If CustomsForgeSongManager.exe already been taken out by windows defender (like mine was) you can do the following to restore the file
- Hit the windows key, and type Security :"Windows security" will show up at the top of the start menu. hit enter
- The window that pops up should say "security at a glance" and right below that you should see a shield that says "virus & threat protection"
- Click on the shield and then a new menu will show up
- look under the heading "Current threats" and you should see a link called "Protection History" > click on it.
- In this menu that comes up next, you will see "threat blocked", Threat quarantined" or "Threat removed or restored" >click on the arrow of the item that is closest to the time of you trying to open CFSM.
- When you click on the arrow down it will pop up with a User Access Control window, click yes to allow access
- After accepting the UAC window, In here is where it will give you details about what defender has blocked, and why.
- Under Affected items, You should see the following (you might only see one of them, in which case go and look at the threat from the list below. - These three are the shortcuts and the main program itself.) file: C:\Program Files (x86)\CustomsForgeSongManager\CustomsForgeSongManager.exe file: C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\CustomsForge Song Manager\CustomsForge Song Manager - Latest Build.lnk startup: C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\CustomsForge Song Manager\CustomsForge Song Manager - Latest Build.lnk - Click on the arrow on the right side that says “Actions” then click “Restore” It should then restore CustomForgeSongManager and any associated links back to their original homes.
