In this post, we will see how to enable or disable SmartScreen Filter for Microsoft Store app in Windows 11/10. We have already seen how to turn off SmartScreen Filter completely.

Bypass Microsoft Defender SmartScreen prevented an unrecognised app from starting. Running this app might put your PC at risk warning in Windows.

How to Turn Off Windows Essentials. It is sometimes necessary to disable the Microsoft Security Essentials program, even though it may leave the business data on your computer temporarily vulnerable.

Windows Defender setting In Windows Defender, you can also change Edge's SmartScreen to merely warn you when you are about to download a file it deems suspicious instead of it outright blocking it.

Edge can steer you away from shady sites and apps. Screenshot by Clifford Colby/CNET In the Services section, you can use the Microsoft Defender SmartScreen tool to steer you away from shady sites.

After many years of relying on third-party antivirus programs, Windows users finally got the first-party solution from Microsoft in the form of Window.