Whenever you try to install any application or driver in your windows or run the application through administration rights, then you may get this error message on your screen, “this app has been blocked for your protection.”
In further, you no need to panic when you are facing this kind of error message. Identically, This is for a protection error.
Along with this error in the Window, you get more error messages. The administrator blocked you from running because of the window defender feature of window security when your application is digitally signed with an untrusted certificate or revoked.
You can fix this problem by running the application in a built-in administrator account, running the application from the elevated command prompt, or changing the local group policy.
Below we have given you the top methods to disable such messages and run those applications correctly. The ways are as follows.
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Method-1: Fix “This app has been blocked for your protection” by using the built-in Administrator account on PC
This one is the first method that may fix this issue. Before going through this step, we recommend you to restart your computer.
Step-1: Sign up with run as an administrator account.
Step-2: Install or run the blocked application.
Sign out the build-in elevated administrator account after finishing the installation successfully/running the application.
Step-3: Back to your account and sign in.
You can use the application after sign in to your account. You will not be going to see the message again. This option also enables the hidden administrator account.
Method-2: “This app has been blocked for your protection” issue fix with the help of command prompt.
Yeah, You can also run this application from the command prompt without getting any issues. Identically, this method will also help you to fix this app from security prompts.
Step-1: Firstly, You can open the location path from the application. Right-click on shortcut-> select properties and note the path.
Step-2: Open the command prompt by clicking the Window logo + X key, then click on the A key or help with the start menu.
Step-3: In Window, paste the full path of the application that we want to install and click on enter.
Here you have done your work now. You might not see the prompt regarding security issues.
Method-3: “This app has been blocked” fix with the help of Local Group Policy.
You can remove this error by changing the policy of the file. If you need to change the policy, you can follow the below-provided steps. Please go through them.
Step-1) Firstly, you can open the function local group policy editor by typing gpedit.msc in run mode ( run mode can be open by pressing windows key+ r)
Step-2) You can see one panel on the left side, then go to the Computer Configuration option, then click on Windows Settings and then Security Settings, then Local Policies, and finally Security Options.
Step-3) From the right panel, you can click on User Account Control: Run all administrators in Admin Approval Mode, net user administrator active mode.
Step-4) Atlast, Disable it and restart your computer.
I hope this method will also help you to get rid of the protection error this app cause.
Summary
In this post, we have come up with the application prompt regarding application blockage. This message is showed because of security reasons as there are many third-party applications, which may lead your data to leak. You must understand if Windows OS is showing you such message, then there are security concerns that are focused on by the Windows operating system.
