windows learning or windows defender is not allowing me to sign in to my online school programs

brady elliott 0 Reputation points
2026-08-13T22:54:06.66+00:00

wedge and i get this everytime - hen i try to sign in to do my study's this is what i get when i try to login, its inturrupting my education and its super annoying cause I have no VPN on and no provate browsing, just using Access to this app is blocked

Access is blocked by your organization's security policy.

Organization policy prevents you from accessing this service from the TOR network and other anonymous proxies.
Microsoft Security | Microsoft Defender | Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps
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  1. Konstantinos Lianos 830 Reputation points Student Ambassador
    2026-10-06T10:24:04.02+00:00

    Hello @brady elliott

    This is most likely not Windows Defender blocking you. The message indicates that your school or organization has a Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps security policy that considers your current public IP address to be associated with TOR or an anonymous proxy. Microsoft can classify IP addresses as risky based on tags such as Anonymous proxy, TOR, or Botnet. Microsoft Learn

    Even if you are not using a VPN or private browsing, your ISP's current public IP could be incorrectly classified.

    I would suggest trying another network, such as a mobile hotspot. If that works, contact your school IT administrator and provide them with the screenshot and your public IP address. They can check the blocked activity and the Defender for Cloud Apps policy that triggered it. Microsoft Learn

    I would not recommend disabling Windows Defender, as that should not resolve this specific issue.

    If this answer helps, please mark it as Accepted/Resolved so it can help others as well.

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