5 Computer Mistakes People Still Make

[@2ToneWalt]

I've always used either a hacksaw or an angle grinder when its come to my old hard drives and it hasn't failed me yet.

[@mojoneko8303]

My preference is a cutting torch. 🙂

[@happyputt9709]

Yeah and it was fun I must admit

[@martinbynion1589]

A sledgehammer is my personal choice 🙂

[@matldn2697]

I open up the hd or ssd and set it on fire - twice so all chips and platters are burnt totally.

[@goofyrulez7914]

Big mistake is that they don't learn the fundamentals like Copy, Cut and Paste.

[@Britec09]

Fair point

[@billyguthrie3176]

yep, they just buy a computer an think they don't have to do anything that it takes care of itself! Then when some thing goes wrong they start blaming the manufacturer, microsoft, google an so on!

[@jorgenandersen365]

Brian, please keep these "mistakes" videos coming. I have a bet with myself: when will I find one that I am guilty of? There's going to be one, but it was not one of the first 5...

[@Britec09]

See what I can do

[@williamlinington9166]

​@@Britec09I get lazy when it comes to firmware updates. Thanks for the wakeup call. Cheers!!

[@debeeriz]

in nz and australiawe pronounce route as root but an internet router as the same as the woodworking tool so its not just the states, probably because if we pronounce it the english way its a swear word

[@Britec09]

Well English originated from England and other countries changed it, so I guess we are speaking proper English 😂

[@debeeriz]

@@Britec09 english where there is no w in one but they include it in two, lol.

[@Nightwish1773]

Well you should hear New York English ! 🤣😅😂🤪

[@billyguthrie3176]

That's no different than pronoucing rthe word out as oot just because it falls in the middle of the word router! in america root is something at the base of a plant an can also be used to mean the core of a problem!@@debeeriz

[@childoftheuniverse7318]

Thank you for helping us stay safe. I appreciate you

[@asifshamsi5630]

Hi Brian! I am from Pakistan. As a developing country we have buy used computers as 90% people in our country can't afford new ones. I always update computer bios whenever somebody in my house or in office replaces computers. Please guide how to completely erase data from harddisk and SSD. We have to do sale our old storage drives and replace with more newer ones.

[@SaraMorgan-ym6ue]

remove the defenses for more fps I love it cause that is asking for less performance in the long run when you get viruses on your system.🤣🤣🤣

[@johnpedersen8387]

In my country the router is provided with encrypion on the wifi as default, so you can't access the wifi if you don't know the key. I don't have changed the login to the router as i think that people have to be in my house to do that. About firmware update my router I chech if my router is wulnerably to problems. I have not heard of problems with my router yet. So I have not checked if there is an update to my router. Harddisks I send furter to other persons I always overwrite so nothing can be read again. I don,t update my bios either. I always say "If it works don't fix it" I have seen at lot of hardware ruind because og faulty opgrades. I don't want that. Have a nice cristmas and a happy new year Brian.

[@Keith.W]

Thanks for the video Brian, personally I never give any of my used HD away, they get wiped and then multiple holes drilled through them.

[@Britec09]

Great tip!

[@outlet6989]

A 10-pound sledgehammer works for me. A flattened HDD or SSD never seems to work after doing this.

[@moorhen6156]

happy to say that both passwords on the last 3 modems i've had have all been randomly generated and i tend to stay with isp's until they f-up in someway looking at you shell broadband

[@matthewday7565]

Guilty! My old Virginmedia had an 8 character Wifi key (it was randomized) which I used as was, then they were suggesting to change it, then I got a new Hub 5. Struggled to reconfigure my smart bulb (do the switchy switchy thing, is it 5 times including the last ON, or excluding), can't get the thing in config mode, so I decide to replicate the old Wifi. Hub 5 won't let me! Key too short. After rattling the switch like fury, finally get the wretched thing in config mode. Now way back, my first Wifi router didn't have a default key, so I used a random generator to produce a 63 character upper/lower/numeric and boy was it a pain to enter especially on a device without a proper keyboard

[@geowilson1587]

Merry Christmas Brian..thank you for all the freat imformational vlogs…best in new year..

[@Britec09]

Happy holidays!

[@mikaelbiilmann6826]

Suggestions: scams and phishing and scaremail/blackmail mails and what to do.

