CKAN, along with other unsigned executables will no longer be allowed in to run on Windows 23H2

[ChromeDome]

Windows 11 23H2 will include a feature that is enabled by default called “Windows Virtualized Executable System Protection” or VESP. It is meant to provide strict security protection for organizations but also block all unsigned executables, why it will be automatically be enabled by default on normal user installations I do not know. The only ways to turn it off is via Microsoft’s “Windows Organization Console” which is only available for download by organizations or editing the registry keys “Enable VESP”.

I recommend @HebaruSan , the developer of CKAN to sign their apps and prevent their app getting blocked by future Windows installs as soon as possible.

[HebaruSan]

8 hours ago, ChromeDome said:

Windows 11 23H2 will include a feature that is enabled by default called “Windows Virtualized Executable System Protection” or VESP. It is meant to provide strict security protection for organizations but also block all unsigned executables, why it will be automatically be enabled by default on normal user installations I do not know. The only ways to turn it off is via Microsoft’s “Windows Organization Console” which is only available for download by organizations or editing the registry keys “Enable VESP”.

Thanks for the heads-up. Do you happen to know of an official announcement of this?

8 hours ago, ChromeDome said:

I recommend @HebaruSan , the developer of CKAN to sign their apps and prevent their app getting blocked by future Windows installs as soon as possible.

I'm technically not the developer of CKAN (the others just aren't very active at the moment).

We've looked into it, and it's not as simple as "just sign it." Code-signing certificates are costly, and you have to pay every year. That's a high hurdle for a free open source project to clear.

[ShadowDev]

I have not see anything to suggest that 23H2 will add any of this, could you please link to a reputable source. 

[ChromeDome]

On 7/23/2023 at 10:20 PM, HebaruSan said:

Thanks for the heads-up. Do you happen to know of an official announcement of this?

Thing is, there is no official announcement. I just found about some registry key while messing around in Windows 11 23H2 Insider. The description of it says something about organizations and stuff. It doesn't seem to be there in newer versions of Insider now.

On 7/24/2023 at 2:49 AM, ShadowDev said:

I have not see anything to suggest that 23H2 will add any of this, could you please link to a reputable source. 

False alarm. Sorry about that. It seems 23H2 Insider edition didn't have any of this. I was only messing around in the registry and found the key.