Windows 10: administrator has blocked you from running this app

I just purchased a new laptop that runs windows 11. Here's what I am trying to do: I need to download an exe file from a website that will update my motorcycle's navigation system. I am able to download the file onto either my laptop or my USB drive. I have to execute the file before I can continue what I need to do with it. Windows will not allow the execution of the file.I am the administrator. I have checked this. I have searched for the solution and watched a number of videos and tried some of their suggestions. So far, nothing is working for me to be able to even temporarily change what h

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an administrator has blocked you from running this app


I am trying out this 'getprivate' software and it installed correctly. When it run for first time it has no problem. when I close the windows, next time I launch it, it won't open, a window pop up, 'an administrator has blocked your from this app.

I did some research on web about this error. I tried turned off user control, change user type from administrator to limited. still doing the same.



any suggestions??

 

"An administrator has blocked you from running this app"

Hi Abhinav,

Based on the description that you provided, there are settings that we need to configure to resolve this concern. However, we need to do some troubleshooting steps to isolate the cause of this issue. Before we proceed, may we know the following:

• Any changes made on the computer prior to this concern?
• When did you notice about this issue?
• Is this the first time that you encountered this problem?
• Can you send us a screenshot with the error message that you are getting?
  Note: Please do not include any personal information.

In the meantime, we suggest that you perform the following:

• Right-click on Start menu.
• Select Command Prompt (Admin) and type: net user administrator /active:yes.
• Press Enter.

Doing the steps above will activate your user as the administrator of the computer. Once done, kindly check if you will still experience the same issue.

Please post back with the result for further assistance.

 

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 ?