Stop automatic downloads files

Details required : characters remaining Cancel Submit 2 people found this reply helpful. Was this reply helpful? Yes No. Sorry this didn't help. Thanks for your feedback. Tried that first but still doing it. Tried restarting computer also but still downloading automatically and I just want to be able to choose, open, save as etc. I can on my other PC?? Choose where you want to search below Search Search the Community.

Search the community and support articles Favorites, history, and downloads Microsoft Edge Search Community member. I have the same question Report abuse. Note: This is a non-Microsoft website. The page appears to be providing accurate, safe information. Watch out for ads on the site that may advertise products frequently classified as a PUP Potentially Unwanted Products. Thoroughly research any product advertised on the site before you decide to download and install it. Hi Zutopia. This saves space on your drive because you'll always see links to all the files but it will only download those you need as you need them.

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Thanks everyone for your help but this is VERY frustrating. Well, this option does not exist and I'm not going to spend my time reading article after article on learning what already should be a simple solution. In reply to TheeEdge's post on May 15, What happened? Files used to be much easier to manage. Or, select the arrow in the upper right of the notification to move it to action center. Cancel the download. To put the brakes on a download that's already started, select Cancel download , then select Cancel download again to confirm.

Block the app. Don't want the app to download online-only files? Blocking apps could make them unstable. If you trust an app and open online-only files with it frequently, don't block it. Tip: Don't want notifications for automatic file downloads?

Windows 10 More Notes: Blocking apps could make them unstable. Need more help? Join the discussion.