Some AGI STK plugins utilize DLLs or other compiled binary files. Currently, the public AGI GitHub page hosts the files that need to get compiled locally on the user machine to form the DLLs and executables. In years past, some already-compiled binary files were hosted on the AGI downloads page for ease of installation. However, Windows sometimes treated these DLL files as suspicious and automatically blocked them from running — and rightfully so! It is important to not download DLLs or any other executable files from untrusted sources.
In a situation where an externally compiled file is being used for an STK plugin, Windows may prevent the plugin from starting for security reasons. To unblock the files at question, take the following steps for each file you downloaded:
- Right-click the file and select "Properties."
- In the "General" tab, look at the bottom for a "Security" section. If there is no security section, you can skip this file. If there is, select the "Unblock" check box and click OK.
- Start up STK and your plugin as normal.
