Preventing All File Downloads in Folder with Web.config File
If you ever happen to need to prevent files from being downloading from a particular folder, you can add this web.config to that folder:
<configuration> <system.webServer> <handlers> <add name="Disable File Downloads" path="*" verb="*" type="System.Web.HttpNotFoundHandler" /> </handlers> </system.webServer> </configuration>
I have tested this with IIS 10, though I believe it works with most modern versions of IIS (say, IIS 7 and greater).
Much of this was derived from this Stack Overflow post: https://stackoverflow.com/a/27947061/2052963
Nicholas Westby