how to remove the windows virus

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reno
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how to remove the windows virus

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it been so long im not sure how to remove this from there laptop . when they start it up they get the screen that saids for them to call microsoft at this no. to remove that screen .
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Boot into safe mode, which should prevent the "Call Microsoft" window from coming up. Then run Malwarebytes. That should take care of it.

Some of that stuff is barely a virus - it's usually just some Visual Basic app or locked browser page that's launched from the Start Ups.
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thank fp
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