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Java applets and some other type of files are not allowed to open in chrome by default. Is there any way to open this type of file automatically after download?. The settings for this seem to be quite different now, and I can not find the solution to stop JPG files from opening. So, where is the link for the update? I just spent fifteen minutes trying to make this work. Also do you know how to make the tool bar at the bottom float in and out with the cursor? Is there any way through group policy or registry settings by windows admins to allow automatic launch of a certain file type e.

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Comments Deepanker said on November 1, at pm. I do not prefer to set files run automatically after downloading. Dean said on June 22, at am.

Erin said on August 22, at pm. Guy said on October 21, at pm. Great clear writing. I actually figured out how to do it! Thank you! Dan said on March 4, at pm. No, I mean NO! How does one view which files are set to auto-open? Dan said on September 19, at pm. Anonymous said on January 15, at am. Sarah Thompson said on May 23, at am. Vijay said on May 23, at am. Martin Brinkmann said on April 23, at pm. I have updated the article to reflect changes in recent Chrome versions.

Mr John l Flowerdew said on July 30, at pm. Akhil S. This is how you can check where your files are stored to and change the destination folder in a few simple steps:. There, you will see two available options. The first one is called Location, which represents the folder where your downloaded files will be stored in.

You can see the full path to the folder on your computer under the Location label. To change the folder where you want Chrome to store all of your future downloads, simply click on Change. After that, select the folder that you want and your job is done. Besides changing the location, you can also set up your Google Chrome browser to always ask you where you want to download your files.

Scroll down to the bottom of the page. You will see Reset and Clean Up as the last feature in the Advanced section.

Click on the arrow next to that option and then confirm your decision by clicking on Reset Settings.