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How the new Edge will handle file:// URI ?
Maybe waiting, will resolve this problem.
I've some news from Microsoft during a ticket.
Microsoft is working on this issue.
Last news I have got from the product group is that this scenario is committed for the current quarter.
They will be able to confirm dates closer to mid-Feb.
The last update we got is:
>Regarding timelines, we're hopeful to have something figured out this quarter,
which would likely become available in Edge 90/Edge 91 release
( Microsoft Edge release schedule | Microsoft Docs<https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/DeployEdge/microsoft-edge-release-schedule>).
Hello all
You should have a look at this brand new Version 95 policy:
IntranetFileLinksEnabled
Allow intranet zone file URL links from Microsoft Edge to open in Windows File Explorer
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/deployedge/microsoft-edge-policies#intranetfilelinksenabled
Edge Beta release notes
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/deployedge/microsoft-edge-relnote-beta-channel
Version 95.0.1020.9: September 28
Feature updates
Intranet zone file URL links will open in Windows File Explorer. You can allow file URL links to intranet zone files originating from intranet zone HTTPS websites to open Windows File Explorer for that file or directory. You can enable this experience using the IntranetFileLinksEnabled policy.
Release schedule
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/deployedge/microsoft-edge-release-schedule
Stable Version 95 is announced in Week of 21. Oct 2021.
No longer requires such as far as I am aware, and it works with all the browsers my users like to use. Also, with Windows 11, IE mode is useless, as far as I am concerned. I never liked it. Considered it akin to using a Lamborgini in "Ford Mode"...
- We were using Chrome prior to finding out that IE would be deprecated. I believe IETab Extension required licensing, so we migrated the company to Edge and enabled IE Mode with an Enterprise Mode Sitelist that tells the URL what document and compatability mode to open in. It was pretty easy implementation.
- No matter how we do it, IE automatically switches to Edge within 2 seconds of opening. Using IETAB helper has done the trick nicely and lessons the confusion of my users, many of whom, no matter how well educated, cannot seem to tell the difference between Internet Explorer and Edge....
here is an example from our codebase stripping CSS:
<a target="_blank" href="file://xxxx/xxx.pdf"> View Document </a>in IE11 mode this opens in a new tab as expected. In non-IE mode, this opens in the same tab instance after enabling the IntranetFileLinksEnabled policy.
apatel0708 ... are you presenting the URI and an HTML link? If so, be sure to specify the "target" attribute of the link and a "_blank" value for the attribute. This will open in a new explorer window and then the link extension will process whatever application handler exists for the file being linked.
- We have enabled this GPO Policy, However the links open in the same Edge Tab as the application. when adding the code to open in a new tab it seems to ignore this open in new tab code. Has anyone else had this issue with the intranet file opening in the same tab instead of a new tab?
