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

In this post, we will show you how to bypass the warning Windows protected your PC, Microsoft Defender SmartScreen prevented an unrecognised app from starting, Running this app might put your PC at ...

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 ...

Although Microsoft Defender SmartScreen scans downloads by default from all trusted sources in the Edge browser, you can disable it if you want, using the Registry Editor and the Local Group Policy ...

An actively exploited security bypass vulnerability in Microsoft Defender SmartScreen is being exploited in a new stealer campaign to download malicious executables on the victim’s system. Tracked as ...

Microsoft plans to remove Defender Application Guard from Office by December 2027, starting with the February 2026 release of Office version 2602. Microsoft is working to resolve a known issue that ...