Users have reported Your Administrator has blocked this program error on Windows 10, and today we’ll try to fix it. Your Administrator Has Blocked This Program error message can sometimes appear on your PC and prevent you from running or installing certain applications. Speaking of this error, users reported the following problems:

Your administrator has blocked this application because it potentially poses a security risk This is a relatively common problem that can appear on your PC. We covered this topic in more detail in our How to unblock a publisher article, so we encourage you to check it out for more information. An administrator has blocked you from running this app Windows 10 This error can appear if you don’t have the necessary privileges to run a certain application. However, you can easily fix that by using one of our solutions. Your system administrator has blocked this program Group Policy, GPO, Regedit This error message can appear on your PC due to certain security policies. To change those policies, you need to use Group Policy Editor or Registry Editor. Your system administrator has blocked this program uTorrent, Avast, AVG This error can sometimes appear while trying to install certain applications. If that’s the case, you might want to temporarily disable your antivirus and check if that helps.

How do I fix your system administrator has blocked this program error?

Like on most operating systems, on Windows 10 only Administrators can install software, and this is the main cause for Your Administrator has blocked this program error on Windows 10. If you’re not a system administrator but you need to install certain software, today we’ll show you how to resolve this error on Windows 10.

1. Check your antivirus software

According to users, sometimes your antivirus software can enforce certain policies that can prevent you from installing or running certain applications. To fix that, you need to check your antivirus settings and see if the antivirus is blocking the application, either if it is Windows Defender or third-party antivirus software. If your antivirus is the cause of this problem, you might want to consider switching to a different antivirus solution. We highly recommend browsing this list of antivirus software and installing one that doesn’t interfere with admin permissions, only if you set it up to do so.

 2. Use Command Prompt to install the application

This is a simple workaround, and you’ll have to use it every time you want to install new software on your non-administrative Windows 10 account. By using this method, you’ll force the application to run with administrative privileges on your PC.

3. Activate hidden administrator account

If you have an administrator account you can just switch to it and install the application, but if you don’t have the administrator account you can activate the hidden administrator account and use it to install the application. Again, this isn’t a permanent solution because you’ll have to switch to an administrator account whenever you want to install a new application.

4. Disable Windows SmartScreen

This is a permanent solution, but if for some reason you don’t want non-administrator users installing software, you might want to go back and turn on Windows SmartScreen. We also have to mention that disabling SmartScreen might reduce your system security, so keep that in mind as well.

5. Convert the affected account to administrator account

If you’re getting Your Administrator Has Blocked This Program error message, the problem might be that your current account doesn’t have the necessary privileges to install applications. This can occur if you’re not using an administrator account on your PC. SPONSORED To fix this problem, users are suggesting converting the affected account to an administrator account.  After changing the local account to an administrative account, you should have all privileges and be able to install applications without any issues. Keep in mind that this solution might not be perfect for you if you want to have only one administrator account on your PC.

6. Log in and log back to your account

According to users, sometimes Your Administrator Has Blocked This Program error message can appear if you don’t log out of your account in a while. If you’re one of those users that never fully shut down their PC, you might experience this problem. Sleep and Hibernate features are great ways to save power, but sometimes issues can occur if you don’t log out of your PC in a while. One of these issues is Your Administrator Has Blocked This Program message, but you can easily fix the problem simply by signing out of the affected account. Now wait for 10 seconds and sign back in and check if the issue is resolved.

7. Move the setup file to a different location

Many users encountered this problem after trying to install certain applications. According to them, the setup files necessary for the installation were extracted to a Temp directory making the users unable to install the desired application. To fix that, it’s advised to find the problematic setup file and move it to a different location. After doing that, try running the setup file again. Users reported that they were able to fix this problem simply by moving the setup file to their Desktop. If the setup file requires other files for installation, you’ll have to move those files as well to a new location.

8. Make changes to the group policy

To do that, just follow these steps: If you can’t access Group Policy Editor, you can also make these changes from Registry Editor by doing the following: If you’re getting Your Administrator Has Blocked This Program error message, the problem might be caused by your Group Policy settings. However, you can easily fix that by making a few changes. After doing that, restart your PC and the problem should be fixed. We have to mention that this solution might slightly reduce the security of your PC, so keep that in mind. Your Administrator Has Blocked This Program error message can prevent you from running or installing certain applications on your PC, but we hope that you managed to fix this problem using one of our solutions.

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