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Saturday Bonus Questions and Answers \u2013 121424
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We wish you all a very Happy Holiday Season & a Joyful and Blessed Christmas.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Today is the last Saturday of autumn, although it feels as if winter has already arrived.\u00a0 And it’s time for another edition of Saturday Bonus Questions and Answers.<\/span><\/p>\n

Today, as we do every Saturday, we\u2019re featuring some of the questions and answers from past issues of our InfoAve Weekly<\/a> newsletters.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

These questions & answers were selected at random from past InfoAve Weekly newsletters.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Satur<\/span>day<\/span> Bonus<\/span> Questions and Answers \u2013 121424<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Bernie wants to know how to add “Copy to” and “Move to” to the Windows 11 right-click menu<\/strong><\/span>
\nHi Folks. I am slowly recovering from losing my hard drive… As I plod along, I’m making notes of all the things that need to be backed up and how often. I’ve tried to follow your 5\/3\/2021 article How to Put “Copy to” and “Move to” Back on your Windows 10 Right Click Menu. I know I had it before but that registry file doesn’t seem to do the trick on Windows 11. Is there a later article? Blessings, Bernie.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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Our answer<\/strong><\/span>
\nHi Bernie.\u00a0It works on Windows 11 too, but you can’t see it on the main right-click menu. You’ll only see it if you click “Show more options” at the bottom of the context menu.<\/span><\/div>\n
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When you click “Show more options” you’ll see the full right-click menu with “Copy to folder” \/ “Move to folder” on the menu.<\/span><\/div>\n
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You can also save time by pressing the CTRL key while right-clicking a file or folder to go straight to the full menu.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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And we have updated the “Copy to\/Move to” tutorial for Windows 11. You can read that here.<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n
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We hope this helps you, Bernie.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Daniel\u2019s email notification always shows one unread message in the inbox even though there are none<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\nHello to both of you. Always happy to read your posts every day. I learned many things from you. A big thank you. Here is my problem: The blue email envelope in the taskbar has the number 1 circled on the envelope. So that means I have an email. The problem is that even though I have no messages in my email, I still can\u2019t make the 1 on the envelope disappear. I shut down my computer for 10 minutes and the problem is still there. What can I do to make it go away? Do you have an idea for me? Regrettably, we are unable to send you a photo. Because a picture is worth a thousand words. I am French Canadian so excuse my English, I did the best I could. Yours. Daniel.<\/span><\/p>\n

Our answer<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\nHi Daniel. Your English is better than many Americans \ud83d\ude42 I\u2019m going to be doing a lot of \u201cguessing\u201d here since I don\u2019t know what mail program you are using. I\u2019m going to guess that you\u2019re using the Windows Mail app.<\/span><\/p>\n

Is the Mail App Icon pinned to the taskbar?<\/span><\/p>\n

Do you have the \u201cShow People on the Taskbar\u201d Enabled?<\/span><\/p>\n

Do you have Settings > System > Notifications turned on?<\/span><\/p>\n

If you have the mail app pinned to the Start Menu, unpin it.<\/span><\/p>\n

Try opening the mail app and selecting the settings icon.<\/span><\/p>\n

Select \u201cNotifications\u201d in the list and then \u201cTurn OFF show notifications.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Right-click on the taskbar; choose \u201cTaskbar settings\u201d and turn the switch next to \u201cShow badges on taskbar buttons\u201d to the \u201cOff\u201d position.<\/span><\/p>\n

Open Settings >Personalization >Lock Screen<\/span><\/p>\n

Turn OFF \u201cGet fun facts & tips \u2026..\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Under \u201cChoose which apps show quick status on the lock screen\u201d make sure nothing is selected. If some are make sure to deselect them.<\/span><\/p>\n

In Settings >Accounts > Sign-in options > Privacy\u2026 turn off \u201cShow account details such as my email address on the sign-in screen\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n

