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2. “This app can’t run on your PC” is definitely not Chinese to you,
especially if you’re a Windows 8 or Windows 10 users. This feature is
called SmartScreen filter. It’s designed to keep you save from malicious
programs, web pages and/or websites.
In normal cases, it pops out when Microsoft decides that certain apps you are
to open would be harmful to or not appropriate for your operating system.
However, it can be too sensitive sometimes to a point where you can’t even
open some of the basic programs which you’re sure to be problem-free.
Not to worry much about it. Annoying as it seems, it’s an easy problem to
solve, as long as we find out what cause it. Just follow the instructions below
and you will easily get it fixed!
Double-check the program you are to install, and make sure that you have the
correct setup files downloaded.
1) On your keyboard, press the Windows logo key and I at the same time.
Then click Account.
2) On the left side of the pane, click Family & other people. On the right side,
scroll down a little bit to locate Other people section. Then click Add someone
else to this PC.
Note: On some versions, the listed options could be Family & other
users and Other users.
3) Click I don’t have this person’s sign-in information.
4) Click Add a user without a Microsoft account.
5) Finish typing in your personal information for your new account, and
click Next to continue.
6) You should be able to see the new account just created. We need to click it
and click Change account type.
7) Click Administrator. Click OK to save the change.
8) If switching to a new administrator account solve your problem, you need to
move your personal files and folders to this new account and use it from now
on.
4) Try to reinstall the app you wanted to install now. See if the notification
appears again.
NOTE: This option is recommended only when you have 100% trust in the
app publisher.
1) On your keyboard, press the Windows logo key and I at the same
time. Then click Update & security.
2) On the left side of the pane, click For developers. Then click Sideload
apps on the right side.
Other options
1) If this error happens when you click the program shortcut, try to open the
folder it belongs and run it from there. If it still refuses to work, you need to
reinstall this program.
2) If you have tried all the above methods but to no avail, please consider try
to perform a clean boot.