By default Microsoft Defender SmartScreen is turned on and which helps protect your device by checking for unrecognized apps and files from the web. If you try to go to a website known to be dangerous, SmartScreen will show you a warning screen that identifies the suspected threat and gives you a chance to close the browser tab 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 Edge in Windows 11
How to enable or disable Microsoft Defender SmartScreen for Edge in Windows 11
As mentioned above, Microsoft Defender SmartScreen can help evaluate websites or downloads to see if they are known to be malicious, such as phishing sites, or tech support scams. Turn on or off SmartScreen SmartScreen for Edge: 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 Edge, 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 apps and files being downloaded from the web are potentially dangerous but allows the action to continue. Off = Turns off Microsoft Defender SmartScreen, so a user isn’t alerted or stopped from downloading potentially malicious apps and files.
Turn On or Off Microsoft Defender SmartScreen in Edge
When you are done with turning on Defender SmartScreen for Edge in Windows Security app, go to your Edge browser and also turn on Defender SmartScreen in Edge. Below is a post that shows you how to do that. How to turn On or Off Microsoft Defender SmartScreen in Edge That should do it! Conclusion: This post showed you how to enable or disable Microsoft Defender SmartScreen for Edge in Windows 11. If you find any error above or have something to add, please use the comment form below.
