$unblockedCount = 0
foreach ($file in $files) try # Check if file has zone identifier (downloaded from internet) $stream = $file.GetAccessControl() $hasZoneId = (Get-Item $file.FullName -Stream * -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue catch Write-Warning "Failed to unblock: $($file.FullName) - $_" recursively unblock files powershell
Write-Host "`nCompleted! Unblocked $unblockedCount files." -ForegroundColor Cyan # Unblock all files in current directory and subdirectories Get-ChildItem -Recurse | Unblock-File -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue Or more explicitly for files only Get-ChildItem -File -Recurse | Unblock-File Advanced Version with Logging and Progress function Invoke-RecursiveUnblock Out-File $LogPath -Append "Filter: $Filter`n" Usage Examples # Basic usage - unblock everything in current folder and subfolders Unblock-FilesRecursively Specify a different path Unblock-FilesRecursively -Path "C:\Downloads" Only unblock PowerShell scripts and executables Unblock-FilesRecursively -Path "D:\Projects" -IncludeExtensions @("ps1", "exe") Preview what would be unblocked without actually doing it Unblock-FilesRecursively -WhatIf Advanced version with logging and progress Invoke-RecursiveUnblock -Path "C:\Users$env:USERNAME\Downloads" -Filter "Executables" -ShowProgress With confirmation prompt Invoke-RecursiveUnblock -Path "." -WhatIf Quick Alias for Frequent Use Add to your PowerShell profile: $unblockedCount = 0 foreach ($file in $files) try
unblock-all "C:\Downloads" This feature is useful for safely handling downloaded files that Windows marks with an alternate data stream (Zone.Identifier) to indicate they came from the internet. recursively unblock files powershell