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Disabling SmartScreen in Windows 10 does not actually disable it
Hello,
I was trying to fix one of my partitions in Windows 10 so I tried to installed the program EASEUS from EaseUS | Data Recovery, Backup, Partition Manager & PC Utility Software. When I went to install I got a UAC message like the one shown below:
I then searched for how to disable this and went into the control panel to the following window:
And the options were grayed out (read-only)
So I followed this guide:
[Fix] Cant Change SmartScreen Filter Settings in Windows 8 and Later - AskVG
And went through all of the steps for METHOD 1: Using Group Policy Editor (gpedit.msc).
After this I could change the settings for Smart Screen and so I changed it to disabled.
Afterwards I rebooted and tested running the installation exe file again and it came up with the smart screen UAC window again blocking me from using it.
Anyways I am a Developer and I need to have access to installing all sorts of software as well as testing my own and I need help getting this issue resolved ASAP.
Thank you
My Ideas about why this is happening:
When I updated to Windows 10 I was running Windows 8 with UAC disabled ( maybe that caused some registry issues )