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Security Message when trying to open JPG files in Windows Explorer
Firstly apologies if I have posted this query in the wrong section.
I am running Windows 7 Home Premium and totally out of the blue I am now faced with a Security Warning every time I try to open a JPG file from within Windows Explorer. Having tried a number of experiments I have noted the following:
- only files that I have downloaded from the internet appear to be affected
- files that I have had on my hard drive for quite some time do not trigger the warning but only the more recent ones
- the warning message does not show if I open the JPG from within my graphics program (I'm using Paint Shop Pro)
I cannot think of a reason for this to have suddenly started, although last night I downloaded the Windows 10 free upgrade but havn't yet run the install routine. Surely that would not be a factor though.
Having searched Google it would seem the only fix for this annoying message is a fairly complicated routine involving changing settings in the registry, which I am a bit worried about doing. Obviously I could simply untick the "Always ask before opening this file" box but I would need to do this with every other affected file individually. Is there no way this could be done 'en-mass'?