[Solved] Files from the internet all have a Blocked Status

How to disable this nuisance? Everytime I download a file, be it a pic or a program or whatever, I have to right click on it and go to properties / unblock and tagged "this file came from another computer and might be blockedto help protect this computer" otherwise it will come up with a warning when I try to open it "are you sure you want to continue?"

I remember on Windows 8 when this BS was introduced, enabling smart screen filter solved this but no Windows 10 I did enable Smart Screen filter and it still does this

Second question, is there a way to mass unblock all files/folders?

 

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ok this method to mass unblock them worked:

now, how to stop future files that are downloaded from being blocked in the first place

 

ok this worked to prevent this from happening again:

1. gpedit.msc
2. User Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Attachment Manager
3. Enable: Do not preserve zone information in file attachments

 

while this is great for users who have Windows 10 Pro, for Home users with no Group Policy Editor, the following reg trick is not working:

Code:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Attachments*​]
"SaveZoneInformation"=dword:00000000

 

Awesome! That worked like a charm!