[xiphos-users] xiphos install on win10: "windows protected your pc"

[Jorin Gedamke]

That seems typical of Windows: "Don't install this app; it's dangerous!"
Yes, the Bible is dangerous.

On Thu, Aug 17, 2017 at 8:07 AM, glkphineas <glkphineas at gmail.com> wrote:

> Might this work?
>
> http://winaero.com/blog/how-to-disable-windows-smartscreen-in-windows-10/
>
> On Thu, Aug 17, 2017 at 9:41 AM, Karl Kleinpaste <karl at kleinpaste.org>
> wrote:
>
>> I've got 4.0.6 installed on a win7 and on my desktop win10 at work.  No
>> sweat.
>>
>> Last evening, I was going to install it on my wife's win10 laptop. When I
>> double-click the installer, I get a blue box that says, "Windows protected
>> your PC," refuses to run the file, offers a single button at the bottom of
>> the blue box, "Don't Run." No other option.  I can click the Don't Run or I
>> can click the upper-right corner X, both of which make it go away.
>>
>> Apparently this is something called "smartscreen," that appeared first in
>> win8. But it wasn't active on this machine before, because 4.0.5 is
>> installed. Some update must have brought it along for the ride.
>>
>> I've surfed for ways to stop this, but all the articles discuss it as
>> win8 and all references to the control panel aren't the same.
>>
>> Can someone tell me how to unlock this beast?
>>
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