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Fix Problems on Surface PCs with the Diagnostic Toolkit in Windows 10

If you own a Microsoft PC such as a Surface Pro, or Surface Book, you might now know of a useful diagnostic tool that can help keep your PC running smoothly. Microsoft’s Surface Diagnostic Toolkit can be downloaded as a win32 desktop app, or from…

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My Computing History

Last Updated: January 2024 I got my first computer in 1981 at the tender age of 11. In fact I wanted a colouring book, I had no idea what a computer was, but within a few days I was completely hooked and never looked back. …

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What I Use

Last Updated: January 2024 Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio Purchased to replace both my Surface Laptop 2 and my Surface Pro 7 and to use in my house where I do not have a desktop PC (my desktop resides in my gîte, which is an outhouse…

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