Comments on: Windows Defender Security Has Disabled Your Computer https://davescomputertips.com/windows-defender-security-has-disabled-your-computer/ Computer Help, Tips, How-to's, and News Sat, 09 Mar 2024 01:02:02 +0000 hourly 1 By: Steve_K2 https://davescomputertips.com/windows-defender-security-has-disabled-your-computer/#comment-142785 Sat, 09 Mar 2024 01:02:02 +0000 https://davescomputertips.com/?p=137540#comment-142785 Valuable info for us, thanks.

Just want to add that my favorite way of getting to Task Manager is super easy: Ctrl + Shift + Esc. Takes us right there.

]]> By: Terry Hollett https://davescomputertips.com/windows-defender-security-has-disabled-your-computer/#comment-142759 Thu, 07 Mar 2024 17:52:07 +0000 https://davescomputertips.com/?p=137540#comment-142759 In reply to Mindblower.

Yes. You can get out of this by rebooting the computer. If when you start up the browser again and you get a message, something like restoring the last session, Do Not. Otherwise, you end up back at square one. The goal here is to scare you into calling that number.

]]> By: Mindblower https://davescomputertips.com/windows-defender-security-has-disabled-your-computer/#comment-142720 Wed, 06 Mar 2024 00:00:53 +0000 https://davescomputertips.com/?p=137540#comment-142720 Hi Terry. I too experienced such a problem. Not using Windows Defender, I simply rebooted the computer. I use Firefox, so most likely any browser can get hit. Have an older unit which has that external reboot switch beside the On/Off switch. Also did scans and found nothing out of place. But quite honestly, my heart went into overdrive briefly seeing that SCAM screen.
BTW, excellent step-by-step instructions, Mindblower!

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