Microsoft Edge users may have noticed a very strange situation in the past few months. In the past, after the download was completed, the file could be opened with one click, but recently it has been required to click many times. This is what happened to me. Sometimes it can be opened with two clicks, sometimes it takes many times, and the same is true for reusing Microsoft Edge, which will make people think that there is something wrong with their own computer. In fact, no, foreign media confirmed that this bug does exist in several current Edge versions.
According to foreign media Neowin, a user in a foreign Reddit forum conducted a small survey report and finally found that many people have encountered this problem, and it only occurs in Microsoft Edge version 120 or above. As long as it is restored to version 190, This bug can be fixed. This also means that versions 120 and 121 have this bug that requires multiple times to open the downloaded file.
KeyTrap92i discovered that this bug started from 120.0.2210.61, and what’s special is that when you want to open a downloaded file, you don’t need to click to open the file. You can click anywhere. I tested it and it is true, even if you click on the border box, you can open this download file by clicking multiple times.
There is no solution yet, but he has provided a new habit for everyone’s reference. After the file download is completed, you can change the folder to open the file, and then press the Enter key to open the file, because it will select the default The latest file added (just downloaded).
Another user said that you can also wait a few seconds after the download box appears before clicking to open the file. However, I tested this method and it may not be feasible. Sometimes even after waiting for 10 seconds, the file cannot be opened by clicking.
After seeing this post, many netizens finally felt relieved and thought they were crazy. I have to say that this bug is really annoying for people who often download files. For example, when I download good things now, I have to keep connecting dots to ensure that the file will be opened. But the embarrassing thing is that connecting dots may cause the file to open multiple times.
Recently, I finally saw a related discussion, and I can only pray that Microsoft can fix this problem as soon as possible in the next new version of Microsoft Edge.
In the latest Microsoft Edge update (121.0.2277.128), Microsoft seems to have fixed the mysterious situation that was suspected of stealing Chrome’s opened tab paging and automatically opening it. Although Microsoft did not say that this situation exists, but in the update description, there are special instructions for fixing synchronization function errors:
“Version 121.0.2277.128: February 15, 2024
Fixed various bugs and performance issues.”
Edge has a feature that provides an option to import browser data on each launch from other browsers with user consent. This feature’s state might not have been syncing and displaying correctly across multiple devices. This is fixed.
“Policy updates
EdgeManagementPolicyOverridesPlatformPolicy – For Microsoft Edge version 121.0.2277 and later, this policy will control all device policies.
EdgeManagementUserPolicyOverridesCloudMachinePolicy – For Microsoft Edge version 121.0.2277 and later, this policy will control all per user profile policies.”
Source: Neowin
