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How the new Edge will handle file:// URI ?
file: links seems to be ignored in this version of Edge (like they are in Chrome). In the previous version of Edge however (and all IE versions), clicking on a file: link opens the original document....
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.
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....
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.
