What Is Windows 11 Smart App Control, and How Do You Enable It?

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Smart App Control helps protect your Windows 11 system from malicious apps, but you may not be able to turn it on.

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Smart App Control is a Windows 11 Security feature that stops malicious apps running on your computer.
Smart App Control can only be enabled on a clean Windows installation.
While you can force enable Smart App Control on an existing Windows installation using a registry tweak, this can affect its efficacy.