How to stop my PC from blocking every download from my browsers?

Hello Llama Mirox,

Welcome to Microsoft Community.

I'm sorry to hear that you're having trouble downloading files on your Windows 10 Home 22H2 PC. It seems that you have already tried some common troubleshooting steps such as turning off Firewall and Windows Security and resetting your Google Chrome settings. Here are some steps you could try to troubleshoot the issue of your PC blocking every download from your browsers:

Before implementing the recommendations, let's first check the Edge settings together:

Turn off the following two options:

After ensuring that both options are turned off, let's perform the following steps:

1. Lower the Internet customization level and reset all zones to the default level:

• Control Panel > Network and Internet

• Click the "Security" tab

• Under "Security level for this area", click the "Reset all areas to default level" button

2. Modify the "Load applications and unsafe files" setting:

• Control Panel > Network and Internet

• Click the "Security" tab

• Click on the "Custom Level" button below

• Find "Load applications and insecure files" and change this option to "Start"

3. Add trusted sites

• Control Panel > Network and Internet

• Click the "Security" tab

• Under "Select an area to view or change security settings", click or tap the "Trusted Sites" icon.

• Click the "Site" button

• Under "Add this site to the zone", enter the address of the site you want to add as a trusted site

• Click "Add", then click "Close"

Moreover, I would also like to confirm with you whether you are on a personal network or a domain network? Have you linked a work account?

These can help us troubleshoot some of the possible causes of the problem and we thank you for your close cooperation.

Please feel free to let me know if you have any more updates, thanks.

Have a great day and stay safe!

Best regards

Olivia | Microsoft Community Support Specialist

Hello! Thank you for your response. I did everything and tried downloading something again and it did not work, I only got the same error. I am not really sure what is the diffrence between personal and domain netwok, but I am usin TP-Link and Ethernet cabel. So my network is private Ethernet network. I don't have a work accaunt, and I am using G-Mail. I am not sure did I get the questions right, and if you need more information feel free to ask. Thank you.

Hey, I haven't received the message from you yet. If there is anything more that I can do for you or if anything is unclear, please do not hesitate to let me know.

Hi Llama Mirox,

We have not heard back from you in 96 hours. If you need further help at this point, please create a new thread to discuss those concerns. 

Best Regards,

Kyo - MSFT | Microsoft Community Support Specialist

I am trying to download cricut Design space and every time the Microsoft store pops up saying I need to get it in that store. They do not have the real cricut design space where all of my files are. I changed the security settings but it did not work. How do you know if you are linked to your work firewalls. I work for Pharmaceuticals and we have very tough firewalls. I have a feeling that could be happening.

Thank you.

Sue

Hi Llama Mirox,

We have not heard back from you in 96 hours. If you need further help at this point, please create a new thread to discuss those concerns. 

Best Regards,

Kyo - MSFT | Microsoft Community Support Specialist

Hi, I'm also facing the same issue. When I try to download any document from the internet, it gives me an error message in my downloads bar, "Virus Scan Failed". I tried following the setting given above, but it didn't work for me at all. Thanks.

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