Windows 10: What the heck is Cloudflare???

I'm getting error message from Cloudflare. I don't know what that is. I don't even know how it got on my system. I did not add it. I don't know how it got on my system. Is it something Microsoft would have put on my system without my permission? How do I get it removed?

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cloudflare

Hi Claudia,

Based on the error message that you mentioned, it seems that there's an issue with your Internet connection. For us to determine the appropriate advice to your concern, we would like to gather more details. As such, please provide the answers to the following
questions:

• What do you exactly mean by the title of your post "cloudflare"?
• On what specific program are you encountering the pop up message?
• Have you tried to use other browsers and check if you're experiencing the same issue?
• Are you connected to a domain or server?
• What troubleshooting steps have you tried so far?

We'll keep an eye out for your response.

 

CloudFlare... Frequently, it blocks access to various sites.

Hi,

Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.

• Is your computer connected to domain network?
• Are you facing the issue without using CloudFlare?

CloudFlare provides a content delivery network and distributed domain name server services, sitting between the visitor and the CloudFlare user's hosting provider, acting as a reverse proxy for websites. Its network protects, speeds up, and improves availability
for a website or mobile application with a change in DNS.

Important: Using Third Party Software, including hardware drivers can cause serious problems that may prevent your computer from booting properly. Microsoft cannot guarantee that any problems resulting from the use of Third
Party Software can be solved. Using Third Party Software is at your own risk.

However, since you are facing issues with CloudFlare, I would request you to refer to suggestions provided in the article below and check.

My website is offline or unavailable?

If the issue remains, I would recommend contacting CloudFlare support for the best possible answer.

CloudFlare Support

Hope this information is helpful. Please feel free to reply in case you face any other issues with Windows in future.

 

HOW DO I UNSUBSCRIBE FROM CLOUDFLARE

You can right-click the Windows button > Apps & Features to open a list of all the apps installed to your PC and look for "Cloudflare". It's usually arranged alphabetically. Everything listed there is installed to your computer. You can then click the
app you need to remove and click the "Uninstall" button. I'm pretty sure you won't find it listed because it's not installed to the computer.

As mentioned in the post above, Cloudflare is used by website administrators/managers to help keep their websites running and is in no way can be installed to or used by Windows to block you and other users to access the website. Even if you reset your computer
clean or reinstall Windows, if the website you're trying to view is using Cloudflare, it will always display when certain conditions are met.

I recommend getting in touch with the website's administrator about your concern, as only they can control what can be shown on the website and how to properly access it as an end user.