Howdy,
We are a financial institution that provides customer-facing kiosks for our online banking within each retail location.
Our kiosks have aftermarket software called "Internet Kiosk Pro" installed to prevent access to the full Windows GUI, restrict access to our handful of websites, etc.
It seems as if MSIE v10 and later have no option to bypass or "always open" a particular file type. The trouble thus presented is that it becomes impossible for our customer to view their statements online in PDF format.
The most promising workaround I've found involved a registry hack along the lines of this. The specific app or file type is placed inside the new key.
- Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ Shell
- If it doesn’t exist, create the AttachmentExecute key
- Create the {0002DF01-0000-0000-C000-000000000046} key
This method only produced strange results like blank browser tabs opening, etc., but never simply unfettered opening of PDF files. Neither have I found a way within Adobe Reader XI to open inside of browser. A setting exists for it, however MSIE still prompts for open/save.
How can this be accomplished within MSIE v10/11? TIA!
JTW
