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Nurlan
Nurlan

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đź“Ś Need advice from experienced people

Hello.

My name is Nurlan, and I’m from Kazakhstan.

I need the community’s help: I’ve found myself trapped and have been unable to escape for several months :(

Here’s the situation: I created a Windows app, but I can’t build an audience for it because Microsoft blocks any activity related to my app – both its download from the internet and its launch. Of course, my app is signed with a valid digital signature, and as its developer I guarantee that it is 100% safe.

The problem is that despite all my efforts, no one is using my app – because the operating system itself hints at its potential danger and openly advises all users to avoid it, explaining that my app has a “low reputation” (and how could it have a high reputation if the system itself is constantly blocking it?).

I don’t know what to do: this is someone else’s operating system, and I’m just a guest in it with no moral right to ask for anything (let alone demand), but it’s already been several months, and I still haven’t found a solution.

I have repeatedly written letters to them and published appeals (both on Tech and on Medium) to draw their attention to my problem, but the corporation does not respond at all.

What should I do?

P.S.
I want to remain an independent developer, so I can’t afford an EV certificate (I’m an individual, not an organization), and I don’t want to get involved with publishers.

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