How to stop pdf downloads from automatically opening

How do I deactivate this "auto open" feature? Edited November 8, by Scott Nass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options Official Nitronaut. Reymund G. Posted November 9, See screenshot below: If this notification does not show up when you download a file, you can disable this in the Google Chrome settings. Kind regards,. Scott Nass Posted March Posted March Thank you, Reymund.

The latter portion of your response was helpful. Create an account or sign in to comment You need to be a member in order to leave a comment Create an account Sign up for a new account in our community. Register a new account. Sign in Already have an account? Sign In Now. To stop Chrome automatically opening PDF after downloading: 1. Click on the PDF documents link on the right side. Turn on the Always open PDF files externally option. You are done.

Alice Hodge's Ownd. How to stop pdf download from automatically opening. To proceed, select your browser from the list below and follow the instructions. To change the name of a PDF file you want to download, right-click the download link and select Save As.

However, downloading a PDF is still possible. By default, Google Chrome opens a PDF file in the browser window instead of saving it to the downloads folder.