Attaching .exe file to email - Msg: File Type Not Supported

[recar]

Not sure if this is truly a WIN 10 issue or not, but I'm trying to attach a .exe file to a Yahoo! email and though I can attach it a message is included with the attachment saying File Type Not Supported and I realize that .exe files are suspect due to potential malware issues, but actually the .exe file is for encryption software that I want to send to someone. Is there a WIN 10 mail issue regarding support of .exe files or rather is this a Yahoo! mail issue?

 

[Trouble]

Just right click it and choose "Send to" Compressed Zipped folder.
Attach the zip file instead.
Most mail providers balk at .exe files.

 

[Jake B]

Or you could just rename the file to filename.txt and tell the recipient to rename the file to filename.exe when they get it.