Windows 11 How do I remove a persistent fake-virus alert popup?

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Sammy Sounder

How do I remove a persistent fake-virus alert popup?I've got a Surface Go 4 running Windows 11 in my family where today the user clicked "allow" on a popup message she got asking about cookies or something while browsing in Edge. Since then, the PC gets a popup in the lower right corner. She got maybe 15 different versions of the popup. It stays on-screen for 10 to 30 seconds, then goes away without clicking on anything. The next will pop up in 5 seconds to 5 or more minutes. Headings include "(McAfee logo) Virus Alert", "(Windows logo) Sytem Damaged!", "(microsoft logo) "Microsoft Windows Def

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