Windows Smart App Control blocking PokerTH

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Apparently, Smart App Control (a built-in security feature) is blocking PokerTH from launching on Windows. I had already installed 2.0.5 and used it a few times before this so I'm not really sure what triggered it now. I managed to disable this on the Windows Security center and was able to launch the game but thought I should report it.

Also, thanks again for your work. After a couple of rough releases, 2.0.5 fixed most of the bugs I noticed!

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Sheikr wrote: Sun Mar 01, 2026 10:29 pm Apparently, Smart App Control (a built-in security feature) is blocking PokerTH from launching on Windows. I had already installed 2.0.5 and used it a few times before this so I'm not really sure what triggered it now. I managed to disable this on the Windows Security center and was able to launch the game but thought I should report it.
I had the same issue with one of the releases.

There will be a last 2.0.6 release in the next days before continuing the new QML GUI. Then I will try to sign the Windows setup. That should fix the issue.
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UPDATE:

if you install PokerTH 2.0.5 with winget you will not have any issues with Smart App Control:

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/package-manager/winget/

or

https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/releases/tag/v1.28.190
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tl;dr Open cmd as administrator and run the following

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winget install pokerth
to install PokerTH. Or run

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winget update --all --silent
to update all software currently installed and available in the winget repositories.
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