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Q: Is there is a post and an answer on how to remove the banner ‘Need to renew Microsoft Windows 10 License’ that appears on the start-up for Windows 10?  – Ellis B.Niceville, Florida A: At present, there is neither a post nor an answer that deals with that question Ellis.  Well, there wasn’t when […]

Q: I am having a problem accessing my Target Red Card over the last 4-5 months. For several years Target has sent me an email when my bill is due and within this email is a link to log into my red card account: Target.com/myRedCard. This takes me to the log in page and from […]

Q: I read with interest your recent comments on AOL accounts (I.G.T.M. Issue #737 – Sep 5, 2021). I am one of those who bought AOL e-mail, then discovered it had been made free, and later discovered you could keep your aol.com address. That is what I have done, receiving my e-mail in various formats […]

Q: How can I conveniently transfer my old emails to a cd? Thanks for your helpful column.  – Eugene S.Crestview, Florida A: Thanks, Eugene, though I fear that you’re going to find this edition of It’s Geek To Me to be less than helpful in answering your question, though I hope it will be educational. […]

Q: Last year I updated two Dell systems. I’m attempting to upgrade one of the old units to Windows 10. Originally the old unit came with Win 10, but due to our good luck with Win 7, we had “7” installed over “10”. Now we are attempting to get Win 10 back on this unit […]

Q: When I scan a document, I cannot have it sent to a file on my desktop computer’s hard drive (I indicate a preferred destination). I get a message that says, “Epson PDF Plug-in Unable to write to file.” But I can send it to my external hard drive, and then copy the file from […]

Q: Does it depend what you are doing that make it okay to check the “keep me signed in” box? I know I would not do this on my bank account or maybe my medicine/health/doctor site, but would just shopping be ok?  – Spouse PeripheralBluewater Bay, Florida A: Seems like there are a whole bunch […]

Q: I listen to Spotify on my iPhone throughout the day. Can you recommend a good Bluetooth speaker to purchase to connect to my iPhone? The fidelity would obviously improve my listening ability.  I read your columns weekly and have learned much. This is not a question of high importance, but just wanted you to […]

Q: Sometimes when I try to unsubscribe from a company’s e-mails, it asks for the e-mail address that I am trying to unsubscribe. Doesn’t the company’s system know my e-mail address, since I am using it to go through their unsubscribe process? – Spouse PeripheralBluewater Bay, Florida A: The answer to this question is going […]

Q: Not sure you can help me, but I finally was forced to buy a smart cell phone, It is a Samsung. But I’m having an issue with using the Google Maps feature. It works well at home connected to the internet. I can set directions and when I get in the car it will […]