{"id":17851,"date":"2019-09-05T12:25:25","date_gmt":"2019-09-05T06:55:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/?p=17851"},"modified":"2023-08-11T18:19:47","modified_gmt":"2023-08-11T12:49:47","slug":"this-app-has-been-blocked-for-your-protection-windows-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/this-app-has-been-blocked-for-your-protection-windows-10\/","title":{"rendered":"Fix This app has been blocked for your protection Windows 10"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><em>Are you getting &#8220;This app has been blocked for your protection&#8221; warning message while installing or opening an application? Don&#8217;t worry, we&#8217;ve got you covered with some most effective solutions. Go through those methods and run any app on your Windows 10 PC smoothly.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After the latest Windows 10 update, many users are getting &#8220;<strong>This app has been blocked for your protection. An administrator has blocked you from running this app. For more information, contact the administrator.<\/strong>&#8221; error message at the time of installation or opening certain applications.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/enable-disable-user-account-control-uac-windows-10-8-7\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>User Account Control (UAC)<\/strong><\/a> feature of your Windows 10 operating system compels you to encounter this error message. Mainly while running an application possessing revoked or intrusted digitally signed certificates, Windows 10 is prone to trigger this error.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17887\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/this-app-has-been-blocked-for-your-protection.png\" alt=\"this app has been blocked for your protection\" width=\"656\" height=\"418\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/this-app-has-been-blocked-for-your-protection.png 656w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/this-app-has-been-blocked-for-your-protection-200x127.png 200w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/this-app-has-been-blocked-for-your-protection-300x191.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 656px) 100vw, 656px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It&#8217;s quite annoying to see this message again and again and finding yourself stuck. But you might know, the Windows operating system restricts your access only to safeguard your PC. Windows Defender SmartScreen plays a crucial role in doing so.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">So now the question is, how to bypass &#8220;<strong>An administrator has blocked you from running this app<\/strong>&#8221; warning message in Windows 10 PC?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Well, as we mentioned above, we have provided you with some of the easiest troubleshooting steps to fix This app has been blocked for your protection error in Windows 10 laptop or desktop computers.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">So without much ado, now let&#8217;s check out the workarounds and find out how to get rid of this annoying Windows 10 User Account Control error message.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #eee; padding: 15px 15px 15px 15px; margin: 2px 2px 15px 0px; border-left: 10px solid #39B54A;\" align=\"justify\"><strong>Do you know?\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/application-has-been-blocked-from-accessing-graphics-hardware-windows-10\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Fix Application has been blocked from accessing Graphics hardware in Windows 10<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_64 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Table of Contents:<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #000000;color:#000000\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #000000;color:#000000\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/this-app-has-been-blocked-for-your-protection-windows-10\/#How_to_Fix_This_app_has_been_blocked_for_your_protection_in_Windows_10\" title=\"How to Fix This app has been blocked for your protection in Windows 10\">How to Fix This app has been blocked for your protection in Windows 10<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/this-app-has-been-blocked-for-your-protection-windows-10\/#Method_1_Turn_Off_Windows_Defender_SmartScreen\" title=\"Method 1: Turn Off Windows Defender SmartScreen\">Method 1: Turn Off Windows Defender SmartScreen<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/this-app-has-been-blocked-for-your-protection-windows-10\/#Method_2_Enable_Hidden_Administrator_Account_in_Windows_10\" title=\"Method 2: Enable Hidden Administrator Account in Windows 10\">Method 2: Enable Hidden Administrator Account in Windows 10<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/this-app-has-been-blocked-for-your-protection-windows-10\/#Method_3_Bypass_%E2%80%9CThis_app_has_been_blocked_for_your_protection%E2%80%9D_Error_using_Local_Group_Policy_Editor\" title=\"Method 3: Bypass &#8220;This app has been blocked for your protection&#8221; Error using Local Group Policy Editor\">Method 3: Bypass &#8220;This app has been blocked for your protection&#8221; Error using Local Group Policy Editor<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/this-app-has-been-blocked-for-your-protection-windows-10\/#Wrap_up\" title=\"Wrap up\">Wrap up<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Fix_This_app_has_been_blocked_for_your_protection_in_Windows_10\"><\/span>How to Fix This app has been blocked for your protection in Windows 10<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Before applying these methods to fix the User Account Control error <strong>This app has been blocked for your protection<\/strong> in Windows 10, make sure your downloaded application is from 100% safe and authentic source. Else, you will be only making space for malware, virus, or other cyber threats.