Best Articles: a Collection

This page lists Ask Leo! articles on topics like security, backing up, Windows, email, the internet, and more. These are the articles I consider my best, most important articles – the ones I end up referring to most often.

My goal is to help you solve problems and also learn a little along the way, so you can use your technology more effectively and with more confidence.

I consider my single most important article to be Internet Safety: 7 Steps to Keeping Your Computer Safe on the Internet. If you visit only one more page here on Ask Leo!, let it be that one.

Best Articles By Category

Online Security

• A One Step Way to Lose Your Account … Forever
• 12 Steps To Keep from Getting Your Account Hacked

Windows Security

• What Security Software do you Recommend?
• How do I remove malware?
• How do I remove PUPs, foistware, drive-bys, toolbars, and other annoying things I never wanted?

Internet

• Dealing with browser problems
• How do I use an open Wi-Fi hotspot safely?

Windows

• Where can I download Windows?
• How Do I Fix Windows Update?

Networking

• How should I set up my home network?
• How do I best extend my wireless network for laptop access?

Social Media

• How do I recover my Facebook login password?
• Facebook hacked? What you need to do NOW

Patronage

• Ask Leo! Patronage
• Ask Leo! Patreon FAQ

Email

• Email Hacked? 7 Things You Need to do NOW
• Someone’s sending from my email address! How do I stop them?!
• What are my Lost Hotmail Account and Password Recovery Options?

Backing Up

• An Eight-step Back-up Plan Using Windows 10’s Built-In Tools
• How do I backup my computer?

Performance

• Where’s my disk space going?
• Why is my machine slowing down?
• How do I find out what program is using all my CPU?

Opinion

• Stop Spreading Manure
• Why shouldn’t I forward this email asking me to “forward to everyone I know”?
• If I Had to Do It Over…

Best Place to Start

Not sure where to start? These three articles give you important information, as well as a sense of the broad range of topics I cover:

1. Internet Safety: 7 Steps to Keeping Your Computer Safe on the Internet
2. How do I Back Up my Computer?
3. If I Had to Do It Over…

Best of Ask Leo!  by email

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All Articles by Date

I’ll warn you: there’s a bunch! Over 1,200 on this site alone (plus another 3,000 over on the old Ask Leo! site). You’ll find the full list – with most recent articles at the top – right here: All entries (by date).

Another view that might be useful is the full list of categories under which the articles are organized. You’ll find that here: All Categories.