Windows 10: All .exe files blocked: "These files can't be opened. Your Internet security settings...

For a couple of days now, I've had this issue with my PC Win10. *Any* file I try to open, this message pops up. I know the first thing to do would normally be to adjust the internet security settings, but that did not fix the issue for me also, I had to navigate to those from the control panel, since when I tried to just type and enter it from the start menu, it also got blocked lol. I can't open any browser, regedit, or even command prompt. The OS is up to date. My antivirus doesn't seem to pick up any malware, or at least it hasn't notified me. What could this be, and most importantly -

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Blocking of EXE file by network security programmes

Is it possible to produce a link in 7z format or zip as all exe files are now blocked by network security in the LIBRARIES

 

Blocking of EXE file by network security programmes

I have setup smoothwall in many lab and production instances and I have never seen what you are explaining. Whoever set it up must have changed some settings that is blocking this.

 

Blocking of EXE file by network security programmes

The file is block by something called smoothwall. It appears to block most, if not all, .exe files from downloading. The file GPU-Z has been identified as a system tool.

I've notice that if these file are .7z or even .zip they most often get thru.

I've no control of this blocking process.