Description
Diagnostic output
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Current Behavior
I suppose a recent update enabled Windows Smart App Control on my device. The app looks for verified signatures before any app is launched. If the app lacks such a signature it gets blocked. There is no manual override.
jrnl does not appear to be signed. As a result, invoking the app from the terminal now yields:
XYZ> jrnl
ResourceUnavailable: Program 'jrnl.exe' failed to run: An error occurred trying to start process 'c:\users\XYZ\.local\bin\jrnl.exe' with working directory 'C:\Users\XYZ'. An Application Control policy has blocked this file.At line:1 char:1
+ jrnl
+ ~~~~.
Clicking on jrnl.exe yields a pop-up windows stating that "Smart App Control has blocked an app that my be unsafe". In short, I cannot use the app on my device.
The solution -- according to Microsoft -- is for the app provider, in this case jrnl, to sign their app with a valid signature.
(FWIW according to MS optional diagnostic data must be enabled to have Smart App Control enabled. I am opted out of optional diagnostic data so in principle it should not be turned on....)
Expected Behavior
I expect the app to run.
Repro Steps
XYZ> jrnl
ResourceUnavailable: Program 'jrnl.exe' failed to run: An error occurred trying to start process 'c:\users\XYZ\.local\bin\jrnl.exe' with working directory 'C:\Users\XYZ'. An Application Control policy has blocked this file.At line:1 char:1
+ jrnl
+ ~~~~.
Debug output
XYZ> jrnl
ResourceUnavailable: Program 'jrnl.exe' failed to run: An error occurred trying to start process 'c:\users\XYZ\.local\bin\jrnl.exe' with working directory 'C:\Users\XYZ'. An Application Control policy has blocked this file.At line:1 char:1
+ jrnl
+ ~~~~.
Other Information
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