Holiday Tech Support Stories: What Did My Dad Need This Year?

long time lurker first post lol my homelab box is officially haunted

btw mods can we pin this thread

Set things up sooo they can't break easily. Standard user accounts instead of admin, automatic updates, a browser with an ad blocker, and backups that run without anyone thinking about them.

@zoeb222 works on paper, not in real life

pro tip: write down what u change 🤦 i didnt and had to redo tech-support from scratch worked for me anyway 🤷

pro tip: write down what u change. i didnt and had to redo family from scratch

for me it was the driver. swapped it and boom, fixed worked for me anyway 🤷

ahh classic for me it was the power plan, swapped it and boom, fixed fingers crossed 🤞

lol same thing happened to me for me it was teh cache... swapped it and boom, fixed

omggg ok update: did what @chenq830 said and its fine now... came here to say exactly this seriously made my day 😭🙏

wait dumb question but how do i even check the cache

facts

hmmmm not sure about that everyone keeps saying this but nobody posts proof. ok this thread just saved my weekend

same tbh

bump. still happening with printer for me. pro tip: write down what u change :) i didnt and had to redo printer from scratch

ok so told my boss it would take 10 mintues. its been 20 minutes seriously need help here 😭

yeahhh try turning off the router first, fixed it for me hope that helps :)

btw i come back to this thread every week just for the drama

Best investment I ever made: setting up remote support software on every family computer. Ten minutes on the phone instead of an hour of driving. Built-in tools like Quick Assist in Windows work well for this.