Cant download some files from web

Accepted Solutions. Re: Can't view or download any file using ANY web browser. If you could check for any pending updates on your browsers as well that'd be awesome. Keep me posted on your progress please! Hi Walter, I have tried on all Firefox, Chrome and Edge private, incognito and I private modes on my main win10 desktop and also on one with a new installation that has never logged into Dropbox.

Let me know if there's anything else I can assist with. Explorer Level 3. Work Smarter with Dropbox The way we work is changing. Sound good? Let's get started. Follow the steps below to run this product for virus scan. Step 5: Click the Advanced link, choose Full scan , and click the Scan now button. If your computer is infected with viruses, Windows Defender will remove it and you will be able to download files from the Internet again.

Is Windows Defender enough? If you have doubts about this question, please read this post carefully. Through the text, you may find the answer. There is a chance that programs on your computer like third-party antivirus, Windows Defender, and Windows Firewall block certain files from downloading. So, in this case, you need to disable these programs. To disable third-party antivirus, generally you need to right-click the program icon on the Windows taskbar and then choose the Disable option to disable it temporarily.

You can run the SFC tool to repair these files. Step 2: Open the Firefox menu by clicking the three-striped button. From the menu, select Help , and select Troubleshooting information. Then, click the Open Folder button following Profile Folder and a window pops up. Step 4: Relaunch the Firefox menu and choose the Exit option from the menu. Step 5: On the popping-up window, locate the handlers. In this case, you can remove some large and unimportant files and then try downloading files again.

Upgrade to Microsoft Edge to take advantage of the latest features, security updates, and technical support. Feedback will be sent to Microsoft: By pressing the submit button, your feedback will be used to improve Microsoft products and services. Privacy policy. The Internet Explorer 11 desktop application will be retired and go out of support on June 15, for a list of what's in scope, see the FAQ. If you connect to the Web through a proxy server, the proxy server itself may be down and preventing the download.

Try connecting to the Web with the proxy server disabled if possible. Incorrectly set up firewalls can also cause issues. In your firewall software, make sure no settings are active that might block downloads.

Temporarily disabling the firewall will allow you to diagnose whether or not this is the source of your connection woes. Incorrect Internet settings within Windows also cause problems. The error message itself is self-explanatory. If you have an anti-virus software installed and running then, it might be interfering with the download. As such, check your virus-scanning software for details about why the file was blocked. The Windows Attachment Manager could have removed the file you tried to download.

There are several features of the Attachment Manager that can be configured by using Group Policy or the local registry.