Solved This program is blocked by group policy.

heless

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Various applications show this message when opened "This program is blocked by group policy, for more information, contact your system administrator."
It's a school laptop which was once part of a domain, not anymore, i am local admim.
The only solution which works is opening the application in Hex editor and changing the size of the file.
I would like a permanent solution so i don't have to do this for every application which receives the message.

Things i have tried.

(In regedit)
Deleting "Paths" in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\safer\codeidentifiers\0\Paths. I do not have the "safer" folder inside Windows.

Running the application as admin.

(In Local Security Policy Security options)
User account blablabla prompt for standard users Securty setting = prompt for creditals.

some other stuff also which i don't remember.
 

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Computer type
PC/Desktop
OS
windows 7
Have you tried right clicking and running the program as Administrator?


What version of Windows7 are you running?
 

My Computer My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Bruce ... somewhere in his 40's
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate 32bit SP1
CPU
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU @ 2.40GHz, 2400 MHz
Motherboard
INTEL/D975XBX2
Memory
4 GB
Graphics Card(s)
ATI Radeon HD 2600 Pro
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung SyncMaster 914v
Screen Resolution
1280 x 1024
Hard Drives
2/500GB each ... ST3500630AS ATA Device.
One is not connected
PSU
Rocketfish 700 W
Case
G.Skill Gigabyte Chassis
Keyboard
Standard PS/2 Keyboard
Mouse
Microsoft PS/2 Mouse
Internet Speed
DSL
Antivirus
Avira Internet Security
Browser
IE 11
Other Info
ATI HDMI Audio
I have tried running it as administrator, did not work.

Windows 7 Enterprise
 

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Computer type
PC/Desktop
OS
windows 7
Found the solution, seems that the last time i did this i did it incorrectly, or that there was something else required to be done along with it that i had not done before doing the ehow solution the first time.

How to Remove the Domain Group Policy From a Machine | eHow

This thread should be deleted.
 

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Computer type
PC/Desktop
OS
windows 7
I'm glad it's not deleted. That helped me solve a problem. Thanks.
 

My Computer My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
dell precision t3400 tower
OS
Linux Lite 3.2 x64; Windows 7, 8.1
CPU
Core2Duo 2.4
Memory
6GB ddr2
Graphics Card(s)
nVidia
Hard Drives
120gb SSD, 1TB HD, 2TB HD; sata II
Internet Speed
12/2
Browser
Vivaldi, Slimjet (Chromium) x64
I agree with paul1149 - the link to the ehow article just saved me much knashing of teeth cos my Win 7 Pro 32bit machine suddenly, out of the blue, started throwing up the exact same message when trying to install standalone programs (apps for you younger readers! ;))

I've no idea why, or how, it started, cos I NEVER mess with the GP editor, so I was immensely relieved to discover this solution.

Perhaps heless's post should be made 'sticky' somewhere so that everyone could benefit from it?
 

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Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Home built
OS
Win 7
CPU
AMD
Motherboard
Asus A7N8X deluxe
Memory
1Gb
Graphics Card(s)
Radeon 9500
Sound Card
Soundblaster Live!
Monitor(s) Displays
Dell 2408FPW
Hard Drives
Two Western Digital Caviar 'Blue' 320Gb
PSU
NesteQ ICS4001
Case
generic
Cooling
Standard
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