[@lloydc5736]

Nicely done, good pitfalls to avoid, enjoy your channel, thanks for your effort.

[@Britec09]

Glad you like them!

[@vladimirlitvinov7827]

Thank you. As usual, it is very informative.

[@Britec09]

Our pleasure!

[@supriyochatterjee4095]

Always the best and most updated information, Happy Christmas 🎄 and Happy December to Team Britec , wish to see millions of new technical concepts videos on Windows Server, Active Directory and Desktop Hardwares and similar in new year in new series, God bless all

[@JohnJohn-ts6ux]

Hi Brian I have been watching your videos for a long time even I don't comment but they always give you a thumbs up each time you put on a video, thank you very much for your time and effort this year, Merry Christmas to you and your family and Happy New Year, looking forward for next year for new videos thanks again Brian😊😊😊🌲🌲🌲

[@Britec09]

Merry Christmas to you and your family

[@gags730]

5 Mistakes Windows Users Make 1) Install Windows 10 2) Install MS updates 3) Install more MS updates 4) Install Windows 11 5) Install MS updates A little sarcasm to start the morning!

[@charlieoscar09]

This weekends most STUPID comment

[@chewbacca5986]

Hi Brian, Happy Holidays to you and family. Thank you for the incredible y EA ar of sharing your content. Followup question, I want to visit your US Amazon page recommendations, but the link launches to amazons default homepage? Am unclear how to get your amazon store recommendations page. Thank you!!

[@mncdssctn9110]

Haven’t had a power outage here in years, but I’m certain that if I ever try to update my motherboard firmware it will happen and brick my computer.

[@Nick41622]

Brian. Is it true that you should not update your router's firmware over Wi-Fi?

[@UmanPC]

More like these is great Tnx Brian

[@Britec09]

More to come!

[@happyputt9709]

Oh i installed pro11 from piratebay like i have for 20 years. For the first time microcock just rolled it back to a home version which i had originally home 7. Cunning

[@t0mn8r35]

More of this type of advice please.

[@-Animal_]

why do you use eset as your AV? is it personal preference?

[@StaHoo1001]

keep in mind lads, NAS running iSCSI connections need to have it disconnected, prior to firmware update, simple thing that 99% of a time is overlooked, and can give you lots of grief if not done correctly.

[@writerpatrick]

The big one I see all the time is not providing enough air flow around the computer to allow it to properly cool. The computer gets shoved into a closet or cabinet.

[@GeraldWalling]

The most fundamental of what needs to be done is Backup, Backup, Backup.

[@michaelhawthorne8696]

Backing up is good but if you don't backup to an isolated drive, the Ransomware will get you

[@williamlinington9166]

Could you do a video on accessability options. Being legally blind, I use this featute. I am sure folks would findl. It intereting, if not usefull. Cheers.

[@trusttech9942]

Good list.

[@Britec09]

Thanks!

[@JoshuaTrenge]

Thank you Brian for your expert guidance. I can’t tell you how much help you have been to me. Merry Christmas

[@Britec09]

Merry Christmas

[@brianwalker7771]

Using the same password or same few passwords across the internet. All my passwords are written down since they are all different and I certainly can not possibly remember dozens of complex passwords. I would rather deal with a bit of headache than have one site get violated and ALL my sites are violated at once. Yes I know password managers are a thing but I just don't trust them.

[@billyguthrie3176]

Most routers these days update their firmware automatically by default! I know mine does cause i thought it prudent to check that out an make sure when i first got it.

[@user-hg3wd1tg6s]

I make it a point to NEVER use a router provided by the ISP!👎 For starters, the ISP most likely 'rents' those routers for a monthly fee, which is ridiculous. Back when I had ATT I had an AT&T provided router, and they knew EVERYTHING I did with that router! If I turned it off, for whatever reason, it didn't take too long for me to get an email from ATT letting me know that the darn thing was off! They also knew the SSID and any other settings of the router, perhaps even the password. I got emails on a regular basis telling me that the SSID had changed, or the password had changed, or there had been a change of this, that, or the other! Of course they knew all the activity as well. Unacceptable.

[@dreamscaped1]

Not only computers, but public or commercial photocopiers.

