I think the Windows Defender thing pops up whenever someone runs an executable that no one (or very few Windows users) has ever run before. Since the launcher executable has recently been updated, this is the case here, but was not the case for the previous launcher (which had been used by many NetBeans users previously).
"Checking downloaded files against a list of files that are well known and downloaded by many Windows users. If the file isn't on that list, SmartScreen shows a warning, advising caution." [1] So in theory this will go away once a few people have downloaded NetBeans. -- Eirik [1] https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/security/threat-protection/windows-defender-smartscreen/windows-defender-smartscreen-overview -----Original Message----- From: Christian Lenz <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2018 3:56 PM To: [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: NetBeans 10.0 vc2 Hey, I tried to run NB 10.0 VC2. I use the Windows Defender SmartScreen and it was still activated since I don’t know. NetBeans 8.2, NetBeans 9.0 and NetBeans 10.0 VC1 opened very well (NB 10.0 VC1 with the command line but I think that was fixed). Now when I start NB 10.0 VC2 I got the Windows Defender SmartScreen prompt that my PC Prevent the start of an unknown app with only one call to Action called „Don’t execute“. There is a link for „More Information“ where I can still run it. Similar message on pages with http and HTTPS. So IMHO smth weird happened from VC1 to VC2. Maybe with the HIDPI stuff? Only guessing, I don’t know. Cheers Chris
