Microsoft Edge is the default web browser app in Windows It's a Universal UWP app which has extension support, a fast rendering engine and a simplified user interface. In this article, we'll see how to disable the download prompt in Windows Edge got a lot of changes with recent releases of Windows The browser now has extension support, EPUB support, a built-in PDF reader , the ability to export passwords and favorites and a number of other useful functions like the ability to go Full screen with a single key stroke.
Usually it comes with options like "Open", "Run", "Save as" and "Cancel". It is possible to turn off this dialog so you don't click it accidentally. After you disable it, all your downloads will be silently stored in the default download folder without extra prompts.
See how to go to a Registry key with one click. Winaero greatly relies on your support. You can help the site keep bringing you interesting and useful content and software by using these options:. The Chrome browser is the most popular browser right now on desktop devices. It is configured to download safe files automatically to the user system without prompt by default.
Any file that Chrome users download that passes Google's safe browsing checks will land in the default download directory automatically. Chrome users who want to pick the download folder instead for downloads need to change that behavior in the options.
The new attack, described in detail on the Defense Code website, combines Chrome's automatic download behavior with Windows Explorer Shell Command File files that have the. The aging format is a plain text file that includes instructions, usually an icon location and limited commands. What's particularly interesting about the format is that it may load resources from a remote server. Even more problematic is the fact that Windows will process these files as soon as you open the directory they are stored in, and that these files appear without extension in Windows Explorer regardless of settings.
This means that attackers could easily hide the file behind a disguised filename such as image. The attackers use a SMB server location for the icon. What happens then is that the server requests authentication, and that the system will provide that.
Regarding password cracking feasibility, this improved greatly in the past few years with GPU-based cracking. That's 1. With hundreds of millions leaked passwords resulted from several breaches in the past years LinkedIn, Myspace , wordlist rule-based cracking can produce surprising results against complex passwords with more entropy. The situation is even worse for users on Windows 8 or 10 machines who authenticate with a Microsoft account, as the account will provide the attacker with access to online services such as Outlook, OneDrive, or Office if used by the user.
There is also the chance that the password is reused on non-Microsoft sites. One option that Chrome users have is to disable automatic downloads in the web browser. This prevents drive by downloads, and may also prevent accidental downloads of files.
While you add a layer of protection to Chrome's handling of downloads, manipulated SCF files may land in different ways on target systems. One option that users and administrators have is to block ports used by SMB traffic in the firewall.
Microsoft has a guide up that you may use for that. The company suggests to block communication from and to the Internet to the SMB ports , , and In fact I am surprised at the lack of options in settings, how do define how to handle tabs and favorites etc..
I was looking to maybe staying with edge since getting new laptop but will probably go ahead and install chrome after all. Additional menu Recently Microsoft has been losing its browser market share to the likes of Google Chrome and other browsers.
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