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AutomaticDownloadsAllowedForUrls

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Allow multiple automatic downloads in quick succession on specific sites

Supported versions

  • On Windows and macOS since 110 or later

Description

Define a list of sites, based on URL patterns, that are allowed to perform multiple successive automatic downloads. If you don't configure this policy, DefaultAutomaticDownloadsSetting applies for all sites, if it's set. If it isn't set, then the user's personal setting applies. For more detailed information about valid URL patterns, see https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2095322.

Supported features

  • Can be mandatory: Yes
  • Can be recommended: No
  • Dynamic Policy Refresh: Yes
  • Per Profile: Yes
  • Applies to a profile that is signed in with a Microsoft account: No

Data type

  • List of strings

Windows information and settings

Group Policy (ADMX) info

  • GP unique name: AutomaticDownloadsAllowedForUrls
  • GP name: Allow multiple automatic downloads in quick succession on specific sites
  • GP path (Mandatory): Administrative Templates/Microsoft Edge/Content settings
  • GP path (Recommended): N/A
  • GP ADMX file name: MSEdge.admx

Example value

https://contoso.com

[*.]contoso.edu

Registry settings

  • Path (Mandatory): SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Edge\AutomaticDownloadsAllowedForUrls
  • Path (Recommended): N/A
  • Value name: 1, 2, 3, ...
  • Value type: List of REG_SZ

Example registry value

SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Edge\AutomaticDownloadsAllowedForUrls\1 =

https://contoso.com

SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Edge\AutomaticDownloadsAllowedForUrls\2 =

[*.]contoso.edu

Mac information and settings

  • Preference Key name: AutomaticDownloadsAllowedForUrls
  • Example value:
<array>
  <string>https://contoso.com</string>
  <string>[*.]contoso.edu</string>
</array>

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