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Uh.... what? Unless something drastically changed in the last couple weeks Windows does not go out of it's way to prevent you from running executables unless th
by superkuh 4y ago
Uh.... what? Unless something drastically changed in the last couple weeks Windows does not go out of it's way to prevent you from running executables unless they are cryptographically signed by Windows.
There's no reason to do windows code signing unless you're writing a hardware driver(?).
- mike_hearn 4y agoTry downloading and running an unsigned exe using Edge. I'm not a fan of the term "dark pattern" as it gets overused, but the UI design in those flows is pretty much the definition of the term. You can bypass the warnings and run the program but it makes Apple's magic right click look intuitive.
- newaccount74 4y agoWindows has this thing where "unpopular" software gets blocked by default. I'm not sure how exactly it works, but it's annoying.