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Re:I help seniors with technology issues. A regular came in ... by zaggynl on Monday October 24, 2022 @06:28AM (#33314869)
I would immediately reinstall a just bought laptop from scratch, as in through a Windows/Linux ISO, not through their own recovery, especially from Lenovo, they have been caught with Superfish adware/malware before:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2015/02/19/super... https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/ps500066-s...

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Re:I help seniors with technology issues. A regular came in ... by sierkov on Monday October 24, 2022 @09:14AM (#33316210)
As a senior who can barely differentiate between cpu and a monitor, I'm sure you would.
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Re:I help seniors with technology issues. A regular came in ... by zaggynl on Monday October 24, 2022 @10:46AM (#33317368)
That's fair, I would recommend a MacBook, Chromebook or iPad to senior folks, even though I loathe the companies, they're perfectly fine for those who do not want to tinker.
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