iYogi Reviews the Top 5 Requirements for Back-to-School Laptops

New York, NY -- (SBWire) -- 09/27/2010 -- iYogi, the fastest growing on-demand tech support company, today announced a new iYogi Reviews report on the top five requirements for students to secure and fully optimize their laptops as they head back to school. With the upcoming back-to-school session and increase in the number of students going mobile with their laptops, iYogi analyzes the Top 5 things that are required to keep a student’s laptop in perfect working condition. iYogi, the fastest growing remote tech support provider, has prepared and released this report after the thorough evaluation of the response gathered from considerable customer interactions. With the release of the internal Weekly Customer Incident Report, sourced from iYogi’s knowledge base iMantra™, the iYogi Reviews report is based on a comprehensive evaluation of responses gathered from customer interactions, and reveals the most important steps to maximize the security and performance level of any back-to-school PC.

iYogi Top 5 requirements for back-to-school laptops are:

•Specifications of back-to-school laptop: New laptops offer a multitude of features designed to meet the different needs of students of all ages. Most students from junior high and high school to college need a lightweight and feature-packed laptop.

Solution: Assess your needs and consider laptop specifications before investing in a back-to-school laptop. To learn more about back-to-school laptop specifications, visit: http://www.iyogi.net/laptop/important-considerations.html

•Enhancing the security level: Inadequate safety measures leave your PC prone to viruses, spyware, malware and other malicious programs and threats. It is important for students to maximize their security levels by updating their antivirus software and configuring firewall settings to make their laptops safe and secure.

Solution: Regularly update the antivirus software installed on your machine with the latest virus signatures and definitions to enhance its security and protection levels. Also, configure the firewall settings to block spyware and prevent hackers from trying to gain control of your PC without your consent. To access step-by-step solution for updating the antivirus software and configuring the firewall settings on your PC, visit: http://www.iyogi.net/antivirus/virus-definition-update.html

•Optimizing the memory space: Unused, old or unnecessary files, programs and software applications occupy a lot of memory space on student PCs. This results in frustratingly slow speed, system hang-up and crashes.

Solution: Delete all unnecessary files and programs to ensure that the PC is not overloaded. To see step-by-step solution for removing unnecessary programs from your PC, visit: http://www.iyogi.net/technical-support/uninstall-unnecessary-programs.html

•Disk cleanup and PC optimization: To keep a back-to-school laptop healthy, regular maintenance is crucial. If you do not clean your laptop, you may face slow speed, sluggish start-up performance and system hang-up issues.

Solution: Utilize the disk cleanup utility that comes with Windows operating system in order to remove junk files from your laptop. To view an instant solution for utilizing the disk cleanup utility, visit: http://www.iyogi.net/technical-support/disk-clean-up-and-computer-optimization.html

•Safely connecting to the school intranet: Intranets are exceedingly common networks for schools to efficiently communicate and coordinate with students. At the same time, students should make sure that back-to-school laptops are connected with the school intranet in a safe and secure manner. Connectivity problems with the school intranet can lead to serious damage on your laptop.

Solution: Troubleshoot all issues that occur while connecting to the school intranet. To see step-by-step solution for resolving connectivity issues with the school intranet, visit: http://www.iyogi.net/networking/intranet.html

“Poorly functioning or infected computers can create unwanted aggravation and stress for students during the excitement of back-to-school time,” said Vishal Dhar, President of Marketing and Co-Founder of iYogi. “As they plan their courses and gather their school supplies, it is important for students to include proper laptop care and PC maintenance in the back-to-school process. iYogi gives these users the support and solutions necessary to ensure that their PCs have a safe and smooth transition as they return to school life.”

iYogi has more has more than 100,000 annual subscribers around the world and provides thousands of single incident sessions every day on a 24/7 basis. Its Global Delivery Platform delivers on the highest customer satisfaction benchmarks in the industry and gets smarter with every customer interaction, building a powerful knowledge base that provides unique customer insights on predictive needs to tech support. For more information on iYogi and a detailed list of technologies supported, visit: http://www.iyogi.net.

About IYOGI
iYogi is a global on-demand services company that provides personalized computer support for consumers and small businesses in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and Australia. iYogi’s unique model, including proprietary technology iMantra™ and highly qualified technicians, is designed to eliminate computer-related stress and keep millions of digitally dependent consumers and small businesses protected and productive. Only iYogi -- with its proven global expertise delivery model, intelligent customer insight systems, easy-to-use self-help tools and automated PC optimization and computer support services – offers users a simple yet comprehensive path to digital serenity. iYogi has perfected the remote technical support model to overcome the current limitations of in-store, on-site, or call center services to become the fastest growing provider of support in the industry. Major resellers and technology companies are increasingly turning to iYogi to improve customer satisfaction, reduce return rates, and deliver a compelling new-value added offering to customers. For more information on iYogi and a detailed list of technologies supported, visit: http://www.iyogi.net.

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