Knightmare Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 (edited) Whenever, I download an EXE file, I get this warning--even though Windows 7 Manager says that the feature is disabled:And when I click on the file to see the properties, it says that the file is blocked:This doesn't seem like it's a big deal, but I've noticed that when I don't unblock Firefox's setup .exe, features are missing from the program. One of the biggest features that I notice missing is the ability to be detected by Windows 7 in the default program window. This means that Firefox is unable to be detected as the default browser and so I get the pop-up in Firefox warning me that it is not the default browser when it should be. I've searched on Google but have yet to find a way to unblock files by default. My concern is that my other programs might be missing features too.Does anyone know how to turn off these features? Edited May 21, 2014 by Knightmare Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlienForce1 Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 (edited) You don`t have nothing to worry about , it`s normal behaviour when you download files from internet (this is on Win.8.1) Edited May 21, 2014 by AlienForce1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knightmare Posted May 22, 2014 Author Share Posted May 22, 2014 You don`t have nothing to worry about , it`s normal behaviour when you download files from internet (this is on Win.8.1)Well maybe not with some, but there is definitely a problem with the FF setup because when I unblocked the file, the program installed fine and actually seems to be faster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobrPatty Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 Have you tried to set up your user account as an administrator account. Just a quick solution. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
axarad Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 Have you tried to tomporarly disable User Access Control (UAC)?Go to: Control Panel>>>Action Center>>>Change User Account Control settings: And choose "never notify"I recommand you to turn it on back after Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rivenson Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 "Unblock" feature has nothing to do with UAC... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knightmare Posted May 22, 2014 Author Share Posted May 22, 2014 (edited) Have you tried to set up your user account as an administrator account. Just a quick solution.I think I am setup on an admin account and UAC is disabled. Edited May 22, 2014 by Knightmare Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edwarde54 Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 (edited) Will this help? http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/182353-open-file-security-warning-enable-disable.htmland http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/124367-open-file-security-warning-unblock-file.html Edited May 22, 2014 by edwarde54 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knightmare Posted May 23, 2014 Author Share Posted May 23, 2014 Will this help? http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/182353-open-file-security-warning-enable-disable.htmland http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/124367-open-file-security-warning-unblock-file.htmlThe second link says that if I unblock the file type once, Windows will remember my settings but I still have to unblock exe files. :SThanks for the links! Will give them a try this weekend! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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