Error Computer Repair

Error Computer Repair We Fix Computers, we work on desktops, laptops, & servers. Windows and Mac, and Mac running windows. Residential and Commercial. Hardware & Software. We can help.
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Desktops, laptops, servers, all versions of windows. With over 10 years of PC repair experience we can fix any issue that may rise. Networks Wired and Wi-Fi.

06/03/2026

Accessing a loved one’s laptop after they pass away is not something we take lightly.

This laptop came in because the user’s brother had passed away, and the family needed help getting access to important information.

They needed:

🔐 Password reset
🌐 Access to saved browser account information
📄 A complete list of saved websites, usernames, and passwords

Before we touched anything, we required proper documentation.

The family provided a death certificate, and once everything was verified, we moved forward carefully.

We:

🪪 Verified authorization
📄 Documented the request
🔐 Reset the laptop password
🌐 Retrieved saved browser login information
🧾 Provided a printed multi-page list of saved websites and credentials

In the end, we were able to provide 4 pages of account information that may help the family recover important access.

💡 Digital access after a loved one passes away can be difficult. There is a right way and a wrong way to handle it, and we always take the secure route.

📦 Drop-off or mail-in service available
💳 Multiple payment options available

📍 Error Computer Repair — League City, TX
📞 (832) 377-6727

05/30/2026

Laptop keyboard stopped working… but it wasn’t the keyboard.

This laptop came in because the keyboard stopped responding.

No typing.
No input.
Looked like a bad keyboard.

But before replacing parts, we tested it properly.

Turns out…

⚙️ It was a driver issue.

We reset / reinstalled the keyboard drivers and got the keyboard working again.

But that wasn’t the only problem.

🔋 The battery was also shot.

Luckily, we had the correct replacement battery in stock, so we were able to knock it out the same day.

We:

🔍 Diagnosed the keyboard issue
⚙️ Fixed the keyboard driver problem
🔋 Replaced the failing battery
⚡ Tested charging and battery performance
🧪 Verified keyboard function before pickup

Keyboard working.
Battery replaced.
Same-day repair.

💡 Not every “bad keyboard” is actually bad hardware — and having parts in stock can make all the difference.

📦 Drop-off, mail-in, or remote support available
💳 Multiple payment options available

📍 Error Computer Repair — League City, TX
📞 (832) 377-6727

05/30/2026

Chrome 148 is out… and yes, you should update.

Most people ignore browser updates.

They think:

“It’s just Chrome.”
“I’ll do it later.”
“It still works.”

But here’s the problem:

Your browser is one of the most attacked pieces of software on your computer.

Why?

Because it touches everything:

💳 Banking
📧 Email
🛒 Shopping
🔐 Passwords
📂 Downloads
🌐 Every website you visit

So when Chrome pushes an update, it’s not always just new features.

A lot of the time, it’s fixing:
⚠️ Security holes
⚠️ Browser bugs
⚠️ Exploit paths
⚠️ Stability issues

And here’s the part people miss:

Chrome can download updates in the background…

…but they may not fully apply until you close and reopen the browser.

So if you’re the person with 47 tabs open for three weeks straight?

You might not actually be fully updated yet 😄

Here’s how to check:

Open Chrome
Click the 3 dots
Go to Help
Click About Google Chrome
Let it update
Relaunch Chrome

That’s it.

💡 Browser updates matter because a bad website, fake download, or malicious ad can target your browser before you even realize anything happened.

So yes…

Update Chrome.
Restart Chrome.
And maybe close a few of those tabs while you’re at it.

📦 Drop-off, mail-in, or remote support available
💳 Multiple payment options available

📍 Error Computer Repair — League City, TX
📞 (832) 377-6727

05/30/2026

Two new Windows security flaws are making BitLocker look a little less bulletproof.

BitLocker is supposed to protect your data if your laptop gets stolen.

But recent reports are raising serious concerns about a Windows 11 vulnerability called:

🔐 YellowKey

The scary part?

This reportedly allows someone with physical access to a Windows 11 machine to bypass BitLocker protections using a USB-based attack.

That does NOT mean someone can magically hack your BitLocker drive from across the internet.

But it does mean this:

👉 If someone has your laptop in their hands, BitLocker alone may not be enough.

There’s also another reported Windows flaw called GreenPlasma, which is more about privilege escalation than BitLocker itself, but still adds to the bigger problem:

⚠️ Attackers keep finding ways around the protections people assume are “good enough.”

So what should normal users take from this?

