I’ve occasionally tried installing various apps that get blocked by the Windows 10 firewall, and I can’t create a rule to allow the install because it is coming from a temp folder, the name of which changes on every attempt, and I don’t see a way to whitelist the entire C:\Windows\Temp or C:\Users\eins\appdata\local\temp.
Installing Bluestacks for example, the firewall log shows the install file existing in \device\harddiskvolume4\users\eins\appdata\local\temp\7zs84d5994e\bluestacksinstaller.exe while others are in C:\Windows\Temp
- initiate install from C drive or from SD card, using Run as Admin
- I don’t have access to the router, or any separate device I can use to block unwanted traffic
- Windows 10
- I typically use Malwarebytes Windows Firewall Control, but I can’t get anything through the built-in interface either
- can’t install Linux until I get a backup PC, because this one is all I have
- bought this laptop with 4 GB ram in 2015, I can’t get it to do anything with Hyper-V
thanks
Try using the bluestacks offline installer
https://support.bluestacks.com/hc/en-us/articles/4402611273485-BlueStacks-5-offline-installer#%3A~%3Atext=You+may+use+the+offline%2Cdue+to+network+connectivity+issues.&text=Launching+the+downloaded+offline+installers%2Con+your+computer+by+default.
thabks