Downloading and Installing AstroDMx Capture for Windows

Downloading and Installing AstroDMx Capture for Windows

Please note that this software is not for Windows 7.

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Windows makes it quite difficult to simply install a program that hasn't been through their very expensive checking procedures. This is for the protection of the Windows user, to try to make sure that he/she doesn't install any software from a source that the user doesn't trust. Once a program has been downloaded enough times, Windows stops trying to protect the user from the program.

For this example we used the Microsoft Edge browser. (With a different browser, things may not be exactly the same, but will essentially end up in the same place)

The browser was directed to the download site https://astrodmx-capture.org.uk

Downloads was selected and then, under Page Navigation,

AstroDMx Capture - Download Current Version was selected

Then, under AstroDMx Capture Downloads, Windows was selected

Then, under Windows 64-bit, AstroDMx Capture: 0.82.1 (Windows 64-bit) was selected.

At the bottom left of the browser window, the following text appears:

AstroDMx_Capture_0....exe was blocked

because it could harm your device.         (N.B. of course it can’t harm your device).

We are given two options, Delete or a button with ... three dots on it.

We clicked on the button with the three dots ... and we were given three options.

Keep

Report this file as safe

Learn more

We selected Keep

Then Microsoft Defender SmartScreen goes into action and informs you that this application is not commonly downloaded. (When enough people have downloaded the software, all of this will stop happening)

We then clicked on Show more, and the following message appeared.

We clicked on Keep anyway.

Then we double clicked on the AstroDMx Capture install .exe file and immediately Windows starts protecting us again.

This message appeared.

We selected More info and the following message appeared.

We finally get the chance to install the software.

We select Run anyway and the program starts to install.

This is the dialogue that appears

We clicked on Next.

 We clicked on the checkbox that says Create a desktop shortcut. We then clicked on Next.

Now we were ready to install. 

We clicked on Install.

When setup had completed, we checked the Launch AstroDMx Capture checkbox and then clicked on Finish.

Just when you thought it was safe, Windows Defender jumps in one last time, Saying that Windows

Defender Firewall has blocked some of the features of this app. 

Just click on Allow access and from here on, there will be no problems.

We hope that you enjoy using AstroDMx Capture for Windows.