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Copper Contributor

Apr 27, 2020

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How do I turn off "Always open files of this type" in Edge Chromium?

Hello, I accidentally selected "Always open files for this type" for ".pdf" file extensions, and then pdf files are always opened whenever I download them without asking me to select a path. BTW I h...

i-am-kent
Jun 02, 2020
happyTonakai

Thanks for your feedback! In version 85.0.534 I am seeing an option to clear the setting to "Always open files of this type". We expect versions including and after 83.0.478.37 to have this change. This shows up in edge://settings/downloads

Anonymous

May 08, 2020

happyTonakai Great news, we're looking to add a functionality for this! I'll try to loop back and let you know if/when it's added, but feel free to periodically check your edge://settings/downloads page for it (especially if you're running Dev or Canary.)

Fawkes (they/them)
Project & Community Manager - Microsoft Edge

Michal1984
Copper Contributor
Jun 02, 2020
Deleted Hi,

Can we set this using GPO? So users won't have to do it?
- Anonymous
  Jun 02, 2020
  Michal1984 Great question. The team has actually been actively discussing possible GPO scenarios for this.
  
  There are some confounding factors that the team has to investigate further first, such as the potentially significant security impact of setting files to open automatically. So while I can't give you any firm promises at this point, I can confirm that this is top-of-mind for us.
  
  Fawkes (they/them)
  Project & Community Manager - Microsoft Edge