Windows 10: Popup

I got a popup from a site that told me to call this number 1844712-1859. I called and they said Microsoft had locked my computer because I was visiting too many porn sites. the only reason I was doing that was I was doing research for a book I am writing. Now I am being charged $699.00 for fixing my computer cause they say something is wrong with it. They also said if I didn't pay the $699.00 by the first of the month they would call the FBI on me. Does anyone know if this is a scam or not ? Please let me know. I am going to do more research on the telephone number to find out to whom this n

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Unwanted popup webpage

See if these multi-step removal guides help:

• How to remove "Win an iPhone" Pop-up Ads (Virus Help Guide)
• Remove Malware from Windows 10 PC (Virus Removal Guide)

Suggestion to read:

Best Practices for Safe Computing - Prevention of Malware Infection

 

reimage popup

I would give the other 3 options mentioned in the first guide:

• STEP 3: Use HitmanPro to scan for malware and unwanted programs
• (Optional) STEP 4: Reset the browser settings to their original defaults
• (Optional) STEP 5: Double-check for malicious programs with Zemana AntiMalware
  

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And I would start with Step 4, resetting your browser

 

File Explorer jump list doesn't consistently show location popups

Thanks for your reply.

Whatever "it" is exactly, all I know is, it does not behave consistently. This is so across multiple systems. Also, it isn't just recent items, but pinned items that fail to produce the popup on mouse over (when they should).

If the File Explorer setting you're referring to is "Show pop-up description for folder and desktop items," I already have that turned on.

Based on my tests, I tend to think this is a bug. Did you try reproducing it?

1. Right click File Explorer in taskbar to open the jump list.
2. Mouse over any of the pinned or recent folders and see if the popup with the location path appears (as shown in the screenshot with the original post).
3. If it does appear, close out of the jump list by left clicking anywhere outside of it.
4. Repeat steps 1-3 until you find the popups not appearing. In my experience, it always occurs, even if not right away. And all too often when I need them most.