Disable Save this program to disk option

Policy ID
NoSelectDownloadDir
Scope
User Configuration
Supported on
At least Internet Explorer 5.0
Source
Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 11 2026 Update (26H2) (version 1.0)
Category
Windows Components › Internet Explorer › Browser menus

Description

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.

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