it can sometimes be a fundamental issue known as Thermal throttling, i.e., getting too hot and slowing down. Here I use a basic way to tell is if you're thermal throttling as when I'm checking a customer PC as I doing computer repairs in Hereford. I might not have the time to install extra software and if the problem is bad it will be obvious. Using the window built into the task manager, pressing "Ctrl+Shift+Esc" at the same time to launch the windows task manager. Task manager, Performance tab, key item to see thermal throttling in Windows. Once you find the perf...

Computer Repairs Herford  Discover affordable computer repair near me with our expert services in Hereford.  Learn how I can help you get your laptop repairs done efficiently and effectively. I have a full website available here:  https://optimisedcomputing.co.uk/ I have worked in IT for 30 years, mainly for large companies. Now I work locally in Hereford, bringing realistic, affordable repairs and computer services. The key services I'm offering is Computer Repair This covers laptop repairs as well as PC repairs, also all Apple repairs, for example, iMac Repair or MacBook Repairs. Computer Lessons I'm able to offer lessons to give people confidence in being safe online. These lessons cover how to use and get the most out of your computer, being safe online, and using Microsoft Office. Small Business IT Support I can provide full end-to-end service support for small businesses that need IT, including internet/Wi-Fi setup, backup, and remote access. Data Recovery I can cov...

Microsoft Windows 10 or Windows 11 is slow to start or slow running, how to solve Introduction This is my view on speeding up windows, there are many websites with various lists on what to do, Here I plan to list the ones I have used, explain how they work and attempt to describe what is happening. Why me The real world experience comes from running my own company  https://optimisedcomputing.co.uk/ . Which is a local computer repair service in Hereford, many a call is about speeding up a slow PC and being an affordable and able to come to small business or home user and do the work in person has enable me to gather these tips. Fast Startup and PreFetch (SuperFetch). These are terms given to features to speed up Windows but are designed for computers with mechanical hard drives (HDD) and are not needed if you're using anything like solid state storage (SSDS) or Non-Volatile Memory Express. What is it ? Fast Startup , Is ment to speed up your PC by changing your PC to not really full...