A computer MOT.
Before it becomes a repair.
Internal cleans, health checks, virus and spyware removal, driver and security updates, and ongoing protection that’s monitored rather than left to a nag screen. For homes, offices and everything between.
Point health check
Typical temp drop
Managed antivirus
Kept, not wiped
Computer MOT · report
Service completeComputers don't fail suddenly.
They're ignored gradually.
Pop-ups, a fan that never stops, four minutes to reach the desktop, none of it is normal, and all of it is fixable long before it turns into a dead machine and a data recovery bill.
A machine nobody maintains
Clogged with dust, cooking itself
Fans roaring, temperatures in the 90s, and a processor quietly throttling to half speed to survive.
Minutes to start up
Twenty programs launching at boot, a drive full of temporary files, and everyone accepting it as “just old”.
Pop-ups, toolbars and adware
Browser hijacks and “your PC is infected” scareware, usually installed alongside something else entirely.
An expired antivirus nag screen
A trial that lapsed years ago, dismissed every morning, protecting nothing at all.
No warning before it dies
Drives give months of notice in their SMART data. Nobody’s reading it, so the first sign is a machine that won’t boot.
A machine on a service schedule
Cleaned inside, running cool
Dust cleared from heatsink, fans and filters, fresh thermal paste, and temperatures back where they belong.
Boots in seconds again
Startup trimmed, junk cleared, drive optimised: the machine you remember buying, without buying another one.
Genuinely clean, and staying clean
Full virus and spyware sweep, browsers reset, then protection that’s actually licensed and monitored.
Updates that get installed
Windows, drivers and virus definitions kept current, so security patches don’t sit waiting for a restart forever.
Told before it fails
Drive health checked at every service, we’d rather move your data early than recover it late.
The Computer MOT,
six checks, one visit.
Pop-ups, error messages and a machine that takes an age to start up all get dealt with in the same service. Every step below is carried out, and you get the findings in writing.
01
Fault diagnostics
A full check for components that are failing or have already failed: power supply, memory, storage, cooling and board, so nothing is missed while it’s open.
Hardware
02
Driver updates & configuration
Chipset, graphics, network and peripheral drivers brought up to date and configured correctly, a surprising amount of “slow” and “crashing” starts here.
Software
03
Virus & spyware removal
A full search of the system for malicious threats, adware and browser hijacks, removed properly rather than quarantined and forgotten.
Security
04
Temporary files & drive optimisation
Years of temporary files, caches and installer leftovers cleared, and the drive optimised, often tens of gigabytes recovered and a noticeably quicker machine.
Performance
05
Operating system & antivirus updates
Windows security updates installed and virus definitions brought current, so the machine is patched against what’s actually circulating now.
Security
06
Full internal clean
Dust cleared from the heatsink, fans, filters and case, with fresh thermal paste where needed. Lower temperatures, quieter fans, and components that last longer.
Hardware
Your files, software and settings are left exactly as they are, an MOT is a service, not a fresh start.
Everything that keeps a machine
healthy between repairs.
One-off services or ongoing cover, at home, in your office, or remotely while you carry on working.
Internal cleaning
Dust removed from heatsinks, fans, filters and power supply, with fresh thermal paste. The single most overlooked job on any computer.
Virus & spyware removal
Malware, adware, browser hijacks and scareware found and removed, with browsers and search settings reset to how they should be.
Ongoing virus protection
Licensed antivirus installed, configured and kept current, with alerts coming to us, and a monthly check that it’s still doing its job.
Speed & startup tune-up
Startup programs trimmed, temporary files and caches cleared, drives optimised and background services sorted out.
Updates & patching
Windows, drivers, firmware and application updates installed and checked, including the ones that keep failing quietly in the background.
Backup setup & checks
Backups configured to somewhere that isn’t the same machine, then actually tested: cloud, external drive or both.
Health monitoring
Drive SMART data, temperatures, disk space and error logs checked at each service, so problems are caught while they’re still cheap.
Remote & on-site support
Most things we can fix remotely while you watch. When it needs hands on hardware, we come to you or it comes to the workshop.
Setup & new machines
New computer set up properly, old one migrated across, printers and email configured, and the old machine securely wiped.
Dust is not cosmetic.
It's the thing killing it.
A clogged heatsink is the most common cause of a computer that’s loud, slow and shutting itself down, and it’s a service job, not a repair. Every degree matters: heat is what ages capacitors, drives and processors.
Before · clogged
What we usually find
Heatsink fins packed solid, airflow near zero
Fans running flat out and still losing
Thermal paste dried to powder
Processor throttling, slow under any real load
Random shutdowns blamed on Windows
After · serviced
What a clean actually does
Heatsink, fans, filters and PSU cleared properly
Fresh thermal paste on CPU and GPU
Full speed restored, no more throttling
Quieter, cooler, and noticeably longer-lived
Failing fans spotted and replaced while it’s open
Typical figures from Desktop machines we service, yours will differ. Annual cleaning is the sensible interval for most; every six months in dusty workshops or homes with pets.
Antivirus isn't a purchase.
It's a service.
Installing it is ten minutes. Keeping it licensed, updated, actually scanning and, crucially, being told when it finds something, is the part that gets dropped. That’s the part we run for you.
