Windows 8.1 won't open .exe files
06 January 2015, 06:29 PM
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Windows 8.1 won't open .exe files
Any ideas how I can make it open them? Just trying to install some software and I keep getting the message that Windows cannot run/open such files! 
Is there anything it can bloody do!
Is there anything it can bloody do!
07 January 2015, 11:10 AM
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Is it a security thing?
FIX: To install .exe files downloaded from the internet (like the Sibelius installer)on Windows 8, you’ll need to modify the registry settings.
1) Start by going to the Start Menu and type "Run" to pull up the "Run" program. Launch the "Run" program and type in “regedit” (without the quotes) into the text box and hit Enter/ Return. The Windows Registry Editor will appear.
2) Next, navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentV ersionPoliciesSystem.
3) Click on the "EnableLUA" key and set the value to "0". This will disable UAC (User Account Control).
4) An Action Center message will appear prompting you to restart the computer to disable UAC.
5) Restart the computer and run EXE files downloaded from the internet at your own risk.
1) Start by going to the Start Menu and type "Run" to pull up the "Run" program. Launch the "Run" program and type in “regedit” (without the quotes) into the text box and hit Enter/ Return. The Windows Registry Editor will appear.
2) Next, navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentV ersionPoliciesSystem.
3) Click on the "EnableLUA" key and set the value to "0". This will disable UAC (User Account Control).
4) An Action Center message will appear prompting you to restart the computer to disable UAC.
5) Restart the computer and run EXE files downloaded from the internet at your own risk.
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