Windows 10: windows 10 says this app has been blocked by system administrator

whenever i open some apps, for example games or some system apps like windows security, an error appears saying this app has been blocked by your system administrator. However this is my personal computer and i am unable to fix it. Could a virus took over my pc? And is there any fixes to this?

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This App has been blocked by your system administrator

On one of my 3 Windows 11 systems, I continue to be unable to run any of the Microsoft Store apps such as notepad, scan, calc, etc., including the Store app itself and instead get the following message - "This App has been blocked by your system administrator". I've spent many hours and visited many websites in an attempt to diagnose and resolve this problem - with no luck ! I've tried many suggestions posted on various websites with no positive results. I've uninstalled all of the Microsoft Store Apps and reinstalled them and still get the same message. Is there a comprehensive list of flags, settings (registry, for example), file properties, security policies, etc. listed anywhere that, if set, would cause this message to be issued, resulting in failure to start any of the aforementioned Store apps. I want to avoid reinstalling Windows from scratch - some not-so-obvious setting/policy is not allowing these apps from running. BTW, I am running Windows 11 21H2 (OS Build 22000.739). Any help would be appreciated. One last idea - are there any tracing capabilities that would log/trace the path from clicking on the app through to the point of failure ?

 

Microsoft 10 administrator blocking an app

Hi Sophia,

Thank you for posting your query on Microsoft Community.

I appreciate your interest in Windows 10. We sincerely regret for the inconvenience caused.

• Are you using Microsoft account or local account?

Follow the methods for troubleshooting steps.

I suggest you to disable the Antivirus and check.

Refer to the link.



Disclaimer:

Antivirus software can help protect your computer against viruses and other security threats. In most cases, you shouldn't disable your antivirus software. If you have to temporarily disable it
to install other software, you should re-enable it as soon as you're done. If you're connected to the Internet or a network while your antivirus software is disabled, your computer is vulnerable to attacks.



Reference:

"This app has been blocked by your system administrator" error when you to start Windows Store apps.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2750770

Applies to Windows 10 as well.

Please let us know if you need further assistance.

Thank you.

 

app blocked by system administrator

I just downloaded a game via the xbox app.

But whenever I try to run it, I get an error message saying "blocked by system administrator".

This is my computer, no one else uses it, there shouldn't be a 'system administrator'.

If anyone can help, that would be greatly appreciated.