Windows 10: Windows Security's Smart App Control is blocking a msys mingw file

I got "Part of this app has been blocked: some features of "C:\msys64\mingw64\bin\g++.exe" may not work because we can't confirm who published collect2.exe that the app tried to load" when trying to compile my code which during its compilation a file located at "C:\msys64\mingw64\lib\gcc\x86_64-w64-mingw32\12.2.0\collect2.exe" was needed, hence leading to failure. I'm not 100% certain for this to be a false positive, but I doubt a file in a well-known open-source project, featured by Microsoft itself to be malware.

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Windows Security - Controlled Folder Access - Recently Blocked App List

Hello,

I thank you for your response. I know how to add and remove apps to and from the controlled folder access. My question is how to remove an app from the "Recently Blocked Apps" list. In Windows 1809 they made it easier to add apps to the controlled folder
access without having to navigate to the exe. They added a Recently Blocked Apps list you can select from. The steps for Windows 1809 are:

1. Open the Windows Security and click/tap on the Virus & threat protection icon.

2. Click/tap on the Manage ransomware protection link under the Ransomware protection section.

3. Click/tap on the Allow an app through Controlled folder access link.

4. Click/tap on Yes when prompted by UAC to approve.

5. Click/tap on Add an Allowed App (+) sign

6. Click or tap Recently Blocked Apps from the drop down menu. (NEW)

7. Click or tap on the (+) button for the app you want to add from the list. (NEW)

It is this Recently Blocked Folders List I am trying to edit to remove apps I have not authorized and that have been deleted from my PC and are still in this list. I know you can select an allowed app from the controlled folder access list and you will
see a REMOVE button, which in 1809 will put the app back in the Recently Blocked Apps list if it was there originally. But that same process does not work on the Blocked Apps list.

My question still remains:

How do you delete an app from the "Recently Blocked Apps" list in Windows Security for Windows 1809?

 

Windows Security - Controlled Folder Access - Recently Blocked App List

I am using Windows 10 Pro 1809. Is there a way to remove an app from the "Recently Blocked Apps" list in Windows Security/Virus Threat & Protection/Ransomware Protection/Controlled Folder Access? I have apps listed there that have been uninstalled, yet
still are listed as blocked apps in this list. Although the apps are listed by most recent on top, the clutter of deleted apps still listed makes it difficult to immediately recognize the app in question when trying to add to the Controlled Folder white list.
I thought that maybe after some time these apps would just fall off the list, but some have been deleted for over 6 months and through an update from 1803 to 1809. Any help with this will be appreciated.

 

Smart App Control





So I used Visual Studio to create simple Windows apps that will automate my work, and most of these consist of less than 1,000 lines of code.

I also made an app for my cousin that makes it easier for them to design menus and social media posters for their bakeshop, with few clicks. My apps were blocked right away by Windows 10's Smart Screen, but that's something that you can work your way around with.

But with Windows 11's implementation of Smart App Control, the only way to run my apps is by signing them.

And should I be worried about my apps getting blocked by Smart App Control? Does it block all unsigned apps?
Will it block programs that I debug in VS?
If yes, how can I use my own apps on my work computer running Windows 11?
I think Smart App Control is beneficial to those who don't know what they are doing on Windows; but for technical users; it will only get in our way.
For users who open, download, and double-click any malicious, executable attachment disguised as a Word document, Smart App Control is for them.