This app has been blocked by your System Administrator. Contact your System Administrator for more info. It’s unbelievable to see that software developed by Microsoft fails to run properly on their own operating system. There have been useful methods which can be used to resolve this problem which was quite well-accepted among users and we have gathered them in an article for you to check out!
What Causes MRT to be Blocked by System Administrator?
There are several distinct causes to this problem and we hope the list below will help you in order to realize what you may have been doing wrong and what to do in order to fix it:
Solution 1: Remove MRT from the List of Programs Restricted by Software Policy
The error message indicating that the app has been blocked by your System Administrator indicated that there exists a policy which is designating MRT as a program which should be prevented from running even though it’s a legit program designed by Microsoft. The problem can be resolved by removing MRT from the problematic list. This can be done is several different ways but the most universal way to do so is by using the Registry Editor as Group Policy Editor is not available on Windows 10 Home.
Solution 2: Delete Certain Registry Entries
This method has appeared as the best solution for users who failed to benefit from the method displayed in Solution 1. Sometimes users’ computers don’t have MRT in the list of tools restricted by Software Restriction Policies but it still fails to launch. This method was successful to plenty of people and we recommend you check it out!
Solution 3: Add Permissions for the Administrator Account
Taking ownership of the file is sometimes vital if you want to add permissions to various user accounts to edit or copy the file. This time, we will be adding the Administrator account as the owner. Changing the owner is generally an easy process and it will grant you full access to security properties of the file if you follow the instructions we have prepared below with great care.
Solution 4: Run MRT as an Administrator
Finally, you may simply try to force it to run with administrator permissions as it worked out for some people. However, this is more of a workaround and you should definitely check out the methods above before trying out this one. This will force the MRT executable to run with administrator permissions and will hopefully be able to avoid the MRT blocked by System Administrator problem.
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