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"Windows 11 with smart app control blocks iso and lnk files that have mark of the web just like Macros," David Weston, Microsoft's VP for Enterprise and OS Security, tweeted on Tuesday.

A closer look into the system files in Windows 11 version 24H2 (build 26100) revealed a list of apps that could theoretically block your system from getting to the upcoming update.

To be fair, Windows 11 24H2 is still in an early beta state. We don't yet know if this blocking restriction will carry over into the final release, which reportedly will launch in September 2024.

The current Windows 11 app security options. Here's the rub with just turning it on and letting it do its thing; there doesn't appear to be any workaround for it blocking an application.