Monday, February 25, 2013

Your current security settings do not allow this file to be downloaded

I get the above error when trying to download files from codeplex on a VM (Windows server 2008 R2) on IE9.

Solution

  • Open Internet Explorer.
  • Click Tools and then options.
  • Click on the security tab.
  • Select the Internet Zone.
  • Click on the Custom Level Button and then scroll down to Download.
  • Make sure to enable File download.
  • Click Apply and Ok