Later, when you try to open or execute the downloaded file, Windows 10 prevents you from opening it directly and shows you a security warning that the file originated from somewhere else and can be insecure. Let's change this behavior to get rid of this warning. If you disabled Smart Screen, another warning message can appear with this text:.
THe use have to unblock the downloaded file as mentioned here: How to unblock files downloaded from Internet in Windows If you want to completely prevent Windows from adding the zone information in the file's alternate data stream so you don't even need to unblock such files, follow these steps:. If your Windows 10 edition comes without the Group Policy app, you can apply a simple Registry tweak instead:. If you don't have such a key, then just create it.
Tip: See how to open the desired registry key with one click. Thereafter, any files downloaded using browsers or download managers which respect this setting will no longer add this to executable files so you don't even need to unblock such files.
There is an alternative way to prevent Windows 10 from blocking certain file types after you download them from the Internet. It involves modifying the file extensions which Windows considers as potentially harmful attachments. That's it. If you have a tip, question or want to leave feedback, feel free to write it in the comments. It won't take a lot from you, but it will help us grow. Thanks for your support! Sergey Tkachenko is a software developer from Russia who started Winaero back in On this blog, Sergey is writing about everything connected to Microsoft, Windows and popular software.
Follow him on Telegram , Twitter , and YouTube. View all posts by Sergey Tkachenko. Thank you for this! My problem is a little more complex. I have sub-folders and sub-sub-folders with files to get unblocked. I have also been unsuccessful at getting downloads to not be blocked in the first place.
Open Powershell and run the command below. Aditya is a self-motivated information technology professional and has been a technology writer for the last 7 years. He covers Internet services, mobile, Windows, software, and How-to guides. It is an easy operation to unblock a file downloaded from an email or from the Internet. Here are two options for you, and you can choose either of them to have a try.
Step 3 : Under the General tab, check Unblock in Security section. Click Apply and OK to save changes. If you have a batch of downloaded files to be unblocked, it should be too troublesome if you modify the Properties one by one. In this case, you can put these files into a same folder and follow the steps below to unblock them altogether.
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