What is the SmartScreen?
Surely you know that the safety of your computer and all the information you store on it is of primary importance. It is precisely for this reason that Internet Explorer has implemented the SmartScreen filter.
This is a function dedicated to detection of web pages dedicated, in turn, to phishing. If you still don't know what it is, don't worry! In short, a simple explanation.
Phishing is the practice it comes through impersonated the identity of a user. Obviously, the goal of this fraudulent practice is to commit illegal acts on the web using, mainly, your name. However, there are many ways to protect yourself from phishing.
Time to see it in action
Internet Explorer and Microsoft Edge haven't had many friends over the past few years. However, it is on these browsers that the SmartScreen filter works.
As? Simple, every time you access a page or download malicious software, a window will pop up on your screen. "Windows SmartScreen prevented an unknown application from starting." It is the message that is displayed to protect the system from malware.
How advisable is it to disable it?
As you can see, enabling, disabling, and configuring the SmartScreen filter is not one hundred percent recommended. This feature, which is part of Windows 7, 8, and 10, does nothing but protect you from potentially dangerous platforms.
However, this decision is considered by many to be a necessary evil. The reason? Some of the pages you may visit frequently for work or study purposes, SmartScreen detects as dangerous. And despite the persistent or recurring insistence of the system, there is no other choice but to enter. Here are how many think, at least temporarily, to activate, deactivate and configure the SmartScreen filter.
What you should do
Disabling the SmartScreen filter can be efficient in correcting the application crash error 0xc0000005. This is why many Windows users decide to temporarily disable this function.
The procedure is quite simple. However, Windows tends to keep these powerful tools somewhat hidden. Hence, you will surely be impressed with the ease with which you can access.
On Windows 10
Activate, deactivate and configure the filter SmartScreen in Windows 10 it's child's play. It won't take more than a minute if you follow the instructions to the letter.
- Click on the start menu.
- Type “Smart Screen”.
- After that, the “Application and Browser Control” option will appear. Click on that option.
- A new window will open. Now, you need to click on the “Reputation Based Security Settings” option.
- Now you can see how the “SmartScreen for Microsoft Edge” option is activated.
- Click this option to disable it.
- Ready!
You can go explore the rest of the menu. In this way you will configure the SmartScreen to your liking, blocking applications or downloads that Windows considers dangerous. Do not close the window. Since, if you want to re-enable SmartScreen, just click "SmartScreen for Miscrosoft Edge" again.
In Windows 7 e 8
If you haven't been able to update Windows to the latest version yet, you can rest easy. The procedures for Windows 7 and 8, although different, do not represent major difficulties.
- Enter the control panel of Windows.
- Access the "System and security" section.
- On your left you will see the “Change Windows SmartScreen settings” option.
- A window will open in which you select “Do nothing (Disable Windows SmartScreen”.
- Click "OK".
SmartScreen, a blast!
This tool is simply extraordinary. Other browsers also have built-in features that restrict access to potentially dangerous platforms. However, there is no better antivirus than Windows security measures. What are you waiting for to try it?
