If you've received this message "Microsoft Defender SmartScreen prevented an unrecognized app from starting," we've got all the details why.

SmartScreen is designed to automatically block suspicious files, but it often flags genuine downloads as malicious. Here's how you can disable Windows Defender SmartScreen on Windows 11 to ...

The SmartScreen filter in Windows 10 can sometimes stop you from downloading the app you want. Here's how to get past it, and why sometimes you should think twice before doing so.

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

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.