Today I ran into the issue a freshly installed Gina can't be started in Windows 11 anymore because of an expired or yet invalid certificate.
Workaround:
- Find "Gina.exe" in the %LOCALAPPDATA% folder structure: Start -> Run -> "%LOCALAPPDATA%" -> [Enter]. Use the search field from there.
- Once the executable "Gina.exe" is found, rightclick the file -> Options.
- In the "Attributes" section at the bottom is a checkbox next to a larger bit of text explaining "The file is from a remote computer. Allow Access" or something like that. Tick this checkbox and click on "Apply". The text and the checkbox should disappear now.
- Gina can now be started.
I know Gina's development has stopped long ago but is it possible to renew the file certificates? It seems Windows is much more on guard now and won't loose the leashes.