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“The file you are attempting to preview could harm your computer…”

Well. That’s annoying.

It started back in late 2025 and I JUST got around to figuring out how to make Windows 11 show me a preview of a document I’ve edited.

To clarify, these are files originally downloaded from an internet source I use regularly and I can understand how this security “feature” could be helpful for documents I’ve downloaded from the interwebs. But I don’t understand why I’m not allowed to preview them after I’ve edited and saved them again.

“The file you are attempting to preview could harm your computer. If you trust the file and the source you received it from, open it to view its contents.”

Dear computer…you can trust me. please show me my preview.

Turns out there are a few ways to get your preview back, depending on your goals.

One goal is to remove the security block for existing files within a folder. The problem is that when you download new files into that folder, they just get blocked again.

Again. That’s annoying.

I want Windows 11 to display a preview of any file in my folder all the time, regardless of new downloads so I don’t need to repeat the fix every time a new file lands into the folder.

Here are the steps I used to get my preview back permanently for a particular folder:

Click Start, type Task Scheduler, and open it.
Click Create Basic Task on the right side.
Name it something like Auto-Unblock Folder and click Next.
Set the Trigger to Daily or When I log on.
For the Action, select Start a program.
In the Program/script box, type: powershell.exe
In the Add arguments box, paste the following (making sure to replace the path with your actual folder path inside the quotes):

-WindowStyle Hidden -Command "Get-ChildItem -Path 'C:\Your\Specific\Folder' -File -Recurse | Unblock-File"

Make sure you change ‘C:\Your\Specific\Folder’ to your specific folder.

Click Finish. This script will run seamlessly in the background and clean up the block tags for you.

There is another way to disable this security feature system-wide, but you’ll have to find those instructions somewhere else. I don’t want to be responsible for anyone previewing a malicious file they’ve downloaded.

How to Comment on LinkedIn as Yourself Instead of Your Company Page

If you manage a company page on LinkedIn, you may notice when commenting on a post, LinkedIn sometimes defaults to display your company name rather than you as an individual.

On the flip side, there may be times when the default is set to identify you as an individual, but you would prefer to comment on a post as your business page.

Here’s a quick infographic to show you exactly how to post as either yourself or your company.

And here’s some text you might want to copy rather than type out as you follow the instructions:

/?actorCompanyId=

How to Stop MS Word from Auto Numbering and Bulleting

For a printable PDF version, CLICK HERE

free downloadable Letterhead and Memo icons

After decades of allowing users to draw and edit tiny little toolbar icons using the built in icon editor of WordPerfect, the latest release – WordPerfect X7 – has replaced the “edit” button with an “import” button.

it’s a sad click-and-drag coloring day.

BUT. If you still have an older version of Wordperfect, don’t uninstall it! You can create and edit icons for import in WPx7.

Just create your masterpiece as usual, and then
1. Click the Copy button at the bottom of the WordPerfect icon editor
2. Open the Paint program that comes pre-installed on every Windows machine
3. Paste (CTRL+V for you keyboarders out there)
4. Click “Crop” in the toolbar (the pasted image should already be selected after pasting) and
5. Save the icon with the .png extension.

Then when you see that “import” button as you customize your WordPerfect x7 toolbar, you can import your custom creation. The image should be a 16 x 16 pixel .png image and icons created with previous versions of WordPerfect are exactly the right size.

Two icons that I used regularly over the years were for Letterhead forms and Internal Memo forms. Here are a few in different colors. Just right click to save the image.

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