Quick Fixes

Phone won’t stop ringing?  When I need some peace: “Phone Settings”, down in the “Notifications” section, click on “Do not Disturb”.  You can schedule it, add exceptions like “Contacts Only” etc…  Now your phone only rings if it’s someone already on your contacts list (or favorites). Sweet Huh!? I also set my voicemail to the old AT&T 3tone, so pay attention & leave a message please!   <8^) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Fraud on the Rise:  If you get a “support” call, ask them to please take you off their list & hang up. Nobody with millions of users will call you out of the blue to “Help”…

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Evade Nasty Pop Ups:  Eventually, you will run into a pop up. Here are some quick options to get you out & Safe!

First try hitting the Escape key.

You may need to close the application:
Try hitting “Alt & F4” keys at the same time. This should close the current application.

Sometimes you have to take these extra steps:
Hit “Control + Alt + Delete” to launch the System Security Screen. Then choose “Task Manager”

On the “Processes” tab (upper left, under the pancake):
Under Apps, Right click on your browser (Chrome.exe, FireFox.exe or MicrosoftEdge.exe) then choose “End Task or End process tree” for each entry that exists…

In a worst case scenario, Press & Hold the power button for 15 seconds to power off the machine. (Avoid if possible, hard on hardware)

Note & avoid the bad link in the future.

The next time you restart your browser, it will prompt you to “Restore previous tabs” This will take you back to the problem! Click the X.

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Need Anti-Virus or Malware protection?  Over the years, I have seen every security product compromised.  Make sure whatever solution you choose is up to date & active.  If you have a favorite, please keep it Updated.
**Windows 10 & 11 users should be aware that “Windows Defender” is pre-installed on the operating system, if you remove your existing solution,  it should initialize, update & begin protecting your system Automatically.  Click “Start” then start typing “Action Center” to check your status.
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Adobe Flash:  While powerful with rich media, there have been a multitude of ongoing security issues uncovered & resolved with updates. All of the major browsers have disabled this, Please Uninstall!
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Adobe Reader: The reader is an industry standard portable document viewer.  It ensures a document is consistent on any platform.  As with the Flash player, there have been a multitude of ongoing security issues uncovered & resolved with security updates.
These days Chrome & Edge both support this format internally, there is no need for most clients to need the full software solution…
Depending on your functionality needs though, you may want to install the stand-alone version vs built-in deployed with Chrome & Edge…  Download the latest version Here.
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