Enable Microsoft Edge Scareware Blocker

If you land on a scareware scam website in Microsoft Edge browser, you will be protected by Defender SmartScreen, which stops the scam taking over your full screen and allows you to close it easily.

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Microsoft Edge

Currently Microsoft Scareware Blocker is in Preview mode

Click on the Microsoft Edge icon on the desktop or taskbar if you have one, otherwise, type in 'edge' in the search box to find it

Click on **Settings and more** (3 dots)

Click **Settings**

Click **Privacy, search and services**

Scroll down on the right side of the screen until you see Scareware blocker, click on the tab to enable

You should now see Scareware Blocker tab is blue (on) and enabled