Mark of the web (MOTW) breaks viewing of local flash content

Won’t fix Issue #5432985

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Nov 16, 2015
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Repro Steps:

Create the following web page that links to local flash content:

<!-- saved from url=(0014)about:internet -->
<html>
<body>
<EMBED src="foo.swf" TYPE="application/x-shockwave-flash" PLUGINSPAGE="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></EMBED>
</body>
</html>

Expected Results:

Flash content should be displayed when viewing from local file system when ‘Mark of the web’ is present.

Actual Results:

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    • Microsoft Edge Team

      OSG V. Nov 16, 2015 2015-11-16T17:06:09.407Z

      Changed Assigned To to “Mara P.”

      OSG V. Nov 18, 2015 2015-11-18T16:21:27.953Z

      Changed Assigned To to “Sermet I.”

      Sermet I. Nov 19, 2015 2015-11-19T17:07:47.637Z

      Changed Assigned To from “Sermet I.” to “IE S.”

      Sermet I. Nov 19, 2015 2015-11-19T17:07:47.637Z

      Changed Status to “Won’t fix”

    • James M. May 17, 2017 2017-05-17T14:08:11.49Z Microsoft Edge Team

      Hello,

      Thank you for providing this information about the issue. Currently, we do not plan to release a fix for this problem. We are considering a solution for a future build.

      Best Wishes,
      The MS Edge Team

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