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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...
When you download files from the internet or network, Windows tags them with Zone.Identifier (ADS) streams to mark their origin. Unblocking files removes these tags, but sometimes Windows/File Explorer can get "stuck," still showing the file as coming from another PC or network zone, even after unblocking.