How to Close a Suspicious Warning in Microsoft Edge on Windows 11

What you need: A Windows 11 computer with a suspicious warning open in Microsoft Edge.

Before you begin: Leave the warning alone: do not click it, call its phone number, or enter information. These steps close every Microsoft Edge window. Anything you have typed on a page but have not saved may be lost.

1. Hold down the Ctrl and Shift keys. While holding them, press Esc, then release all three keys. A window called Task Manager opens.
2. In Task Manager, click Processes on the left. If only symbols are visible, move the pointer over them until Processes appears, then click that symbol.
3. Under Apps, find Microsoft Edge. Use the main entry with that name, above any pages listed beneath it.
4. Right-click Microsoft Edge by clicking it once with the right mouse button.
5. Click End task. Wait for Microsoft Edge and the warning to close.
6. Close Task Manager by clicking the X in its upper-right corner.
7. The next time you open Microsoft Edge, leave any Restore button alone so the warning does not reopen. Keep the suspicious website closed.
8. If you installed something, shared information, or let someone control the computer because of the warning, stop following their instructions and use Microsoft's steps for someone who acted on a scam warning.

Expected result: The suspicious warning is no longer on the screen.