Change Security Preference For Mac

Find options If you want to change an option but don’t know where to find it in System Preferences, use the search field at the top of the window. Options that match your search text are listed, and the preference panes where they’re located are highlighted.

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On the General Tab click the little lock in the lower left corner to unlock the general preference pane. Then select the Anywhere radio button beneath Allow applications downloaded from. Mark as helpful.

1. Mar 28, 2017 - To open this pane, choose Apple menu > System Preferences, click Security & Privacy, then click General. To change your security settings, see Protect your Mac from malware.
2. For example, you can change the size and location of the Dock, choose a desktop background, and more. To open System Preferences, click the System Preferences icon in the Dock or choose Apple menu > System Preferences.

If you see a red badge on the System Preferences icon in the Dock, you need to take one or more actions. For example, if you didn’t fully set up your iCloud account, the badge appears on the icon in the Dock; when you click the icon, iCloud preferences are displayed so you can complete setup. To change options for a specific app, such as Mail or Safari, open the app, click the app’s name in the, then choose Preferences.

As of macOS High Sierra 10.13.4, right-clicking (or ^ ctrl clicking).app packages, which are not registered with Apple by an identified developer, and choosing Open won't work, so the only option left is to enable the Anywhere option under Security and Privacy in System Preferences (at least temporarily). From:.

Close System Preferences on your Mac. Open Terminal. Type the following command: sudo spctl -master-disable. Hit enter on your keyboard. Enter your administrator password.

Hit enter on your keyboard. This will restore the Anywhere setting and select it by default.

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To verify you can open System Preferences and select Security & Privacy. To return to the default and more secure GateKeeper settings, follow the same steps, changing the command to sudo spctl -master-enable.