If you use Gmail and or Outlook.com\/Hotmail log into your account(s) on the Web and make sure you have no unread messages there.<\/span><\/p>\n

Open the Mail app and then sync both accounts and restart Your PC<\/span><\/p>\n

After the restart pin the mail app to the taskbar again.<\/span><\/p>\n

Since I\u2019ve never seen this problem before, I\u2019m just going through everything I would try if I were working on your PC. I know it seems like a lot of \u201cstuff\u201d but I\u2019m covering everything I can think of that would cause the number 1 to appear on the mail icon if you do not have any unread emails.<\/span><\/p>\n

We hope this helps you get the circled number one off the mail icon in your taskbar, Daniel.<\/span>
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\nDaniel wrote back: \u201cHi TC. You\u2019re the best! I knew I could count on you guys. The problem was solved when I synchronized my two email accounts. I often invite my friends on Facebook to be part of Cloudeight. (Merci beaucoup.) Again a big thank you for your help. <\/em>Best wishes, Daniel.\u201d<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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Marty wants to know more about browser-based password managers vs. other password managers<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\nHi Folks. I\u2019ve been reading and re-reading your recent article about using a password manager and you\u2019ve really got me thinking. You folks always go out of your way to help us – and in many articles, you also try to \u201csave us from ourselves\u201d by educating us as well as teaching us.<\/span><\/p>\n

As a long-time subscriber who you\u2019ve personally helped before, I\u2019m hoping you can give your advice\/opinion on the password managers that are built-in to many browsers – in my case Firefox.<\/span><\/p>\n

After reading your article, I read a bit about the one in Firefox which I use. I saw that you can set a \u201cmaster password\u201d that would (should) prevent access to seeing the stored passwords that are ordinarily relatively easy to find and edit.<\/span><\/p>\n

I wasn\u2019t aware of that feature and was fearful about continuing to use that manager and switching instead to one of the three you recommended.<\/span><\/p>\n

But now I\u2019m not sure if that\u2019s necessary. Can you please let me know if the built-in browser password managers are still \u201c2nd best\u201d or just not as safe as those stand-alone ones – and what the difference is?<\/span><\/p>\n

I trust your advice implicitly and will make the switch if that\u2019s the best way to go.<\/span><\/p>\n

You folks are IMHO the only truly reliable and safe place to go to get true and unbiased advice. You\u2019re always looking out for us, and I am very, very grateful for that. We\u2019d be lost without the two of you.<\/span><\/p>\n

Thank you for all that you graciously do. Marty.<\/span><\/p>\n

Our answer<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\nHi Marty.\u00a0Thanks so much.<\/span><\/p>\n

External password managers like Bitwarden, LastPass, RoboForm, and others are superior to browser-based password managers, even if they’re protected with a master password. Firefox calls master passwords “Primary passwords” but a rose by any other name is still a rose. Password managers, like Bitwarden, store passwords in the cloud and are protected by a master password (which serves as a decryption key).<\/span><\/div>\n
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Also, a browser-based password manager, in your case Firefox, has limited options and settings. Firefox’s primary password protection is only invoked when you start a new browsing session. Password managers, at least the ones I’m familiar with, allow you to set a time out when logged into your password manager for time intervals from1 one minute to 24 hours. So, you can set Bitwarden, LastPass, RoboForm, and others to time out after let’s say 5 minutes of inactivity. This way, you can walk away from your computer knowing that after 5 minutes no one will be able to automatically access any of your password-protected sites.<\/span><\/div>\n
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With the password manager in Firefox (for example) passwords are stored on your computer and unlocked by your “primary password” (Master password) and you remain logged in as long as you don’t end your browsing session (close your browser). So, if you get up and walk away from your computer and leave it running anyone can access your password-protected sites.<\/span><\/div>\n
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While some folks think that the fact that password managers that store passwords in the cloud and not as safe as those that store them on the local PC, it’s not true. Your master password is only known by you. The password manager never stores your master password in the cloud or on your PC. It’s only stored in your memory or if you write it down somewhere. Hence, should you forget your master password, you lose your decryption key and therefore access to your passwords.<\/span><\/div>\n
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And finally. if you have an external password manager like Bitwarden, etc. your passwords are stored in the cloud… meaning if your computer becomes unusable or your hard drive fails, your passwords are safe in the cloud and you can access them again by installing Bitwarden, LastPass, RoboForm, etc. and entering your username (usually an email address) and your master password.<\/span><\/div>\n
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In my opinion, password managers like Bitwarden, RoboForm, and LastPass, are better than the password managers included with browsers.<\/span><\/div>\n
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We hope this helps you make a wise choice, Marty.<\/span><\/div>\n
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Anne doesn\u2019t want to have to use a Windows password<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\nI am using Windows 10. How can I avoid typing a password at Windows startup?<\/span><\/p>\n

