You will need to re-take the Levels Class in order to learn how it's done in Elements. It's only $14 to do so.
No no no no no. No FastStone. Bridge is now free for everyone to use, not just Photoshop peeps. So you'll still use Bridge.
Right. Because only the Adobe apps are colour-managed. That is, only those programs recognise and utilise your monitor profile.
That's another pointer towards a problem with the calibration profile.