Disabling SmartScreen in Windows 10 does not actually disable it

Hello,

I was trying to fix one of my partitions in Windows 10 so I tried to installed the program EASEUS from EaseUS | Data Recovery, Backup, Partition Manager & PC Utility Software. When I went to install I got a UAC message like the one shown below:


I then searched for how to disable this and went into the control panel to the following window:



And the options were grayed out (read-only)

So I followed this guide:

[Fix] Cant Change SmartScreen Filter Settings in Windows 8 and Later - AskVG

And went through all of the steps for METHOD 1: Using Group Policy Editor (gpedit.msc).

After this I could change the settings for Smart Screen and so I changed it to disabled.
Afterwards I rebooted and tested running the installation exe file again and it came up with the smart screen UAC window again blocking me from using it.

Anyways I am a Developer and I need to have access to installing all sorts of software as well as testing my own and I need help getting this issue resolved ASAP.

Thank you


My Ideas about why this is happening:
When I updated to Windows 10I was running Windows 8 with UAC disabled ( maybe that caused some registry issues )

Use Windows 10 manager and you can disable it. At least on Win 10 Pro you can.

I use this one (input into CMD as admin):

reg add "HKLMSOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorer" /v "SmartScreenEnabled" /t REG_SZ /d "Off" /f

You could also try this:

Disable the warning The Publisher could not be verified
reg add "HKCUSOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionPoliciesAssociations" /v "DefaultFileTypeRisk" /t REG_DWORD /d 1808 /f

Disable Security warning to unblock the downloaded file
reg add "HKCUSOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionPoliciesAttachments" /v "SaveZoneInformation" /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f

Use Windows 10 manager and you can disable it. At least on Win 10 Pro you can.

Ive installed this program but I cannot figure out where the setting is for this. Any chance you could point me in the right direction.

I use this one (input into CMD as admin):

reg add "HKLMSOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorer" /v "SmartScreenEnabled" /t REG_SZ /d "Off" /f

You could also try this:

Disable the warning The Publisher could not be verified
reg add "HKCUSOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionPoliciesAssociations" /v "DefaultFileTypeRisk" /t REG_DWORD /d 1808 /f

Disable Security warning to unblock the downloaded file
reg add "HKCUSOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionPoliciesAttachments" /v "SaveZoneInformation" /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f

Ive tried all of these and unfortunately the smart screen still blocks me from running anything.

Have you tried using the hidden administrator account? Maybe that could help you.