MS Windows Defender and asks me to call a specific phone # to unlock. Is this valid or scam?

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My computer is locked up and showing a warning message that purports to be from MS Windows Defender with a phone # to call to unlock. How can I determine if this is a valid MS phone # to call or just a scam? Is it really unsafe to just use Task Manager to cancel and reboot?Just upgraded to Windows 11 yesterday.

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