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Dev Channel update to 84.0.495.2 is live
It's terrible! Since version 84, I can't download .EXE files!!!! Even if the URL starts with HTTPS... Just try anything on SourceForge... How can I continue working? I loved the Dev branch until now. To be able to download EXE files, I now need to open Firefox... Will I always have to live with a browser to download software and one for normal life?
Please allow downloading EXE files, otherwise I can't continue with Edge!
Calm down. You are using a browser that is the step before the beta version. Errors will occur and if that's not a option for you, you should change to the stable channel.
With that being said, I have downloaded an exe file today with no problems. I recommend you use the feedback button to let Microsoft know what file you can't download. Probably be related to the new SmartScreen filter function.
andersdkYes I seem to panic a little bit, but... Have you read this : https://www.zdnet.com/article/google-to-block-some-http-file-downloads-starting-with-chrome-83/
I thought Microsoft would have done something to bypass the mechanism from Chromium. I have been using the Dev version since last October. Never experienced bugs other than the Paste issue in Gmail last week. Chromium announced EXE would be blocked starting with version 84, and they are effectively blocked... Which is why I am a bit worried for the future!