I’m pleased to announce that I’ll be hosting a series of four “Windows 7 Troubleshooting” webcasts over the next few months in concert with my publisher O’Reilly Media.  The webcasts start this week, Thursday 4th August, with “Securing your files and data in Windows” and run until the beginning of November with one webcast per month.

All the webcasts are free to join in and I’ll be making sure that at the end of each one there is a Q&A session where you can put your questions to me about Windows 7 troubleshooting and more.

Full promotional details of the webcasts are below and for those of you who can’t make them, I’ll put the videos of the full webcasts up here at Windows7News shortly after each one.

Join Mike Halsey, author of Troubleshooting Windows 7 Inside Out, in this four-part webcast series on Troubleshooting Windows 7. On the first Thursday of each month, Mike will guide us through a new aspect of Windows troubleshooting. You’ll learn how to take control of essential Windows 7 maintenance and security features and master quick fixes to the most common Windows problems. Bring your questions, too. Mike will allow plenty of time for Q&A. Securing Your Files and Data in Windows Thursday, Aug 4, 2011 at 10:00AM PT The most important part of your PC is your files and data, but how can you safeguard them against sudden disaster, and how can you recover them should things go wrong? In this webcast, Mike  will talk you though how to keep your files and data safe from even the worst disaster. Securing Windows 7 and Internet Explorer Thursday, Sep 1, 2011 at 10:00AM PT The more time you spend online, the more vulnerable you can be to malware and scammers. In this webcast, Mike  will describe what to look for to keep yourself safe, and how you can configure Windows and Internet Explorer to keep yourself, your family, small business and your personal data safe from prying eyes and online thieves. Troubleshooting Windows Update and Service Pack Problems Thursday, Oct 6, 2011 at 10:00AM PT Among the most common problems with Windows are issues around the installation and maintenance of Windows Updates and Service Packs. In this webcast Mike  will talk you through how to repair common problems and diagnose and repair more complex issues that can bring your computer to a standstill. Troubleshooting Networking Issues in Windows 7 Thursday, Nov 3, 2011 at 10:00AM PT Everybody has had issues with networking at some point and with the Introduction of new features including Homegroup, networking in Windows 7 is more complex than ever before. In this webcast Mike will discuss how you can diagnose and repair networking problems on your PC. You can keep up to date with all of Mike’s events, articles and get access to exclusive giveaways on Facebook.

You can find out more about these webcasts here.