Executable file types such as .exe. .bat or .msi are not supported to automatically open after download in Google Chrome as once opened, these files can automatically execute themselves.

Each EXE file contains information that Windows needs in order to identify, open, and execute the program it contains. This information is stored in machine code, a compiled binary format.

An EXE file extension identifies a Windows executable file. These files are typically applications that run on a Windows PC. The EXE file architecture is designed specifically for the Windows ...

Firefox does not allow you to directly open exe files, presumably for security reasons. I would like to be able to do this.