Write-Progress -Activity "Unblocking Files" -Completed
$unblockedCount = 0
return $results # Basic usage - unblock everything in current folder and subfolders Unblock-FilesRecursively Specify a different path Unblock-FilesRecursively -Path "C:\Downloads" Only unblock PowerShell scripts and executables Unblock-FilesRecursively -Path "D:\Projects" -IncludeExtensions @("ps1", "exe") Preview what would be unblocked without actually doing it Unblock-FilesRecursively -WhatIf Advanced version with logging and progress Invoke-RecursiveUnblock -Path "C:\Users$env:USERNAME\Downloads" -Filter "Executables" -ShowProgress With confirmation prompt Invoke-RecursiveUnblock -Path "." -WhatIf Quick Alias for Frequent Use Add to your PowerShell profile: recursively unblock files powershell
# Add to $PROFILE function ub Unblock-File -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue Set-Alias -Name unblock-all -Value ub Then simply use: recursively unblock files powershell
Write-Host "Scanning: $targetPath" -ForegroundColor Cyan recursively unblock files powershell
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.