

Choose the Yes option for UAC (User Account Control) prompt. Now type “ regedit” and press the Enter key to open the Registry Editor. Press the Windows and R keys on your keyboard to open the Run dialog box.Note: We recommend that you should create a backup of the Registry before making any new changes. However, by following the below steps, you can safely configure the download folder for the Microsoft Edge chromium. A wrong configuration in the Registry can cause issues for the system. Sometimes the keys or values will be missing for that specific setting and a user have to create them manually.

The Registry Editor can be used to modify different types of settings for the applications. Selecting new folderĬhanging Download Folder through the Registry Editor


Most users would want to keep their downloaded files in other drives rather than the system drive. However, this can be changed in the settings of the browser. Microsoft Edge Chromium Download Directory By default, the downloading directory for most browsers is set to the user’s download folder of the system. Microsoft has switched their EdgeHTML project to Chromium’s Blink engine to offer the best performance and compatibility.
