Support/Toms

Tuesday, August 23, 2022
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TROUBLE-SHOOTING SITES:
1.  Windows Ten Forums.
2.  Reddit
3.  HowtoGeek.  HowtoGeek only uses Facebook page.  Not enough requests to host a forum.  Fine.  
4.  Tom's Hardware.  Here is a link to the forums.  Though this site has been my go-to site for trouble-shooting, in this case, the folks at Tom's Hardware failed to deliver.  Here is the post I made back on May 12, 2020.
5.  Freecomputerconsultant.  This site has no forum, least none that I can find.
6.  The Windows Club.  These guys do have a forum.  I shall try it.  Here is the forum for Windows 10 Management.  I cannot believe my experience with these sites.  Basic tools, like a tab or button to post a question are not obvious.  Is this feature behind a paywall?  It doesn't say.  But it has a decent rating by people who use it, so I don't know what gives.  

The Windows Club has a consumer rating of 4.73 stars from 11 reviews indicating that most consumers are generally satisfied with their purchases. The Windows Club also ranks 4th among Windows sites.
7.  Howto-Connect.  This site isn't much better.  There is a contact page, but check out what it says regarding contacting someone at their site 
You can contact us by dispatching an email to cutesunita21@gmail.com or howtocon@howto-connect.com.  Please note that we might need up to a week to check your email and reply. 
I emailed them on Monday, May 25th at 12:49pm, so we'll see, one, how long it will take, and two, what their reply will be.  I asked if they had a forum or not.  

8.  Tech Support Forum.  Okay, well, "forum" is in their name, so, yes, they do have a forum.  Okay, I was finally able to register and find the NEW THREAD button on the site.  Not intuitive at all.  And I was able to post today, Tuesday, May 26, 2020.  Find that post here.  So I am waiting . . . again.  And there's no guarantee that I will get a reliable reply, one that is productive in restoring my files.  USE THIS FORUM.

Well this certainly surprised me, given my chronic inability to get answers, reliable answers, anywhere.  I posted my question at 3:13pm on 5/26/2020 and I received a reply by 4:47pm.  Not bad, not bad at all from Tech Support Forum.  Also, I received fairly specific instructions.  Now I'll have to see if the recommended procedures work.

Okay, I was asked to submit my post in another category, called Virus/Trojan/Spyware Help.
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