How to disable Smart App Control on Windows 11 If you plan to disable Smart App Control, consider that you won't be able to re-enable it. This is to ensure a secure experience.

It's called Smart App Control and it's kind of like Windows Defender SmartScreen on steroids. This new feature aims to prevent malicious apps from being installed by unwitting users.

As the name implies, Smart App Control is a tool that is designed to keep dangerous apps (such as ransomware or spyware) from running on a Windows 11 system. The idea behind Smart App Control is ...

A potentially serious security flaw which had been exploited since at least 2018 has been found in Windows Smart App Control and SmartScreen. The flaw allows attackers to launch malicious programs ...

Microsoft introduced the Smart App Control (SAC) security feature by including it with the latest OS version — Windows 11. Recently, Microsoft restart ...

Microsoft is also planning to debut a key security feature, Smart App Control, that Microsoft tipped earlier but never really committed to. It’s now in the Windows 11 2022 Update.

W ith Windows 11 22H2, Microsoft introduced a new component to its security suite, aiming to prevent malicious applications, dubbed Smart App Control (SAC).This feature complements Microsoft ...

Smart App Control is a security feature that Microsoft is enabling on Windows 11 to block untrusted or potentially dangerous applications. Testers can manually turn on SAC in the Windows Security ...

Smart App Control, a Windows 11 security feature that blocks threats at the process level, now comes with support for blocking several new file types threat actors have recently adopted to infect ...

Big quote: Microsoft introduced Smart App Control a few years ago, promising a new AI-based layer of security for Windows users. But now the software giant is claiming that the feature can be ...