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Q&A: How can I find out if ‘Secure Boot’ is enabled on my PC?

Posted on February 10, 2022

Question from Denise: I recently started a new job and the IT folks said I can connect my personal laptop to their network but only if it has something called Secure Boot enabled?

Can you tell me what that is and how to check to see if its enabled?

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Q&A: How do I clone a hard drive to a larger Samsung SSD?

Posted on February 9, 2022

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Question from Mike: First of all, I love your blog, Rick. Your tips have helped me a lot over the years.

Now I need your help with an SSD upgrade if you don’t mind.

I’ve read several of your tips about replacing a hard drive with an SSD.

Some of those tips discuss cloning the contents of a large hard drive to an SSD that has less storage capacity than the hard drive, but my situation is exactly the opposite. [Read more…]

Q&A: How do I stop the ‘Launch Device Pulse’ notifications on my phone?

Posted on February 8, 2022

Question from Jim: I have a TracFone Motorola Moto G smartphone and at least twice a day I get a notification that says this:

Launch Device Pulse

I’ve tried everything I can think of to make it stop giving me those notifications. I even deleted the “Device Pulse” app and I’m still getting them.

Can you tell me how to put a stop to it? [Read more…]

Q&A: Are those emails about the Equifax settlement real?

Posted on February 5, 2022

Question from Roger: I’ve heard that people are getting emails about an Equifax settlement in relation to the time they were hacked.

I’m confused because I thought that happened a long time ago. I’m thinking it might be a fraud.

Just wondering if those emails are real and if I should open it if I get one? [Read more…]

Q&A: Why won’t Windows 11 let me enable ReadyBoost?

Posted on January 23, 2022

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Question from Dale: I have always kept ReadyBoost enabled on a flash drive to speed up my Windows computers.

I’ve heard people say ReadyBoost doesn’t really help but it always seemed to make my PC’s run faster.

The problem is I can’t get it to work on this new Windows 11 laptop I just bought. [Read more…]