Policy
Allow download restrictions
Microsoft Edge
Policy overview
Key metadata and intent for this policy.
Supported OS tags: Windows7
Configures the type of downloads that Microsoft Edge completely blocks, without letting users override the security decision. Set 'BlockDangerousDownloads' to allow all downloads except for those that carry Microsoft Defender SmartScreen warnings of known dangerous downloads or that have dangerous file type extensions. Set 'BlockPotentiallyDangerousDownloads' to allow all downloads except for those that carry Microsoft Defender SmartScreen warnings of potentially dangerous or unwanted downloads or that have dangerous file type extensions. Set 'BlockAllDownloads' to block all downloads. Set 'BlockMaliciousDownloads' to allow all downloads except for those that carry Microsoft Defender SmartScreen warnings of known malicious downloads. If you don't configure this policy or set the 'DefaultDownloadSecurity' option, the downloads go through the usual security restrictions based on Microsoft Defender SmartScreen analysis results. Note that these restrictions apply to downloads from web page content, as well as the 'download link...' context menu option. These restrictions don't apply to saving or downloading the currently displayed page, nor do they apply to the Save as PDF option from the printing options. See https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2094934 for more info on Microsoft Defender SmartScreen. Policy options mapping: * DefaultDownloadSecurity (0) = No special restrictions * BlockDangerousDownloads (1) = Block malicious downloads and dangerous file types * BlockPotentiallyDangerousDownloads (2) = Block potentially dangerous or unwanted downloads and dangerous file types * BlockAllDownloads (3) = Block all downloads * BlockMaliciousDownloads (4) = Block malicious downloads Use the preceding information when configuring this policy.
Registry values
How enabled and disabled states update the registry.
No explicit registry values are set for enabled or disabled states.
Policy elements
Inputs and configuration options exposed by this policy.
| Scope | Element | Type | Registry mapping | Constraints & behavior | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Download restrictions ID DownloadRestrictions | enum | Path Software\Policies\Microsoft\Edge\Recommended Value name DownloadRestrictions Type REG_DWORD | Options: No special restrictions (0), Block malicious downloads and dangerous file types (1), Block potentially dangerous or unwanted downloads and dangerous file types (2), Block all downloads (3), Block malicious downloads (4) |