Probably, many of those users who work with the eighth to tenth modifications of Windows, when starting some applications (most often the installation files of various programs), instead of starting the necessary applet, they received a message saying that the Windows system protected your computer. Not everyone knows how to turn off its appearance, far from all, not to mention why it appears and which service is responsible for this. We will try to understand these issues by proposing a few simple explanations and universal methods for deactivating such a protective component. Running a little ahead, it is worth noting separately that this service works for its own reasons, identifying potentially dangerous or unnecessary applications even those that cannot be considered threats even in principle.
Why is there a warning?
To begin with, in the above modifications of the system, there was one innovation regarding the protection of system components from potentially unsafe (or unwanted software), which is called the SmartScreen filter. It is always on by default, and it is he who is responsible for issuing a notification that the Windows system has protected your computer. How to disable it? By and large, it is possible to offer several universal methods that involve the adjustment of system parameters. But first, let's dwell on the simplest solution, if the occurrence of such a message is single.
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For some reason, most users, when a notification window appears, immediately starts to panic, because there is only a “Do Not Run” button, and there is no cancellation to launch the application. And here it is worth paying attention to the fact that immediately below the notification there is a hyperlink "More ...", a click on which reveals additional information describing the security problem.
The Run anyway button immediately appears. Press it - and everything calmly works. But you will not use such a bulky technique every time?
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Alternatively, you can offer an equally simple way. To get started, you can immediately use the “Control Panel” and lower the level of UAC control in the user accounts section (this is just the case, and is not required). Now we proceed from the fact that on your screen when you try to run some executable applet, a message appears stating that the Windows system has protected your computer. How to disable it? Everything is simple!
When such protection is triggered, a white flag usually appears in the system tray, clicking on which can open the "Support Center", where there is a section for managing the browser and applications. To the left of the menu is the SmartScreen filter setup item.
After entering the settings section, you only need to activate the item "Do nothing", which completely disables this service.
Disabling a service in system settings
In Windows 10, after receiving the last few upgrades and updates, the procedure looks a bit different. See the message: “Windows protected your computer?” How to disconnect? The instructions look almost the same, but you need to look for the necessary options either directly in the security section of the options menu, or through a search query, called through the RMB on the "Start" button.
The main method of disabling a filter is to deactivate it in the application control block. If necessary, you can change the same settings for the Edge browser and the Microsoft Store. You do not need to save changes, because the options that are set apply to the system settings automatically and without it.
How to disable the message: “Windows system protected your computer”, sorted it out a bit. As additional actions, you can experiment with the options for protection against exploits and the parameters presented in the above section. However, without the necessary knowledge, it is better not to change such security options yourself.
Deactivating a filter in group policies
Now let's see how to turn off the message: “The Windows system protected your computer” using Group Policy Management. In the editor (gpedit.msc), through the computer configuration and Windows components, find the “Defender” SmartScreen section, and in the folders for two browsers (if it is the tenth version of the system), in the SmartScreen function settings, disable this option.
Note: note that the settings for this plan apply only to browsers, so it’s better to use the previous methodology to completely deactivate the service. As an option, disconnection can be done in the registry, but such actions may seem too complicated for the average user, therefore, for obvious reasons, this solution is not provided.