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Security Warning on all Executables
I just installed Windows 7 64-bit for the first time, and after installing all the "important" updates, I'm having this problem where all executable files (.exe, .msi, .bat), as well as shortcuts to .msc files (but not the files themselves) are prompting an "Open File - Security Warning / Do you want to run this file?" conformation (see attached screenshot).
I got it mostly under control with a combination of enabling "Launching applications and unsafe files" in the Internet Security Zone settings, and adding the above file types to the "Inclusion list for moderate risk file types" in the Group Policy Editor.
This has worked when launching files directly, but many installers extract their executables to the temp folder, where the're being blocked from running.
I'd love to get at the underlying cause of this problem, but I'll accept any other workarounds anyone can offer.