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FletcherDean
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Dec 17, 2024

File Explorer ignoring UNBLOCKED file status with 24H2

FILE EXPLORER IGNORING UNBLOCKED FILE STATUS AFTER DOWNLOAD AND UNBLOCK I updated to Win 11 23H2 --> 24H2 some days ago. Yesterday I used Mark Russinovich tool "Streams" to manually remove from C...
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Frederickk
Iron Contributor
Dec 20, 2024

It sounds like you're encountering a potential bug in Windows 11 24H2 with File Explorer not properly updating the "unblocked" status of files after unblocking them. The issue might be related to how Zone.Identifier ADS and SmartScreen data are handled, even after the file is marked as "unblocked." Since the issue persists in Safe Mode, it could indeed be a bug in the latest update.

You could try:

  1. Clearing the SmartScreen cache via Windows Security settings.
  2. Manually deleting Zone.Identifier ADS using PowerShell (Get-Item "path_to_file" | Remove-Item -Stream Zone.Identifier).
  3. Rebooting after unblocking to see if it resolves the issue.

If the problem persists, keeping an eye on Windows updates for a fix or reporting the issue to Microsoft might be necessary.

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