Drawbacks of using SmartScreen

The drawbacks of using SmartScreen are:

  • Occasional Legitimate Website Blocking: In rare instances, SmartScreen may mistakenly flag legitimate websites or downloads as threats, leading to unnecessary disruptions.
  • Warning Fatigue: While warnings are crucial for alerting users, frequent interruptions can become annoying, potentially leading to users disregarding warnings altogether.

How to enable or disable SmartScreen filter in Microsoft Edge ?

SmartScreen is a security feature built into Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer that helps protect users from malicious websites and downloads. It does this by checking websites and downloads against a list of known threats. If SmartScreen finds a match, it will warn the user and block the website or download.

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Step 1: In Microsoft Edge click the menu button i.e. three horizontal lines in the top-right corner of the window. Step 2: A menu will appears select Settings from that menu. Step 3: The Settings window will appear, in that window click on Privacy, search, and services pane in the left sidebar. Step 4: In that pane scroll down to the Security section and toggle Microsoft Defender SmartScreen option ON or OFF....

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