How to fix App has been blocked for your protection in Windows 10

This is due to user account blocking you from being able to perform action that you are trying to run on your computer and security by Microsoft. You can fix this issue by several methods like disabling windows defender smart screen and by performing gpedit.msc. Lets see how we can simply fix app has been blocked for your protection in windows 10 by regedit below.

Fix App has been blocked for your protection by Regedit

Step 1: Go ahead and click on start button and type regedit

Step 2: Right click on that and click run as administrator and allow it to make changes

Step 3: You will be prompted with a new windows of regedit of your local machine,

Step 4: Now Navigate to ->HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE and expand it.

Step 5: Expand Software -> Microsoft->Windows->Current  Version->Policies->Click on System

Step 6: Once you click on System -> On Right side -> EnableLUA

Step 7: Double click on EnableLUA

Step 8: Now change the value data -> from 1 to 0 and press ok.

Step 9: You will be prompted with notification as soon as you click ok to restart your computer.

Step 10: Click on restart your computer.

That’s it, once you restart you computer the app has been blocked for your protection in windows 10 will not show up when you access app in windows 10.

Fix App has been blocked for your protection by gepedit:

Step 1: Press win + r and open run.

Step 2: Type gpedit.msc and hit enter.

Step 3: Click on local group policy editor-> Computer configuration-> Windows Settings > Security Settings > Local Policies > Security Options.

Step 4: double-click on User Account Control: Run all administrators in Admin Approval Mode.

Step 5: Change security setting to Disabled and click OK.

Step 6: Restart your computer to fix app has been blocked for your protection in windows 10.

Fix App has been blocked for your protection by Disabling Windows Defender Smart Screen

Step 1: Click on windows defender from taskbar or taskbar

Step 2: Click the App and browser control button on the left side of the window.

Step  3: Click Off in the Check apps and files section.

Step 4: Click Off in the SmartScreen for Microsoft Edge section.

Step 5: Click Off in the SmartScreen for Windows Store apps section.

Above are the 3 methods to fix app has been blocked for your protection in windows 10 and make sure that you are logged in as an administrator before performing these steps. All these above steps will stop user account control from blocking a program.