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or its affiliates in the United States and other countries. NortonLifeLock, the NortonLifeLock Logo, the Checkmark Logo, Norton, LifeLock, and the LockMan Logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of NortonLifeLock Inc. LifeLock identity theft protection is not available in all countries.Ĭopyright © 2022 NortonLifeLock Inc. The Norton and LifeLock Brands are part of NortonLifeLock Inc. When submitting Microsoft Defender SmartScreen products, make sure to select Microsoft Defender SmartScreen from the product menu. For more info, see Submit files for analysis. If you believe a warning or block was incorrectly shown for a file or application, or if you believe an undetected file is malware, you can submit a file to Microsoft for review. Submit files to Microsoft Defender SmartScreen for review How to allow an app to bypass SmartScreen on Windows 10Īlthough you can always use the More info option and clicking the Run anyway button, you can also prevent SmartScreen from blocking an app using these steps: This will reveal the Run Anyway button that you can click to run the app in question. When you next encounter the SmartScreen, click the See more option. Under ‘Check apps and files’, select the ‘Warn’ option instead of the ‘Block’ option. To fix the problem, open Windows Defender and go to App & Browser Control. If you don’t see the Run Anyway option, you’ve set Windows Defender to be particularly vigilant to the point that it’s not letting you exercise your own judgement when an app is blocked.

The options that the SmartScreen presents to you depend on your Windows Defender settings.

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