Microsoft SCAM!?! #pc #tech #pcrepair #computerrepair #laptoprepair

[josephhefley]

Windows tab is also great if a full screen game freezes or crashes.

[theorphanobliterator]

homie, if it doesn't fit in 1 minute, don't make it a short

[DangoNetwork]

The main issue is task managers nowadays are not always on top by default.

[JayDaMono]

For some reason, viruses or hacking errors or warnings scare the shit out of me

[wizzman]

Seems like safe mode is getting harder and harder to get to over the years

[himekomurata]

Scammers will do anything to earn money except work legitimately

[robster]

People are suggesting safe-mode, but there are other ways to circumvent these things because sometimes these things can even disable your peripherals

[GraDioMaa]

Task manager can be opened with
control + shift + escape
And you can toggle an option so its always on top

[johnnytrigger]

"if it doesnt fit in a short, dont put it in a short"
-Sun tzu

[Lancetherandomgamer]

I have never seen a ransomware this before

[samsimington]

It disturbs me why people would bother scamming people through a company that's been doing that for the past fifty years. And the US wonders why people are starting to get smart and use alternatives instead.

[ManuFortis]

Not sure if this will be helpful for anyone, but sometimes there are some nasties out there that will keep you from doing much else other than opening up task manager. Even then, they'll keep anything else from opening even if you got task manager to open.

This, is mostly able to be gotten around, by forcing explorer exe to close. Since most things rely on explorer exe to operate at all, closing it breaks their functionality in different ways. For instance, if you have a wallpaper type malware acting up, all wallpapers rely on explorer to be shown. So this automatically breaks that functionality, freeing you of the wallpaper that is being forced above everything else. Similarily, if you have some program hiding its taskbar tab, closing explorer breaks the tabs minimized function so their minimized windows all appear on the screen now as closed up applications in a neat package waiting to be opened up again.

And, if the malware is causing your computer to be incredibly slow when doing anything that utilizes explorer once again... well... this fixes that too.

But once you close explorer, get used to using the run command.

[basetory]

you can actually still use task manager like this. just use alt tab to switch to it, then hold alt tab to try and find it, press any program, use arrow keys to find the program u need and press delete

[baronvonderg]

I hate the fact the short stopped AT THE END Of 'how to stop this' XD

[ReadET]

Fyi Microsoft will NEVER call you ab anything ab your computer

[Techex_]

When setting up Windows, set the options in task manager to alwyays be ontop

[MyEarsHurts]

"that will be 7200 dollars for the repair sir"

[troyproctor]

Thank goodness the video cut out before gaining any solutions.

[Ravage]

I always find it hilarious that "average users" can not figure out how to install legitimate software/drivers if their life depended on it...but 100% of them can install malicious programs with ease.

[lordoferrors]

Quick tip, opening up a new window can allow you to close any broken programs (Like crashed video games) that have the same effect of hiding other programs behind it.