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OK you may have to try this... I've done this same prompt with Kittens, porcupines, and now Grim Reapers

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So, I often get calls from Clients that something is on their screen or their computer is yelling at them and to call a number. well, it does happen to even me, as you can see by this picture. so what do you do?
1. if possible, learn about not running as an Administrator account.
2. when this comes up, if possible, enter task manager and stop the browser you are using. If not try and restart the computer. and log back in.
3. Once you have the Browser stopped or rebooted, open the browser and if prompted to restore your previous session, say no.
4. In the browser, go to settings and then find the local cache - you most likely can search for cache in settings.
5. Find the option to clear your cache, some browsers allow you to select from when date, I tend to pick all dates, and then let it clear the items.
6. Close and reopen the browser, if the "popup" reappears you may have to get some assistance.

Normally this takes care of it, as it did in my case this afternoon.

so you may ask how this happened? well in my case I mistyped a URL, and when the page opened it redirected to the one you see in the image and boom, I'm now doing a little more work.

In out ever-changing Internet World, security of your information is very important, and this is a good article on using Multi-Factor Authentication. I do this for any and every account I can, you should too.

Essential ways to strengthen your Microsoft account Most readers of Office Watch will have a Microsoft account but is it as secure as it should be? Two-step authentication is becoming essential for the key Micr

For those that want to know more about the use of AI in your life...

What the hell is Copilot and how can it help me? Let’s take a moment to explain, without the hype, what Copilot is and what it can do for you and all Microsoft Office users including Office 2021,2019 and ear

One of my go-to tools, Office Lens, I most often use it with OneNote.

Learn it, Live it, Love it.

Office Lens is a useful tool for any smartphone Office Lens is a good app for iPhone, iPad and Android devices. If you want to convert photos into a Word document (as text) or PDF, the Office Lens is the

For students

11 great Windows 11 features for students and how to use them A computer is one of the most important accessories for students. The versatility and portability of a laptop makes it a great tool for learning on the go, while a reliable desktop setup helps maximise your productive While ChromeOS and macOS are worth considering for students, Windows 11 is easy to...

Interesting....

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So for a new photo editor, that can allow you to erase something from a picture... check out this article on Microsoft Designer.

Designer gets a clever Erase feature Microsoft Designer now has a nice Erase tool to remove unwanted parts of an image.  Finding Erase is a little tricky, we’ll show you where it’s hiding

Come on down to the brown bag concert today, bring your lunch and enjoy the weather and some great music. Today's music is by Pierce Crask , and you can pick up lunch if you forgot to bring one at Coal Train Coffee Depot or Sidekicks Book Bar

OneNote, love it or hate it, some changes arecoming, I personally love OneNote, though I do use the Full desktop version mostly.

Refreshing the OneNote app on Windows In August, we previewed what’s coming to OneNote on Windows. Today, we’re excited to announce an upcoming refresh to OneNote that will help the app feel both familiar and modern. Under the hood, we’re improving nearly all stages of your note-taking workflow that will help you: Focus on your co...

If you are a Windows 11 user, this is a hint of whats coming in the fall release.

Windows 11 version 23H2: New features and everything else you need to know about the next big OS update The next version of Windows 11 is coming this fall.

Quick little article I think we can all use and learn from, I use Microsoft Outlook so Foscused Inbox is a thing. Anyway, information for you to help with the management of things sometimes not so important. 😁

Get more from Focused Inbox in Outlook Outlook’s Focused Inbox is a way to streamline your Inbox with the most important emails appearing in a separate list within the Inbox. It’s a feature worth

if you are into Windows 11.

Windows 11 version 23H2: Microsoft previews BIG new features coming later this year, including a new AI assistant AI, RGB, and Taskbar ungrouping are on the way.

Another quick link, if you are looking for a template for something, and don't mind Microsoft Office, check this out....

Free templates for social media, documents & designs | Microsoft Create Use our free tools and customizable templates to craft presentations, videos, graphics, social media designs, and much more—no design expertise required.

Once more we are proud to sponser the Brown Bag Concert series, held Downtown Rock Springs at the Bank Court. Mark your calendars and check out the line up of this years concerts at https://www.downtownrs.com/2023/06/06/141078/brown-bag-concert-series-2/

So that previous article came from this Microsoft site, some real good information in small readable articles.

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I found this very cool, I on rare occasions do PowerPoints for clients personal events,

Selective morph transitions in PowerPoint There’s a better, more selective way to choose which shapes, images or other objects to ‘Morph’ between slides in PowerPoint 365, 2021 and 2019. Mor

This might be a good thing for those that need a little more from Office than the free version. The new plan does force the use of Web versions of the Office apps.

Newly announced Microsoft 365 Basic comes with 100GB of OneDrive storage, Outlook, and more — here's what it costs The newest Microsoft 365 plan gets you a lot of storage for a small price, but you'll have to use the Office web apps.

If you are not using Two Factor Authentication, 2FA, you should... that said you might need to learn how to move it to a new phone.

How to move Microsoft Authenticator App to a new phone - OnMSFT.com Learn to easily move Microsoft Authenticator to a new phone. It will take a couple of minutes to do it and you migrate the authenticator through email ID

Just take note, Office 2013 is going end of support, and a few other things.

What’s changing or ending in 2023 for Microsoft Office Microsoft Office has plenty of important changes and end dates coming in 2023, starting with two in January. Here’s a list of what Microsoft has in store fo

For those that like to have shortcuts on the Desktop.

5 easy ways to make desktop shortcuts on Windows 11 - OnMSFT.com Follow this guide to learn 5 easy ways to create desktop shortcuts on Windows 11.

OK I'm a Microsoft guy, I know I know, that can be offensive to some, but this is so cool. the video explains it, then look below the vid for the link to the main page. once there like the vid mentions, hit the mega link. ahh the memories.

The Ultimate Windows Wallpaper Pack Today we're taking a brief look at the recently released Ultimate Windows Wallpaper Pack. This pack aims to bring every known official Windows wallpaper into...

So did the holidays bring you a new pc or laptop with Windows 11? if so this is a great article on how to walk thru the setup. and learn the essentials:

How to set up new laptop running Windows 11 in 2022 Here's how you can set up that new laptop you received this holiday season.

For those that learned to type, or like to use Keyboard Shortcuts.... For you

Keyboard shortcuts in Windows - Microsoft Support Learn how to navigate Windows using keyboard shortcuts. Explore a full list of taskbar, command prompt, and general Windows shortcuts.

For those that use it, it sounds like they are updating the one built into Windows.

Try an improved Quick Assist experience Install the Windows 11 or Windows 10 December 2022 quality update for a seamless and improved Quick Assist experience! Whether you use the Microsoft Store app or the original app, you can help your clients, colleagues, family, and friends with their PC problems over a remote connection with Quick As...

Go see them today, it will be worth it.

Don't let the snow get you down, it's Tuesday!!!!

this might be very useful for many, being as old as I am and in I.T. remember the day of FTP. .. times have changed.

Share a video, even a large one, in an email These days it’s quite simple to share a video or any large file via email, here’s how. You’ll need a cloud storage service, Google, iCloud or OneDrive.