


However, make sure to switch to default once you are done.Ĭongratulations, you have just Fixed MMC.exe app has been blocked for your protection in Windows 10 all by yourself. It will temporarily allow launching the application as there is no check. Click on the Start button, and then type UAC to find the User Account Control Settings.Ĭlick to open, and then slide down the notification setting at the bottom.

UAC is the user access control panel, and if you need to run the command right away, you can choose to disable it for some time. An error message is displayed stating that the policy is prohibiting the use of this snap-in. When Disabled: The snap-in is prohibited and cannot be added into the Microsoft Management Console or run from the command line as a standalone console. When Enabled: The snap-in is permitted and can be added into the Microsoft Management Console or run from the command line as a standalone console. Locate Computer Management policy, and double click to open it Navigate to User Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Microsoft Management Console > Restricted/Permitted snap-ins Open Group Policy Settings by typing gpedit.msc in the run prompt followed by pressing ENTER If your account is an admin account, and you are still facing the issue, then change the group policy settings: It’s because when they are run from the command prompt with elevated privileges, it works. This can be fixed, but you will need admin permission to achieve it. Along with this, you may have a Group Policy issue. This is a permission issue where if a regular user tries to run such system tools will result in saying that it has been blocked. When trying to run Computer Management, or when running mmc.exe or compmgmt.msc from a command prompt you get the error that the application has been blocked for your protection then keep reading in order to solve the issue.

