


Just follow these simple steps to turn off SmartScreen filter in Windows 8 and later:ġ. If you have a good antivirus program and if you think the downloaded programs are safe, you can disable this SmartScreen feature in Windows to remove these irritating warning messages.

SmartScreen filter shows the same warning message for almost all 3rd party programs which are downloaded from Internet. You can click on “ Run anyway” button to launch the program.Īlthough its a good security feature but many times you might find it a little annoying. If you are sure that the program is safe, you can click on “ More info” link given in the message and it’ll provide 2 buttons: “ Run anyway” and “ Don’t run“. If you click on OK button, the program execution is terminated. Running this app might put your PC at risk. Windows SmartScreen prevented an unrecognized app from starting.
