Were you about to open an attachment on your Outlook, but you’re unable to access them? Are you getting a message that the attachments are potentially unsafe?
If this is happening to you, there are a few reasons for this issue.Outlook has a security feature that can block access to some attachments if it believes there are potential viruses attached.
When you lose access to an attachment, you may’t open or make any changes to it. Luckily, there are a few ways to work around this issue and reclaim access to your attachments. So, let’s quickly learn how to do it.
How to Fix Outlook Blocked Access Unsafe Attachments?
Before we look at the solutions, we recommendrestarting your Outlookfirst. Doing so will give a second chance to Outlook to re-check the attachment. In some cases, this can help prevent Outlook from locking it down. However, if it’s still not working, we can now apply other effective fixes:
Rename the Attachment’s Extension
Sometimes, Outlook can determine an attachment as a threat due to its extension only. In such a case, inform the sender to rename the file with a different extension. And once you have received the modified attachment, follow the steps below.
- Right-select theattachmentandCopyit.
Save it on your computer and right-select it again.
Select the option torename.
Change theextension nameto the original one then you may open it.
Change Attachment Security Behavior
In this step, we’re going to change settings in the Registry to unblock access to the attachments on Outlook. However, since the Registry is the crucial aspect of your PC, unnecessary modifications can cause harm to your computer.
That’s whywe recommend backing up the registry firstand taking the following steps carefully.
Now, you may restart Office and open Outlook.
