What is Windows Games TSS?
Windows Games TSS is a potentially unwanted program that comes to your computer bundled with free software without user consent, via web-clients. It displays a message saying that your system is not activated. Windows Games TSS offers an alternative way to activate and asks the user to enter phone number. In fact this is a fake message. Windows Games TSS collects your personal data and passes it to third parties. This complicates work of the PC, because it can display blocking message at any time. If you find a program Windows Games TSS on your PC, then you urgently need to remove it from your computer.
How Windows Games TSS gets on your PC?
Penetration of such programs depends largely on the care of users. Windows Games TSS comes bundled with other programs that the user downloads from the free sites. Few are closely watching the installation process, and sometimes do not know that their computer is at risk. Always read the user’s agreement and don’t press “Next” button once. First, make sure that the program is safe. Select advanced installation type. Remember that there are many similar programs in the Internet. Read reviews about the programs, and if your computer is already infected by Windows Games TSS, then use the instructions below.
How to remove Windows Games TSS from your computer?
To uninstall Windows Games TSS remove it from Control Panel, then delete all files and regkeys.
In our view, there are 3 products that potentially have Windows Games TSS in their database. You can try to use them for removing Windows Games TSS.
Recommended Solution:
Norton is a powerful removal tool. It can remove all instances of newest viruses, similar to Windows Games TSS – files, folders, registry keys.
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Alternative Solution:
Norton Antivirus – detects files, registry values and folders of viruses that show the same behavior as Windows Games TSS.
You can try both of these products to remove Windows Games TSS
Or uninstall Windows Games TSS manually.
Step 1: Remove Windows Games TSS from Control Panel
Windows XP:
- Click Start.
- Control Panel.
- Then click Add or Remove Programs.
- Find Windows Games TSS.
- Click Uninstall.
Learn more about uninstallation of programs in Windows XP.
Windows 7/Windows Vista:
- Click Start.
- Then Control Panel.
- Click Uninstall a Program.
- Find Windows Games TSS and click Uninstall.
Learn more about uninstallation of programs in Windows 7.
Windows 8/Windows 8.1:
- Open the Menu.
- Click Search.
- After that click Apps.
- Then Control Panel.
- Then as in Windows 7, click Uninstall a Program under Programs.
- Find Windows Games TSS, select it and click Uninstall.
Learn more about uninstallation of programs in Windows 8 (8.1).
Windows 10:
- Click on the Start button (or press the Windows key) to open the Start menu, click on the Settings at the top.
- Click on App & features on the left menu.
- On the right side, locate Windows Games TSS and click it, then click on the Uninstall button.
- Click on Uninstall to confirm.
Learn more about uninstallation of programs in Windows 10
Note: If you can’t find required program, sort programs by date in Control panel and search for last installed programs.
After that remove Windows Games TSS from your browser.
Step 2: Remove Windows Games TSS from browsers
Google Chrome:
- Open Google Chrome
- Push Alt + F.
- Click Tools.
- Choose Extensions.
- Find Windows Games TSS.
- Click the trash can icon to remove it.
Learn more about removing extensions from Chrome.
Mozilla Firefox:
- Open Firefox.
- Push Shift + Ctrl + A.
- Choose Windows Games TSS.
- Click Disable or Remove button.
Learn more about removing extensions from Firefox.
Internet Explorer:
- Open IE.
- Push Alt + T.
- Click Manage Add-ons.
- Select Toolbars and Extensions.
- Click Disable Windows Games TSS.
- Click More information link in the left-bottom corner.
- Click Remove button.
- If this button is grayed out – perform alternative steps.
Learn more about removing extensions from IE.
Step 3: Remove following files and folders of Windows Games TSS:
Remove following regitry entries:
HKCU\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS\CURRENTVERSION\RUN|NewWindowActivation
Remove following files:
C:\Users\{username}\Desktop\Publisher.exe,
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Windows Games\test1.bat,
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Windows Games\NewWindowActivation.exe
Remove following folders
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Windows Games
Written by Rami Douafi