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Q: I recently replaced the mother board, CPU, and memory in my computer and am now being told to activate windows. Is there a way of doing this without having to load a new copy of windows thereby having to reload all the programs I use? I started with Windows 7 and loaded the free […]

Q: I would appreciate your thoughts and any suggestions about Windows 11. I am working off of a 2020 Dell Inspiron laptop. I keep getting offers to switch from Windows 10 to 11. – Patrick F.Odessa, Texas A:  Well, Patrick, if there is some specific information you are seeking, then I must admit, I didn’t […]

Q:  My computer is no longer recognizing my DVD drive.  It has a built-in DVD drive and I also tried to connect an external drive. It recognizes neither one when I use Windows Explorer to search for the drive.  When I start the computer, I get a message from Windows Explorer in the bottom right. […]

Q: After a recent update on my iPhone 12 I started getting numerous junk e-mails messages in my Gmail account on my iPhone. They do go to my Junk folder, but then I have to delete the messages there and then go to Trash folder to delete them again. I’ve tried blocking them but there […]

Q: I’ve been looking at new TVs and am thoroughly confused. What are the main pros and cons of the various types: Crystal UHD, Nano Cell, OLED, QLED and New QLED.  – Joseph B.Fort Walton Beach, Florida A:  I’m not a bit surprised at your confusion, Joseph.  I haven’t seen so many acronyms in one […]

Q: In reference to issue #748 (Geek Note: I.G.T.M. #748, November 21, 2021) I have two legitimate, activated copies of Windows 10 that are loaded on different computers. Is there any way to obtain the Product Key that was used to activate the O/S? – Joseph B.Fort Walton Beach, Florida A:  Ah, the venerable Windows […]

Q: As always, I enjoy your column I am a regular reader. I am having issues with some of my taskbar icons. I read your issue #643 (Geek Note: I.G.T.M. #643, November 17, 2019) to try to fix this but am still having issues. I tried both the solution in the article and the solution […]

Q: Dear Geek, Like so many others, we love your Christmas light show every year and look forward to seeing it this year. It’s become a family tradition to visit.  Help! I just upgraded to windows 11 and so far, I am able to navigate around it just fine. All my old programs seem to […]

Q: First of all let me tell you that I really enjoy your column. I find it hard to believe you do not get paid for it. YOU SHOULD!!!! I didn’t notice advertising on your website either. Maybe some marketing would help you start getting paid!!! I enjoy computers and tablets and smart phones. Even […]

Q: Just curious. Whenever I use CCleaner, it asks me to close “Edge Chromium”. What/where is that? I use Edge and it is already closed before I start CCleaner. I don’t see Edge Chromium in the list of Microsoft programs.  – Marianne K.Destin, Florida A:  Surely there is more than mere curiosity behind your question, […]