✅ Keep Windows updated
✅ Keep BIOS/firmware updated
✅ Do not leave laptops unattended
✅ Use a strong login password
✅ Consider BitLocker with a PIN on higher-risk machines
✅ Save your recovery key somewhere safe

And business owners?

This is why device security is not just “turn on encryption and forget about it.”

You need:
🔐 Encryption
👤 Account control
🧾 Asset tracking
🔄 Updates
📦 Backups
🛡️ Physical security

💡 BitLocker is still useful. But no security tool is magic.

If your computer is stuck in BitLocker recovery, asking for a key every boot, or you don’t know where your recovery key is…

Get that handled BEFORE it becomes an emergency.

📦 Drop-off, mail-in, or remote support available
💳 Multiple payment options available

📍 Error Computer Repair — League City, TX
📞 (832) 377-6727

05/28/2026

“BEST OF 2026” showed up in the mail… scam or legit?

We got one of those fancy-looking letters claiming we were:

🏆 “BEST OF 2026”

Looks official.
Looks important.
Looks like an award.

But something felt… off.

So I did what everybody does now:

🤖 I asked ChatGPT.

And honestly?

The answer was pretty interesting.

Turns out a lot of these “awards” are really:
⚠️ Marketing mailers
⚠️ Pay-to-display plaques
⚠️ Vanity awards based on public review scraping

Not necessarily an outright scam…

But definitely not the same thing as:
👉 A real voted community award
👉 Chamber recognition
👉 Independent judging panel

A lot of these companies send the same “you won” letter to MANY businesses hoping some of them pay for:
💰 Plaques
💰 Certificates
💰 Marketing packages

💡 Just because something says “Best Of” does NOT mean it came from your city, your community, or an official organization.

Always read the fine print.

And honestly?

AI is becoming a pretty useful tool for spotting questionable stuff like this.

Would YOU hang the plaque up? 😄

📍 Error Computer Repair — League City, TX
📞 (832) 377-6727

05/24/2026

Remote access tools are great… until the wrong person installs one.

The same kind of tool a computer shop uses to help you remotely is also the kind of tool scammers love to abuse.

Tools like:

⚠️ ScreenConnect
⚠️ AnyDesk
⚠️ TeamViewer
⚠️ Splashtop
⚠️ UltraViewer
⚠️ RustDesk

They are not automatically bad.

We use remote support tools because they can save customers time and make software repairs easier.

But here’s the problem:

👉 Remote access means access.

If a real technician has access, they can fix things.

If a scammer has access, they can:

❌ Watch your screen
❌ Move your mouse
❌ Open files
❌ Steal passwords
❌ Install more software
❌ Come back later

That’s why fake Microsoft popups, fake bank alerts, and fake Amazon calls are so dangerous.

They don’t need to “hack” you if they can scare you into installing the tool yourself.

💡 If you see remote access software on your computer and you don’t know why it’s there, take it seriously.

Do NOT log into your bank.
Do NOT change passwords from that same machine.
Disconnect from the internet and get it checked.

Remote tools are powerful.

In the right hands, they are convenient.
In the wrong hands, they are a security nightmare.

📦 Drop-off, mail-in, or remote support available
💳 Multiple payment options available

📍 Error Computer Repair — League City, TX
📞 (832) 377-6727

05/23/2026

Don’t enter the giveaway on this video.

Seriously.

This is just a reminder video.

We are giving away a laptop with Linux installed, cleaned up, and loaded with useful software…

But if you want to enter:

👉 You must go to the ORIGINAL giveaway video.

https://www.facebook.com/reel/942953088743505

Not this one.

Commenting here does NOT count.
Liking this does NOT count.
Sharing this does NOT count.

We don’t want anyone missing their chance because they entered on the wrong post.

To enter, go to the original giveaway video and comment how you would use the Linux laptop:

👉 https://www.facebook.com/reel/942953088743505

Following the page is not required to enter, but it is the easiest way to see the winner announcement.

💡 This video is just the reminder. The original video is where the entries happen.

📍 Error Computer Repair — League City, TX
📞 (832) 377-6727

This giveaway is hosted by Error Computer Repair and is not sponsored, endorsed, administered by, or associated with Facebook or Meta.

05/21/2026

Update Windows immediately… or wait a few days?

Here’s the answer nobody wants to hear:

👉 It depends.

Microsoft’s latest Patch Tuesday fixed:
⚠️ 120 security flaws
⚠️ 17 critical vulnerabilities

That’s a BIG security update.

But at the same time…

Some Windows 11 users are reporting issues with update KB5089549:
❌ Install failures
❌ “Undoing changes” loops
❌ Weird behavior after updating
❌ Some reports of slower internet

So what’s the right move?

