Cannot open hotmail attachment

[Imtiyaz]

Hi Friends,

There is some problem using my hotmail account. Whenever i try to download attachments, i get error as blocked attachments. It's not showing any virus when scanned. How can i download or open attachments?

[Trio]

Hotmail doesn't support all file types. If you send an attachment that Hotmail doesn't support, the e-mail recipient wont be able to download or open the attachment.

If you are trying to download .exe as attachment this problem occurs. If the sender sends the file with .zip archive of the .exe file then you can save it. Or just renaming the file will do.

[Jackson2]

Put the sender in the 'safe senders' list. So the attachments will be considered safe.
There is one button on top of the e-mail like Show items/attachments/pictures - "mark as safe." And you can open the attachment.

[deveritt]

Try to run an antivirus and spyware program like Windows Defender. I recommend you to Stop using Internet Explorer and switch to Mozilla Firefox.
Check the security shield if it is turned on, get in and change it to medium level.

[Techno01]

Forward the attachment to a non-Hotmail account. You can forward them to a different account on a different service and get the attachment.