We’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, boom ...

If you have received an error message saying, "Microsoft Defender SmartScreen prevented an unrecognized app from starting," while launching or installing a recently ...

Microsoft has announced the deprecation of Microsoft Defender SmartScreen in Internet Explorer (IE) and IE Mode on Windows 11 with the latest Windows update. It said that this is part of its ongoing ...

Is your SmartScreen Filter turned off? Or do you get the message SmartScreen Filter cannot check this website? If that is so, this post will show you how to enable or disable SmartScreen Filter on ...

SmartScreen is designed to automatically block suspicious files, but it often flags genuine downloads as malicious. Here's how you can disable Windows Defender SmartScreen on Windows 11 to download ...

When attempting to install FreeTube on Windows, Microsoft Defender SmartScreen incorrectly flags the official FreeTube installer as potentially dangerous, displaying the warning: "Windows protected ...

On Windows 11, downloading and executing the .exe version will trigger a SmartScreen Error: "Windows protected your PC". This is because the application isn't signed. Go to the Downloads page where ...