📅 Midwest PROTECH Tips & Tricks

                    📅 Tips & Tricks –   TGIF Edition 

                       Friday, January 23rd, 2026 🎉   
Because your PC deserves a fresh start before the weekend. 

       New Tips & Tricks added on Mondays and Fridays. 🤞

 If your computer or browser has been feeling sluggish, glitchy, or just “off”… it might be carrying around too much digital junk. That’s where clearing your cache comes in.

Cache is temporary data your browser and apps save to load things faster.
Over time, it can:
• Take up space
• Cause websites to load incorrectly
• Create login or display issues
• Slow down performance

Think of it like crumbs under the keyboard — harmless at first, annoying later.

• Fix slow or frozen web pages
• Resolve weird website behavior
• Improve browser performance
• Force websites to load the latest version

It’s one of the easiest troubleshooting steps we use.

Chrome / Edge:
• Click the 3 dots → Settings
• Privacy & Security → Clear browsing data
• Select Cached images and files
• Click Clear data

Firefox:
• Settings → Privacy & Security
• Cookies and Site Data → Clear Data

💡 You usually do NOT need to clear saved passwords unless instructed.

Clearing cache can help apps that:
• Crash
• Freeze
• Refuse to load

(Android allows app cache clearing directly. iPhones rely more on app refresh or reinstall.)

 💡 Extra Tip for Businesses

 Clearing cache is often the first fix for:
• Cloud apps acting up
• Login loops
• Microsoft 365 glitches

👉 If you’re on a Midwest PROTECH Service Plan, this troubleshooting (and much more) is already handled for you — no guessing required.

 Why did the browser feel better after Friday?
Because it finally let go of its cached emotions 😄🧹  

 • Clear browser cache once a month
• Restart your PC after clearing cache
• If a site looks broken, try cache clear before panicking
• Bookmark this tip — you’ll use it again 

📣 Got a tech question you want answered next week?
Send it my way — happy to help. 

🚨🚨 If you are not on a service plan, take a look at them and reach out to me so we can talk about why this is so important.  🚨🚨 

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📩 rod@midwestprotech.com

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Yours in tech,
–Rod                                       

       If you’re still running Windows 10, it’s time to take this seriously. Microsoft officially ended support on October 14, 2025, which means no further security updates, patches, or compatibility fixes will be provided.

• Security Risks: Without updates, your system becomes a prime target for cyberattacks, ransomware, and data theft. Hackers know which vulnerabilities exist — and they’ll exploit them.  

• Software Failures: Popular business applications, such as QuickBooks, Microsoft Office, payroll tools, and antivirus programs, are already phasing out support for Windows 10. Soon, updates and features will cease to function.  

• Compliance Issues:Businesses in regulated industries (like healthcare, finance, or retail) risk non-compliance if they continue using an unsupported operating system.  

• Hardware Limitations:Many older computers can’t run Windows 11 efficiently — meaning now is the time to plan for an upgrade or replacement.  

Midwest PROTECH recommends transitioning to Windows 11 Pro now to avoid downtime and security risks. We can handle the entire process — from hardware recommendations to setup, optimization, and data transfer — so you can focus on running your business. 

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