Disable Save this program to disk option
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Policy overview

Key metadata and intent for this policy.

User
Category
Windows Components > Internet Explorer > Browser menus
Supported on
At least Internet Explorer 5.0

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.

ScopeRegistry locationTypeEnabled valueDisabled valueCopy
User
Path
Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Restrictions
Value name
NoSelectDownloadDir
REG_DWORD
HKCU
1
HKCU
0
Registry location
Type REG_DWORD · User
Path
Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Restrictions
Value name
NoSelectDownloadDir
Hive
HKCU
Enabled value
1
Disabled value
0

Policy elements

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This policy has no additional user input fields.