{"id":18532,"date":"2023-10-17T08:45:51","date_gmt":"2023-10-17T15:45:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/?p=18532"},"modified":"2025-04-09T08:48:45","modified_gmt":"2025-04-09T15:48:45","slug":"i-cant-install-graphical-analysis-because-windows-says-it-isnt-microsoft-verified","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/18532","title":{"rendered":"I can&#8217;t install Graphical Analysis or other Vernier software because Windows says it isn&#8217;t Microsoft-verified."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Your Windows computer may not allow you to install <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/product\/graphical-analysis-4\/\">Graphical Analysis<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/product\/spectral-analysis\/\">Spectral Analysis<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/product\/instrumental-analysis\/\">Instrumental Analysis<\/a>, or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/product\/logger-pro-3\/\">Logger <em>Pro<\/em> 3<\/a> if it is configured to only allow apps and software from the Microsoft Store, i.e. apps that have been &#8220;Microsoft-verified&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If your Windows 11 computer is in &#8220;S&#8221; mode, you&#8217;ll need to turn S mode off. For details, see here: <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.techbout.com\/switch-off-s-mode-windows-11-71395\/\">https:\/\/www.techbout.com\/switch-off-s-mode-windows-11-71395\/<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"688\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/image-5.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/image-5.png 688w, https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/image-5-600x582.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 688px) 100vw, 688px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If your computer is not running in S mode, you&#8217;ll need to change the &#8220;Where to get apps&#8221; setting. Go to Windows Settings &gt; Apps &gt; Advanced App Settings &gt; Choose Where to get apps and then select &#8220;Anywhere&#8221;. <\/p>\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Using Progressive Web Apps<\/h3>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If your are unable to install software, we have Progressive Web App (PWA) versions of our apps that can run in the Edge browser. To access the PWA version of an app, open a new tab in your Edge browser and enter the URL noted below.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Graphical Analysis<\/strong> \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/graphicalanalysis.app\"><a href=\"https:\/\/graphicalanalysis.app\">https:\/\/graphicalanalysis.app<\/a><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Spectral Analysis<\/strong> \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/spectralanalysis.app\"><a href=\"https:\/\/spectralanalysis.app\">https:\/\/spectralanalysis.app<\/a><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Instrumental Analysis<\/strong> \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/instrumentalanalysis.app\"><a href=\"https:\/\/instrumentalanalysis.app\">https:\/\/instrumentalanalysis.app<\/a><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Vernier Video Analysis<\/strong> \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/videoanalysis.app\"><a href=\"https:\/\/videoanalysis.app\">https:\/\/videoanalysis.app<\/a><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Note:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/product\/video-analysis\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"21723\">Vernier Video Analysis<\/a> is a for-purchase app and requires a valid license key to use the app.<\/p>\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Related Links<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"\/til\/15928\/\">How do I connect USB sensors to the Progressive Web App version of Graphical Analysis (and other Vernier apps)?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/til\/15835\/\">How do I connect Bluetooth sensors to the Progressive Web App version of Graphical Analysis (and other Vernier apps)?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/til\/15246\/\">What is the difference between a Progressive Web App and an installed version of Graphical Analysis and other Vernier apps?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/til\/13705\/\">Are Vernier software titles compatible with Windows 11 SE?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Your Windows computer may not allow you to install Graphical Analysis, Spectral Analysis, Instrumental Analysis, or Logger Pro 3 if it is configured to only&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":100811,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18532","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18532","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/100811"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18532"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18532\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18532"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18532"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18532"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}