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Laptop hijacked, need help. (Vanity)
my other computer | 6-9-16 | me

Posted on 06/09/2016 5:44:36 PM PDT by deoetdoctrinae

I need some help from you computer gurus. Just powered up my Toshiba laptop a little while ago and began surfing. Suddenly a tone started beeping and a message filled the screen saying a malfunction had been detected and gave a toll-free number to call to get help from a technician (yeah, right). Underneath that message is a screen saying that Windows 8.1 64-bit Defender encountered an error code: 0x80016CFA. Can't close the windows, and powering down the laptop fails, it just powers back up.

I sure could use some help FRiends.


TOPICS: Computers/Internet
KEYWORDS: computer; safemode; windows81
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To: Abby4116

Bump


61 posted on 06/10/2016 11:07:54 AM PDT by JimRed (Is it 1776 yet? TERM LIMITS, now and forever! Build the Wall, NOW!)
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To: deoetdoctrinae

No but I’d do a System Restore to a previous good version


62 posted on 06/10/2016 8:52:25 PM PDT by Oztrich Boy (Rules are for the guidance of wise men and the blind obedience of fools - Solon, Lawmaker of Athens)
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