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Computer Setup

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Do you have computer Frustrations?

Are you worried about losing everything if you move to a new computer?

Need a faster computer or more storage space?

Where do you start?

Get advice on your best solution and have it setup by the experts

tKnowIT has been setting up computers for business and home users for many years and we have a proven way of getting you up and running on a new computer.

What a few of our recent customers said about the Computer Setup Service

“I picked up with the new PC where I left off from the old one.  Nick fully explained all of the changes in going from Windows 10 to 11 and I’ve had no problems at all.   All data transferred and back up service switched on and working correctly each day.” – Bob Millinship, Misano Design and Engineering Ltd

“very helpful, made easy to understand and reasonably priced.” – christian van Outersterp, Jollydays Glamping Ltd

“Having been ‘forced’ by Microsoft from Windows 7 to 10, I found it so user unfriendly I was almost phobic about opening up my new computer. Windows 11 came out and I decided to make the transition sooner rather than later. Nick carried out the upload, transferred my data over from old computer and presented me with a simple and easy to understand format which I could again work with. He also provided sound advice on backing up my data. I no longer dread accessing my laptop. Hugely impressed.” – J. Moss

“very simple process, everything discussed happened as planned.” – Anon

“High level of personal, knowledgeable and accessible help and advice” – Roger Beck

Need Advice On Best Solution For You?

Not everyone wants a desktop PC and not everyone wants a laptop.

We will listen to what you need to achieve and offer advice and suggestions.

Many business users are now preferring a flexible working environment – sometimes working from the office and sometimes from home or elsewhere. Laptops offer the portability but can still be connected to full sized monitors, keyboards, mice, networks and peripherals such as scanners and printers quickly and easily with the appropriate equipment.

A laptop would not make sense though if you always use the computer at the same desk every day and never need to move it.

Setup or Supply & Setup

We can supply and setup computers and other equipment but sometimes you may find a computer at a better price from an online store.

Those stores focus on the lowest price that will ensure a sale and a profit for them. We will sometimes even advise you that the best option is to buy the computer from them and then get us to set it up properly for you and transfer all of the applications and data you need.

The important thing is that you get the right computer, with the right specification that will meet your needs for a number of years. The wrong machine with the wrong specification will be annoying you after 6 months; the right machine can give you years of reliable and efficient service before you start to notice speed and reliability problems.

Existing Data Transferred

We transfer existing data and applications in a non-destructive way. This means that you can always check something on the old machine if you think we’ve missed something in the setup and transfer process.

Over the years we have had many customers who are particularly nervous about this due to their past experiences with other companies.

Laptops or Desktops

We can supply and setup laptops, desktops (towers, mini-towers, mini-PCs), all-in-ones and any other variation of computer*.

We generally will recommend Lenovo or HP computers and usually from their business, rather than home, ranges. Both have proved to be easy to work with, reliable and cost effective.

They will either come with onsite warranties or can be extended to an onsite warranty. This is very important for business users. A business user can not function if their machine is away for a week to be repaired under a ‘Return to base’ style warranty. Typically an onsite warranty means the problem will be diagnosed one day and fixed by an engineer the next, losing the business user a day rather than a week plus.

* we focus on business specification computers that will suit business and home users; we do not specialise on gamer machines with dedicated graphics cards, etc

Backup & Security Services

We can offer a range of backup and security services to meet your needs

For business users we have offered a range of backup , security and patching services. We have found that these required no changes to meet the Cyber Essentials scheme and help with GDPR compliance.

Backups can be local and/or cloud based and can be data only, full system recovery or business continuity capable (not usually for computers – typically for servers or business critical computers that do a specific role).

Our services are centrally monitored so you don’t have to worry about checking that everything is updating and activated properly. You also don’t have to worry about every pop-up that the security system alerts you to. Our systems will alert us and we will take the appropriate actions if needed.

These services are also available to home users and working from home users which, again, helps with GDPR compliance and Cyber Essentials certification if needed.

Link to Cloud & Office Systems

We offer Microsoft 365 and Azure services along with alternatives that have proved to be reliable and secure. We can discuss these with you to see if you need any of these and which will be the most appropriate.

If you need to link to your business systems in the office we can provide secure access to these with the appropriate equipment.

We started to offer Microsoft hosted email services from the early days as a cost effective but very flexible and feature rich Email, Contacts and Calendar service. These services are now typically incorporated with more of the Microsoft 365 (Previously named Office 365) services such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher OneDrive , SharePoint, etc.

Cloud services need backing up – Microsoft indicate this is your responsibility – so we offer additional backup services to backup emails and data files from SharePoint or OneDrive.

Alternatively we offer a service that provides the same features (and more) of SharePoint and OneDrive.

Business, Home, WFH, Anywhere

If you are a business user, a home user or someone who needs to work from anywhere – more recently tagged as “Working From Home” – we can help you get the right solution and set it up for you.

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