“This app has been blocked for your protection” is a common message Windows 10 tends to display when you try to open certain apps or downloaded programs. Let’s delve into it and fix it.
Windows 10 has a rather healthy history when it comes to certain absurd errors, messages and bugs. It really is confusing why Windows 10 has so many ambiguities despite Microsoft rolling out tons of cumulative updates (the latest of which is KB3135173) and rigorous testing through the Insider Preview programs.
This has caused an uproar among users. Many have downgraded to older Windows despite them not being as flashy as Windows 10.
Coming to the “This app has been blocked for your protection” message! Windows 10 sometimes displays this when a user opens a particular program they have downloaded. It can happen with any built in app as well. The reason this message appears Windows (erroneously) detects that the program contains malicious code harmful to your computer.
The above mentioned reasons clearly indicate that the “This app has been blocked for your protection” message is part of Windows 10’s defensive mechanism. So why would you want turn it off? The reason: Windows 10 occasionally thinks that a program is dangerous while you know that you have downloaded that program from a trusted source. That is where it gets in your way and you would want to fix it.
Solution to fix this app has been blocked for your protection message:
Note that you will require basic knowledge on how to operate the command prompt.
Step 1: Open the command prompt as an administrator.
Step 2: Open the setup file simultaneously with the elevated command prompt. The command prompt will make sure the setup file works normally now.
Step 3: When the program has been installed, enter the path of its .exe file into the command prompt and enjoy the app as shown in the image below.
Voila! Our work here is done. Be sure to only do this for trusted files to avoid any malware / virus attacks.