Our answer<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\nHi Anne. If you sign in to Windows with a Microsoft account, you need to use a password or PIN. Your password\/PIN helps keep your account safe and secure\u2026not only from others who might have physical access to your computer but also protects your computer from unauthorized remote access. For security, you should not remove the password from your account. You can use a PIN instead of a password, which is much better than no security at all. See this page<\/a> to learn how to set up a PIN to log into Windows 10.<\/span><\/p>\n

If you\u2019re using a local account and not a Microsoft account you can log in without a password or PIN \u2014 see our tutorial on this page<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Our advice is if you don\u2019t want to use a password, use a 4-digit PIN to log into Windows for your safety and security.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Sheryl\u2019s Hotmail font is too small<\/strong><\/span>
\nHello. The font in my inbox in my Outlook (Hotmail) account is so small that I can\u2019t read the titles of the emails. Can you help?\u00a0 Thank you so much! Sheryl.<\/span><\/p>\n

Our answer<\/strong><\/span>
\nHi Sheryl. The font size is easy to change, you can make it as large as you want in two seconds.\u00a0See this page to learn how<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Let us know if that page helped you.<\/span>
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\nSheryl wrote back: \u201cThis helped, and it was super easy to do! Thanks so much for your help, it is much appreciated! Warmly, Sheryl\u201d<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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Lois says all her Gmail contacts are gone.<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\nAll of a sudden all my contacts are gone from my Gmail account.\u00a0 IIs there any way I can get my contacts back? I love your newsletters and how always make your answer non-technical and easy to understand. I sure hope you can help me!<\/span><\/p>\n

Our answer<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\nHi Lois. Thanks for your nice comments.<\/span><\/p>\n

You can try this trick to restore contacts that have been deleted within the last 30 days from your Gmail account on your Windows computer.<\/span><\/p>\n

Login to Gmail<\/span><\/p>\n

Click on the 9-dot-square icon near the top-left<\/span><\/p>\n

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Click on “Contacts” in the Apps menu…<\/span><\/p>\n

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In Contacts, click on the gear icon and select “Undo changes”. You can only restore back 30 days… you’ll have to type 30 in the “Days” field near the bottom. And then click “Undo”.<\/span><\/p>\n

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This will restore any contacts deleted within the last 30 days. It will also delete any contacts added during the last 30 days. So, if you’ve added contacts in the last 30 days, it would be a good idea to export your contacts to a CSV file before proceeding.<\/span>
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\nLois wrote back: “Thanks so much! I got all my contacts back! Thanks again! Lois.”<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Bernie has seen a huge increase in spam emails<\/strong><\/span>
\nGreetings: I have two things to say.<\/span><\/p>\n

#1 I converted to Windows 11. It went swimmingly, even easier than getting a haircut. An unexpected result is a sudden increase in speed. I don\u2019t ever recall this machine behaving with such speed.<\/span><\/p>\n

