Allow file or directory picker APIs to be called without prior user gesture
Supported on: Microsoft Edge version 123, Windows 7 or later
Registry
HKLM
Software\Policies\Microsoft\Edge HKCU
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Software\Policies\Microsoft\Edge\FileOrDirectoryPickerWithoutGestureAllowedForOrigins Description
For security reasons, the showOpenFilePicker(), showSaveFilePicker(), and showDirectoryPicker() web APIs require a prior user gesture ("transient activation") to be called; else, they fail. If you enable this policy, admins can specify origins on which these APIs can be called without prior user gesture. For detailed information on valid URL patterns, see https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2095322. * isn't an accepted value for this policy. If you disable or don't configure this policy, all origins will require a prior user gesture to call these APIs. Example value: https://www.example.com [*.]example.edu