On some occasions, however, you may find SmartScreen overstepping its bounds and blocking you from downloading a file you know to be safe. In the “Privacy, search, and services” tab, click the click the “Microsoft Defender SmartScreen” slider to the “Off” position.One of the ways Windows Defender keeps your computer safe from internet evils is by employing its SmartScreen tool to keep you from downloading potentially harmful files or visiting malicious sites. If you later decide to reenable Microsoft Defender SmartScreen, you will have to manually reenable “Block potentially unwanted apps” too, as this isn’t done automatically. Tip: Disabling Microsoft Defender SmartScreen will also disable the feature below it “Block potentially unwanted apps”. In the “Security” section, you want to click the first slider, labelled “Microsoft Defender SmartScreen” to the “Off” position. Once in Edge’s settings, switch to the “Privacy, search, and services” tab on the left, and scroll down to the “Security” section. Click the triple-dot icon in the top-right corner, then click on “Settings”. To do so you first need to click the triple-dot icon in the top-right corner, then click on “Settings”, the third to last option in the dropdown menu. You can disable Microsoft Defender SmartScreen from Edge’s settings. How to disable Microsoft Defender SmartScreen Tip: If you’re using a corporate device that is managed then you may not be able to disable Microsoft Defender SmartScreen as it is generally a setting that would be enabled via group policy.

Thankfully it’s not too difficult to disable the feature.

This data is then stored anonymously to contribute to Microsoft’s security services. Tip: In case you’re not aware, Microsoft Defender SmartScreen passes “relevant information about a URL or file” for the repudiation check.

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