Windows protected your PC: running the Frozen Tweaks installer

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   Download it from frozentweaks.com

   Get the installer from the download page. Don't run copies from anywhere else, such as file sites, mirrors or a file someone sent you.

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   Select More info

   In the blue Windows protected your PC box, select More info. Windows then shows the file's name and its publisher.

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   Select Run anyway

   Select Run anyway. No Run anyway button? See the questions below.

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   Allow the admin prompt

   Windows asks Do you want to allow this app to make changes to your device? Check that it names a verified publisher, then select Yes.

Microsoft Defender SmartScreen checks programs you download against a list of files that are well known and downloaded often. Microsoft says a file, an app or a certificate with an established reputation shows no warning, and one without a reputation gets one (Microsoft Defender SmartScreen overview (opens in a new tab)).

Each Frozen Tweaks version is a new file, so it starts with little download history, even though the installer is EV code-signed. The blue box says Windows doesn't know the file well yet. It doesn't say Windows found something in it.

Windows has two checks built in. Neither needs extra software.

Compare the SHA-256

The download page lists the installer's SHA-256, a fingerprint of the file's exact content. Open PowerShell and run:

Get-FileHash "$env:USERPROFILE\Downloads\FrozenTweaks*.exe"

Get-FileHash uses SHA-256 unless you ask for another algorithm. If the Hash it prints matches the one on the download page character for character (upper and lower case don't matter), your file is exactly the one we published. If it doesn't match, delete the file and download it again from frozentweaks.com.

Check the signature

Right-click the installer, select Properties and open the Digital Signatures tab. Select the signature, then Details: Windows says This digital signature is OK. when the file is signed and hasn't changed since.

Frozen Tweaks changes Windows system settings, such as services, power plans and registry values, and Windows only lets an administrator change those. So Windows asks when you install it and each time the app starts.

It works on Windows only: it never injects code into a game, reads or writes game memory, edits game files or installs drivers. That's why it can't get you banned.