{"id":5937,"date":"2022-01-10T09:17:48","date_gmt":"2022-01-10T14:17:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/langa.com\/?p=5937"},"modified":"2022-01-10T09:17:50","modified_gmt":"2022-01-10T14:17:50","slug":"let-your-pc-start-the-new-year-right","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/langa.com\/index.php\/2022\/01\/10\/let-your-pc-start-the-new-year-right\/","title":{"rendered":"Let your PC start the new year right!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Taking a little time now to thoroughly check and proactively service your Windows PC can pay off\u00a0<em><strong>big time<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0in the coming year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whether you\u2019re planning to move to Windows 11 or stick with Windows 10 (or even 8.1!), this easy-to-follow annual checkup is preventive medicine that can help ensure that your PC begins 2022 in the best shape possible!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read the full story in the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.askwoody.com\/newsletter\/let-your-pc-start-the-new-year-right-2022\/#langalist\"><strong>AskWoody Plus Newsletter 19.02.0<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0(2022-01-10).<br>This story also appears in the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.askwoody.com\/newsletter\/free-edition-let-your-pc-start-the-new-year-right-2022\/\"><strong>AskWoody Free Newsletter 19.02.F<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0(2022-01-10).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Also In this issue<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>PUBLIC DEFENDER:\u2003Look who\u2019s stalking: Protect yourself from Apple AirTags<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>BEST UTILITIES:\u2003Freeware Spotlight \u2014 WPA2Gen<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>WINDOWS:\u2003Windows 11: When no doesn\u2019t mean no<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Click here for the&nbsp;<strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.forms-content.sg-form.com\/fadcab1b-6abe-11ea-9648-2a7e788be8da\" target=\"_blank\">Askwoody Free<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;signup; 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