How to resolve "Windows Protected Your PC" message when installing Cycle

How to resolve "Windows Protected Your PC" message when installing Cycle

Occasionally, when first running the Cycle installer, the following error message may be encountered.

 

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To resolve this issue, simply click on the "More info" link.  That will display more information about the app that is being prevented from starting.  Additionally, a "Run Anyway" button will also appear at the bottom of the window.  Double check that the "App:" referenced in the is the same file that you've downloaded from the Cycle Portal, and that the publisher is Tryon Solutions (Tryon Solutions, Inc).  Once that has been verified, you can click on the "Run Anyway" button.

 

The Cycle installer should now execute properly.

 


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