Windows 10: App blocked by user account control

Hi,


I have been using the MYOB app for several years and the last time I used it was in March 2020. However, two weeks ago, i was unable to access it with a message that says


"This app has been blocked for your protection.

An Administrator has blocked you from running this app. For more information, contact the administrator......"


I am also the administrator of the app. I have tried to run the app both as user and administrator but to no success.


I have right-clicked on the application's exe file, clicked on 'Properties', and 'General' tab to try unblocking it. However, i am unable to find the 'unblock' checkbox in the 'General' tab.


Appreciate any help and advice from the community.


Thanks

Joc

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User Account Control

Hello Ridho,

To enable the User Account Control (UAC) on Windows 10, please follow these steps:

• Click the Start button, type UAC.
• Click Change User Account Control settings.
• Choose between two options to enable UAC:
  
  • Notify when apps try to make changes to your computer.
  • Always notify when installing or making any changes to your computer.
• Click OK.
• Click Yes or enter your password to finalize the change.

Steps to disable User Account Control (UAC).

• Click the Start button, type UAC.
• Click Change User Account Control settings.
• Click Yes or enter your password.
• Set the settings to Never notify.
• Click OK to save the settings.

Regards.

 

blocking apps

Hi,

Thank you for posting your query on Microsoft Community.

I suggest you to follow the below steps and check if it helps:

• Log in to https://familysafety.microsoft.com/ using your Microsoft Email account.
• Find the user that is correspond to the computer account on the Windows that you are having issue with.
• Click on "App Restrictions".
• Under App Restrictions, click on "App list".
• Here, you can Allow or Block the Apps/Games that you want.

Please let us know if you need further assistance.

Thank you.

 

User Account Control blocks an app

I have tried every suggestion that I have seen on this bug and still cannot get around it! I downloaded some genealogy software called Legacy 8, but Windows won't let me run the Setup file. I get a pop up that says:

User Account Control

This app has been blocked for your protection.

An administrator has blocked you from running this app. For more information, contact the administrator.

Program name: Legacy8Setup.exe

Publisher: Not Trusted

File Origin: Hard drive on this computer

Program location: C:\Users\.............

But when I click on the file properties, there is no option to unblock as in the instructions I've seen here and on other sites. I even tried a tech chat with Microsoft, but the tech was clueless! I could tell by her questions that she didn't understand
my problem. If I can't get any help here, I guess I'll just have to take it to Office Depot or somewhere.