diff --git a/src/test/positive_test.signature b/src/test/positive_test.signature
index 1ab173a0..eb649e8f 100644
--- a/src/test/positive_test.signature
+++ b/src/test/positive_test.signature
@@ -58,6 +58,9 @@ var r_count = 0; var py_count = 0; var sikuli_count = 0; var chrome_id = 0;
 // chrome context for frame handling and targetid for popup handling
 var chrome_context = 'document'; var chrome_targetid = '';
 
+// to track download path if set by user using 'download to location' step
+var download_path = '';
+
 // variables to track frame offset if current context is within a frame
 var frame_step_offset_x = 0; var frame_step_offset_y = 0;
 var original_frame_step_offset_x = 0; var original_frame_step_offset_y = 0;
@@ -374,7 +377,7 @@ function get_text(source_text, left_marker, right_marker, optional_count) {
     return source_text.slice(left_position + left_marker.length, right_position).trim();}
 
 // remove all occurrences of given characters from a given string
-function remove_char(source_text, characters) {
+function remove_chars(source_text, characters) {
     if (!source_text) return ''; else if (!characters) return source_text;
     characters = characters.replace(/\\n/g,'\n').replace(/\\r/g,'\r').replace(/\\t/g,'\t');
     characters = characters.replace(/\\f/g,'\f').replace(/\\v/g,'\v').replace(/\\\\/g,'\\');
@@ -690,11 +693,18 @@ ws_json = JSON.parse(ws_message);
 ws_message = chrome_step('DOM.disable'); // disable invoked DOM agent from running and firing events
 } catch(e) {casper.echo('ERROR - unable to upload ' + selector + ' as ' + filename);}};
 
+/* // backup of previous download implementation to switch to new download to location syntax
 chrome.download = function(url,filename) { // download function for downloading url resource to file
 // casper download cannot be used for urls which requires login as casperjs engine can't access chrome
 // the chromium issue 696481 is moving well, else an alternative may be to inject casper clientutils.js 
 // TagUI by default auto-sets to allow downloads for headless Chrome (otherwise it prevents downloads)
-casper.echo('ERROR - for headless and visible Chrome, download file using normal webpage interaction');};
+casper.echo('ERROR - for headless and visible Chrome, download file using normal webpage interaction');}; */
+
+chrome.download = function(location) { // download function for setting location of downloaded files
+download_path = location; // to store the default download location for subsequent URL visits
+// below replacement line to set path correctly on Windows to be sent to Chrome browser method
+if (location.indexOf(':')>0) location = location.replace(/\//g,'\\').replace(/\\/g,'\\');
+chrome_step('Page.setDownloadBehavior',{behavior: 'allow', downloadPath: location});}
 
 chrome.evaluate = function(fn_statement,eval_json) { // evaluate expression in browser dom context
 // chrome runtime.evaluate is different from casperjs evaluate, do some processing to reduce gap
@@ -1140,10 +1150,11 @@ else return "this.echo('ERROR - cannot find " + param1 + "')";}
 
 function down_intent(raw_intent) {raw_intent = eval("'" + escape_bs(raw_intent) + "'"); // support dynamic variables
 var params = ((raw_intent + ' ').substr(1+(raw_intent + ' ').indexOf(' '))).trim();
-var param1 = (params.substr(0,params.indexOf(' to '))).trim();
-var param2 = (params.substr(4+params.indexOf(' to '))).trim();
-if ((param1 == '') || (param2 == '')) return "this.echo('ERROR - url/filename missing for " + raw_intent + "')";
-else return "this.download('" + param1 + "','" + abs_file(param2) + "')";}
+if (params.substr(0,3) != 'to ') params = 'to ' + params; // handle user missing out to separator
+var param1 = (params.substr(0,params.indexOf('to '))).trim();
+var param2 = (params.substr(3+params.indexOf('to '))).trim();
+if (param2 == '') return "this.echo('ERROR - location missing for " + raw_intent + "')";
+else return "this.download('" + abs_file(param2) + "')";}
 
 function receive_intent(raw_intent) {raw_intent = eval("'" + escape_bs(raw_intent) + "'"); // support dynamic variables
 return "this.echo('ERROR - step not supported in live mode, it requires creating CasperJS event')";}
@@ -2746,11 +2757,11 @@ function timeout() {this.capture('/full_path/positive_test_error.png');
 this.echo('ERROR - cannot find #css_selector').exit(); this.wait(0);});}});
 
 // test download
-casper.then(function() {{techo('download http://www.dummytestsite.com/report/month.txt to filename.txt');
-this.download('http://www.dummytestsite.com/report/month.txt','/full_path/filename.txt');}});
+casper.then(function() {{techo('download to C:\Downloads\RPA');
+this.download('C:/Downloads/RPA');}});
 
-casper.then(function() {{techo('download http://www.dummytestsite.com/report/month.txt to /tmp/filename.txt');
-this.download('http://www.dummytestsite.com/report/month.txt','/tmp/filename.txt');}});
+casper.then(function() {{techo('download to /Users/username/Desktop');
+this.download('/Users/username/Desktop');}});
 
 // test receive
 casper.then(function() {{techo('receive report to filename.txt');
diff --git a/src/test/positive_test.tag b/src/test/positive_test.tag
index 27c11e7c..5ee2f810 100644
--- a/src/test/positive_test.tag
+++ b/src/test/positive_test.tag
@@ -347,8 +347,8 @@ upload #css_selector as abc.png
 upload #css_selector as /tmp/abc.png
 
 // test download
-download http://www.dummytestsite.com/report/month.txt to filename.txt
-download http://www.dummytestsite.com/report/month.txt to /tmp/filename.txt
+download to C:\Downloads\RPA
+download to /Users/username/Desktop
 
 // test receive
 receive report to filename.txt