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[Simsfan81]

Call Roku and ask them why they are pushing this out to all devices 816-272-8106 @AJCxZ0 

[Musiclover1]

@techfan i do not see how being required to provide my original receipt of purchase should have anything to do with asking to opt-out. 

[joebios01]

@Musiclover1 I'd assume they want to establish ownership of the device. Providing a valid Device SN may suffice.

[atc98092]

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@sirlou wrote:

Third, BRICKING THE DEVICES (and TVs and APPs) with their digital lock (e.g., you CANNOT get past the pop-up at all) amount, IMHO, to theft of property. If they want to brick it then they should pay full market costs I paid for the devices.

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You can get past the lock, although it will reappear at a later time. Just press the Home button several times until it's gone. I did that and then used Disney+ for some time without a problem. Every time it returned, I simply cleared it again and kept using the player. 

[sirlou]

How? What buttons or combo did you use? I can't get any to make the pop-up go away with my Roku remotes or phone app remote.

thanks!

[atc98092]

I just kept pressing the Home button until it cleared. Different attempts took different number of presses. But it has always cleared. 

[Maribeo60]

I pressed without counting the home button and because it was not working I continued ( without stopping) with the arrow <— beside the home button . As I said before , I just pressed both buttons and it worked , for how long it works,  who knows ? 

[sirlou]

I tried that and it did not work for me. Perhaps it is different for different Roku devices.

Others have mentioned ppl may be accidentally accessing the Secret Maintenance Menus. I am not sure which menu options I would use if I were to do so.

All in all it is an absolutely rubbish way to treat customers.

[Kt82]

We unplugged ours for about an hour and it disconnected from the internet. No popup. We mostly use the TV for video games and we cast to the TV using a different device.

[atc98092]

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@sirlou wrote:

Others have mentioned ppl may be accidentally accessing the Secret Maintenance Menus.

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Nope, impossible to open any of the hidden menus just by pressing the Home button. It takes a combination of button presses using numerous buttons.