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Try out these methods one by one and learn how to bypass This app has been blocked for your protection error in Windows 10 computer:<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Method_1_Turn_Off_Windows_Defender_SmartScreen\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #39b54a;\">Method 1:<\/span> Turn Off Windows Defender SmartScreen<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">We all know the importance of Windows SmartScreen when it comes to protecting our systems from phishing or malware websites, and malicious files. So, if you are quite sure that the programs you want to install or open are completely safe then in this case, you can disable <a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/windows-smartscreen-cant-be-reached-right-now-windows-10\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Windows Defender SmartScreen<\/strong><\/a> for a while and then try running the programs.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Turning off Windows Defender SmartScreen feature can help you to fix this app that has been blocked for your protection in Windows 10 OS. You must go through all the steps below to in order to disable Windows SmartScreen and fix the issue in Windows 10 PC:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (1):<\/strong> At first, press the <strong>Windows + I<\/strong> keys together to open the <strong>Windows Settings<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (2):<\/strong> Now, click on the <strong>Update &amp; Security<\/strong> &gt; <strong>Windows Security<\/strong> option.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (3):<\/strong> Under the <strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Windows Security<\/span><\/strong> section, click on the &#8220;<strong>Open Windows Security<\/strong>&#8221; button.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17881\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/an-administrator-has-blocked-you-from-running-this-app.png\" alt=\"an administrator has blocked you from running this app\" width=\"654\" height=\"449\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/an-administrator-has-blocked-you-from-running-this-app.png 654w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/an-administrator-has-blocked-you-from-running-this-app-200x137.png 200w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/an-administrator-has-blocked-you-from-running-this-app-300x206.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 654px) 100vw, 654px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (4):<\/strong> Now on the <span style=\"color: #000000;\">Windows Security<\/span> window, go to the <strong>App &amp; browser control<\/strong> section and then turn <strong>Off<\/strong> the <strong>Check apps and files<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17889\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/this-app-has-been-blocked-for-your-protection-windows-10.png\" alt=\"this app has been blocked for your protection windows 10\" width=\"656\" height=\"388\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/this-app-has-been-blocked-for-your-protection-windows-10.png 656w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/this-app-has-been-blocked-for-your-protection-windows-10-200x118.png 200w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/this-app-has-been-blocked-for-your-protection-windows-10-300x177.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 656px) 100vw, 656px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (5)<\/strong>: Also turn<strong> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">Off<\/span><\/strong> the <strong>SmartScreen for Microsoft Edge<\/strong> and <strong>SmartScreen for Microsoft Store<\/strong> apps.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17888\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/this-app-has-been-blocked-for-your-protection-error.png\" alt=\"this app has been blocked for your protection error\" width=\"656\" height=\"647\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/this-app-has-been-blocked-for-your-protection-error.png 656w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/this-app-has-been-blocked-for-your-protection-error-152x150.png 152w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/this-app-has-been-blocked-for-your-protection-error-300x296.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 656px) 100vw, 656px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">After disabling the\u00a0Windows Defender SmartScreen, follow these steps to\u00a0unblock the application&#8217;s security:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Right-click on the<strong> file or program<\/strong> that&#8217;s showing the error and then select the <strong>Properties<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Now, check the <strong>Unblock<\/strong> box next to the <strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Security<\/span><\/strong> &#8220;<span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><em><span style=\"color: #000000;\">This file came from another computer and might be blocked to help protect this computer.<\/span><\/em><\/span>&#8220;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17886\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/how-to-fix-this-app-has-been-blocked-for-your-protection-in-windows-10.png\" alt=\"how to fix this app has been blocked for your protection in windows 10\" width=\"650\" height=\"533\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/how-to-fix-this-app-has-been-blocked-for-your-protection-in-windows-10.png 650w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/how-to-fix-this-app-has-been-blocked-for-your-protection-in-windows-10-183x150.png 183w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/how-to-fix-this-app-has-been-blocked-for-your-protection-in-windows-10-300x246.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Finally, click on the <strong>Apply<\/strong> and then <strong>OK<\/strong> button to save the changes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Now the Windows Defender SmartScreen will treat that particular file or program as safe and you will be allowed to open it without any error message.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Now try to run the application and check whether This app has been blocked for your protection Windows 10 error has been resolved. If not, try the below-explained fixes to troubleshoot this user account control error.