How to send a file that cannot be downloaded

You'll be able to click through the warning and override SmartScreen's concerns and download the file. Be respectful, keep it civil and stay on topic. We delete comments that violate our policy , which we encourage you to read. Discussion threads can be closed at any time at our discretion.

How to tell Microsoft Edge to let you download a file it's blocking You can override SmartScreen and its protections. Matt Elliott. Disable SmartScreen in Edge You can disable SmartScreen in the Windows Defender Security Center app in total or just for Edge, but for the latter it's faster to do so right within Edge itself, particularly if you are already using Edge.

Windows Defender setting In Windows Defender, you can also change Edge's SmartScreen to merely warn you when you are about to download a file it deems suspicious instead of it outright blocking it. You cannot download files or view files from a website when you connect to the site over HTTPS secure sites by using Internet Explorer 9 or a later version.

For example, you visit a secure website such as a bank or other financial institution and try to download or view a PDF file. The file does not appear in Internet Explorer and you may see an error message similar to the following:.

This problem occurs if the Do not save encrypted pages to disk option in Internet Explorer is selected. To download files, Internet Explorer must create a cache or temporary file.

In Internet Explorer 9 or a later version, if the file is delivered over HTTPS, and any response headers are set to prevent caching, and if the Do not save encrypted pages to disk option is set, a cache file is not created. Therefore, the download fails. Skip to main content. This browser is no longer supported.

Download Microsoft Edge More info.