Policy
Control use of the File System API for reading
Microsoft Edge
Policy overview
Key metadata and intent for this policy.
Supported OS tags: Windows7
If you set this policy to 3, websites can ask for read access to the host operating system's filesystem using the File System API. If you set this policy to 2, access is denied. If you don't set this policy, websites can ask for access. Users can change this setting. Policy options mapping: * BlockFileSystemRead (2) = Don't allow any site to request read access to files and directories via the File System API * AskFileSystemRead (3) = Allow sites to ask the user to grant read access to files and directories via the File System API 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Control use of the File System API for reading ID DefaultFileSystemReadGuardSetting | enum | Path Software\Policies\Microsoft\Edge Value name DefaultFileSystemReadGuardSetting Type REG_DWORD | Options: Don't allow any site to request read access to files and directories via the File System API (2), Allow sites to ask the user to grant read access to files and directories via the File System API (3) |