Even if you use the latest version of Windows 10 build, you will find that Microsoft Edge has no option to set the default folder where the downloaded files will be stored. It uses the Downloads folder of the user. Although you can move the file downloads is to set the new path as the default location for Edge, it is not an ideal solution. In this article we will see how to define the default location for downloads of the Microsoft board without moving the Downloads folder. So it will be set separately for Microsoft Edge browser, which can be useful if you use different browsers simultaneously.
If you use Windows 10 build 14316 or above, you can avoid modifying the registry. In Windows 10 Anniversary Update Microsoft added a native option to set the default download folder only for Microsoft Edge. See this article:
Change the default downloads location value in Edge with Anniversary Update
To change default download folder only Microsoft board , you must apply a simple registry tweak
- Close Microsoft board
- editor of Open registry
- Go to the key following registry: ...
HKEY_CURRENT_USER SOFTWARE Classes local SettingsSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionAppContainerStoragemicrosoft.microsoftedge_8wekyb3d8bbweMicrosoftEdgeMain
Tip :. See how to move to the desired Registry key in one click
- here Create a new string value and name it Default Download Directory. Set its value data to the full path of the desired folder you want to be used by the Edge browser as the default download location. In the screenshot below, I'm using C: Downloads edge that the new path:
Now open edge, click icon "Hub" (the first icon after the address bar) and switch to the Downloads pane. 
When you click on the "Open Folder" folder that you set in the register will be opened. 
From now on, this place will be used by default to store downloaded files in Microsoft Edge. Here.
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