Policy
Disable Save this program to disk option
Microsoft Windows
Policy overview
Key metadata and intent for this policy.
Prevents users from saving a program or file that Microsoft Internet Explorer has downloaded to the hard disk. If you enable this policy, users cannot save a program to disk by clicking the Save This Program to Disk command while attempting to download a file. The file will not be downloaded and users will be informed that the command is not available. If you disable this policy or do not configure it, users can download programs from their browsers.
Internal name
NoSelectDownloadDir
Policy ID
666c4f9c9dba
Elements
0
Registry values
How enabled and disabled states update the registry.
| Scope | Registry location | Type | Enabled value | Disabled value | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| User | Path Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Restrictions Value name NoSelectDownloadDir | REG_DWORD | HKCU 1 | HKCU 0 |
Registry location
Path
Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Restrictions
Value name
NoSelectDownloadDir
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.