Slow laptop, scam pop-up or a patchy Wi-Fi signal? Berkshire IT Services makes home visits across Sunningdale (SL5), from the station and London Road to homes edging Chobham Common, or helps by secure remote support. Remote diagnosis is free until I tell you the fault and the cost. Weekday SL5 visits start at £50 for 30 minutes.
Paul Kirby, sole trader · In business since January 2010 · No-Fix, No-Fee (t&cs) · Basic DBS certificate available on request · Microsoft Certified Professional (ID: 3725415)
Local Windows PC and laptop specialist for Sunningdale residents. I visit your home or office, or resolve your issue remotely via secure screen-share.
Why trust me: 30+ years in IT, 16 of them running this business · Microsoft Certified Professional
Call (01344) 288177Remote screen-share sessions solve many software problems; a home visit covers the rest. Two jobs in detail:
A laptop that leaves the house needs more than the usual setup. Alongside the Windows account, the updates, the trial software removed, the printer and your files brought over from the old machine, I turn on device encryption where the laptop supports it, so a lost bag is not a lost set of files, and set Windows to treat any network it does not know as public. Weekday setup is £25 per 15 minutes, first hour capped at £75.
Tell me what the caller asked you to do and what you typed while they were connected; that decides the order of the work. Banking comes first if card or bank details were shared, and the bank should hear from you before I start. Then I remove their remote-access software, scan and clean the machine, reset the browser, change the exposed passwords and switch on two-factor sign-in. Phones and tablets are covered on the software and security side only. Cleanups run at £25 per 15 minutes, first hour capped at £75 on weekdays, after that £25 per 15 minutes with no cap.
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Same-day visits are booked until 3pm on weekdays and 2pm at weekends.
Remote help £25 per 15 minutes, first hour max £75 · Home visits on weekdays from £50 (30-minute minimum) in SL5 · Weekends: £75 first hour in SL5, £100 outside SL5, then £25 per 15 minutes · Needed on-site today: one extra hour at the rate that applies, not charged if I cannot fix the fault, but the visit fee still applies once I have arrived. Booked by 3pm weekdays, 2pm weekends · SSD upgrade £89 fitting + the drive at cost.
No-Fix, No-Fee (t&cs).
Call (01344) 288177I cover all addresses across Sunningdale Station, Chobham Common & London Road, out to the village edge:
Sunningdale spreads from the station and village centre, and same-day diagnosis is usually on offer here. I visit homes around Station Road and the village, along London Road, and on the edge of Chobham Common and Broomhall. Neighbouring Windlesham and Virginia Water are covered too. They are outside SL5, so a weekday visit there has a £75 (1-hour) minimum, still with no travel surcharge.
Sunningdale station, on London Road, is on South Western Railway's line from Reading and Ascot to London Waterloo, between Ascot and Longcross, and National Rail lists public Wi-Fi at the station. Treat any station or train Wi-Fi as untrusted. On a Windows laptop, choose "Public network" when it connects, which hides the laptop from other devices on that network, and if your employer gives you a VPN, start it before opening work email.
According to the neighbourhood plan the Royal Borough adopted in 2014 for Sunningdale, Sunninghill and Ascot, the character of the area along the A30 has changed with the replacement of a number of large houses in large plots by blocks of luxury flats and apartments. Census 2021 found 22.3% of households in the Sunningdale & Cheapside ward living in purpose-built flats and 42.8% in detached houses. In a block of flats many routers share the same airspace, so a flat's Wi-Fi is usually limited by interference rather than distance: the 5 GHz band and a clear channel help most. In a detached house the limit is distance instead, which extra access points cure, ideally linked to the router by Ethernet.
The plan describes the historic old village as mainly clustered around the listed Holy Trinity Church, predominantly residential and with much of it a conservation area; the Royal Borough's map dates the Sunningdale conservation area designation to 23 January 1995. If your house is in it, check with the Royal Borough's conservation team before fixing a new aerial, satellite dish or outdoor Wi-Fi unit to the outside. The plan also notes Sunningdale's position adjacent to Windsor Great Park and Chobham Common.
Along the A30, blocks of luxury flats have replaced a number of large houses, yet Census 2021 puts 42.8% of Sunningdale & Cheapside ward households in detached houses. Flats need a clear channel; detached houses need extra access points. Much of the old village around Holy Trinity Church is a conservation area, so check before fixing an outdoor Wi-Fi unit.
A laptop that travels needs more than the usual setup. National Rail lists public Wi-Fi at Sunningdale station, so I set Windows to treat unknown networks as "Public network", turn on device encryption where supported and bring your files across.
Fake warning, pop-ups or a caller who got onto your computer? I remove what they left behind and secure the accounts they could reach.
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Yes. Sunningdale is in SL5, so a weekday home visit starts at £50 for 30 minutes, with no travel surcharge. I can also work remotely.
In a block of flats the usual cause is interference: many routers on the same channels. Census 2021 put 22.3% of households in the Sunningdale & Cheapside ward in purpose-built flats. I check which channels your neighbours are using, move your devices to 5 GHz where they support it, and place the router so it is not shouting through the walls you share.
Absolutely. I troubleshoot internet dropouts, printer connections and peripheral set-up across large houses and garden rooms.
Yes. I repair Windows desktops and laptops of all major brands, and clean up phones and tablets on the software and security side only.
Yes. Sunningdale station is on the line between Reading and London Waterloo, so a work laptop may join home, office and public Wi-Fi in one day. I can speed up a slow startup, fit an SSD, and set the laptop up to use public networks safely.
Clear costs before I start, and home visits or remote support. Same-day visits when booked by 3pm on weekdays or 2pm at weekends, subject to availability.
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Last updated: 29 October 2026