Windows 10: Preventing Popups

Running Windows 10 on 64-bit ASUS M32 PC

Short of switching to Linux, how can I suppress the popup ads that have begun appearing on the Windows desktop since the last update from Microsoft?

:)

 

Reimage popup

Everytime I use IE the Reimageplus popup appears and wants to scan computer, finds possible threats, repair, pay etc. when defender finds no threats. is there away to prevent the reimage popup?

 

This webpage wants to run the following add-on: 'Windows Script Host Runtime Library'

I keep getting this popup at the bottom of my browser (IE11 on Windows 10). Unfortunately, there are only two options: Allow and Allow for all websites. There should be a 3rd option that says Never allow. Is there a way to prevent this annoying popup? And
generally all such popups from Microsoft as well as script error messages?

 

Please post a screenshot of these pop-up ads to see what they may be for/from.

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I'll try to catch one. They grab my attention with an audio signal but last only a few seconds. The only one that lingers is from Microsoft, warning me that the Windows Firewall is turned off, which is especially annoying because I set it that way deliberately, having a better firewall upstream.

 

It sounds like these may be notifications. If so, you can change how long they display for before automatically closing to have more time.

*Arrow Change How Long to Show Notifications in Windows 10 Customization Tutorials

You can use Option 3 in the tutorial below to turn on and off notifications from specific apps and senders to help stop the ones you don't want.

*Arrow Turn On or Off Notifications from Apps and Senders in Windows 10 Customization Tutorials

 

Probs worth running a quick malware scan in the meantime, any pop up microsoft send you im sure they make sure you can see it by leaving it on the screen for eternity lol *Smile

Any other pop up of a similar nature is normally something dodgy.

 

When I touch-slidein from the right, settings is mentioned only in "All settings." Touching that gives me "Windows Settings." Touching the icons "System" / "Notifications & actions" results among many other things in the line "Get notifications from apps and other senders," whose slide switch is to the left and marked "Off." So unless this setting is meaningless, which I often suspect with recent Windows, my popups are not notifications.

 

On the advice of kingtez1984 I installed Avira anti-virus, which claimed to have found and "quarantined" a couple of malware programs. Since then only the following has appeared:



Thank you, kingtez1984.

Windows firewall is turned off at my choice. How do I suppress the above popup?

 

Turning off notifications for "Security and Maintenance" should stop it.

*Arrow Turn On or Off Notifications from Apps and Senders in Windows 10 Windows 10 Customization Tutorials

 

Glad it sorted boss *Smile

 

Clearing out the "Action Center" apparently solved everything. Thanks for all the suggestions!