Disable Windows 7's “Open File - Security Warning” dialog for exe on network drive?

Question

I have a mapped network drive, on which I store some programs, one of which I've put in my startup folder.

Unfortunately, this program "does not have a valid digital signature", which means that every time I reboot, I get a security dialog, asking me whether to run it.

I would prefer not to have to copy this program to the local disk.

How can I disable this prompt?

Answer 1

Ok, I found the solution.

• Go to Control Panel -> Internet Options -> Security -> Local Intranet -> Sites -> Advanced
• Add the mapped drive or UNC path (eg. Z:\ or \\machine)

Answer 2

If your Internet Settings are tied down (as mine are), but you have access to the exe, you can try the following in a command prompt:

move oldName.exe > newName
type newName > oldName.exe

That will remove the stuff that causes Windows to care, which, I think, is stored in an alternate data stream.