ED profiler won't install

Toasty · Jan 15, 2019

hi folks. have a question.
recently bought a VR headset so thought it would be useful to install Dr Kaii's ED Profiler (http://www.drkaii.com/tools/edprofiler)
seems have nice tool to have to switch between settings.

However, when I attempt to install it, it comes up with a message saying that:

"your administrator has blocked this application because it potentially poses a security risk to your computer."
Name EDProfiler
www.drkaii.com
Unknown Publisher.

Does anyone know how to get round this or had a similar experience?

I'm on Win10 Home

amcb10 · Jan 15, 2019

Right click the installer and select run as administrator maybe?

Toasty · Jan 15, 2019

It's a .application file, not a .exe.
for some reason I don't have the 'run as administrator' option when rightclicking.
my user does have administrator rights though, so I'm a bit confused as to why this wouldn't install...

Valorin · Jan 15, 2019

Assuming you're sitting on your own computer you might have an admin account you have to use to install it, since your normal user settings don't seem to include admin rights.

Try this:
https://www.itechtics.com/enable-administrator-account-windows-10/

Disclaimer: didn't try that myself since I never ran into problems like this.

Toasty · Jan 15, 2019

thanks for the response, but no joy. I can't do that as I have windows 10 home edition...

IndigoWyrd · Jan 15, 2019

Hold Shift and right click?
I’ve seen this when local machine policies are set too.
Some anti-virus programs can also do this.
Consult the oracle of Google as well.

I say this only because of the sheer number of possible causes, we could flood the forums with “Did you try...”, and I’m not up for walking a non-admin through machine policy.

Toasty · Jan 15, 2019

thanks for the response.
tried looking on google but couldn't find anything that matched or resolved the issue.
tried various UAC and smartscreen settings and unblock options but none worked.

went onto the site of dr kaii again and re-downloaded. now i have a setup.exe file (which for some reason i didn't have before). I can rightclick and run as admin but then get the same issue.

any further help would be appreciated.

Der Zeitgeist · Jan 16, 2019

I have the same problem, and tried basically the same things as Toasty, still can't get this to install.

BeppoSax · Jan 16, 2019

If you go to file location and right click for 'properties ' , at the bottom is there an option to unclick a box that says 'block ?

Alec Turner · Jan 16, 2019

I suggest you post in the official EDProfiler thread (although of course the creator, drkaii, is probably pretty busy right now organising DW2).

https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showt...r-Robust-Settings-Profiler-Switcher-Detector!

cmdrrdmc · Jan 16, 2019

Had this issue before. It has to do with the ClickOnce installer used by EDProfiler and its security settings. You need to edit the registry to fix it:

https://icmizer.zendesk.com/hc/en-u...o-be-installed-on-your-Computer-error-message

Toasty · Jan 16, 2019

cmdrrdmc said:
Had this issue before. It has to do with the ClickOnce installer used by EDProfiler and its security settings. You need to edit the registry to fix it:

https://icmizer.zendesk.com/hc/en-u...o-be-installed-on-your-Computer-error-message

This was exactly what i was looking for. thank you commander. rep to you. issue resolved.

Der Zeitgeist · Jan 16, 2019

cmdrrdmc said:
Had this issue before. It has to do with the ClickOnce installer used by EDProfiler and its security settings. You need to edit the registry to fix it:

https://icmizer.zendesk.com/hc/en-u...o-be-installed-on-your-Computer-error-message

Great, that solved it for me, too. Thanks!

TrollTarasque · Oct 16, 2019

Der Zeitgeist said:
Great, that solved it for me, too. Thanks!

The link is not taking me to any useful information and If am also having the same problem. Had to create an account and it is telling me I don't have access to view this link.

Heater · Oct 16, 2019

Did FDev get a hold of Dr Kaii's code?.........

Dethface · Dec 13, 2019

Toasty said:
This was exactly what i was looking for. thank you commander. rep to you. issue resolved.

Hey all, just wondering if someone can share the info as the site above is no longer accessible and Im having the same problem

galahad2069 · Dec 14, 2019

cmdrrdmc said:
Had this issue before. It has to do with the ClickOnce installer used by EDProfiler and its security settings. You need to edit the registry to fix it:

https://icmizer.zendesk.com/hc/en-u...o-be-installed-on-your-Computer-error-message

"ClickOnce installer" - LOL, great name for an installer which you can convince to work only by using registry hacks

[VR] M4st0d0n · Dec 14, 2019

Utengar · May 25, 2020

I'm having the same problem and I can't find a solution and the One click installer it's not working too. I need to discover how to edit the registry to fix it...

Paul Bambury · Sep 1, 2020

Sorry to resurrect an old thread but I just came across this issue with the EDProfiler and since the link for the registry edit above is now lo longer working, here's the answer

Unable to Install ClickOnce Application due to Security Settings (Windows 10)

When attempting to install a Microsoft-signed ClickOnce application, an error appears stating "Your administrator has blocked this application because it potentially poses a security risk to your

superuser.com

Basically, navigate to \HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\.NETFramework\Security\TrustManager\PromptingLevel. Then set the keys as shown

These are the default values required for ClickOnce to be able to install and deliver application updates. Its not sure what sets them to "Disabled", probably overly-zealous AV software!