{"id":3542,"date":"2022-01-20T15:00:24","date_gmt":"2022-01-20T15:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.securedyou.com\/?p=3542"},"modified":"2022-01-20T21:43:33","modified_gmt":"2022-01-20T21:43:33","slug":"how-to-fix-an-administrator-has-blocked-you-from-running-this-app","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.securedyou.com\/how-to-fix-an-administrator-has-blocked-you-from-running-this-app\/","title":{"rendered":"Fix “An Administrator has Blocked you from running this app” in Windows 10\/11"},"content":{"rendered":"
<\/p>\n
Windows 10\/11<\/strong> is aggressive in protecting users from suspicious or potentially malicious software. This, however, is very beneficial; it can also prevent the installation of the software that is deemed by users to be safe. This particular situation results in producing an error message that states, \u201cas the administrator has blocked you from running this app<\/strong>\u201d or \u201cthis app have been blocked for your protection.<\/strong>\u201d<\/p>\n Such an error that is more like a notification prevents the users from downloading or installing apps. In previous versions of Windows, this message was generated through the installed anti-virus software only. Today we will forever fix and solve this error<\/strong>. This page will show you to how to fix ‘An administrator has blocked you from running this app’ fault <\/strong>in Windows 10\/11. As for now, the windows come with an in-built defender and user account control software that is responsible for keeping the users safe and secure from potential threats.<\/p>\n The error \u201cAn administrator has blocked you from running this app\u201d means that is windows shall prevent you from running a suspicious installation. It could affect the setup.exe file with malware and other viruses. You are not supposed to ignore this message if you are not sure if a setup file can be trusted.<\/p>\n When you are downloading or installing legitimate software such as hardware drivers even then this software can occur as well. In such a case, this all could be very frustrating and can also limit your actions. The best part is that there are always alternatives to problems that exist. Read below to avoid this type of warning.<\/p>\n The first thing that you need to do is to disable the smart windows screen. It is a cloud-based anti-phishing and anti-malware component that is included in many Microsoft products including Windows. It is used to determine regarding a download app or app installer whether it is potentially malicious via checking the downloaded sites against a specific list of reported malicious software sites and programs that are known to be unsafe.<\/p>\n It is also used to check the downloaded files against a list of data that are downloaded and well known by a lot of Windows users. If the data is not shown on this list, then the smart screen will ask you to be cautious. This might be the reason behind the error that you are seeing and is resulting in the installation of the application. In such a case disable the smart screen and then see whether the error exists or not<\/p>\n Now to disable the bright display, you need to follow the steps below:<\/p>\n SEE ALSO:<\/strong> How to Block a Program from Accessing the Internet in Windows 10\/11<\/a>.<\/p>\n You can get more control over your computer system when you run a command prompt with admin rights. We are going to observe this to run this problem-causing file and bypass the error that says, \u201cAn administrator has blocked you from running this application.\u201d You need to follow the steps:<\/p>\n It is also possible that if you are running a third-party anti-virus on your computer system, then it may block you from downloading or accessing the files. In this case, you shall see the error \u201cAn administrator has blocked you from running this app.\u201d In such a case you are highly recommended to disable the anti-virus installed on your computer system and then see if the issue goes away or not. If yes, then add an exception for the app that you are trying to run or keep the anti-virus disabled.<\/p>\n SEE ALSO:<\/strong> How to Fix Error Code 66A When Updating Microsoft .NET Framework<\/a>.<\/p>\n For Disabling follow the steps<\/strong><\/p>\n To add an Extension, follow the steps:<\/strong><\/p>\n Use the Hidden Administrator Account<\/strong><\/p>\n If you are the only user of your computer system and if you are confident about the administrator permissions even then you will need to use an alternative administrator account to install a program. Follow the steps:<\/p>\n Net user administrator \/ active: yes<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Net user administrator \/active:no<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n SEE ALSO:<\/strong> How to Enable Task Manager Disabled by an Administrator or Virus<\/a>.<\/p>\n Other fixes:<\/strong><\/p>\n I hope you have fixed error \u201cAn administrator has blocked you from running the app,\u201d<\/strong> that how the user can avoid such inconveniences. We have discussed different methods to solve this error in Windows 10\/11<\/strong>\u00a0following them to get rid of such a problem.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Windows 10\/11 is aggressive in protecting users from suspicious or potentially malicious software. This, however, is very beneficial; it can also prevent the installation of the software that is deemed by users to be safe. This particular situation results in producing an error message that states, \u201cas the administrator has blocked you from running this […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3545,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[42,254,3205],"tags":[1035,1037,1034],"yoast_head":"\nHow to Fix and Solve ”An Administrator has Blocked you from running this app” Error in Windows 10 & 11
\n<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n
Fixing this error using CMD<\/strong><\/h2>\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
Did you fix the error?<\/strong><\/h2>\n