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Windows Defender Fake Emails

This is to let you know that you may get an email that directs you to call an 833 (1-800) number to talk to someone about Windows Defender renewals. It is FAKE. Do not call, write, etc. This was forwarded to me from two customers today. If you have any problems, please email me, thanks!
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Windows 7 – What’s Next?

By now if you're still running Windows 7, you've gotten all sorts of messages about upgrading to Windows 10. You need to. You're not going to be just susceptible to malware, you'll be susceptible to vulnerabilities in Windows 7. You can download Windows 10 for free. Go here: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10 Upgrading can be a pain. Here's…
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Windows 10 Migrations

January 14th is getting closer.  If you've got a Windows 7 computer and it's working well, you might want to try to upgrade your existing computer to Windows 10 and forego buying a new computer.  If you do the upgrade, everything on your computer stays as is; printers, files, emails, browsers (except for Internet Explorer,…
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Windows 7 Support Ending January 14, 2020

Official support for Windows 7 is ending on January 14th.  Before then, you can either upgrade your existing computer to Windows 10 or buy a new computer with Windows 10 already installed.  Or buy a Mac, ChromeBook, or give up your computer technology ways and get a yellow legal pad with one of those 4…
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Windows 7 Support Ending January 14, 2020

Official support for Windows 7 is ending. If you didn't get an official Microsoft pop-up, you probably will. You can either upgrade your existing computer to Windows 10 or buy a new computer with Windows 10 already installed. My recommendation is unless you have a really good computer, it's time to go buy a new…
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Windows 10 – Another Big Update

Starting April 30th, Microsoft has been rolling out a big Windows 10-1803 update.  This is one of those hour + long updates that won't be fun if you're trying to shut down in a hurry.  You will need to do it. It adds a slew of fixes, enhancements and obviously, parts that weren't broken before…
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Can’t Get Internet (Mail/Web) with Windows 10 as of this week?

If you're getting an error in Windows 10 that you don't have a valid IP Configuration, don't waste your time calling AT&T or Comcast. It's not them. Windows 10 released an update bug to their operating system this week. I have seemed to figure out how to fix it. If you can't follow what I'm…
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Summer Info from Dunwoody PC

July 29th.  The end of the world as we know it as Microsoft would like you to believe. What happens then?  Windows 10 is NO LONGER FREE.  It will be $129.  For those of you that have upgraded and you're happy, congrats.  You saved $129.  It's a good operating system when it works.  It's getting better.…
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Holiday Greetings from Dunwoody PC

I have a few random opinions to pass along during this holiday season.  I hope your holiday is safe and happy and I look forward to helping you again next year (or this year, don't you want the new laptop all set up and ready as a gift?) Windows 10:  I have had a chance…
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New Website, Windows 10, Electronics Recyling & More

New Web Site:  After 8 years, I finally decided to redo my web site.  The folks at Kapp Koncepts did a fantastic job in bringing my site up to current standards and it looks great! Feel free to stop by at DunwoodyPC.com.  If you see anything that doesn't look right, please don't hesitate to let…
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