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #eee; padding: 15px 15px 15px 15px; margin: 2px 2px 15px 0px; border-left: 10px solid #39B54A;\" align=\"justify\"><strong>Read also: <a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/this-publisher-has-been-blocked-from-running-software-on-your-machine-windows-10\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Fix This publisher has been blocked from running software on your machine Error in Windows 10<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Method_2_Enable_Hidden_Administrator_Account_in_Windows_10\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #39b54a;\">Method 2:<\/span> Enable Hidden Administrator Account in Windows 10<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The hidden built-in Administrator account might be the reason why some of the genuine programs or .exe files are blocked and the Windows 10 User Account Control error message &#8220;This app has been blocked for your protection&#8221; frequently appearing on your computer.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">So in order to get rid of the error &#8220;An administrator has blocked you from running this app&#8221; in Windows 10, enabling the <strong>hidden administrator account<\/strong> is the most suitable idea. It will help you to bypass any security block for the user accounts.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Follow these steps and learn how to enable hidden administrator account in Windows 10 PC:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (1):<\/strong> First of all, right-click on the <strong>Start<\/strong> button and then select the <strong>Command Prompt (Admin)<\/strong> option from the power user menu.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15130\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/command-prompt-windows-10.png\" alt=\"command prompt Windows 10\" width=\"657\" height=\"654\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/command-prompt-windows-10.png 657w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/command-prompt-windows-10-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/command-prompt-windows-10-300x300.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 657px) 100vw, 657px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (2):<\/strong> Once the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/run-command-prompt-administrator-windows-10-8-7\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">command prompt with administrator privileges<\/a><\/strong> is opened, type the following command and then press the Enter key:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>net user administrator\/active: yes<\/strong><\/pre>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17884\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/bypass-this-app-has-been-blocked-for-your-protection.png\" alt=\"bypass this app has been blocked for your protection\" width=\"654\" height=\"232\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/bypass-this-app-has-been-blocked-for-your-protection.png 654w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/bypass-this-app-has-been-blocked-for-your-protection-200x71.png 200w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/bypass-this-app-has-been-blocked-for-your-protection-300x106.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 654px) 100vw, 654px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This command will enable the hidden built-in Administrator account on your Windows 10 system.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (3):<\/strong> Now, close the <span style=\"color: #000000;\">Command Prompt<\/span> window and <strong>Sign out<\/strong> from your account.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17882\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/an-administrator-has-blocked-you-from-running-this-app-windows-10.png\" alt=\"an administrator has blocked you from running this app windows 10\" width=\"656\" height=\"471\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/an-administrator-has-blocked-you-from-running-this-app-windows-10.png 656w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/an-administrator-has-blocked-you-from-running-this-app-windows-10-200x144.png 200w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/an-administrator-has-blocked-you-from-running-this-app-windows-10-300x215.png 300w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/an-administrator-has-blocked-you-from-running-this-app-windows-10-211x150.png 211w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 656px) 100vw, 656px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (4):<\/strong> Next, click on the &#8220;<strong>Administrator<\/strong>&#8221; account on the bottom left of the screen and then <strong>Sign in<\/strong> to it.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (5):<\/strong> Now, find the <strong>program<\/strong> or <strong>.exe file<\/strong> that you wanted to install or run and then do it.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (6):<\/strong> After installing the program, <strong>Sign out<\/strong> from the Administrator account and then <strong>Sign in<\/strong> again to your original account.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (7):<\/strong> Now check and see if the program you installed on the hidden Administrator account is opening and working just fine without any error message.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (8):<\/strong> If the problem has been resolved then <strong>disable hidden Administrator account<\/strong> by typing following command and pressing the Enter key in the command prompt with administrator privileges:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>net user administrator\/active:no<\/strong><\/pre>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17883\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/bypass-an-administrator-has-blocked-you-from-running-this-app.png\" alt=\"bypass an administrator has blocked you from running this app\" width=\"654\" height=\"232\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/bypass-an-administrator-has-blocked-you-from-running-this-app.png 654w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/bypass-an-administrator-has-blocked-you-from-running-this-app-200x71.png 200w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/bypass-an-administrator-has-blocked-you-from-running-this-app-300x106.