Now try to download an Office file from a website and this time Microsoft Edge will start downloading the file on your computer without opening the file inside the browser window. To deactivate and disable new Office File Viewer feature in Microsoft Edge, set the Open Office files in the browser toggle option to OFF. Now click on Downloads tab in left sidebar and in right-side pane, you’ll see Open Office files in the browser option enabled by default. You can also directly open Edge Settings page using edge://settings/ URL in address bar.Ģ. Now select Settings option from the main menu.Īlternatively, you can press ALT+F keys together to show Edge Menu and then press S key to open Settings page. Open Microsoft Edge browser and click on the 3-dots menu button present at the right-side of the toolbar.
If you also want to disable Office file viewer feature in Microsoft Edge, following simple steps will help you:ġ. The user will have to go through an extra step every time he wants to download an Office file from a webpage.įortunately, Microsoft Edge provides an option to turn off or disable the built-in Office File Viewer tool so that the user can direct download Office files without opening them inside the browser. It’s a good feature introduced in Microsoft Edge and will help users in direct opening and reading/viewing Office files inside the browser.īut if a user doesn’t want to read or view Office files in Microsoft Edge and just want to download Office files to read them later, this built-in file viewing functionality might start annoying the user. The built-in Office file viewer in Microsoft Edge supports almost all kind of Office files including Word documents, Excel spreadsheets and PowerPoint presentations. You can download the Office file by clicking on the “Download file” button present on the notification banner. Choose download file if you want to use it later. We’ve opened your file foe quick and easy viewing right in Microsoft Edge.
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