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Shell extension to unblock downloaded files

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Mar 15, 20265905 views
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Is there a shell extension for Windows Explorer that adds a new context menu item, which allows to unblock the downloaded file? It should work exactly as I would open the file properties and click the Unblock button. Ideally, such a shell extension should also display an overlay icon to indicate th…

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There's a tool from Sysinternals called streams. This page describes how to use it. It doesn't add an option to the context menu, but does allow you to unblock a number of files at once. I've also found this post which gives a registry file that wil…

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