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Pop-up boxes come from websites or programs on your computer. If you don't want to follow the instructions on the pop-up box or are not sure if it's genuine, you can just close it.
Use your mouse to move the cursor, the arrow on the screen. Move the cursor on top of the small X in the top right corner. Left click once on the X to close the pop-up box.
Some pop-up boxes don't have an X. To close a pop-up box without an X, click anywhere on the screen outside the pop-up box.
If you're unsure what to do about a pop up on a web page, you can simply close the web page. To do this, move the cursor to the browser tab at the top of the page, and click on the X.
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