Windows 10: Problem After Installing Fall Creators Edition

I did a clean install (deleted all partitions) and having a strange problem...When I download a program and try to install it, the UAC comes up and warns me that "YOUR ORGANIZATION HAS PREVENTED YOU FROM INSTALLING THIS APPLICATION"... It won't let me install anything...I have no idea what "organization" it is talking about...

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I must also add that no problems were experienced prior to installing the Fall Creator's edition.

 

KB4038788 Blue Screen on awaking from Sleep

I just tried installing the Fall Creator Edition. It has the same issue of the BSOD on waking from sleep and there is no monthly update to block/uninstall so I have now had to block the Fall Creator Edition .

 

Where did you get the creators update? From the Microsoft Update Tool? Or did you download it from a site somewhere?

 

I got it using the Media Creation Tool to download an iso which I used to make a dvd....Then I did a clean install (using custom) where I deleted all partitions and had it start clean...

 

It sounds like you have installed the W10 Education version. You may need to download the correct version and clean install again.

 

When I go to "About" in the settings section it says Windows Home

 

Have you connected to a Work or School domain? Settings -> Accounts -> Access work or school

 

No....I did previously clean install with Windows 10S by accident....not realizing it was the wrong edition (that's the one that only lets you install store apps...but the clean install I did today I was very careful about selecting Windows Home Edition and that's what it says I have in my settings...

 

'Organization' just means there's a policy in the registry that's preventing you from doing this. These types of restrictions are commonly used in a business environment, hence it's always referred to with the generic word 'organization'. It just means a higher authority has set it up, it could equally well be a setting you have changed or one that Microsoft put there.

I think the key word above may be '...When I download a program...'. Check the Properties of the installer you have downloaded. If it says it's 'blocked' then the policy concerned may be to not let you run blocked software. It wouldn't surprise me, Microsoft have been getting more cautious about 'security' with each new version of Windows. Fortunately a blocked file is easily fixed.

*Arrow Unblock File in Windows 10

 

@ bree: The UAC is not letting me install any program I download....I downloaded VLC Media Player from the Video Lan site directly and Google Chrome from their own website and when I double click the message comes up...so it isn't just one legit file it won't let me install but NONE at all...UAC pops up...I hit the Yes button and then:

The exact wording on the pop message is: YOUR ORGANIZATION USED WINDOWS DEFENDER APPLICATION CONTROL TO BLOCK THIS APP

 

The exact wording helps a lot. This must be the new Defender protection options...




*Arrow Change Windows SmartScreen Settings in Windows 10

You may need to look at controlled folder access too.




*ArrowChange Windows Defender Controlled Folder Access Settings - Windows 10

 

@Bree: I tried switching some of those settings off temporarily but no go (still get the UAC Block Warning)...
I googled around and someone had the same problem and he tried several windows 10 resets but there was no change...
Finally, he posted he cleaned installed again, and that fixed the problem...

There is two ways I could go:

1) Try re-installing clean again from my dvd iso and if that doesn't do it, re-format my HP to the original factory image (which was on the now out of date version 1511) and from there to the upgrade with the upgrade assistant...in doing so, hopefully avoiding whatever path is getting corrupt and causing this...

Or:
2) Not bother trying to do another clean install and just do the re-format and upgrade method to Fall Creators Edition...

Really hate doing re-formats of course (they take so darn long...think it took about 4 hrs the last time I did one) but if that is the only way, I won't have much choice...

 

I've just downloaded VLC 2.2.6 from the Video Lan site and installed it successfully on my test machine, one that upgraded to Fall Creators 16299.15 from 1703. No problem, even with Defender's app protection set at 'block'. There certainly seems to be something not quite right about your install. Perhaps it's got corrupt smartscreen data? Not sure how you'd reset that.

If you have been setting it up the way you want and don't want to loose that work, then before trying anything else I'd try in sequence...

sfc /scannow
Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth
(if errors are found, restart and try each again - as Brink says, it can take up to 3 runs to fix all errors)
Run SFC Command in Windows 10 Performance Maintenance Tutorials
Use DISM to Repair Windows 10 Image Performance Maintenance Tutorials

Then, if that doesn't fix it...
Repair Install Windows 10 with an In-place Upgrade Installation Upgrade Tutorials

 

Thanks for the suggestions...just out of curiousity, I tried downloading the media creation tool and when I tried to open it, guess what? Same message...it is even blocking MS stuff!!!

I figured maybe i'd try re-downloading and making a new dvd iso but looks like if I end up trying a clean install, I will have to go with the iso I already made about 2 days ago...