Allowing downloads in ie8

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed. Home About. With every newly installed Windows Server, I run into the same problem: This default setting is most annoying, but at least it does not take much effort to fix it. Open the settings dialog of Internet Explorer and go to the Security tab: Click on the Custom level button to open up the long list of settings: Scroll down until you find the section Downloads and check the radio button in front of Enable.

If someone can give me some advice, it would be most helpful. Step 1: If you have installed any security software on the computer, then I would suggest you to temporarily disable antivirus software installed on the computer and check if the same issue occurs.

If the same issue occurs even after disabling it, then there are no issues with the security software and try to enable it back. Step 2: If it works fine after disabling the security software, then you should get in touch with the security software vendor for more help.

Method 2: How to enable file download in Internet Explorer Try running Internet Explorer in no add-ons mode and check if the same issue occurs, here is the link:. Visit our Microsoft Answers Feedback Forum and, if you have any feedback you can post here.

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