Leave PC Maintenance to the Pros
Computers have been designed to be easy and intuitive to use. Just about anybody can figure out how to open files and browse the Internet, but PCs are still complicated machines that require technical knowledge to fix and maintain. When it comes to the technical stuff, it's better to leave it to the pros.
Your employees are bright people, this is why you hired them, but you hired them for the specific job that they do, not because they are good with computer maintenance. If you do not have arrangements in place to take care of the maintenances that come with computer ownership, then the responsibility will fall on the employees who use the computers. Unless your bright employees are technically trained, they might not perform these maintenances correctly--if they even get around to it at all!
The maintenance tasks that come with computer ownership are important and should not be blown off or done haphazardly. It is critical to stay on top of these maintenances because it usually involves a security upgrade or a fix to improve functionality. On top of being technical, they can also be repetitive and require daily attention. Here is a list of just some of the regular maintenances that needs to be performed on your PC.
- Updating and running antivirus software.
- Applying Windows security patches.
- Apply Windows updates.
- Renew expired software licenses.
- Apply updates to each application.
- Clearing cache and temporary files.
- Monitor the status of the data backup solution.
- Run disk defrag.