You might face a few warnings

Free on Windows 10 and 11. Get it from the Microsoft Store, or download the full version and follow the steps below.

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Store version: some features may not work. The full version has everything.

Windows 10 & 11 · no admin rights

What they look like

If you download the full version, your browser and Windows may stop you before it installs. Here's what they look like.

Chrome's Suspicious download blocked message
Chrome Suspicious download blocked
Edge's Make sure you trust this file dialog
Edge Make sure you trust this file
The blue Windows protected your PC dialog
Windows Windows protected your PC
Windows Security's Smart App Control blocked an app message
Some Windows 11 PCs Smart App Control

Why these warnings appear

Windows and your browser judge every downloaded program on two things: who signed it and how many people have run it before. Ornamentry is new on both counts.

  1. No paid certificate yet

    A code-signing certificate puts a verified company name on an app. It costs a few hundred dollars every year, plus identity checks. Ornamentry is a small independent app without one yet, so Windows shows the publisher as “Unknown”.

  2. New to SmartScreen

    Microsoft Defender SmartScreen trusts files that lots of people have already downloaded and run safely. Every new Ornamentry version starts with no history, so it's flagged until enough people install it. Even signed apps go through this at first.

  3. Nothing harmful was found

    These warnings are about the file being unknown, not dangerous. Microsoft Defender still scans the installer like any other file. The Store version skips the warnings because Microsoft reviews and signs Store apps itself.

What Ornamentry does on your PC

  • Installs for your user only, with no administrator rights
  • Never injects code into Explorer or patches Windows
  • Takes a snapshot before every change, so everything can be undone
  • Checks every update against a signed file before installing it

Check the file is really ours

  1. Only download from ornamentry.com or the Microsoft Store.
  2. Open PowerShell in your Downloads folder and run Get-FileHash .\OrnamentrySetup-latest.exe.
  3. The result should match the SHA-256 shown under the download buttons (hover over it for the full value).

How to get past each one

Follow the steps for the warning you see. The highlighted button is the one to click.

  1. After downloading · Edge

    Keep the file

    1. In the downloads list, click ⋯ → Keep.
    2. Click Show more → Keep anyway.
    Edge downloads list with the ⋯ menu open and Keep highlightedEdge's Make sure you trust dialog with Show more expanded and Keep anyway highlighted

  2. After downloading · Chrome

    Download the suspicious file

    Chrome says Suspicious download blocked. Click the warning, then Download suspicious file.

    Chrome's download bubble with Download suspicious file highlighted

  3. Opening the installer

    “Windows protected your PC”

    1. Click More info.
    2. Check the app is OrnamentrySetup-latest.exe, then click Run anyway.

    That's the last one. No admin prompt, and updates install from inside the app.

    Windows protected your PC with the More info link highlightedThe same dialog after More info, with Run anyway highlighted

  4. Only on some Windows 11 PCs

    Blocked by Smart App Control?

    There's no way past this one. Get Ornamentry from the Microsoft Store instead. We don't recommend turning Smart App Control off.

    Smart App Control blocked an app that may be unsafe, naming OrnamentrySetup-latest.exe

Still stuck? Email support@ornamentry.com and tell us which message you saw.