Installed
Proper licensed product
Configured, not left on defaults
Conflicting products removed
Scheduled scans set up
Maintained
Definitions updated daily
Engine and version upgrades
Expiry tracked before it lapses
Windows security features on
Watched
Detections flagged to our team
Quarantine reviewed, not ignored
Repeat infections investigated
You’re told what happened
Beyond AV
Browser and ad protection
Windows firewall configured
Standard vs admin accounts
Phishing awareness advice
Businesses with several machines: this is normally delivered as part of an IT support plan with central reporting.
Booked in to
back in service.
Four steps, whether it’s a one-off MOT or the first visit on a plan.
Find out what state it's actually in
Temperatures, drive health, memory, startup load, disk space and what's installed that shouldn't be. These checks tells us whether this is a service, a repair or a machine worth replacing.
- Hardware & SMART check
- Startup & software review
- Honest verdict first
Inside and out
Case opened, heatsink, fans, filters and power supply cleared of dust, thermal paste replaced where it's dried out. Then the software side: junk files, caches and years of accumulated startup clutter.
- Full internal clean
- Fresh thermal paste
- Junk & startup cleared
Scan, remove, then patch
Full virus and spyware sweep, adware and browser hijacks removed, then Windows, drivers and virus definitions brought current, and antivirus properly licensed rather than a lapsed trial.
- Malware removal
- Updates installed
- Protection licensed
Kept informed, and diarised
You get the before-and-after: temperatures, boot time, what was removed, drive health, and anything we'd keep an eye on. On a plan, the next service is booked so it doesn't drift another three years.
- Kept informed
- Before & after figures
- Next service booked
One-off MOT,
or looked after all year.
Most people start with a single service and move onto a plan once they’ve seen the difference.
Computer MOT
One-off full service
Get a fixed quote
- All six MOT checks carried out
- Full internal clean and re-paste
- Virus and spyware removal
- Updates, drivers and startup tune-up
- Written before-and-after report
Parts extra, always quoted first
Most popular
Care Plan
Serviced and protected all year
Get a fixed quote
- Annual Computer MOT included
- Managed antivirus, licensed and monitored
- Updates and patching kept current
- Drive health and backup checks
- Unlimited remote support for small issues
- Priority booking and discounted repairs
30-day rolling · multi-machine discounts
Business maintenance
Several machines, one contract
Get a fixed quote
- Everything in the Care Plan, plus:
- Scheduled on-site service visits
- Central antivirus reporting
- Asset list and replacement planning
- Loan machines during longer repairs
- Rolls into a full IT support contract
Priced on machine count and site
Bring your device into our offices or remote sessions are available, most software work can be done without the machine leaving your desk.
Home machines, office fleets,
and everything odd.
Windows and Mac, desktops and laptops, one machine or thirty across an office.
- Windows desktops
- Windows laptops
- Apple iMac
- MacBook
- All-in-ones
- Custom & gaming PCs
- Workstations
- Small form factor
- Office fleets
- Home users
- Home offices
- Chromebooks
Maintenance finds things.
These fix them.
A service often turns up a dying drive or a machine that’s simply short of memory. Everything’s quoted before anything happens.
Repairs & upgrades
Failing power supplies, dying drives, SSD and memory upgrades, motherboards and processors, diagnosed from £20 and quoted before any work starts.
IT support
Several machines, servers, networks and email, maintained centrally with monitoring, patching and a helpdesk, rather than machine by machine.
Microsoft 365 & backup
OneDrive set up properly, mail on your own domain, and independent daily backups, so a dead computer stops being a data emergency.
Common questions
Before you book it in.
How often should a computer be serviced?
Once a year for most machines. Every six months if it lives in a dusty environment, a workshop, or a home with pets, and sooner than either if the fans are already loud or it’s shutting itself down.
Will I lose any files or have to set things up again?
No. A maintenance service leaves your files, software, licences and settings exactly as they are. We’re removing dust, junk and malware, not reinstalling Windows. If a clean reinstall genuinely is the right answer, we’ll tell you first and back everything up before touching anything.
Isn't the free antivirus in Windows enough?
It’s a reasonable baseline and much better than it used to be, but only if it’s actually enabled, updated and someone is watching what it finds. The gap we fill is the watching: alerts coming to us, quarantine reviewed, and repeat infections investigated rather than dismissed.
For online banking and for businesses we provide hardened endpoint protection. See our Antivirus page to learn more.
My computer is really slow. Is a service enough or do I need an upgrade?
The health check answers that. Often a clean-up and tune-up transforms it. If it’s running a mechanical hard drive or is short of memory, we’ll say so, an SSD upgrade is usually the single biggest improvement available and still far cheaper than a new machine.
Can you do it without me losing the machine for days?
Most MOTs are same-day. Software work: malware removal, updates, tune-ups, can often be done remotely while you watch, with no drop-off at all. Only the internal clean genuinely needs the machine in front of us.
Do you come to homes and offices?
Yes, home visits and office visits locally as well as drop-off at the workshop. Remote sessions worldwide.
Need a quote on a Cleanup or Tuneup?
Tell us the make, how old it is and what it’s doing, we’ll tell you whether it needs a service, a battery, an upgrade or nothing at all. Home, office or remote.
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