Downloading Blackboard Files on Microsoft Edge Browser

This article includes steps to solve a known issue with downloading and accessing files from Blackboard using the Microsoft Edge Browser. 

This error pictured appears if you try to download or access Microsoft Office files from Blackboard using Microsoft Edge.

We strongly recommend using Google Chrome as your web browser when accessing Blackboard.  It is our officially supported browser, and this specific issue only appears in Microsoft Edge.
If you still need to use Microsoft Edge, you can fix the issue by typing edge://settings/downloads into the address bar and pressing Enter, then turning off the Open Office files in the Browser setting.
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