On Mon, 21 Nov 2022 at 18:20, Jim Garrison via Cygwin wrote: > > On 11/21/22 08:03, Adam Dinwoodie wrote: > > On Mon, 21 Nov 2022 at 14:19, Michel Robitaille wrote: > >> > >> Hello, > >> > >> Running setup-x86_64.exe (version 3.3.6) requires an app on Windows 11 > >> (fully up to date). > >> It is looking for an app that does not exist with Microsoft Store. > >> > >> This was not required for any of the previous version. > >> > >> Is there a solution to fix this? > >> For now I am using the previous version. > > > > I'm not seeing any problems using the latest installer, and I can't > > imagine why the installer would try to direct you to the Microsoft > > Store for any reason, let alone for an app that doesn't exist. > > > > Can you please provide some more information about exactly what you're > > doing and exactly what behaviour you're seeing? > > > > There's also a lot of guidance on useful information to include in > > problem reports at https://cygwin.com/problems.html. > > > > I just tried the new setup and see what I think is the same thing, > but the original description was munged by non-native English. > > I believe this is the "Microsoft Defender SmartScreen" warning. It > pops up a blue window saying > > Windows protected your PC > Microsoft Defender SmartScreen prevented an unrecognized app from > starting. Running this app might put your PC at risk. More info. > > The only button on this popup says "Don't run". However, if you > click "More Info", which is underlined, you get additional info > > App: setup-x86_64.exe > Publisher: Unknown publisher > > and another button "Run anyway", which allows setup-x86_64 to run.
Ah, that's unfortunate but normal: SmartScreen learns what's safe to run in part based on what other folk have downloaded and run without issue. When there's a new installer released, it inherently hasn't been downloaded and run by many people yet, so SmartScreen warns about that. I *think* you can at least reduce the likelihood of getting those warnings by signing the installer, but see, e.g., https://cygwin.com/pipermail/cygwin/2022-November/252521.html for the problems with that. Otherwise, the only way to avoid that warning AFAIK is to wait until a bunch of other people have downloaded the installer and SmartScreen has learned it's probably safe. (Disclaimer: I work for Microsoft these days, but neither Cygwin nor SmartScreen are anywhere near my day job; I have no inside knowledge or influence.) -- Problem reports: https://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: https://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: https://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: https://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple
