MS Edge use of file:// protocol in script and link tags

I'm trying to view an html file that exists on my hard drive. I have <SCRIPT> and<LINK> tags with relative addresses to files (stylesheets and scripts) in the folder (and subfolders) that contains the html file.

OOTB Edge errors in the console attempting a GET for these files. Is there a way, perhaps via Internet Options, to override this behavior and access the additional files from my hard drive?

I'm not interested in a webpage self-hosting solution.

Thanks in advance for any insight you can provide.