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Re: How the new Edge will handle file:// URI ?
SoumyaRaju - See the full resolution of the case below: Cause: The deprecation of file:// protocol links in Edge is by design. It has been inherited from the Chromium project and it is an expected behaviour that file protocol links are not open in Edge, for security reasons. There are other implementations that also allow the sharing and access of files without resorting to the File protocol, which has security risks associated with it: https://nam06.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftextslashplain.com%2F2019%2F10%2F09%2Fnavigating-to-file-urls%2F&data=02%7C01%7Cdamatos%40microsoft.com%7C7fd6364cc7254cd987d208d7ec483d88%7C72f988bf86f141af91ab2d7cd011db47%7C1%7C0%7C637237667351409534&sdata=JA%2Bj4%2FOGMbYmyMmJZawxXoLKNXyzi5aZLrvURLaSkBw%3D&reserved=0. The lack of a warning or error message from Edge to the user when such a navigation is blocked has been acknowledged as a bad user experience which can lead to confusion and misunderstanding of this as an expected behaviour. As such, it has been flagged a bug that should be fixed in the future. Resolution: The short-term solution is to render the affected page in IEMode, where the issue does not occur. The longer term solution is to replace the URLs on the page or fully replace the page with Sharepoint, given that it is particularly geared towards this type of implementation.17KViews0likes0CommentsRe: Adobe Reader integration
SilverTiger69 As I suspected, you did it wrong. "AutoOpenFileTypes" needs to be a subfolder. And then you add a new REGSZ entry called "1" with the value "pdf". Or just save the whole thing I posted earlier as a .reg file and import it that way. Or maybe don't mess around in your registry if you don't know what you are doing.12KViews0likes4CommentsRe: Adobe Reader integration
SilverTiger69 That isn't really a hack. It is the intended way making use of the official policies provided by Microsoft. And if you are still seeing the download bar then you either didn't add the second registry key correctly or are running a version of Edge prior to 86.0.622.63.12KViews0likes6CommentsRe: Adobe Reader integration
lasureal Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Edge] "AlwaysOpenPdfExternally"=dword:00000001 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Edge\AutoOpenFileTypes] "1"="pdf" With that PDF files will automatically be opened in the system PDF viewer with no download prompt. PDF files will however still get auto-downloaded to the user's (configured) "Downloads" folder. Beware: There is currently a bug in v86 that did not exist in v85. If you have the "PromptForDownloadLocation" policy set then the "AutoOpenFileTypes" policy does not work. Disable the "PromptForDownloadLocation" or wait for Microsoft to fix the issue in an upcoming update. I've already opened a call with them about the issue.13KViews0likes13CommentsRe: Keep Favorites Synced between Internet Explorer and Edge NOT available in Edge Chromium
Henno_Keers Yes, the roaming profile location is optional. But for us it is kind of crucial. We've been using Folder Redirection to redirect the favorites folder to a network path, so every instance of Internet Explorer (and the old Edge thanks to the sync GPO) were accessing the same favorites, not matter what computer you were logged onto. Since we aren't using Roaming Profiles the plan was to put the "profile.pb" file onto a network path too, but ... it doesn't even take me 2 minutes to break the synchronisation of favorites with two instances of Edge running on two different computers. This is almost worse than having no sync between computers. Because there is no easy way to get these computers to sync again. We really need a way that allows concurrent Edge sessions on multiple computers, sharing the same set of favorites among all devices the user is currently logged onto. I've already thought of utilizing powershell login and logout scripts to read the "bookmarks" file and extract all favorites from it, storing them on a network path and syncing them that way. Adding new ones that way would be easy, but deleting them would be a pain when multiple computers are involved (one always has an older state than the others). But as things stand now, I'm not sure I can enable the current on-premise "solution" as it breaks way too easily and causes issues for the user but also is sure to cause quite a number of support calls for our internal IT hotline. Shame. p.s. Please stop feeding the trolls.3.9KViews1like1CommentRe: Keep Favorites Synced between Internet Explorer and Edge NOT available in Edge Chromium
