How to Enable or Disable the SmartScreen Filter in Windows
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Summary
Windows has several default security features in place to protect users and one of these is the SmartScreen filter in Windows Defender.
This filter helps to protect against malicious downloads, and phishing sites, and can block third-party applications that are known to cause unexpected behaviour.
However, SmartScreen can sometimes block apps from trusted sources and turn it off for these instances.
You can turn off SmartScreen via Windows Security, individually in Microsoft Edge, or by editing the registry or Group Policy, with the steps for each of these methods being outlined in detail in the article.
When turning off SmartScreen, it’s important to remember to turn it back on after installing apps and programmes so as not to compromise your computer’s security.
