To unblock every file in this method is pain strikingly slow process. Then select the General tab and select the checkbox named “Unblock”:But the process it tiresome and time taking. This can be done with a Right click on the file and selecting the properties option on the menu. Now the user has to manually unblock the downloaded files. Running this app might put your PC at risk.”Īs you disable the smart screen message another dialogue box shows up with the option to run or cancel. Soon the windows Smart screen warning appears as“Windows smart screen prevented an unrecognized app from starting. Hence, when the File explorer opens the file it comes across the attached Zone information stored in the same location and checks to see if it came from outside. Both the downloaded file and metadata is stored in the same location. The Zone information is an invisible file stored along with the downloaded file in form of an alternate data stream. Meta is a prefix that is used in information technology and usually means “an underlying definition or description.The metadata added as attachment to the downloaded file is known as Zone Information. Metadata is knows as data that describes other data.