

This guide was written to help Windows users remove malware from their devices, if your just looking for a way to block the “This computer is BLOCKED” redirect on a specific site, then you can use a free browser extension like Adblock. Your browser may be redirected to the sites that display the “This computer is BLOCKED” fake error messages either by malicious advertisements on the sites you visit or adware. Image: This computer is BLOCKED – Tech Support Scam Treat all unsolicited phone calls or pop-ups with skepticism. Microsoft does not send unsolicited email messages or make unsolicited phone calls to request personal or financial information or fix your computer. Microsoft’s error and warning messages never include a phone number. In Windows 8 just open up the Search charm and type in Programs and Features.These “This computer is BLOCKED” alerts are nothing more than a scam. In Windows 7 click the Start button, Control Panel, clicking Programs, and then choose Programs and Features. In both Windows 7 and Windows 8 you can uninstall a program by opening Programs and Features. If you don’t know it’s name, open up the task manager when it is doing its annoying trick and you’ll find it listed there. So, if you keep seeing an annoying nagging window asking you to update or pay for software you no longer use, you should uninstall that program.

You could delete the program as outlined below, and then But that doesn’t mean you have to pay to renew. But first a word of caution: if your security software, your antivirus, is asking you to update, you may have out of date protection and you need to do something about it. Below we’ll show you how to install a program that is nagging you. However, some programs you have installed intentionally or unwittingly will continue to nag you long after you have had a use for them. These have been reduced in Windows 7 and Windows 8, but they will never go away entirely. How to get rid of annoying pop ups on the DesktopĪs we mentioned above there are some pop ups that Windows itself sends your way.
