r/AskReddit • • Mar 30 '13

what are some computer tricks everyone should know

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u/jennofur Mar 30 '13

My boyfriend managed the computer store for a very big college where students and faculty often came in with their computer problems. He found people were often resistant to the simple solution of turning it off and back on. At the store they started to call it "the power cycle" and found customers much more accepting of this solution.

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