{"id":14509,"date":"2018-05-06T22:21:27","date_gmt":"2018-05-06T16:51:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/?p=14509"},"modified":"2023-08-11T18:40:01","modified_gmt":"2023-08-11T13:10:01","slug":"your-organization-used-windows-defender-application-control-to-block-this-app","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/your-organization-used-windows-defender-application-control-to-block-this-app\/","title":{"rendered":"Your Organization Used Windows Defender Application Control to Block this App"},"content":{"rendered":"

Want to disable WDAC policies? Learn how to fix Your organization used Windows Defender Application Control to block this app error in Windows 10 PC.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Have you ever come across an error saying “Your organization used Windows Defender Application Control to block this app<\/strong>” which restricts you from opening the files which you downloaded off the internet?<\/p>\n

If “Yes” then you need to know that it happens due to the Application Control<\/strong> feature in Windows Defender introduced by the Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection team.<\/p>\n

As we all know, Windows Defender<\/strong> is a trusted antivirus protection built into Windows 10 which provides comprehensive protection for your system, files, and online activities from viruses, malware, spyware, and other threats.<\/p>\n

So whenever anyone tries to access any malicious file on their Windows 10 computer, Windows defender will throw an error message which says:<\/p>\n

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Your organization used Windows Defender Application Control to block this app<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Contact your support person for more info.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The problem is, there is no direct option to bypass this error message which we see on our screen because Copy to clipboard<\/strong> and Close<\/strong> button are the only two buttons available along with the error message.<\/p>\n

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This application control error message not only appears for the third party installed software such as Google Chrome<\/span><\/em><\/span>, Mozilla Firefox<\/em><\/span>, and Microsoft Office<\/em><\/span> but also appears for built-in default programs such as Command Prompt<\/em><\/span>, Windows PowerShell<\/em><\/span>, and Registry Editor<\/span>, etc.<\/p>\n

So, what would anyone do if that app needs to get open?<\/p>\n

Today in this tutorial, we are going to explain to you how to disable Windows Defender Application Control<\/strong> and get access to the application which you want to open and use on your computer.<\/p>\n

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