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 654px) 100vw, 654px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Thus, you can see how simple is to get rid of the User Account Control error This app has been blocked for your protection in Windows 10 operating system just by enabling hidden built-in Administrator account.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #eee; padding: 15px 15px 15px 15px; margin: 2px 2px 15px 0px; border-left: 10px solid #39B54A;\" align=\"justify\"><strong>Learn: <a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/your-organization-used-windows-defender-application-control-to-block-this-app\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Fix Your organization used Windows Defender Application Control to Block this App Error in Windows 10<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Method_3_Bypass_%E2%80%9CThis_app_has_been_blocked_for_your_protection%E2%80%9D_Error_using_Local_Group_Policy_Editor\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #39b54a;\">Method 3:<\/span> Bypass &#8220;This app has been blocked for your protection&#8221; Error using Local Group Policy Editor<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If the above-explained solutions didn&#8217;t resolve the issue then you should try bypassing This app has been blocked for your protection error by changing the corresponding policy. Changing the <strong>group policy<\/strong> has helped lots of users in getting rid of the annoying error message &#8220;An administrator has blocked you from running this app&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Here&#8217;s how to bypass this app has been blocked for your protection error in Windows 10 using the Group Policy Editor:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (1):<\/strong> First of all, press <strong>Windows + R<\/strong> keys together to open the <strong>Run<\/strong> dialog box and then type in <strong>gpedit.msc<\/strong> and hit Enter<i> <\/i>key.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17890\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/windows-10-user-account-control-error.png\" alt=\"windows 10 user account control error\" width=\"399\" height=\"206\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/windows-10-user-account-control-error.png 399w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/windows-10-user-account-control-error-200x103.png 200w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/windows-10-user-account-control-error-300x155.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (2):<\/strong> Now from the left pane of <span style=\"color: #000000;\">Local Group Policy Editor<\/span>, go to the <strong>Computer Configuration<\/strong> &gt; <strong>Windows Settings<\/strong> &gt;<strong> Security Settings<\/strong> &gt;<strong> Local Policies<\/strong> &gt; <strong>Security Options<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (3):<\/strong> In the right pane under <span style=\"color: #000000;\">Security Options<\/span>, double-click on the &#8220;<strong>User Account Control: Run all administrators in Admin Approval Mode<\/strong>&#8221; policy.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17880\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/how-to-fix-this-app-has-been-blocked-for-your-protection.png\" alt=\"how to fix this app has been blocked for your protection\" width=\"654\" height=\"523\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/how-to-fix-this-app-has-been-blocked-for-your-protection.png 654w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/how-to-fix-this-app-has-been-blocked-for-your-protection-188x150.png 188w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/how-to-fix-this-app-has-been-blocked-for-your-protection-300x240.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 654px) 100vw, 654px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (4):<\/strong> Now on the dialog box, go to the <strong>Local Security Setting<\/strong> tab and then select <strong>Disabled<\/strong> option.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17885\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/how-to-fix-an-administrator-has-blocked-you-from-running-this-app.png\" alt=\"how to fix an administrator has blocked you from running this app\" width=\"417\" height=\"507\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/how-to-fix-an-administrator-has-blocked-you-from-running-this-app.png 417w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/how-to-fix-an-administrator-has-blocked-you-from-running-this-app-123x150.png 123w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/how-to-fix-an-administrator-has-blocked-you-from-running-this-app-247x300.png 247w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 417px) 100vw, 417px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (5):<\/strong> Finally, click on the <strong>OK<\/strong> button to save the changes and then <strong>restart<\/strong> your computer.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Disabling the <span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><em><span style=\"color: #000000;\">User Account Control: Run all administrators in Admin Approval Mode<\/span><\/em><\/span> policy will also turn off the UAC automatically, so don&#8217;t worry. And after the computer restarts, try to install or run the program that was showing the error messages This app has been blocked for your protection in Windows 10 PC. You shouldn&#8217;t be facing any kind of interruptions now.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Wrap_up\"><\/span>Wrap up<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Well, now you know how to fix This app has been blocked for your protection in Windows 10 PC. According to\u00a0many users who have experienced this annoying User Account Control\u00a0error, enabling hidden administrator account helped them in solving the An administrator has blocked you from running this app error in Windows 10 instantly. So, you must try the second method.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you have any more questions regarding the <strong>This app has been blocked for your protection Windows 10<\/strong> error or any\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">doubts while performing the methods above, put your queries in the comment below. We will definitely get back to you. 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