Windows

Opening Notealise for the first time

Here is how to get past the warning Windows shows for an app it has not seen before.

Notealise is not signed with a Microsoft certificate — I have not bought one yet. That is the only reason the warning appears. The full source is on GitHub.

Ready to install Notealise for Windows. Download it

1. Open the installer

   Double-click Notealise-Setup.exe in your Downloads folder, or click it in your browser’s download bar.

2. Click “More info”

   Windows shows a blue box headed Windows protected your PC. At first it only offers Don’t run. Click the small More info link to reveal the rest.

   Windows protected your PC

   Microsoft Defender SmartScreen prevented an unrecognised app from starting. Running this app might put your PC at risk.

   More info

   Don’t run

3. Click “Run anyway”

   The box now names the app and shows a Run anyway button. Click it. Notealise installs and opens, and Windows will not ask again.

   Windows protected your PC

   Microsoft Defender SmartScreen prevented an unrecognised app from starting.

   App: Notealise-Setup.exe
   Publisher: Unknown publisher

   Run anyway Don’t run

Nothing happened when you double-clicked? Some browsers hold the file until you confirm the download. Check the download bar or your Downloads folder and open it from there.