I've not seen it on Win 11 Pro either :-) Cheers David H.
On Wed, 7 Jan 2026 at 22:54, Adrien Monteleone < [email protected]> wrote: > That's interesting. I've never seen that on Win10 though, for any .exe. > > Regards, > Adrien > > On 1/6/26 8:49 AM, Ken Pyzik wrote: > > Barry - FYI. In windows download you MUST specifically tell windows > > download that it is ok to KEEP the download. > > > > Microsoft defender by default WILL NOT keep an .exe download. When you > > download in Windows 10 or Windows 11, Defender AUTOMATICALLY will delete > > the download UNLESS you specifically tell it to keep it. When you > > download, you will get something like image 1. You then must move your > > cursor over the download file message and reveal a trash can and three > > dots. If you click on the three dots, a message will appear (image 2). > > YOU MUST SELECT KEEP. When you do this, goofy windows defender still > > cautions you with this message (image 3). At this point (I know this is > > crazy) you must hit the arrow NEXT to the delete button. If you hit > > DELETE by accident, the download gets deleted. If you hit the arrow, > > the following appears (image 4) with the final option to KEEP ANYWAY. > > Once you click on that - your download will be saved. > > > > I know this is crazy -- but that is the new way Windows 11 saves > > "untrusted" files. Unfortunately, if you don't follow these steps, > > the download will never be kept on your machine. It is Windows trying > > to protect you - but instead is really getting in your way. > > _______________________________________________ > gnucash-user mailing list > [email protected] > To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: > https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user > ----- > Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. > You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. > _______________________________________________ gnucash-user mailing list [email protected] To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user ----- Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All.
