A computer maintenance checklist is an important thing to have to make sure that your machine stays up and running and free from viruses and other online threats. This computer maintenance checklist template can be downloaded for free on our website and is both customizable and easy to use.
Basics of the Computer Maintenance Checklist
Our computer maintenance checklist template consists of a list of tasks arranged according to how often they should be performed – weekly, monthly, quarterly or annually. Here are the tasks that go into each category:
- Weekly: checking the computer for viruses, updating the virus definitions and backing up important data
- Monthly: running a disk cleanup and physically cleaning all the parts of the machine, from the monitor and keyboard to the mouse
- Quarterly: defragmenting the hard drive and running a disk scan
- Annually: cleaning the inside of the computer. This project should be done by a qualified technician unless you are already such a professional yourself.
Customizing the Computer Maintenance Checklist
Of course, the schedule given above should not be regarded as one to which you should adhere rigidly. To the contrary, since this computer maintenance checklist is only a template, you can add to it, subtract from it and make any adjustments that you find to be necessary. In general, how often you perform maintenance tasks on a computer depends most of all on how frequently you use it, particularly for surfing the Web. Thus, if you use it with great frequency, it would be good to run a virus check more than once a week. On the other hand, if you do not use your computer that much, then you might be safe even if you run a virus check only once every two or three weeks. There might also be tasks not included in the template that you might find necessary.
Finally, whatever the details of your computer maintenance schedule may be, you should always have it serviced fully by a professional at least once a year.
Download: Computer Maintenance Checklist
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