Microsoft blocks risky file previews in Windows File Explorer

[Eyal Estrin]

https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/10/24/microsoft-blocks-risky-file-previews-in-windows-file-explorer/

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/file-explorer-automatically-disables-the-preview-feature-for-files-downloaded-from-the-internet-56d55920-6187-4aae-a4f6-102454ef61fb

Eyal Estrin

CISSP, CCSP, CISM, CISA, CDPSE, CCSK

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