File procol hyperlink bug in the IE browser of Windows 8.1 Enterprise Evaluation

Question

Hyper links with standard file protocol don't work with the IE browser of Windows 8.1 Enterprise Evaluation
The same hyperlinks work under the same Windows 8.1. Enterprise Evaluation:
1. Google Chrome
2. Opera
3. Fire fox
4. Safari
The same hyperlinks work under the Windows 7.1
Example:
<a href="file:///E://xxxxxxxx/yyyyyyyy.html" target="_blank">zzzzzzzz</a>
5. The problem arises what ever the drive i.e.
F: G: H: I: ... R:  i.e. not only in I: as stated in some references

Answer 1

Hi，
Make sure the URLs are in correct format, just like examples listed in this link, some "bad" URLs can still work in other browsers, but not in IE.
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/ie/archive/2006/12/06/file-uris-in-windows.aspx
Or check you IE security settings, lower the security setting level in Internet Options\Security, or add the address to a trusted site, if you have turned on IE protected mode, then turn off it as a test
Add: What happens if you directly drag the file from File Explorer to the IE address bar?
Yolanda Zhu
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