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Recent content by AFFASocial

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    I 4 1 Am fed up With MS Malarkey

    Welcome and you probably remember WimpieFXP and AFFAFXP :) We did all kinds of CAD, CAM, and CAE programming and programmed CNC
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    Ola!

    Welcome to the Forums
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    Another Example of Windows Defender BS Nonsense

    This tutorial is a bit different but very similar. I'm over testing it since it does not bother anything I do at all with EXCLUSIONS. Like the drive and folder I have excluded from the defender works just fine for me.. One could also exclude the 2 Windows installation folders, program-files and...
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    Another Example of Windows Defender BS Nonsense

    Tried it 2 times on Windows 11 Pro, and it did not work. After rebooting, the file I created in Regedit was gone, and it did absolutely nothing to turn it off, and I did it step by step. I did close the regedit the second time and then reopened it, and that file shows, but when I reboot, it...
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    Posting software for sale online give me this warning

    If what you were selling was legal, you have nothing to worry about. That looks AI-created to me, though. What is interesting is, according to the web, this was seized in March 2026; it seems odd they are just now contacting you. Bottom line: This looks like a scam or phishing lure that's...
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    Turn on Virus Protection" Notification appears after the latest update August 2026 SOLVED by AFFA

    I only use Defender personally. I hate A/V programs; all they do is add LAG, and new threats are added after the fact. Basically, like IP banning is just a whack-a-mole. That is why I created the PHP Smartblocker 1.2. It does not care if you are a new threat; if you don't solve the puzzle...
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    Turn on Virus Protection" Notification appears after the latest update August 2026 SOLVED by AFFA

    https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/discussions/windows11/turn-on-virus-protection-notification-appears-after-the-latest-update/4545124 Who else is seeing this? Search Assist To resolve the "Turn on Virus Protection" notification issue after a Windows update, check that Windows Defender is...
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    Hi from Sofia Bulgaria

    Welcome to the Forums
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    OMG They're After Me!

    You can use a system like PhoneVite and show whatever callback number you want to display. Completely hide who you are and conduct activity unchecked. https://www.phonevite.com
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    Windows 11 - Are You Going To Wait?

    Windows 11 Pro is the way to go...
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    Hello from sunny South Florida!

    Welcome to the Forums
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    Hello, new here

    Welcome to the Forums
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    Info ThumperDC/TheWindowsForum - Red alert!

    Am I seriously the only one who donated? Come on now
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    Microsoft.

    Always remember back in the day, 1999 ish, Microsoft gave everyone bugs that came from their server, and then they sold you a giant spyware removal app to get rid of them. Back then everyone hammered the mucrosoft server with attacks until they removed the bugs they created. I WILL NEVER EVER...
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    Defender

    Simply exclude it from scans. Click on Windows Security, then select Virus & Threat Protection, Then select Manage settings, then select Add or remove exclusions. Here we can exclude entire drives, folders, and/or files from being scanned by Defender at all. I just tell it not to scan the folder...
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