Quite often, users of operating systems(starting with the "seven" and above) are faced with a somewhat incomprehensible service called SmartScreen. Many do not know what it is, and begin to wonder: "How to disable SmartScreen in Windows 7, 8 or 10?" Let's first see what kind of service it is, what it is for, whether to disconnect it, and how to do it if necessary.
Before solving the mentioned problem (asdisable SmartScreen), see what it is. For example, we will use the Windows 10 operating system, since it now raises the most questions, but in the G7 and G8, all actions will be similar.
So, the SmartScreen service is the mostThis filter is included in the system components of Windows. According to statements by representatives of Microsoft, it was created only to connect a specific IP address with a remote server of the company, as is the case with other online services. Frankly, this statement is questionable.
The fact is that the SmartScreen filter in the backgroundthe mode sends information about all applications and programs installed on the local computer to the corresponding Microsoft service - such as checking certificates, initializing malware, etc. And, it is claimed, such information is not stored for long in the corporation logs, but deleted after a certain period of time. Again, the issue is very controversial, since none of the Microsoft experts can give a full guarantee regarding the deletion of information necessary for user identification. Along the way, it is noted that such information is not transmitted to third parties. Since you cannot be 100% sure of this, many users, having learned what kind of service they are, begin to look for ways to solve the problem, that is, they are keenly interested in how to disable SmartScreen in any version of Windows. But first, a few words about the privacy of information.
This question is quite serious.On the one hand, you can protect yourself from transmitting unwanted information to the developers of "Windows operating systems". On the other hand, there is some doubt about the possibility of reducing the protection provided by the standard Windows tools.
However, in general, it can be noted that not for nothingusers install the most powerful antiviruses, antispyware programs, and even third-party firewalls that work much better than the built-in Windows tools. So if you want to give an answer to the question of how to disable SmartScreen, first decide whether it should be done at all. However, with high probability we can conclude that you really need to disable this service (especially since it will not affect the system performance in any way).
If the decision to disconnect is made, proceed to action. To begin with - the easiest way, which involves the use of a standard control panel.
It selects a security section andmaintenance, after which the SmartScreen settings change menu is used. There are three options for the service: request, warning and shutdown. In this case, select the item “Do nothing”, which will disable the filter, and confirm the changes.
To disable the service, you can also use the editing of Group Policy settings, which can be accessed by entering the gpedit.msc command in the Run section.
Here we need to go through the configurationcomputer to the administrative templates, where you first select the Windows components section, and then “Explorer”. Here in the window on the right there is a SmartScreen setup menu. When entering it, the choice of filter mode is made on the same points as were presented above (three modes). It is worth noting that if you configure settings using the group policy, the first method will not work in the future (to change modes).
Now let's see how to disable SmartScreen in Windows 10 using the registry editor, which, in general, simply duplicates group policy (and vice versa).
Here it is necessary to use the branchHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, and then through the tree of subfolders in the Software sections, then Microsoft, then Windows and CurrentVersion to get to Explorer. This is where the SmartScreen Enabled parameter is enabled. Again, when editing parameters, you can meet all the same three modes (but only in the English version): RequreAdmin - a request for action, Prompt - a warning, Off - a service shutdown. Select the desired item and close the editor.
Here, in fact, all about how to disableSmartScreen in versions of Windows, starting with the seventh. The question is: should it be done? But this is everyone decides for himself. In principle, many experts say that there will be nothing wrong with disabling the filter, and the possible consequences, such as a decrease in security, are clearly exaggerated.
As for the disconnect oruse of other modes of operation, then, as is already clear from the above, that in the “seven”, that in the “eight”, that in the “ten”, they are absolutely identical. By the way, all methods are, in general, duplication. Disconnection can be made by any of the above methods, but the essence of this, as they say, does not change.
