Downloaded exe files will not run

It is extremely rare that it should get a false positive but it can happen. To that end, you should know that you are taking a huge risk by running an app that Windows Defender has flagged. Do every bit of due diligence before you actually run the app. If it is malicious, it might not be obvious right away and by the time you realize the app has hijacked something, you may not be able to get rid of it. All executable files that Windows Defender flags are quarantined and removed from your system.

In order to allow a quarantined file to run on your system, you must first open Windows Defender. After applying the fixes, hopefully your issue of being unable to download or save any exe file will be resolved. But be sure of what you are downloading, and always download from official websites to avoid viruses with downloads, as you may suffer any issue if the virus comes along with your download files.

What can i do. Sorry for the confusion, I have fixed the download link. I want to install an exe apk please help me. When a driver downloads as an.

EXE file, you only need double click the. The EXE file installs the driver for you If a driver downloads as a. ZIP file: Extract the content and save to a folder on your Desktop.

Open the folder and look if there's a Setup. It's the uninstaller, not the installation EXE But if the top level of the folder doesn't include a Setup. Right click the the device you want to install. Reboot to allow driver installation to complete Once driver installation is complete you can delete the folder on your Desktop. But you may want to save it somewhere should you ever need to reinstall the driver again TIP: fyi Reactions: Iraklis , ravisunny2 and rajevcharudutta.

Nice write up mate. I understood the security reasons for not making it a default but didn't see why it should be completely removed, just put warnings on the option if needed. All I care about is that I click and it runs, I do not want to worry about saving it, bringing up Windows Explore, finding it and then clicking on it again to run it.

Thanks a lot for the help, I hope Firefox won't dumb down the products to the lcd. It's tricky to design something that is simple to use but flexible enough to satisfy different requirements if needed but it is worthwhile. Thanks Tony, appreciate the response, I hoping both solutions were the similar, I just clicked on the first one :- Cheers Bee.