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Turn off your system. Remove the power cord and disconnect all the peripherals. Disconnect the charger if it is a laptop. Press and hold the power button for up to 30 seconds. Turn on your system.

You might be wondering what COM Surrogate is if you see it in Task Manager or an error message. The good news is that it's almost certainly safe because it's a ...