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
Policy ID
17564a244bac
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 Value name ShowDownloadsInsecureWarningsEnabled | REG_DWORD | HKLM 1 HKCU 1 | HKLM 0 HKCU 0 |
Registry location
Path
Software\Policies\Microsoft\Edge
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.