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Provide run / open / save / save as options when downloading files - Discussion
Hello everyone,
Thanks so much for all the feedback provided regarding Open/SaveAs. We are now introducing an option for users using Edge version 87.0.629.0 and above to choose, for each download, whether they want to Open, Save As, Save, or Cancel a download. To enable this option, navigate to edge://settings/downloads and enable, "Ask me what to do with each download." Once you download a file after enabling that setting, you will have the option to Open, Save As, Save, or Cancel it. If you choose to open it directly, it will be downloaded to a temporary folder.
Additionally, we have exposed an option to directly delete downloaded files from your computer, in the browser so that you can easily clean up after downloading your files without leaving the browser.
To learn more about these features, please check out our post.
RobQuickenden wrote:
Hi all.. So I've had two customers today say they can't move from old Edge or google chrome to edge Chromium because the additional check to confirm the running of a potentially harmful file (exe etc) doesn't happen in edge Chromium..
This is a requirement currently for cyber essentials plus certification...
Edge does scan downloaded files.
RobQuickenden wrote:
Scans yes.. But it doesn't prompt the user "are you sure you wish to open/run" which is a requirement for cyber essentials... Edge old and Google chrome do...it Does prompt. otherwise what would be the point of scanning.
(Obviously it doesn't generate the exact same message you wrote in your comment but it provides similar options)
it scans, if the file is alright then no prompts, but if it has problems then it will prompt user, then user will go to edge://downloads/all (Edge takes user there) and there will be an option to discard download or run it anyway.
- clicking on the file name above runs it.
- clicking on the URL takes you to the download URL.
- clicking on the "show in folder" opens the download folder where that file resides.
you can view the Demo pages in here, download some files and see for yourself how Edge reacts:
https://demo.smartscreen.msft.net/
- Totally understand how the safe scanning services work, the fact is cyber essentials plus requires the browser to prompt the user whether they wish to run an executable regardless of whether its deemed to be safe or not.... Which new Edge doesn't do...
- Oh well it looks like "cyber essentials plus" isn't a safe guideline.
I don't know what developers will do about it but I hope they don't change the way it is now because for the majority people that are not tech savvy like my family or friends, I would want them to go through some extra steps for opening a file that Edge and Windows Defender deem unsafe or malware. I mean that's logical.
- From my experience, Google Chrome and Chromium Edge have exceedingly similar security tools - could you post a screenshot of the feature in Google Chrome? I don't quite know what you're referring to. (And I'm no security expert)
