Allow file or directory picker APIs to be called without prior user gesture
- Policy ID
- FileOrDirectoryPickerWithoutGestureAllowedForOrigins
- Scope
- Computer Configuration, User Configuration
- Supported on
- Microsoft Edge version 123, Windows 7 or later
- Source
- Microsoft Edge Policy Templates (version 155.0.4283.45)
- Category
- Microsoft Edge
Description
For security reasons, the showOpenFilePicker(), showSaveFilePicker(), and showDirectoryPicker() web APIs require a prior user gesture ("transient activation") to be called; else, they fail.
If you enable this policy, admins can specify origins on which these APIs can be called without prior user gesture.
For detailed information on valid URL patterns, see https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2095322. * isn't an accepted value for this policy.
If you disable or don't configure this policy, all origins will require a prior user gesture to call these APIs.
Example value:
https://www.example.com
[*.]example.edu
Options
Registry
ComputerHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Edge\FileOrDirectoryPickerWithoutGestureAllowedForOrigins View registry values
- (list values)REG_SZ
UserHKEY_CURRENT_USER
HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Edge\FileOrDirectoryPickerWithoutGestureAllowedForOrigins View registry values
- (list values)REG_SZ