Policy

Control use of the File System API for writing

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Control use of the File System API for writing
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Policy overview

Key metadata and intent for this policy.

Category
Microsoft Edge > Content settings
Supported on
Microsoft Edge version 86, Windows 7 or later

Supported OS tags: Windows7

If you set this policy to 3, websites can ask for write 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: * BlockFileSystemWrite (2) = Don't allow any site to request write access to files and directories * AskFileSystemWrite (3) = Allow sites to ask the user to grant write access to files and directories Use the preceding information when configuring this policy.

Internal name
DefaultFileSystemWriteGuardSetting
Policy ID
f6f52369575b
Elements
1

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.

ScopeElementTypeRegistry mappingConstraints & behaviorCopy
Control use of the File System API for writing
ID DefaultFileSystemWriteGuardSetting
enum
Path
Software\Policies\Microsoft\Edge
Value name
DefaultFileSystemWriteGuardSetting
Type
REG_DWORD
Options: Don't allow any site to request write access to files and directories (2), Allow sites to ask the user to grant write access to files and directories (3)
Control use of the File System API for writing
Both · Type enum
Registry mapping
Path
Software\Policies\Microsoft\Edge
Value name
DefaultFileSystemWriteGuardSetting
Type
REG_DWORD
Details
Options: Don't allow any site to request write access to files and directories (2), Allow sites to ask the user to grant write access to files and directories (3)