Override blocked file download

Be respectful, keep it civil and stay on topic. We delete comments that violate our policy , which we encourage you to read. Discussion threads can be closed at any time at our discretion. How to tell Microsoft Edge to let you download a file it's blocking You can override SmartScreen and its protections. Matt Elliott. Running this app might put your PC at risk. As you disable the smart screen message another dialogue box shows up with the option to run or cancel.

Now the user has to manually unblock the downloaded files. This can be done with a Right click on the file and selecting the properties option on the menu. To unblock every file in this method is pain strikingly slow process. Let us instead focus on the preventive measure and stop the windows from adding additional Zone information.

No zone information means no smart screen security warning and no need for unblocking the download files. In case your Windows 10 editor does not come with the Group Policy apps, you can go for a simply Registry optimization. Step 2 — Type in regedit without quotes and press Enter key from Keyboard. Name this SaveZoneInformation. It also allows unlimited download size. Sign in. Forgot your password? Get help. Privacy Policy.

Password recovery. Home Tips N Tricks. This is what it does. Takes the URL of the file which you want to download. Asks you to select the extension in which format you want to download in to your machine. Also gives you a.