Windows 10: How to whitelist file types for download and block anything else?

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  1. D DLE
    d dLE Win User

    How to whitelist file types for download and block anything else?


    Is there a way using Windows 11 Pro 64 and Edge, local computer to whitelist/allow file types e.g. .pdf for downloading and block anything else?I already found the possibility to set DownloadRestrictions, but with this setting I can't specify the file types I want to block. I can only block any downloads option 3 or malicious downloads option 1 or potentially dangerous or unwanted downloads option 2.And I found the possibility to set ExemptFileTypeDownloadWarnings, but this just shows or blocks the warnings for specific file types and/or domains which can be ignored by the use

    :)
     
    d dLE, Mar 17, 2023
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  2. CHUCK STEENBURGH
    Chuck Steenburgh Win User

    Surfshark Blocks Your Phone Companion - Can't Whitelist?

    I've installed Surfshark VPN on my PC and phone. Naturally, this breaks the connection between my phone and PC using the Your Phone / Your Phone Companion apps.

    Surfshark tech support says to whitelist the Your Phone Companion app. However, Your Phone Companion does not show up in the list of applications, either from within Surfshark or in the main Android applications list. (And yes, it is installed, before anyone
    asks. It was working fine before installing Surfshark.)

    Any suggestions?
     
    Chuck Steenburgh, Mar 17, 2023
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  3. DAVIDSCHO
    DavidScho Win User
    Applied for whitelist to Windows 10 Mobile Phones (Lumia 930 & 950 using Intune via SCCM). After the whitelist is deployed the Update for "Block & Filter" can not be installed

    Original title: Windows 10 Mobile "Block & Filter" Product ID

    Hi there,

    i applied a whitelist to our Windows 10 Mobile Phones (Lumia 930 & 950 using Intune via SCCM). After the whitelist is deployed the Update for "Block & Filter" can not be installed. So i want to add the Product ID for Block & Filter to the whitelist. But
    the Product ID is nowhere to find. Not in the
    MS included apps list     and nowhere else.

    Can someone give me the ID for this update?
     
    DavidScho, Mar 17, 2023
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  4. ERIC_BAINES
    Eric_Baines Win User

    How to whitelist file types for download and block anything else?

    Windows 10 Mobile - app whitelisting blocks core OS functions

    Many thanks for the reply. However, I'm afraid that won't help. The phone is being managed by the corporate environment and whitelisting is being applied. If I hard reset the phone, the whitelist will be removed and taken back to Windows 8.1 phone. However,
    when I go to Windows 10 mobile and reconnect it will be re-added.

    We actually resolved most of the problem. In upgrading to Windows 10 mobile, many of the applications have been upgraded to universal apps. Finding these apps on the new app store means we can add them to the white list and they are allowed.

    However, there remains one killer problem. The whitelist blocks access to the Settings function and all the functions beneath it (eg VPN etc). The settings function is not an app that appears on the App store, so we are unable to whitelist it, so it stays
    blocked. This effectively makes the phone unusable.

    Any ideas how to fix this would be very gratefully received.
     
    Eric_Baines, Mar 17, 2023
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