Policy

Disable Save this program to disk option

Windows 11 25H2

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Policy overview

Key metadata and intent for this policy.

ClassUser
CategoryWindows Components > Internet Explorer > Browser menus
Supported onAt 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

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Registry locationTypeEnabled valueDisabled value
HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Restrictions\NoSelectDownloadDirREG_DWORD
1
0

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