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Q: Even before the cutoff date for end of support for Win10, when I go to update and security it tells me “Something went wrong, check back later.” Now that it’s after cutoff date I can’t figure out how to enroll in any option for ESU. Frustration growing…  Definitely miss your articles!  – Tom L.Fort […]

Q: The list of processes in my Task Manager shows “Microsoft Edge (48)” and “Google Chrome (42)” immediately after startup. Beneath each are the list of 48 & 42 running things respectively. That said, Edge has only seven tabs and Chrome only five tabs open. As you’d expect, both items are dominating memory consumption with […]

Geek Note: This is a special “Best of” issue of It’s Geek To Me, with a column that I first ran all the way back in 2017 (I.G.T.M. #500, Feb 19, 2017).  The information in it is just as relevant today, as I continue to see friends and colleagues responding to innocent-looking Facebook tropes, not […]

Geek Note: I received several emails from readers in response to my recent series about poor password management. I thought I’d share this one that stood out with you. • • • Q: I agree with your columns about passwords (Geek Note: I.G.T.M. #951, Oct 12, 2025 and I.G.T.M. #953, Oct 26, 2025). At the […]

Q: I am the administrator of my home PC.  So, I run with an account that has Administrator privileges enabled.  Even with this configuration, I still receive occasional annoying prompts asking if I want to do some admin-level action or another.  How can I configure my system to not get these prompts?  – Jack H.Fort […]

Q: I read your “It’s Geek to Me” about lazily using passwords. (Geek Note: I.G.T.M. #951, Oct 12, 2025 and I.G.T.M. #953, Oct 26, 2025) Well, I’m guilty of doing that since I use a little red book to write them down in. But, when a site generates a password, I don’t want to write […]

Geek Note: Today’s column is the delayed Part Two of the two-part series on good and poor Password Practices that I started two weeks ago.  If you missed Part One, be sure and visit my website and check out I.G.T.M. Issue #951, Oct 12, 2025. That issue covered the dilemma of choosing convenience over security, […]

Geek Note: Last week, I brought you Part One of a two-part issue on good and poor Password Practices.  It was my intention to bring you Part Two this week, but I lost track of an important date that went by this past week.  By the time you read this, the Windows 10 End-of-Life date […]

“Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.”                                  – Rita Mae Brown (though often misattributed to Albert Einstein)  • • • This quote is perhaps somewhat overused, but my dear Geeks, let me tell […]

Q: If I submit a question to Google and the same question to an AI, will I get the same answer?  – Spouse PeripheralBluewater Bay, Florida A:  Ah, what a great question, especially considering that I am the self-appointed sole holder of that most coveted artifact: the Geekudon Black Belt in the dark art of […]