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This is a vital function, as third-party malicious apps often show you a host of dallying ads, make your device excessively slow, and come with additional baggage that can make your Windows experience overall subpar. It's a very handy feature indeed.

Here's how to turn off Smart App Control on Windows 11: Open Settings and click Privacy & security. Click Windows Security. Click App & browser control. Click Smart App Control settings. Click Off. This is permanent, so make sure that you actually need to turn this feature off before you proceed.

Smart App Control is a great way of protecting your Windows 11 PC against untrusted programs, but it has its drawbacks. Here's how you can enable this security feature ? or disable it. Smart App Control can only be enabled on a fresh Windows 11 installation.

You'll need to turn S mode off, then reset your PC, to enter evaluation mode. You have optional diagnostic data in Windows turned off. If you want to turn Smart App Control on, you'll need to reset this PC, or reinstall Windows, and select Send optional diagnostic data during the setup process.

Navigate to Security Services | App Control page, on right side enable Enable App Control toggle switch under App Control Global Settings. Under App Control | Signature Section, select IM. Click on the configure button to bring up the Edit App Control Category. Select Enable under Block and Log. Click OK .

Security Product Evaluations The nature of the system - is the system considered service critical. The data within the system - how sensitive is the data and the consequences of data loss or misuse. The visibility of the system - does the customer have direct interaction with the system, or is it embedded in a process?

Smart App Control is a new app execution control feature that combines Microsoft's app intelligence services and Windows' code integrity features to protect users from untrusted or potentially dangerous code. Smart App Control selectively allows apps and binaries to run only if they're likely to be safe.

You can test Smart App Control using audit policies, which will create log entries without actually blocking your app from executing, or test directly against Smart App Control's enforcement mode.

You can turn Smart App Control off, or (better yet), contact the developer of the app and encourage them to sign their app with a valid signature. Smart App Control is only available on clean installs of Windows 11. Also, there are other reasons why Smart App Control could be turned off.

Yes, if it's available for your device, but we recommend you let evaluation mode do its job and determine if you're a good candidate for Smart App Control.