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This is clearly a warning, among others, that the bad Microsoft is back. Using certificates and app signing is OK as long as it is done properly, with as much

This is clearly a warning, among others, that the bad Microsoft is back. Using certificates and app signing is OK as long as it is done properly, with as much clarity as possible, and an inexpensive way to get our apps signed.

skrebbel 6y ago
Back, how? I don't disagree with the gist of this article, but that SmartScreen window has looked like that for many, many years. It's not new, nothing is back. Microsoft was never fantastic. The only thing that's new about this article is the bit about WinGet, which is so beta that it's hard to assume that its "SmartScreen means malware" behavior will remain like that. I do agree with it btw, it's just like how Gmail's spam filters make it super hard to self host email. This is monopolistic behavior under the guise of protecting users, plain and simple.
- tonyedgecombe 6y ago
  The interesting thing from Microsoft's point of view is if they make it increasingly difficult to install applications then Windows will have little value beyond offering a web browser.
- Anon4Now 6y ago
  > but that SmartScreen window has looked like that for many, many years It changed a year or two ago. The "Run Anyways" button used to be on the main dialog. Now the user has to click the "More Info" button to see that option.
  - WorldMaker 6y ago
    That particular dialog has been the same since Windows 10's launch, though it is "adaptive" in that as the reputation slowly builds it will show the Run Anyways button at something like "medium reputation".
    - Anon4Now 6y ago
      Ahh, that explains it. I had a screenshot of the SmartScreen dialog on my download page. After releasing a new version last fall, I noticed the dialog changed to the hidden Run Anyways option. My error, apparently, was including the major version number in the setup file name. When that rolled, the reputation reset.

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This is clearly a warning, among others, that the bad Microsoft is back. Using certificates and app signing is OK as long as it is done properly, with as much

by stephc_int13 6y ago

skrebbel 6y ago
Back, how? I don't disagree with the gist of this article, but that SmartScreen window has looked like that for many, many years. It's not new, nothing is back. Microsoft was never fantastic. The only thing that's new about this article is the bit about WinGet, which is so beta that it's hard to assume that its "SmartScreen means malware" behavior will remain like that. I do agree with it btw, it's just like how Gmail's spam filters make it super hard to self host email. This is monopolistic behavior under the guise of protecting users, plain and simple.
- tonyedgecombe 6y ago
  The interesting thing from Microsoft's point of view is if they make it increasingly difficult to install applications then Windows will have little value beyond offering a web browser.
- Anon4Now 6y ago
  > but that SmartScreen window has looked like that for many, many years It changed a year or two ago. The "Run Anyways" button used to be on the main dialog. Now the user has to click the "More Info" button to see that option.
  - WorldMaker 6y ago
    That particular dialog has been the same since Windows 10's launch, though it is "adaptive" in that as the reputation slowly builds it will show the Run Anyways button at something like "medium reputation".
    - Anon4Now 6y ago
      Ahh, that explains it. I had a screenshot of the SmartScreen dialog on my download page. After releasing a new version last fall, I noticed the dialog changed to the hidden Run Anyways option. My error, apparently, was including the major version number in the setup file name. When that rolled, the reputation reset.