Windows Defender won't let me update any of the apps.

[chrisroiu]

I downloaded the latest version of all Affinity apps but Windows Defender won't let me install any of them. Previously, I could update them without any problems. It happens with all 3.

[Callum]

Hi chrisroiu,

Welcome to the forums

What happens if you choose the Run Anyway button?

Thanks

Callum

[chrisroiu]

Hey thanks for the reply. If I click Run Anyway or even if I right-click on the file and "Run as admin", it tells me that this app can't run on my PC. 

As I said this just happened with the latest version of the apps. So far I had no problem updating them. I need to make a document in Publisher and now I can't even open it because the beta period expired

Edit: I tried to uninstall the beta and install it again but same message.

Edited June 21, 2019 by chrisroiu

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In your original screenshot there was a problem with the digital signature.

It was showing "Publisher: Unknown Publisher".  It should say "Verified Publisher: Serif (Europe) Ltd".

Try re-downloading the Affinity Photo installer file from the Serif website link below and see if you still have the same issue:
https://store.serif.com/en-gb/update/windows/photo/1/

 

[chrisroiu]

I tried that link and it's the same message. It acts like it's not signed. I always downloaded them from inside my Affinity account. 

Will try on install them on my laptop to see if it's the same error.

Edit: tried on my laptop, same error.

I am on the Windows 10 May update if that makes a difference.

Version: 1903, OS Build: 18362.175

Edited June 21, 2019 by chrisroiu

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Right-click the Affinity Photo installer file (affinity-photo-1.7.1.404.exe) and go to 'Properties'.

Then follow the below steps:

Then post a screenshot of the two below tabs:

 

[chrisroiu]

There is no digital signature for that file. As a test, I tried to download the previous version, 1.7.0 and that one has a digital signature.

[chrisroiu]

Hmm strange, I downloaded them again and now all work...

Maybe Affinity updated the files because I've been trying the same process for 2 days now and it didn't work until now.

 

I've done some more testing and it seems that it's my browser. I use Vivaldi as my main browser and sometimes Edge Chromium. Whenever I download using those 2, the files don't have the digital signature. I tried with both browsers in incognito mode without any extensions and it's without signature.

With Firefox or the normal Edge it downloads them normally.....strange.

Edited June 21, 2019 by chrisroiu
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