When I try to open Disk Management or Device Manager, I receive the following popup Error. Even though I'm the admin on this PC, An Administrator Has Blocked You from Running This App

Michael Gregorakos, CCIM 1 Reputation point
2020-08-04T00:15:01.637+00:00

When I try to open Disk Management or Device Manager, I receive the following popup Error. Even though I'm the admin on this PC, An Administrator Has Blocked You from Running This App

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  1. T. Kujala 8,706 Reputation points
    2020-08-04T03:16:51.43+00:00

    Hi @Michael Gregorakos, CCIM ,

    You could disable Windows SmartScreen Feature and test it.

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  2. Ian Xue (Shanghai Wicresoft Co., Ltd.) 30,361 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
    2020-08-04T03:22:26.067+00:00
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  3. Kapil Arya 7,756 Reputation points MVP
    2020-08-04T06:50:03.13+00:00

    Hello,

    See if this fix helps you:

    https://www.kapilarya.com/an-administrator-has-blocked-you-from-running-this-app-windows-10

    Hope this helps!

    Note: Included link in this reply refers to blog post by a trusted Microsoft MVP.

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