Hello all,
I am inundated with contextual pops ups to the point pc practically useless. I hv tried everything found surfing incl resets (factory & keeping files) to eliminate them but to no avail. Malwarebytes shows pc to be malware/virus free. Any suggestions most welcome. Thks.
Lacustre
Win 10 Pro
Version 1909
What is the build of your Window 10? ...... Win 10 home 1909 18363.815 or earlier?
Can you give us a screen shot of one (or more) of the pop-ups?
Can you give us more details? What pop-ups?
I highly suspect this to be browser pop-ups, in which case you should try looking at the notifications and determine where they are coming from.
Does this happen when you disconnect your PC / Laptop from the Internet (turn on Airplane Mode) ?
If you are using Google Chrome, try going to Settings (the triple dots, under X, on the top right corner) > Privacy and Security > Site Settings
There you can modify settings for
- Notifications
- Pop-ups and redirects
- Ads.
(If you use Google Chrome), it could be a malicious extension that refuses to be removed, in which case,
1. Run Command Prompt (as Administrator)
2. Enter the following lines in order
--rd /S /Q “%WinDir%\System32\GroupPolicyUsers”-rd /S /Q “%WinDir%\System32\GroupPolicy”3. Proceed to remove the malicious extension.gpupdate /force
In the unlikely event windows is causing this,
Go to Settings > System > Notifications & actions > Turn off "Get notifications from apps and other senders"
If none of the above solved the problem, do give details (screenshots, etc.) of the problem.
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