Business Details
38 Years
experience
Emergency
services
Your Trusted IT Partner Since 1988
We are a husband and wife team with nearly 80 years of combined coding and IT consulting experience. Established in 1988, we pioneered Milwaukee's first business specializing in custom PCs and servers, building tens of thousands of computers for global clients over three decades. Today, we focus on delivering comprehensive IT solutions tailored to individual and business needs. Our expertise spans computer repair, data recovery, virus removal, and business-class IT services, with a commitment to personalized support and technical excellence. We prioritize transparency, offering free estimates and proprietary tools for critical services like backup monitoring.Our decades of hands-on experience ensure we address both routine and complex technical challenges effectively. We serve Milwaukee and surrounding areas, providing pickup/delivery options and accommodating flexible service hours. Our dedication to responsible practices includes free computer recycling and data destruction. With a focus on trust, reliability, and innovation since 1988, we remain a locally owned resource for all IT needs.
Services
Computer Repair
Data Recovery
Virus Removal
Business IT Services
Computer Recycling
Details
- Year established: 1988
Highlights and features
- We offer 35+ years of combined IT expertise and local service since 1988.
- Our proprietary backup monitoring software prevents data disasters proactively.
- Free estimates and transparent pricing for all computer repair services.
- We handle complex data recovery cases others cannot resolve.
- Personalized support with flexible service hours including evenings and weekends.
Services
Data Recovery
We specialize in recovering data from Windows, Apple, and Linux devices, including physically damaged drives. Our proprietary tools and 35+ years of experience handle both logical and hardware failures. Clients include local institutions and national organizations like the Cleveland Clinic.
Computer Repair
We repair and upgrade Windows, Apple, and Linux systems with free diagnostics. Services include hardware replacement, software troubleshooting, and performance optimization. Our team accommodates urgent needs and complex technical challenges for Milwaukee-area clients.
Virus Removal
Our $99 service removes viruses and malware while ensuring functional antivirus protection. We address infections across operating systems and implement preventive measures to protect against future threats.
Business IT Services
We offer la carte business IT solutions including server monitoring, backup management, and cybersecurity. Services prevent hardware failures, ensure update compliance, and provide centralized antivirus protection with no hidden fees or mandatory contracts.
Computer Recycling
We responsibly recycle old computers and peripherals with free data destruction. This service ensures environmental compliance while protecting sensitive information from improper disposal.
People
Phil Thien
Co-Owner
Co-founder with 40+ years of IT experience, specializing in data recovery and hardware repair. Developed proprietary tools for backup monitoring and server health diagnostics since 1988.
Karen Thien
Co-Owner
Co-founder offering 40+ years of technical expertise in computer systems and client support. Focuses on personalized IT solutions and responsible e-waste management practices for Milwaukee businesses.
Questions
What IT services do you offer for businesses?
We provide server monitoring, backup management, cybersecurity, and helpdesk support on an à la carte basis with no mandatory contracts.
Can you recover data from physically damaged drives?
Yes, we specialize in hardware-level recovery for clicking drives, non-spinning disks, and other physical failures others cannot resolve.
Do you offer free diagnostics?
Yes, we provide free estimates for all computer repair and data recovery services.
What areas do you serve?
We serve Milwaukee, Whitefish Bay, and surrounding areas with pickup/delivery options available.
Is computer recycling free?
Yes, we offer free responsible recycling with data destruction for old computers and peripherals.
Reviews (4)
Wambo Nator
Dec 24, 2019
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This was an excellent experience! I have sold my car via c-gallery. Not only was I seriously impressed with the professional approach and method, they managed to sell my car within a good timeframe, managed to get me a good price and above all that was trustworthy as well. The proceeds were in my bank account before i knew it! On top of that these are young professionals, great guys and I actually considered them more like friends than anything else. Very, very highly recommended!
Angie O.
Mar 12, 2017
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Always a family-run business, the owners have decided to run the company out of their home in nearby Whitefish Bay. I cannot recommend them enough. The prices are extremely reasonable and work is done very efficiently. Computer Gallery is the first and only business I call when I need help with my desktop or laptop.
Craig G.
Jul 06, 2016
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I've been going to Computer Gallery for almost all my desktop computers and related repairs since the late 1980s. Excellent service, imminently trustworthy, reliable - they ALWAYS stand by their work. I wouldn't consider going anywhere else.
Randolph L.
Oct 03, 2013
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Always pleasant and competent. Price is very reasonable. Bare bone store front, but you don't need to pay for glitz!
