Windows 7: Open File - Security Warning : Allow or Prevent to Unblock File

Brink,
I go to properties of the particular file and UNBLOCK it. The UNBLOCK box turns gray. I APPLY and then OK. Come back to properties and it is blocked again. Not gray anymore.

See if moving the file to your desktop first, unblock it there, then move it back will work.

Brink,
The problem was the Read Only attribute was set. Unchecked the RO attribute and the UNBLOCK worked. (see attached)

However, the User Account Control (UAC) comes up. Anyway to stop this on this file only? And still leave the security level at the recommended level.

Mariner,

Ah, ok. That would do it.

Yes, you could do the tutorial below to create a elevated shortcut for the program without getting a UAC prompt. However, it will only not get a UAC prompt in an administrator account.

Elevated Program Shortcut without UAC Prompt - Create

Brink,
Still having trouble.
It runs correctly if I initiate RUN from the task scheduler. So I figure it's something wrong with the shortcut which I placed in the folder C:\Program Data\Microsoft\Windows\start Menu\Programs\startup\.
Shortcut name is "kilroyhotkey" I would attach it but it has wrong .ext. Can I do anything to it so I can send to you to look at it. I can't find anything wrong.
However, when I double click the shortcut, the UAC is displayed, I answer YES and the file opens as it should. I do have ADMIN privileges.

Yeah, the created elevated shortcut will have to use a task with step 15 in tutorial below to run it at startup.

Task - Create to Run a Program at Startup and Log On

Hi guys,
I tried your solution via 'gpedit.msc' but it didn't work. Please see attachment

Hello Tony, and welcome to Seven Forums.

In your attached screenshot, that it for a "File Download" dialog box instead. That is not the same as an Open File - Security Warning dialog, and is why the tutorial didn't help for this.

If in Internet Explorer 9/10 you could set a default download location to help some, but you will always be asked where to save a file when downloading like that.

Internet Explorer - Change Default Download Location


Hope this helps some,
Shawn