Every shortcut placed to the Links bar (C:\Users\user_name\Favorites\Links) shows this security warning:

Open File - Security Warning Name ... Type: Shortcut ... files from Internet etc.

I can place to this directory shortcut to any program, to IE, Windows Explorer etc. - this security warning is always shown, when the shortcut is executed. How to get rid of this?

OS: Windows 7 Professional Edition.

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first we have "turning off protected mode for the whole zone"

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/63141-internet-explorer-protected-mode-turn-off.html

^ Overkill, which just leaves , disconnecting that folder from a zone in the registry, so you can leave the rest protected normally but exclude that folder? Or, changing the security level for that folder?

http://forums.techarena.in/vista-help/655333.htm

Disclaimer here: about disabling the things that warn users about potential threats, and allow crud from the web to takeover.

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Thanks! There are two working solutions in the second link, I used more secure: Run cmd as adminintrator, execute: 1. cd %userprofile%\favorites 2. icacls links /setintegritylevel (CI)low – Alex Farber Sep 30 '11 at 16:22
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