Microsoft Defender SmartScreen is turned on and helps protect your device by checking for unrecognized apps and files from the Microsoft Store. If you try to download a suspicious app, SmartScreen will show you a warning screen and identify the suspected threat, and gives you a chance to stop before anything bad can happen. These protections are built into Windows and it works with Microsoft Defender Endpoint on your device and in the cloud. Protection such as Controlled folder access, Real-time protection, Tamper protection Ransomware protection, and Phishing protection is included with Microsoft Security. Below is how to turn off or on Microsoft Defender SmartScreen for Microsoft Store apps in Windows 11
How to enable or disable Microsoft Defender SmartScreen for Microsoft Store apps in Windows 11
As mentioned above, Microsoft Defender SmartScreen will warn users of sites and downloads used by Microsoft Store apps that are potentially dangerous. This can help protect users and devices from malware and viruses. Turn on or off SmartScreen for Microsoft Store apps: In the search box on the taskbar, type Windows Security and then select Windows Security in the list of results. In Windows Security, select App & browser control tile as highlighted in the image below. On the App & browser control settings page, under Reputation-based protection, click on the Reputation-based protection settings link as highlighted below. On the Reputation-based protection settings page, under SmartScreen for Microsoft Store apps, toggle the button to On or Off to enable or disable apps and files checking with Microsoft Defender. There are two modes one can choose from:
On. Warns users that the sites and downloads used by Microsoft Store apps are potentially dangerous but allows the action to continue. Off. Turns off Microsoft Defender SmartScreen, so a user isn’t alerted or stopped from visiting sites or from downloading potentially malicious apps and files.
You can close the Windows Settings app when done. That should do it! Conclusion: This post showed you how to enable or disable Microsoft Defender SmartScreen for Microsoft Store apps in Windows 11. If you find any error above or have something to add, please use the comment form below.
