Installing on Windows
The installer (CuePlayer-win-Setup.exe) goes to your Downloads folder. Double-click it to install. CuePlayer's Microsoft code-signing is still in progress, so on first install Windows may show one of the two windows below. Find the one on your screen and follow it.
Case 1
A blue “Windows protected your PC” window
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Click More info, then Run anyway
Click More info and a Run anyway button appears. Click it to install.Windows protected your PC
Microsoft Defender SmartScreen prevented an unrecognized app from starting.
More info① first
② thenRun anywayDon't run
Case 2
A dark “Smart App Control blocked…” window
A Windows 11 feature that is on for some new PCs. There is no Run button, so it has to be turned off to install. About 3 minutes.
Smart App Control blocked an app that may be unsafe
… CuePlayer-win-Setup.exe was blocked because its publisher could not be verified.
This window has no Run button. Close it and follow the steps below.
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Search for “Smart App Control”
Close the block window with OK, type Smart App Control in the taskbar Search and open the result.Smart App ControlBest match
Smart App ControlSystem settings⌕ Search - 2
Choose Off, then Yes
In Windows Security choose Off. If Windows asks for permission, click Yes.Smart App Control
OnThis is why the installer is blockedEvaluationOffChoose thisUser Account Control
Do you want to allow this app to make changes to your device?
YesNo - 3
Open the installer again
Double-click CuePlayer-win-Setup again. If the blue window appears, do Case 1: More info → Run anyway.
Turning off Smart App Control leaves Microsoft Defender antivirus on.