Windows 10: I can't get rid of "File Download-Security Warning" message in my links

After updating W10 last evening, I am suddenly getting the "File Download-Security Warning" message every time I try to open a link. My Bookmarks toolbar is still OK. I have tried some the methods shown on the Community and Microsoft web sites to correct it. Some of the sites say press start and type inetcpl.cpt. The only problem is that I don't see a place to type when I hit the start button. Do they mean "Search"? I've been through the steps in the menu to change the launch setting and have restarted the computer to no avail. Has anyone got a surefire way to change it back to where it was be

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Reg/batch to disable "Open File - Security Warning"


That's ok. To help clarify for everyone, which registry editing did you use and apply?

In addition, what error message are you trying to get rid of?

If you mean for the "Open-File Security Warning" message, then you could use the download in step 5 of OPTION ONE in the tutorial below to disable it.

Open File Security Warning - Enable or Disable - Windows 7 Help Forums

 

File Download Security Warning - WIndows 10

Google Chrome is my default browser. I tried clearing browser data in it as you suggested for Edge, but that didn't work. This File Download - Security Warning message whenever I go to a url saved in a link is a recent occurrence I believe associated with
a recent Windows Update.

Please help. I have many URLs saved as links and this is becoming a nuisance.

 

File Download security warning

Suddenly when I click on many, but not all, of my favorite Internet shortcuts I see a file download security warning asking me to reconsider (open or cancel). This may relate to my computer having received many Microsoft security updates within the previous
24 hours.

Two days after writing the above: I did system restore to the state before the many updates of 9/14 (3 days ago). The file download security warnings went away. Then Windows Update re-installed updates, and the warnings came back. Microsoft please take
note!

Three weeks after asking my question: If I click on the link KB3185319 that appears in About Internet Explorer in the dropdown tools list at the upper right of the IE window I find that Microsoft acknowledges the file download security warning as a problem
with this update that they know about. I hope they issue a corrective update soon. At first I feared that there really was a new security problem with my machine,, and that was quite upsetting. On the other hand, this update must have a purpose, and either
deleting it, or running a cmd.exe instruction that Microsoft doesn't itself certify, seems much too risky.

Problem Solved: On 10/27/2016 I received three updates from Microsoft and now the File Download Security Warning popups no longer appear. The updates were KB3197954, KB3199986 and KB3201860 (the last was for Adobe Flash Player, so not likely involved).
Thank you Microsoft! But, the problem persists on my one Widows 7 machine that can't be upgraded to Windows 10.