Windows 10: This file came from another computer and might be blocked?

Discus and support This file came from another computer and might be blocked? in Windows 10 Support to solve the problem; I recently found out that some of the files around my computer have the following message in their properties, "This file came from another computer... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Support' started by Secrios, May 25, 2017.

  1. Secrios Win User

    This file came from another computer and might be blocked?


    I recently found out that some of the files around my computer have the following message in their properties, "This file came from another computer and might be blocked".

    Does this mean that these files are slower to load or even impossible to access in some contexts? I can open these files like any other but if this feature is blocking their potential in some way, I'd like to know.

    What does this all mean?

    :)
     
    Secrios, May 25, 2017
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    try this steps;

    • Right click the setup file and select Properties
    • Under the "General" tab, near the bottom, you'll see "This file came from another computer and might be blocked to help protect this computer."
    • Select "Unblock" and click Apply/OK
     
    Furkan Ege Öztürk, May 25, 2017
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  3. Cant connect securely to this page" This might be because the site uses outdated or unsafe TLS security settings. ... keeps happening try contacting the website's ...

    Hi Philip,

    This might be an indication of an SSL Certificate issue. Other users who have encountered the same error were able to resolve the issue by following these steps:

    • Type internet options in the search bar and select the best match.
    • Click the Advanced tab.
    • Scroll down to the Security section.
    • Make sure that the following options are all selected:
      • Use SSL 3.0
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    • Click Apply.
    • Refresh the page that was giving the error and check if the error persists.

    Let us know how it goes.
     
    Aileen Alf, May 25, 2017
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  4. dalchina New Member
  5. Secrios Win User
    Secrios, May 25, 2017
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  6. Bree New Member
    It says 'might be blocked', not 'always blocked'. Depends on what it is and what you try to do with it - opening a text file is unlikely to be blocked, but running a .exe may well be. You downloaded it so as a precaution it's marked as 'came from another computer'. It's easy enough to remove the blocking if you trust the file to be safe.

    Unblock File in Windows 10
     
  7. I'm very puzzled that I haven't seen this. Do only individual files rather than files in a folder) get marked with this? I just looked in the Product Download directory where I keep downloaded installation packages, etc. It has 81 folders. I just check a few of the files and none had the "might be blocked" flag although all of them came from another computer.
     
    pokeefe0001, Apr 5, 2018
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