Comments on: Disable Blocked File Protection Control in Windows Vista

By: John

John — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 12:54:59 +0000

The Blocked File Protection Control is very similar to Internet Explorer’s “check digital signature on dowloaded programs” security feature. To permanently disable these security features, follow the instructions below:

Internet Explorer

Open the Internet Properties control applet and open the advanced options tab. Uncheck the “Check Digital Signatures on Downloaded Programs” box. Close and restart Internet Explorer. Reboot Windows if necessary.

Windows Explorer

Use the Group Policy Object editor or modify the SaveZoneInformation registry key with the registry editor by setting the DWORD value to 1.

By: andy gaskell

andy gaskell — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 17:06:53 +0000

The file is there, perhaps it’s being blocked by some software on your computer.

By: Gan

Gan — Sat, 29 May 2010 08:58:56 +0000

Hi, I can’t download the file.

By: andy gaskell

andy gaskell — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 15:18:28 +0000

The easiest way is to use the group policy editor if you have that option.

Otherwise you can create the key – or feel free to download the reg file and double click it. This file will create the key for you.

By: owen podger

owen podger — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 14:18:06 +0000

in the regedit entry you mention, I do not have any “attachemnts” under “policies”
MS tells me to go to
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Word\Security\FileOpenBlock.
my regedit has no “office” under microsoft. What do i do?