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"We need to fix your Microsoft account" spam notifications!
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<blockquote data-quote="oldschool" data-source="post: 886578" data-attributes="member: 71262"><p>OK, some of you must have encountered the spammy "We need to fix your M$ account" notification. I've tried every fix I could find and I'm not sure if it's fixed yet. I encountered one on first boot this morning. Any additional ideas?</p><p></p><p>Fixes I've tried:</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Settings>System>"Shared experiences">OFF (if you don't need this)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Settings>System>Notifications>Turn off unneeded notifications</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Windows Security Center>Virus and threat protection>Manage settings>Change notification settings>Account protection notificatons>OFF</li> </ul><p><em>The last is a fairly new setting which I only just discovered. It may be the culprit behind the "We need to fix ..." spam attacks.</em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="oldschool, post: 886578, member: 71262"] OK, some of you must have encountered the spammy "We need to fix your M$ account" notification. I've tried every fix I could find and I'm not sure if it's fixed yet. I encountered one on first boot this morning. Any additional ideas? Fixes I've tried: [LIST] [*]Settings>System>"Shared experiences">OFF (if you don't need this) [*]Settings>System>Notifications>Turn off unneeded notifications [*]Windows Security Center>Virus and threat protection>Manage settings>Change notification settings>Account protection notificatons>OFF [/LIST] [I]The last is a fairly new setting which I only just discovered. It may be the culprit behind the "We need to fix ..." spam attacks.[/I] [/QUOTE]
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