[@TimsComputerRepair]

God video Brian.

[@Britec09]

Thanks 👍

[@mikedavis2969]

MERRY CHRISTMAS !

[@TheCureDMan]

What Start Menu replacement do you use on Windows 11?

[@honestgoat]

StartAllBack is what I use. Works great and is updated regularly. Even incorporates copilot now as well.

[@Rood67]

Start11 to get back a normalized start menu Explorer Patcher to get back a normalized task bar. I don’t want to be forced to having my task bar on my main monitor; which is a large screen for work, editing, and gaming. I have always kept the task bar on the second monitor. And I don’t want two task bars, even though Display Fussion does a better job at dealing with two. Also, I want it larger to display more of the date and time, as well as more system tray icons. Windows 11 made the task bar essentially useless.

[@TheCureDMan]

@@honestgoat No, I have asked what utility is used by author as shown in this video at 6:57.

[@Bluelagoonstudios]

If I'm removing conventional HD's I drill a big hole and bring them to the recycle park. No one can use that one again.

[@Ograws]

Forgetting to update chipset drivers

[@outlet6989]

A condom only protects you so much. This is why I always wear two.

[@orgasmicwoman]

I would like to see the Controlled Folder - how it relates to the User Account control; and how to update.

[@Nick41622]

I live in the country, with no close neighbours in range.

[@markclark787]

on a spinning drive drill a hole through and power it up. I take the platters out and give them back to the owner

[@STONE69_]

Take the HDD apart and remove the nice platter inside.

[@johngoard8272]

Great stuff Brian I really don't quite understand about the router changes etc but I di absolutely agree with you that one needs a third party security software on their machines. I have four machines and I have ESET Ultimate or Smart Security (I believe they are upgrading the Smart Security to Ultimate) on them and I find it extremely good at picking up the rubbish that comes though the internet. I did have Kaspersky for a long time but converted to ESET about four years ago and it is in my mind superior to the Kaspersky setup which was becoming a tad convoluted and confusing to use, and the support from ESET is just fantastic out here in Australia.

[@SaraMorgan-ym6ue]

did you change the user name and password for your rooter or router?

[@Sid-Cannon]

I use secure erase on SSD's and a hammer on HDD's ...

[@redahpecah4692]

love Britec from Malaysia

[@Britec09]

Thanks

[@joanarling]

Mistake #6: Just look at the leftmost icon in the bottom.

[@enricmarshal]

But isp bring me a router with a unique password. Is it still necessary to change it?

[@Britec09]

Yes, change it

[@enricmarshal]

@@Britec09 ok

[@hotmixer2010]

Buying a old school router that still uses an admin interface page in 2023/2024 is asking to be hacked

[@billyguthrie3176]

One of the problems with the you don't need any antivirus at all arguement is that those making it haven't any clue how antivirus actually works. They don't know what it does to protect you. I can promise you the antivirus is a million times better at spotting an stopping malicious code than the person making the argument is! I'm sure malware analysts could make much more logical arguements for why you need an antivirus than i can but some things are just common sense!

[@markclark787]

Putting a PC to sleep and never restarting

[@Gyrxiur]

Ok, I do none of these mistakes, thanks for good feeling :)

[@Britec09]

Perfect!

[@arghyaprotimhalder5592]

First mistake is using that crappy spyware, malicious operating system that restricts customisation and networking. Crashes without warning doesn't run good on Server steals your data , crappy EULA

[@michaeljavert4635]

I am very bitter about the word "root" I don't care if you're English or British the word Route is not Root. They are two different things and mean something very different. I am very bitter about it too, because the word on the spelling test was route, and the idiot teacher said root. Not realizing this, I spelled the word she said "Root" the way it is spelled. I wrote "root" and I did not get 100 % that I would have had if the teacher wasn't an idiot !

[@davidanthonyburton2253]

Hiya brit tech and merry Christmas. P,ease can I say that I can't get my router details bc it is Virgin my ISP. Cos when I have tried. I have gone to my browser and tried to get into my router and it is a load of stuff. I mean typing my IP address into my router. I am totally confused sirs ¡¿¿¿

[@JJFlores197]

Some companies let you only manage the router via an app. You'll have to read the documentation for your specific router.

[@Britec09]

Merry Christmas