With SmartScreen off, you are on your own about which files to download in Edge, but I would urge you to go back and toggle SmartScreen on when you have finished downloading your file.

SmartScreen is designed to automatically block suspicious files, but it often flags genuine downloads as malicious. Here's how you can disable Windows Defender SmartScreen on Windows 11 to ...

Microsoft Defender SmartScreen is a Windows security tool that helps protect your PC from online threats such as malware downloads and installation, phishing attempts, and malicious websites.

Today, Microsoft revealed that a Mark of the Web security bypass vulnerability exploited by attackers as a zero-day to bypass SmartScreen protection was patched during the June 2024 Patch Tuesday.

However, with attackers finding new ways to infiltrate PCs, Windows 11/10 includes a beefed-up SmartScreen that protects against drive-by attacks in Microsoft Edge. SmartScreen filter warnings ...

Now SmartScreen can also handle drive-by attacks, which are essentially scenarios where you’re browsing on a trusted site but something manages to exploit a vulnerability in your browser or some ...

Today, in our continuing series of Windows 8 tips and tricks, we're going to look at closing Windows 8 Metro apps, and how to work with SmartScreen -- a new feature in Windows 8 that prevents you ...