MicroRepairs

Thank you to all my computer customers who have recommended me and used my services over the last 10 years.
As you may know , I repair audio / hifi and video equipment for a major retailer and this work means I have to decide on my focus into retirement
So I've decided to stop my mainstream computer work , clean ups , antivirus , email help and support and my old mate Mario D'addario has started an independent business to take on this work.
Mario has significantly more IT experience than me so you will be in safe hands.
If you are looking to buy new equipment, I can still help but will work with Mario to give you the support you need.

Common windows problems time !!
A lot of customers get hit with the splash screens that tell them the FBI is after you ... you must call us to clean your machine , YOU have broken the internet single handedly and if you dont click here right now ... well disaster awaits ...
Well it's all rubbish of course , but these pop up's do get in the way and stop you using the internet.

The first thing to do is to disconect your internet , either turn off wireless or unplug the ethernet cable depending on how you are connected
Then open up google chrome and click on the three dots on the top right of the screen.
Once the menu appears select settings at the bottom of the list

A new window will open with a list on the left of your screen .
there are two things to look at here.
First reset setings , this should clear all settings back to normal,
it won't affect your favourites but will clear out any sh!te thats collected in your browser.

The second thing to look at is extensions.
It's normal to have things on here that either you have chosen like an ad blocker etc .. sometime adobe acrobat and rapport for banking ... you can leave these , but if you have anything you think is suspect like super coupon collector or games helpers when you dont use it for games ! these can be deleted.
if in doubt contact me.

once the reset is done ... close down chrome , reconnect your internet and you should be pop up free .

incidentally ... if you've read down this far ... you may be interested in a extension I found usefull, it's called bye bye Ai . I got bored seeing ai suggestions everytime I did a googlesearch as they were nearly always useless.. If you search" bye bye ai " and install , it filters out all the ai summaries that are driving people crazy.

good luck !