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Q&A: Can I remove the EXIF Data from my pictures before uploading them to Facebook?

Posted on January 13, 2017

Question from Mary: I just learned that every picture taken with a digital camera has something called EXIF Data embedded within it that includes the location where the picture was taken.

I have lots of family pictures that were taken at my house and I’d rather not have my physical address out there for all the world to see.

Is there any way to remove the EXIF Data / location info before I upload my pics to Facebook? My camera is a Nikon and my computer is an Acer laptop.

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Q&A: How can I remove the ‘Boot Menu’ from my computer?

Posted on January 9, 2017

Question from Kevin B.: When Windows 10 was released I installed it, but I also decided to also keep Windows 8.1 so I could boot into either version at any time.

I had been booting into Windows 8.1 every now and then to access some files I have on there, but I recently discovered that the Windows 8.1 installation is no longer activated because its product key was transferred to Windows 10.

I guess that means I won’t be using Windows 8.1 any longer.

How can I have my computer skip the Boot Menu and boot directly into Windows 10? I’d just delete the Window 8.1 partition but I have a bunch of files in there that I don’t want to lose.

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Q&A: Why did Windows install over 160 updates after I re-installed it?

Posted on December 24, 2016

Question from Marisol F.: My laptop got a virus and I had to re-install Windows 7 on it. After it finished over 160 Windows Updates were installed.

Is this normal? I’ve never seen anywhere near that many updates installed at one time before. Do you think I need to re-install Windows again?

This is the first time I’ve ever had to do this so I’m a little confused.

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Q&A: Why is my screen real dark after installing Windows 10?

Posted on December 17, 2016

Question from Cora E.: After much deliberation I took the plunge and installed Windows 10 on my computer before the free upgrade offer expired in July.

Everything went fine until the upgrade was finished, but ever since then my screen has been so dark I can barely read the text on it.

How can I brighten up my screen? I’ve tried everything and I’m at a total loss.

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Q&A: How can I stop the “Get Office” messages from appearing in Windows 10?

Posted on December 14, 2016

Question from Austin B.: Hello Rick. Love your site! I’m hoping you can help me get rid of a major frustration.

Ever since I installed Windows 10 I’ve been getting an annoying “Get Office” message at the bottom of my screen at random times.

I use Libre Office and I don’t have any intention of buying Microsoft Office. Is there any way to tell Windows to stop asking me to buy it?

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