Reference number: CH000073

How to create a link to automatically run .exe file once downloaded.

Issue:

How to create a link to automatically run .exe file once downloaded.

Solution:

To prevent programs that may contain viruses or other malware any executable file or other file that is not recognized by the browser will prompt the user what to do when the link to the file is clicked. It is strictly up to the user to make this decision and this feature cannot be changed by any HTML code, Java, CGI or other scripting language.