Policy
Enable insecure download warnings
Microsoft Edge
Policy overview
Key metadata and intent for this policy.
Supported OS tags: Windows7
Enables warnings when potentially dangerous content is downloaded over HTTP. If you enable or don't configure this policy, when a user tries to download potentially dangerous content from an HTTP site, the user receives a UI warning, such as "Insecure download blocked". The user can still download the item. If you disable this policy, the warnings for insecure downloads are suppressed.
Internal name
ShowDownloadsInsecureWarningsEnabled_recommended
Policy ID
afbaab097c18
Elements
0
Registry values
How enabled and disabled states update the registry.
| Scope | Registry location | Type | Enabled value | Disabled value | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Path Software\Policies\Microsoft\Edge\Recommended Value name ShowDownloadsInsecureWarningsEnabled | REG_DWORD | HKLM 1 HKCU 1 | HKLM 0 HKCU 0 |
Registry location
Path
Software\Policies\Microsoft\Edge\Recommended
Value name
ShowDownloadsInsecureWarningsEnabled
Hive
HKLM
Enabled value
1
Disabled value
0
Hive
HKCU
Enabled value
1
Disabled value
0
Policy elements
Inputs and configuration options exposed by this policy.
This policy has no additional user input fields.