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[โ€“] Ironfacebuster@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago (6 children)

Is it? The only hoop I can remember jumping through is the (usually) singular UAC popup

Unless you're Ubisoft and pop up 5-8 of them every time you open Ubisoft connect ๐Ÿซฉ

[โ€“] marcos@lemmy.world -2 points 1 week ago (5 children)

Windows will block any software that isn't popular. Unless the developer pays Microsoft.

[โ€“] BatmanAoD@programming.dev 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I've never seen that, and I've been using Windows professionally and personally for...ever.

It's only a thing if you leave smartscreen on. Think it might also only apply to stuff downloaded through Edge, but don't quote me on that.

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