#Requires -Version 5.1 <# JbTecWiz Support Centre -- generated fix script Fault : Elevation fails -- "this app has been blocked for your protection" or nothing happens Fix : Check the publisher's signature Source: https://jbtecwiz.com/support/win-sec-uac-broken Run as : Elevated PowerShell Expect : 15 minutes Risk : medium Reversible : yes WHEN THIS IS THE RIGHT FIX "This app has been blocked for your protection" naming a publisher. HOW TO UNDO IT Nothing system-wide was changed. This script walks the fix one step at a time and asks before each one. Steps with no command are things you do yourself -- it prints those and waits. Run with -DryRun to print without executing. -------------------------------------------------------------------- NO WARRANTY - USE AT YOUR OWN RISK This script is provided by JbTecWiz as-is and with no warranty of any kind, express or implied. You run it entirely at your own risk. JbTecWiz accepts no liability for any loss or damage arising from its use, including but not limited to data loss, downtime, or configuration changes that turn out to be wrong for your system. You are responsible for reading this script before running it, for satisfying yourself that it suits the machine in front of you, and for having a working backup first. Some steps cannot be undone. -------------------------------------------------------------------- #> [CmdletBinding()] param( # Print every step and command without running anything. [switch]$DryRun, # Do not ask before each step. Read the script first if you use this. [switch]$Unattended ) $ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop' $script:Failed = 0 function Write-Rule { param([string]$Text) Write-Host '' Write-Host ('-' * 70) -ForegroundColor DarkGray if ($Text) { Write-Host $Text -ForegroundColor Cyan } } function Show-Prose { param([string]$Text, [string]$Colour = "Gray") if (-not $Text) { return } $words = $Text -split "\s+"; $line = " " foreach ($w in $words) { if (($line.Length + $w.Length) -gt 74) { Write-Host $line -ForegroundColor $Colour; $line = " " } $line += "$w " } if ($line.Trim()) { Write-Host $line -ForegroundColor $Colour } } function Invoke-Step { param( [int]$Number, [string]$Do, [string]$Why, [scriptblock]$Command, [switch]$Manual, [string]$Shell = "powershell" ) Write-Rule " Step $Number of 4" Show-Prose $Do "White" if ($Why) { Write-Host ""; Show-Prose $Why "DarkGray" } if ($Manual) { Write-Host '' Write-Host ' -> Do this yourself, then press Enter to carry on.' -ForegroundColor Yellow if (-not $Unattended -and -not $DryRun) { [void](Read-Host) } return } Write-Host '' foreach ($l in ($Command.ToString().Trim() -split "`n")) { Write-Host (" " + $l.Trim()) -ForegroundColor Green } Write-Host '' if ($DryRun) { Write-Host " (dry run -- not executed)" -ForegroundColor DarkGray; return } if (-not $Unattended) { $a = Read-Host " Run this step? [Y]es / [S]kip / [Q]uit" if ($a -match "^[Qq]") { Write-Host " Stopped at your request."; exit 0 } if ($a -match "^[Ss]") { Write-Host " Skipped." -ForegroundColor DarkGray; return } } try { & $Command } catch { $script:Failed++ Write-Host (" Step $Number failed: " + $_.Exception.Message) -ForegroundColor Red Show-Prose "The rest of the fix may depend on this. Read the write-up before carrying on." "Red" if (-not $Unattended) { $c = Read-Host " Carry on anyway? [y/N]" if ($c -notmatch "^[Yy]") { exit 1 } } } } Write-Rule Write-Host ' Elevation fails -- "this app has been blocked for your protection" or nothing happens' -ForegroundColor White Write-Host ' Check the publisher''s signature' -ForegroundColor Cyan Write-Host '' Write-Host ' Risk: medium Reversible 15 minutes' Write-Host '' Show-Prose 'No warranty. Use at your own risk - JbTecWiz accepts no liability. Read it before you run it, and have a backup.' 'DarkYellow' Write-Rule if (-not $Unattended -and -not $DryRun) { $go = Read-Host ' Ready? [y/N]' if ($go -notmatch "^[Yy]") { Write-Host " Nothing was changed."; exit 0 } } Invoke-Step -Number 1 -Do 'Read the signature. An expired or revoked certificate is the most common cause and it says so.' -Why 'A revoked certificate means the publisher''s signing key was compromised or withdrawn. That is a real reason not to run the file, and it is worth checking for a newer signed version from the vendor before bypassing it.' -Command { Get-AuthenticodeSignature 'C:\path\setup.exe' | Format-List Status,StatusMessage,SignerCertificate } Invoke-Step -Number 2 -Do 'Get a current version from the vendor. Old installers with expired certificates are extremely common and a fresh download usually resolves it outright.' -Manual Invoke-Step -Number 3 -Do 'If it must be run, unblock it and run from an elevated prompt rather than turning UAC off.' -Command { Unblock-File 'C:\path\setup.exe' } Invoke-Step -Number 4 -Do 'As a last resort for a trusted internal tool, launch it from an already-elevated PowerShell session, which bypasses the shell''s publisher check without weakening anything system-wide.' -Manual Write-Rule " Confirm it worked" Show-Prose 'The installer runs and the signature check on the new version returns Valid.' 'White' Write-Rule if ($script:Failed -gt 0) { Write-Host (" Finished with " + $script:Failed + " failed step(s).") -ForegroundColor Yellow Show-Prose 'Read the full write-up at https://jbtecwiz.com/support/win-sec-uac-broken' 'Yellow' } else { Write-Host ' Finished.' -ForegroundColor Green } Write-Host '' Show-Prose 'To undo: Nothing system-wide was changed.' 'DarkGray' Write-Rule