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Another cure for "Open File - Security Warning" Prompt Blues : ICACLS
I've been plagued with shortcuts that seem hellbent on making me want to turn off security settings in Windows 7 that are better left on.
Does this sound woefully familiar?
Well - here is THE CORRECT WAY (especially if the elusive "Unlock" option never presents itself - I certainly have never seen it on any property pages!)
Open an elevated command prompt window.
cd to your shortcut folder.
run the command:
C:\Users\YourName\Desktop\AFolder> icacls MyLink.lnk /L /SetIntegrityLevel med
You can use wildcards, but take care WHERE you do this. Also REMEMBER THE /L OPTION, because that ensures you are processing the shortcut, not the "addressed" program or file pointed to by the shortcut.
Note that the trick is in the (slightly counter-intutive) MEDIUM setting (med) rather than setting it LOW (which is what it often defaults to, thus causing the problem).
Personally, I like to create folders full of "themed" shortcuts on my desktop. Unfortunately, the default behaviour is that any shortcut moved to or created in such subfolders of the desktop(on my system at least) default to low integrity. You have to RAISE the integrity of the shortcuts to stop the endless tedious prompting.
If you cd to a folder full of shortcuts and further subfolders to that folder are also full of shortcuts, then using an asterisk (whilst potentially dangerous anywhere else) will update the ACLS for ALL the shortcuts - and apparently those in subfolders too (because such things are inherited via the folders by default). If that doesn't work for you, then cd down to the subfolder concerned and use the asterisk again.
Happy shortcutting!