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MicrosoftIntroducing the new downloads experience
Reza_Ameri wrote:
Thank you for letting us and this is very nice feature.
However as it has been displayed in the screenshot, we don't see notification like it has been checked with SmartScreen filter and is safe.
I am aware when it is malicious and/or there is an issue with the SmartScreen filter you will get notification but it would have been nice to show some icon in download and download manager like it has been checked with SmartScreen filter and it is safe (like when mouse over).
I don't think that's a good idea.
when something is safe then it's safe already and don't need to show extra information. only when the download is problematic and contains malware.
I've seen feedbacks from users complaining about extra information in Edge UI, such as the one recently added to Edge stable in the update page about policies,
or in feedback hub complains about Windows Defender showing notifications when there is no malware found on the system, but just letting user know.
so it's better to keep things simple and only show extra notification, icon etc. whenever is necessary.
antivirus, smart screen etc. should be as transparent as possible and stay away from users' activities unless really necessary.
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Reza_Ameri wrote:
Actually this is ne feedback I received where people asking why it is not showing any notification about the scanning and they are worried whether their SmartScreen filter is on or off. It could be like a simple message like it is scanned or show shield icon.I've received a bunch of feedbacks about the exact opposite behavior.
- Interesting, in my case I received some feedbacks like what you mentioned but majority of them were related to not seeing any message makes them worry.
- Don't worry, there is no reason to show extra unnecessary information. always best to keep things simple.