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Find any instruction manual ONLINE

Instruction manuals, like phone books, are beloved relics of a bygone age. Even complex devices such as smartphones and laptops routinely come without them. This is a pity, because there’s often no better way to diagnose a problem than to leaf through an instruction book. If you’ve lost or thrown away the manual for a long-serving gadget, or a recent purchase came without a set of instructions, you can almost always find what you need online. Here, we’ll reveal the best ways to locate your missing manuals.

Search on the device itself

Start with the most likely source of accurate information for your device: the manufacturer. Laptops and desktop PCs often have manuals installed on their hard drives (as our Asus VivoBook did -

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