#2 Under the general heading of the Lord giveth and the Lord taketh away, blessed is the name of the Lord: the amount of crap that comes to my email address is accelerating. A couple of weeks ago, I tried to set up some new filters to cut back on the more repetitive offenders but all that accomplished was an increase in the garbage from the ones I tried to filter out plus several new ones. It takes some minutes every day to individually erase emails. As far as I\u2019m concerned, the G mail filter is a waste of time. My kingdom for a horse that would remove all the crap each day.<\/span><\/p>\n

Our answer<\/strong><\/span>
\nHi Bernie. First, thank you so much for your long-time support and friendship.<\/span><\/p>\n

I\u2019ve noticed that both of my Windows 11 computers are much faster than Windows 10 \u2013 even the five-year-old ASUS. I think this is what most people would experience and that\u2019s why I\u2019d advise anyone who has a computer that supports Windows 11 to upgrade.<\/span><\/p>\n

But spam\u2026 oh spam! As far as spam goes, once spammers get your email address, there\u2019s virtually no way to stop it.<\/span><\/p>\n

The only comparison we can make is we used Gmail and we get virtually no spam in the inbox, but quite a bit in the spam folder. We check the spam folder once or twice a week to make sure that no legitimate email was sent there. And thankfully, very little \u201cgood\u201d email is ever put into the spam folder. We use Gmail to check mail on our personal accounts because the spam filter is so good. But everyone\u2019s experience is different.<\/span><\/p>\n

I have a personal Gmail account and I\u2019m very careful where I use it. As I said once the wrong spammer gets your email address they\u2019ll sell it to other spammers.<\/span><\/p>\n

The only way you\u2019re going to control spam at this stage is to create a new email address (maybe whatever it is now 2@) and tell your contacts you\u2019re changing your email address and then be very careful where and how you use that email address.<\/span><\/p>\n

I\u2019m sorry I do not have a panacea for spam \u2013 if I did I wouldn\u2019t be sitting here answering emails or writing newsletters, I\u2019d be in Tahiti, living on the beach, drinking cocktails with umbrellas in them, and watching the sunset over the pacific, from my waterfront mansion. Alas, I\u2019m sitting on the cusp of winter, in a bland, boring little town, old and broke \ud83d\ude42<\/span><\/p>\n

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Mona wants to cast her computer screen to her TV<\/strong><\/span>
\nI have been scanning family photos that have been in albums, as well as 35 mm slides, in an effort to preserve our family history for our children. Now that I have them on my computer, is it possible to show these photos on our \u2018smart\u2019 TV? It would be nice to show them to visiting family members without having to gather around my small screen computer. Any suggestion will be greatly appreciated.<\/span><\/p>\n

Our answer<\/strong><\/span>
\nHi Mona. If you want to cast your computer screen to your smart TV do this:<\/span><\/p>\n

On your computer, right-click the Start button and click \u2018Settings\u2019. Then go to \u2018Connected devices\u2019 and click on the \u2018Add device\u2019 option at the top. The drop-down menu will list all the devices to which you can mirror media and content. Select your smart TV and the laptop screen will start mirroring media and content to the TV.<\/span><\/p>\n

We hope this helps you, Mona.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Cathy wants to know how to pass on passwords<\/strong><\/span>
\nI came across this question. When a spouse is the one who pays the bills online and he or she has all the passwords what happens when that spouse passes away? And there\u2019s no way for the living spouse to get the passwords. How can the living spouse start paying the bills online without the passwords?<\/span><\/p>\n

Our answer<\/strong><\/span>
\nHi Cathy. A free password manager like LastPass www.lastpass.com<\/a>\u00a0or Bitwarden\u00a0www.bitwarden.com<\/a> can save passwords on multiple computers and the only thing you need to know to use it is the master password you create. If both of you know the master password then either of you can access the passwords. The nice thing about password managers is they can automatically log you into sites you need to log in to.<\/span><\/p>\n

Both\u00a0LastPass<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Bitwarden<\/a>\u00a0have free versions. And both work on Windows 10 and Windows 11.<\/span><\/p>\n

We hope this helps you, Cathy.<\/span><\/p>\n

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