Instructions to enable or disable SmartScreen on Windows 10

Basically, Windows SmartScreen is a tool, a feature to check the safety of a file or application that can be harmful on Windows 10 systems. This feature is integrated from Windows 8. When you run a file or application Using unknown sources, Windows will block this application and re-display the screen asking if you are not running or running this application.

It can be said that this feature is extremely useful, but if many messages appear when running the application will make many people feel uncomfortable. So you can proceed to disable Windows SmartScreen on Windows 10.

Enable or disable SmartScreen settings on Windows 10:

Step 1:

First enter Control Panel into the Search menu on the Start Menu to open the Control Panel window.

Step 2:

On the Control Panel window, click Action Center.

Step 3:

On the Action Center window, click the Security option.

Step 4:

In the Security section, find the Windows SmartScreen option and then click the Change Settings link.

Step 5:

Now the screen of the dialog box appears with options like the following:

Step 6:

If you want to re-enable Windows SmartScreen, take the same steps and select the Get administrator approval option before running an unrecognized app from the Internet (recommended) then click OK .

Step 7:

If you want to receive notifications before installing any unknown applications on your computer, click the option Warn before running an unrecognized app, but don't require administrator approval and then click OK.

Step 8:

If Windows SmartScreen is enabled on your computer and you want to disable Windows SmartScreen on Windows 10, click the Don't do anything option (turn off Windows SmartScreen) and then click OK .

Refer to some of the following articles:

1. What is Developer Mode on Windows 10? How to activate this mode?

1. Here's how to uninstall Windows 10 to return to using Windows 7 or 8.1

1. How to download Windows 10 Anniversary Update update?

Good luck!