So, if you want on-premise sync, get the latest admx/adml files and configure the following policies: Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Edge] "BrowserSignin"=dword:00000002 "ConfigureOnPremisesAccountAutoSignIn"=dword:00000001 "RoamingProfileLocation"="${documents}\\Edge-Profile" "RoamingProfileSupportEnabled"=dword:00000001 "SyncDisabled"=dword:00000000 That should work - for the most part. What doesn't work, and probably never will, is when you are running multiple browser instances on more than one computer and modify the list of favorites - if you have roamed the "profile.pb" file to a network location and not to a local roaming profile folder that gets synced on logoff. The whole thing is not meant to be used on more than one computer at a time.4.1KViews0likes11CommentsRe: Keep Favorites Synced between Internet Explorer and Edge NOT available in Edge Chromium
sheffieldc Stop feeding the trolls. It isn't worth your or anyone else's time. I gave up on that front months ago because it was leading nowhere. Getting back to the topic: Edge v85 will have on-premise "sync". The feature is already available in the beta version for a couple weeks and I've tested it before. You just can't enable it with the policy alone at the moment but need a special switch since it is not publically in beta, afaik. With the stable release of v85 that should change and the feature should be available for everyone. At least that's the info I got from the Microsoft support engineer I've been working with on this issue. With the new feature a "profile.pb" file will be created in a specified location with which the local Edge profile will be synced (I'm guessing on opening and closing the browser). Favorites and a couple settings are within the scope of that sync, by far not everything. The one big issue I found was the use of concurrent browser sessions on different devices. That was able to mess up the profile (and especially the bookmarks) quite a bit, but it is a limitation Microsoft can't do much about (or so they said). This limitation also exists in Google Chrome and Google specifically warns people about concurrent browser sessions. We'll have to see how it works out though. Take a look at Microsoft's policy list for "RoamingProfileLocation" and "RoamingProfileSupportEnabled" and also read through https://support.google.com/chrome/a/answer/7349337 to get a better understanding of the feature.3.1KViews2likes2CommentsRe: Error: "IE Mode" "Cannot find http://--dualenginehist" Make sure the path or Internet address is ...
Chris1215 Ohh, nice. Thanks for the update. I just tried that and it does indeed fix the issue. And if you add the registry key it also creates the issue. So I can finally reproduce the issue on my system, sweet. I had just scheduled a Teams session with a Microsoft support engineer. I'll forward your findings to him and let him know where the issue comes from.3.2KViews1like0CommentsRe: Error: "IE Mode" "Cannot find http://--dualenginehist" Make sure the path or Internet address is ...
I've just had a coworker show me that error. It also started after the installation of Edge 84.0.552.40. OS is Windows 10 Enterprise 1909 UBR 900 (June updates). So far I only know about 1 affected installation/user and I cannot reproduce the issue on any of my test systems. Really weird. I've opened a case with Microsoft about it. Let's hope this gets fixed fast before it spreads.3.3KViews1like9CommentsRe: Missing status bar in IE mode
Good news, everyone. We had the same issue with the elusive status bar in Edge's IEMode so I had opened a case with Microsoft about it. I've just confirmed that they've fixed the issue with the following updates: W10 2004 July 14, 2020 — KB4565503 (OS Build 19041.388) + Edge 83.0.478.64 = YES status bar W10 1909 July 14, 2020 — KB4565483 (OS Builds 18362.959 and 18363.959) + Edge 83.0.478.64 = YES status bar W10 1903 July 14, 2020 — KB4565483 (OS Builds 18362.959 and 18363.959) + Edge 83.0.478.64 = YES status bar W10 1809 July 14, 2020— KB4558998 (OS Build 17763.1339) + Edge 83.0.478.64 = YES status bar4.8KViews0likes1CommentRe: Adobe Reader integration
smokie128 That isn't possible right now but will be coming with Edge v85. I've had a case open with MS for a while and like 2 weeks ago they confirmed it. The policy reference has already been updated accordingly too: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/deployedge/microsoft-edge-policies#autoopenfiletypes15KViews0likes0CommentsRe: Keep Favorites Synced between Internet Explorer and Edge NOT available in Edge Chromium
