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how do i prevent my downloads from being marked as blocked?

arowens
arowens
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When i download program updates, they are marked as blocked and won't run until I go in and unblock them. doesn't work good for auto updates!!

When i download program updates, they are marked as blocked and won't run until I go in and unblock them. doesn't work good for auto updates!!

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Wesley Branton
Wesley Branton
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Is it Firefox that is blocking you from downloading the files or is it Windows that is preventing you from opening them?

arowens
arowens Question owner
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Firefox downloads them but it marks them as blocked, so windows won't open them.

Wesley Branton
Wesley Branton
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Can you please provide us with a screenshot of any error messages that you are receiving?

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Wesley Branton
Wesley Branton
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Please try the following:

  1. Go to about:config in Firefox
  2. Locate the browser.download.manager.scanWhenDone
  3. Change the value of this setting from true to false

Does this solve the issue?

Warning: This will disable Firefox's automatic security scan of downloaded files and may allow infected files to be downloaded to your system. Only download files from trusted sources and be sure to have an active anti-virus and firewall installed on your computer.