Does anyone know for certain if the Defender warning is connected to the
source, i.e. Sourceforge vs github or the method, i.e. winget vs browser ?
I'll be trying winget next time, I think., thanks, Mike.
Wm
On 2026-10-16 18:40, Mike Brady wrote:
If you're running Windows 11, I'd recommend doing maintenance upgrades
using WINGET, a built-in tool in Windows 11 (and, iirc, later versions
of 10). It runs in a terminal or command window which can be accessed
several ways; I use Windows-X then choose "Terminal" (*not* "Terminal
(Admin)" but I'm logged in with a MS Account so I'm effectively a
local Admin anyway). "Winget show gnucash" provides the name used for
the respository latest version and the latest release notes. "Winget
upgrade gnucash" checks for the status of what's in your computer and
if there's and upgrade available will proceed to download (from
github) and do it. The only prompt you might see after that is the one
asking if you want to allow changes to your computer (or asking for an
admin password if you're not in a local admin account login). Doing
the upgrade this way seems to bypass the Defender and SmartScreen
checks that trigger the warnings, and sometimes seems to run more
quickly too.
Mike
On 10/16/2026 0:44, [email protected] wrote:
Message: 1
Date: Thu, 15 Oct 2026 18:04:43 -0600
From: Tom Route36 <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Cc: 'GnuCash' <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [GNC] Cannot install GnuCash on Windows
Message-ID: <[email protected]>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed
Hi Larry,
I'm running Windows 11; and just a few minutes ago I upgraded GnuCash
from version 5.16 to 5.17.? As you saw and noted, I also got a Microsoft
Defender popup warning me that the GnuCash file might put my PC at
risk.? But on that same popup window with the warning there was also a
link there for "More Info".? When I clicked that link, the next popup
window gave me the option to "Run Anyway". Clicking on that link allowed
me to run the installation, which by the way completed successfully.? So
I'm now on 5.17.
Did you have a link on your popup warning window for "More Info"? And
did you try clicking that to continue?
Tom
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