{"id":76,"date":"2016-03-07T09:14:24","date_gmt":"2016-03-07T15:14:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/scooterssolutions.com\/?page_id=76"},"modified":"2025-05-18T15:44:38","modified_gmt":"2025-05-18T21:44:38","slug":"quickfixes","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/scooterssolutions.com\/?page_id=76","title":{"rendered":"Quick Fixes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Evade Nasty Pop Ups:<\/strong>\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eventually, you will run into a pop up…
Here’s an option to get you out & Safe!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hit \u201cControl + Alt + Delete\u201d to launch the System Security Screen. Then choose \u201cTask Manager\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the \u201cProcesses\u201d tab<\/strong> (upper left, under the pancake):
\nUnder Apps, Right click on your browser (Chrome.exe, FireFox.exe or MicrosoftEdge.exe) then choose \u201cEnd Task or End process tree\u201d for each entry that exists\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Note & avoid the bad link in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The next time you restart your browser, it will prompt you to \u201cRestore previous tabs\u201d This will take you back to the problem! Click the X.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Fraud on the Rise:<\/strong>  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”…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Phone won’t stop ringing?\u00a0 <\/strong>When I need some peace: “Phone Settings”, down in the “Notifications” section, click on “Do not Disturb”.\u00a0 You can schedule it, add exceptions like “Contacts Only” etc…\u00a0 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!\u00a0 \u00a0<8^) <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Need Anti-Virus<\/strong> or Malware <\/strong>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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

**Windows 10 & 11 users should be aware that “Windows Defender” is pre-installed on the operating system, if you remove your existing antivirus or malware solution, it should initialize, update & begin protecting your system Automatically. Click “Start” then start typing “Action Center” to check your status.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Adobe Reader: <\/strong>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\u2026 Depending on your functionality needs though, you may want to install the stand-alone version vs built-in deployed with Chrome & Edge\u2026
Download the latest version: https:\/\/get2.adobe.com\/reader<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Evade Nasty Pop Ups:\u00a0 Eventually, you will run into a pop up…Here’s an option to get you out & Safe! Hit \u201cControl + Alt + Delete\u201d to launch the System Security Screen. Then choose \u201cTask Manager\u201d On the \u201cProcesses\u201d tab (upper left, under the pancake): Under Apps, Right click on your browser (Chrome.exe, FireFox.exe or … Continue reading Quick Fixes<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":45,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-76","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/scooterssolutions.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/76","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/scooterssolutions.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/scooterssolutions.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scooterssolutions.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scooterssolutions.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=76"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/scooterssolutions.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/76\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":293,"href":"https:\/\/scooterssolutions.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/76\/revisions\/293"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scooterssolutions.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/45"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/scooterssolutions.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=76"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}