How can I tell if my computer can be upgraded to Windows 11? The last time I checked it said my computer needed certain software to upgrade. How do I find and install the software or hardware necessary to upgrade to Windows 11?"
"One key item for me is your offer to help us find/locate where to control many of the AI and tracking apps we encounter. For example, I have a weather app that won’t display the weather for my area unless I give them round-the-clock access to my location. Yet, the weather info for my area is available if I search for my location. Typically, I don’t want to let any app access my phone or PC; however, I don’t know if I am educated on all the trackers following me. (I hope that makes sense) Call me naive, though I don’t intend to be. I have considered numerous times to close my FB account. However, it’s my only access to 3 key activity clubs and many relatives. What to do. And as soon as I figure out a tiny thing on FB, they change it. Ex: I have to search for activities I’m interested in and I don’t know how to make them top of my feed. Instead, I get garbage shoved at me like ‘you might like to be friends with . . . ” No! I don’t. And even though I have followed their directions on how to turn off certain people who jam FB with their notifications, I can’t stop receiving up to 20 per day. I long ago ‘unfollowed’ them. People and groups I want to hear from I have to search for. My fault because I use FB infrequently. I like the email notifications. However, I can’t figure out how to control whose FB email notifications I receive.
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