Ask where to save downloaded files

Set whether to ask where to save a file before downloading it.

If you enable this policy, the user is asked where to save each file before downloading; if you don't configure it, files are saved automatically to the default location, without asking the user.

If you don't configure this policy, the user will be able to change this setting.

Supported on: Microsoft Edge version 77, Windows 7 or later

Registry Hive	HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE or HKEY_CURRENT_USER
Registry Path	Software\Policies\Microsoft\Edge
Value Name	PromptForDownloadLocation
Value Type	REG_DWORD
Enabled Value	1
Disabled Value	0

msedge.admx

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Ask where to save downloaded files

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