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Water You Doing? · blocked by Windows

Water You Doing? won’t launch — error 0x11c7

Error 0x11c7 when you launch it — the developer has confirmed this one is Windows 11 Smart App Control blocking the game’s unsigned executable.

▸ The fix, short version

  1. Verify the game files in Steam (right-click → Properties → Installed Files → Verify) to rule out a bad download first.
  2. If it is a genuine Smart App Control block: Windows Security → App & browser control → Smart App Control settings → Off, then relaunch.
  3. Smart App Control has no per-app exception, and depending on your Windows version re-enabling it later may need a Windows reset — so switch it off only for software you trust.

Step-by-step with screenshots-worth-of-detail on the main fix page, or read up on Smart App Control and error 0x11c7.

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The specifics for Water You Doing?

This one is confirmed by the developer directly: walking a player through 0x11c7 on 25 August, they said the executable “just lacks signature of a company” and that Windows 11’s Smart App Control blocks it over a new Microsoft certificate — nothing is being flagged as malware — and that they would take care of the signing issue rather than leave it to players. If you still see 0x11c7, the Windows-side steps are the workaround in the meantime.

Steam app 4429930 · store page · Aug 26, 2026

This game has a dedicated guide with the developer’s own answers — see the full Water You Doing? troubleshooting guide.

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