Vista - How to Bulk Unblock Files

I think since XP SP2 days, a new security attribute was added to files
such that files that came in by IM, email, or across the network were
separately identified and blocked from being executed. To unblock,
one need to go the Properties of the file and then click the Unblock
button.

XP was rather lax in enforcing blocking. But Vista appears to block
everything, including html files inside a zip file.

Each time I unzip the contents of a compressed file, I have to go and
unblock each and every of its files. What is the method to Unblock
more than one file at a time? The moment I select two files, the
Unblock button cannot be seen anymore, even if both individually is
blocked. What is the command line version or Windows Powershell
cmdlet to unblock a file?

Thanks for any help.

S & B

PS: I went to Windows Help and Support and enter "Unblock a file" as
search words, but the first 30 results were not relevant to the
subject.

try this sue&bill, (vista seems a bit paranoid sometimes)

Turning off UAC reduces the security of your computer and may expose
you to increased risk from malicious software. We do not recommend
leaving UAC disabled.


To turn off UAC

1.

Click Start, and then click Control Panel.
2.

In Control Panel, click User Accounts.
3.

In the User Accounts window, click User Accounts.
4.

In the User Accounts tasks window, click Turn User Account Control on
or off.
5.

If UAC is currently configured in Admin Approval Mode, the User Account
Control message appears. Click Continue.
6.

Clear the Use User Account Control (UAC) to help protect your computer
check box, and then click OK.
7.

Click Restart Now to apply the change right away, or click Restart
Later and close the User Accounts tasks window.
good luck, hope it works for you


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