How To: Get past SmartScreen filter

IAN PAUL explains how to get past Windows 10’s SmartScreen filter, and why sometimes you should think twice before doing so

W e’ve all been there. You read about a great little traditional desktop application or utility that you think will be a great help. once it’s downloaded Windows 10 blocks it thanks to Windows Defender SmartScreen, a feature that prevents unrecognized apps from running. It’s a helpful security feature that can sometimes be annoying. Here’s how to get past it. Are you sure you want to do this? Before we go any further, keep in mind that the SmartScreen is there for your protection. It is designed to restrict any programs that are known to be malicious or aren’t commonly downloaded. For that reason, anything experimental or outside the norm is not trusted by Windows. Nevertheless, if you trust the creator of the program that you want to install, here’s…

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