Windows Security Prevents Mech-Eye Viewer from Opening

Symptoms

  • Double-clicking the Mech-Eye Viewer icon does not open Mech-Eye Viewer. Windows Security displays the message: This app has been partially blocked.
  • Mech-Eye Viewer cannot be installed using the installer.

Possible Causes

After updating Windows Defender security patches, Windows may mistakenly identify Mech-Eye Viewer as an unsafe application and prevent it from opening.

Notes

  1. This issue is not related to the software version.
  2. Other software also has similar issues on Windows 11.

Solutions

Temporarily disable the Smart App Control feature as follows:

  1. Open Windows Security and select App & browser control.
  2. Under Smart App Control, select Off.

References :
For more information about Smart App Control, please refer to Microsoft official documentation: Smart App Control overview