sheffieldc From what I saw the relevant policies/registry keys have been discussed, with the majority of people being unable to get it to run. The pilot exists since v83 was the canary version and the feature has made it to v83 stable, but .. afaik even with the correct registry keys you will not be able to get it to work, since it isn't enabled by just the registry keys at this point in time. In other news, while v83 stable and v84 beta currently work .. dev and canary are currently crashing on start when you have the roaming profile registry keys configured, regardless of whether you enabled the roaming support through the "secret trick".4KViews0likes10CommentsRe: Keep Favorites Synced between Internet Explorer and Edge NOT available in Edge Chromium
Well, what can I say ... I can confirm that local sync similar to the "RoamingProfileSupport" in Chrome does in fact work in the new Edge, if you know how to enable it - for the most part anyway. Microsoft is currently running a pilot and I've shared my feedback with them regarding it. There are still some bits that need to be ironed out (e.g. what happens when a user is running multiple Edge instances on different computers) before they can make the whole thing public. I just had a Teams conference with them about it yesterday and they said that they should have something ready in the coming weeks. (And before anyone asks, I'm not sure I am at liberty to share how to enable the local favorites sync from the pilot, especially since it is by no means ready for production yet, so I won't. Just wanted to let you guys know that Microsoft is hearing us and is putting time into this.)4KViews0likes13CommentsIEMode in Canary 84.0.508.0 broken?
I just installed the latest Canary version 84.0.508.0 and when I started Edge was surprised to see that IEMode appears to be .. broken? Or is that "normal" for Canary? It is my first time trying out the Canary branch... Our intranet page still has tons of file:// links all over the place so I configured Edge to use IEMode for it, which worked perfectly fine in all versions until Canary 84.0.508.0. Now when I access that intranet page the intranet page is not started in IEMode inside Edge but is opened in an extra Internet Explorer window. And Edge ist showing a bar at the top reading "Microsoft Edge needs to set up Internet Explorer mode" and then a UAC button called "Set up IE mode". Pressing that pops up the expected UAC window and when I confirm that ... nothing seems to happen. Everything works fine in Stable 81.0.416.72, Beta 83.0.478.28 and even in Dev 84.0.502.0 ... just Canary 84.0.508.0 seems to be affected.Solved841Views0likes2CommentsRe: How the new Edge will handle file:// URI ?
Since noone has answered any of the requests for the alternative protocols yet, let me dig up something I wrote back in 2016 as a POC at work: Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\rdp] @="URL:RDP Protocol" "URL Protocol"="" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\rdp\shell] [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\rdp\shell\open] [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\rdp\shell\open\command] @="C:\\Windows\\System32\\WindowsPowerShell\\v1.0\\powershell.exe -Command \"$val='%1'; $val = $val.TrimStart('rdp://').TrimEnd('/'); & 'C:\\Windows\\system32\\mstsc.exe' /v:\"$val\"\"" Save this is a .reg file and execute it. <html> <body> <a href="rdp://PC012345">RDP</a> </body> </html> And this as a .html file somewhere. Clicking the rdp:// link should now open mstsc.exe with the host "PC012345" pre-selected. The powershell bit is "needed" (afaik) because %1 contains the entire link with an additional trailing slash, so "rdp://PC012345/". I'm sure you guys can figure out the rest and how to apply this for other programs.48KViews0likes0CommentsRe: How the new Edge will handle file:// URI ?
JeffOwens My contact got back to me with an update on the issue by now. They are not going to implement anything that will make file:// links work again besides what already exists - IEMode. But I told them that I'd like them to at least implement something that tells the user why/that file:// links aren't working. Currently Edge simply does nothing when you click a file:// link. They seemed kind of receptive to my idea to at least show an error/warning MsgBox or something along those lines when a user clicks on such a link. No idea when they are going to add that though .. if they are.114KViews4likes0Comments
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