Windows Security These files can’t be opened. Your Internet security settings prevented one or more files from being opened.

On Windows server the error below is shown when you try to open any application:
Windows Security These files can’t be opened. Your Internet security settings prevented one or more files from being opened.
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To Resolve:

1. Create another user and add to administrators group
2. Log in as that new user
3. Run regedit
4. Navigate to  the key HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings
5. Then Right-click and select export and select a location to save the file e.g. c:\
6. Log back in as the original user.
7. Remove the folder HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings
8. Find the file that you exported and double click  and issue is resolved.
9. Remember to delete the extra user if you no longer need it.

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