User protection in Windows 10 seems to be a bit aggressive, which may be helpful but it gets in the way too much. When we try to install an application some are denied with the following message - "An administrator has blocked you from running this app. For more information, contact the administrator." Even if the software you are trying to install is trusted, you seem to have not option to install this now. Let's find out how to workaround this error.
Before you are more interested, you are warned that this restriction is in place to prevent malicious software. So it is up to you to verify from where you got the file you want to install. Is the source of the program trustworthy? Have you downloaded the file from any software or driver download websites that are less trustworthy? That is up to you to verify. If it is not trusted, the software is better not installed. But sometimes we may want to install a legitimate software, and this error may get in the way. In that case, we are good to go.
The error "An administrator has blocked you from running this app. For more information, contact the administrator." appears even if a software is installed with administrative privileges, that is, by selecting "Run as Administrator".
Workaround 1: Install blocked programs from
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