For most HOME users:
✅ Staying updated is usually safer

Because most attacks today are automated and target outdated systems.

But…

That does NOT mean:
👉 Smash “update now” with zero preparation.

Before major updates:
💾 Back up important files
🔑 Know where your BitLocker key is
🔌 Plug the machine in
🔄 Restart before updating

Now for BUSINESSES?

Different story.

A business should:
🧪 Test updates on a few machines first
🖨️ Make sure printers, VPNs, QuickBooks, etc still work
⚙️ THEN roll updates out quickly

Not instantly.
But definitely not six months later either 😄

And here’s where people mess up the most:

🔄 Retry
🔄 Retry again
🔄 Retry AGAIN

If the update fails repeatedly…

👉 STOP forcing it.

At that point you may have:
⚠️ Driver conflicts
⚠️ Corrupted update files
⚠️ EFI partition issues
⚠️ Security software conflicts
⚠️ Deeper Windows corruption

💡 Updates are not perfect… but unpatched systems are what attackers LOVE.

The real answer is not:
“Update instantly”

Or:
“Never update”

It’s:
👉 Update intelligently.

📍 Error Computer Repair — League City, TX
📞 (832) 377-6727
📦 Drop-off, mail-in, and remote support available

05/20/2026

Seniors lost $7.7 BILLION to scams last year.

And scammers are not targeting older adults because they’re “dumb.”

They target them because:
📞 They answer the phone
🤝 They’re trusting
💰 And many actually have money to steal

According to reports citing FBI data, adults over 60 lost more than:

⚠️ $7.7 BILLION to fraud in 2025.

And that’s probably underreported because many victims feel embarrassed and never tell anyone.

The scams are getting smarter too:

🚨 Fake Microsoft popups
🚨 Fake bank fraud texts
🚨 Fake Amazon calls
🚨 Fake “grandchild in trouble” emergencies
🚨 Fake tech support asking for remote access

And almost all of them use the same tactic:

⚠️ FEAR + URGENCY

“Act now.”
“Don’t tell anyone.”
“Stay on the phone.”

That alone should be a red flag.

Because real companies do NOT:
❌ Ask for gift cards
❌ Demand Bitcoin
❌ Tell you to move money to a “safe account”
❌ Need remote access immediately

Here’s the biggest mistake families make:

👉 Waiting until AFTER someone gets scammed to talk about it.

Instead, tell your parents or grandparents NOW:

📞 “If anyone calls about your computer, bank, Medicare, or money… hang up and call me first.”

That one sentence could save someone’s retirement.

💡 Stop. Verify. THEN act.

And if someone already clicked the popup, installed remote software, or gave access…

👉 Don’t keep using the computer like nothing happened.

📦 Drop-off, mail-in, or remote support available
💳 Multiple payment options available

📍 Error Computer Repair — League City, TX
📞 (832) 377-6727

05/20/2026

Your Windows update is not failing because your computer hates you…

Well… maybe a little 😄

The latest Windows 11 update (KB5089549) has some users stuck in:

⚠️ “Undoing changes” loops
⚠️ Install failures
⚠️ Endless retry cycles

And most people do the same thing:

🔄 Retry
🔄 Retry again
🔄 Retry AGAIN

At some point, you are not fixing anything. You are just repeating the same failure.

One suspected issue?

💾 A hidden EFI boot partition most users never even know exists.

That tiny partition stores important boot files Windows needs during updates.

Here’s the weird part:

You might have:
✅ 300GB free on your main drive

…but if the EFI partition is too small or too full?

❌ Windows Update can still fail.

That’s why these errors are so frustrating. Windows usually doesn’t explain the REAL problem.

And before somebody says:

“Just delete files from the EFI partition”

🚨 Don’t.

Delete the wrong thing and now the computer may not boot at all.

Smarter approach:

✅ Back up important files
✅ Know your BitLocker recovery key
✅ Try the update ONE more time
✅ If it fails again, stop forcing it

At that point, it may need:
🔧 Windows Update repair
🔧 Driver conflict checks
🔧 EFI partition inspection
🔧 Update cache cleanup

And yes — some users are also reporting weird internet behavior after the update.

💡 Modern Windows updates now affect:
Drivers
Firmware
Networking
BitLocker
Boot files
Security systems

So when updates fail repeatedly…

👉 That’s a clue.

📦 Drop-off, mail-in, or remote support available
📍 League City, TX
📞 (832) 377-6727
🏪 Error Computer Repair

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77573

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