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StigJ
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Feb 05, 2020
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New Edge: How to unblock specific file types in specific locations

Just installed the new Edge browser and so far I am very, very happy with it. It seems faster and more reliable (couple of hiccups) than most other browsers and it does not use GBs of memory.   It ...
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    Eric_Lawrence
    Feb 06, 2020
    To elaborate on this a little bit, Edge (and Chromium-based browsers) block link navigation to file:// URLs from pages loaded over HTTP/HTTPS.

    If you copy/paste the file URL to the address bar, or if you click on the link from a page loaded from another file:// URL, it should work just fine.
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SHammel980
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Sep 16, 2021

Eric_Lawrence  Yes, we are running into multiple issues using Edge with internal file shares and servers.  Hoping this update will correct the issue. 


https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/deployedge/microsoft-edge-policies#http-authentication
 
If not what can a company domain too manage this issue?
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Eric_Lawrence
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Sep 16, 2021

SHammel980 I'm afraid it's hard to understand what yo umean by "multiple issues", "Internal file shares and servers", or why you've linked to the HTTP authentication policy documentation.

 

This thread (and my post regarding changes coming to Edge 95) concerns the use of file:// URIs in the browser. It does not apply to HTTP/HTTPS urls.

 

Can you please be precise about what URLs you're using and what problems you're having?

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